- Super Admin \u2013 somebody with access to the site network administration features and all other features.<\/li>
- Administrator \u2013 somebody who has access to all the administration features within a single site.<\/li>
- Editor \u2013 somebody who can publish and manage posts including the posts of other users.<\/li>
- Author \u2013 somebody who can publish and manage their own posts.<\/li>
- Contributor \u2013 somebody who can write and manage their own posts but cannot publish them.<\/li>
- Subscriber \u2013 somebody who can only manage their profile.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
To add new users, click Add New<\/strong> on the tooltip window when you hover over Users<\/strong> on the panel on the left of your WordPress dashboard. Type in the information in the fields for your new user. Select the role you want to assign in the Role drop down menu and click Add New User<\/strong> to save your changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Assigning a role to a new user in the WordPress dashboard<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n All the users and their assigned roles can be seen in the All Users page. Access this page by clicking All Users when you hover over Users on the panel on the right. If you’re an Administrator, you can always go back and change a User’s role. Just click on Edit underneath their username then change the role in the Role drop down menu, and you’re all set!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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How to edit the assigned role in the WordPress dashboard<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n These are just some basic roles that you can assign to users of your website. If you want a client or user to have the ability to create, edit and publish new posts, you can assign the role of Author or Editor if you want them to have the ability to edit posts made by others as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, you can take it a step further and use some plugins that will let website owners or developers edit the capabilities of users, and even add custom users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Third-party plugins for added functionality<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Because these users already have pre-set capabilities, it\u2019s possible for some website owners or developers to want to have the ability to customize the permissions that these user roles have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For example, the Editor is the perfect role for a contracted content writer or copywriter so that they can edit posts of a website, no matter how old or new. However, since Editors can delete posts, it\u2019s possible for them to delete posts that you have. Now, imagine the disaster if you were not able to perform a recent backup of your website. You won\u2019t be able to retrieve any changes that were made!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thankfully, some geniuses noticed this gap and developed plugins that permit website owners\/developers to customize and even add user roles. PublishPress Capabilities: Manage WordPress Permissions and Edit User Roles<\/a> is a plugin with an easy interface that makes this possible. It’s a free plugin with premium plans that give you additional functionality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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