{"id":1893,"date":"2017-09-29T17:50:10","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T12:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mandmwebsolutions.com\/blog\/?p=1893"},"modified":"2018-04-24T15:02:44","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T09:32:44","slug":"managing-wordpress-users-roles-and-permissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mandmwebsolutions.com\/blog\/managing-wordpress-users-roles-and-permissions\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Manage Users Roles and Permissions in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In WordPress, you can do everything to manage users on your website such as add new users, delete a user, change a user\u2019s role.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to WordPress installation, you will get these following user roles by default.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"innerlist\">\n<li>Administrator<\/li>\n<li>Editor<\/li>\n<li>Author<\/li>\n<li>Contributor<\/li>\n<li>Subscriber<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let\u2019s get to know the role of each user and the permissions they have.<\/p>\n<h2>Administrator<\/h2>\n<p>Users having administrator role responsibilities can add new posts, edit and delete posts.<\/p>\n<p>An administrator can also install, edit, and delete plugins. He\/she can add new users to the site, change the passwords of existing users and even delete a user.<\/p>\n<p>If you have the administrator role, you get a complete control the site.<\/p>\n<h2>Editor<\/h2>\n<p>An editor can add, edit, publish, and delete any posts on a WordPress site. They can moderate, edit, and delete comments also.<\/p>\n<h2>Author<\/h2>\n<p>An author can write, edit, publish and delete the posts. They can view all comments but do not have any moderation power to approve or delete any comments.<\/p>\n<h2>Contributor<\/h2>\n<p>A user who gets the role of a contributor, his\/her is allowed only to add and edit the post and in fact, he\/she is also restricted to upload files\/images.<\/p>\n<h2>Subscriber<\/h2>\n<p>In this case, the users are only allowed to log on to the site and update their profiles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Given below are steps on how to add a user:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Note: You require Administrator permissions to add a user<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"innerlist\">\n<li>You need to log into the backend of your WordPress website.<\/li>\n<li>After logging in, search for <strong>Users<\/strong> in the left-hand sidebar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mandmwebsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dashboard.jpg\" alt=\"How to Manage Users on WordPress Website?\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"innerlist\">\n<li>Click <strong>Users<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Fill up all the required fields.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Show Password<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The password is automatically generated and you can use it or create a new one.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure the Send User Notification box is checked.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/mandmwebsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/add-new-user.jpg\" alt=\"Add new user in WordPress\" width=\"602\" height=\"595\" \/><\/p>\n<ul class=\"innerlist\">\n<li>Choose among the roles: Administrator, Editor, Author, Contributor and Subscriber, the new user would have.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Add New User<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>An email with username and password is sent to the new user.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Given below are steps on how to delete a user:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"innerlist\">\n<li>You need to log into the backend of your WordPress website.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Users<\/strong> in the left sidebar.<\/li>\n<li>Move your cursor to the user you want to delete and you will see a red Delete option below their name. Click <strong>Delete<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Confirm Deletion<\/strong> on the next page.<\/li>\n<li>The user is now deleted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Given below are steps on how to change a user\u2019s role:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"innerlist\">\n<li>You need to log into the backend of your WordPress website.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Users<\/strong> in the left sidebar.<\/li>\n<li>Next, you will be able to see a list of all users who can access your WordPress website. You can select the checkbox to change a user\u2019s role.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/mandmwebsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/subscriber.jpg\" alt=\"changing users role and permission in WordPress\" width=\"421\" height=\"259\" \/><\/p>\n<ul class=\"innerlist\">\n<li>You will see a drop-down <strong>Change role to\u2026 <\/strong>Select a role to change.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Change<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The new role is updated in the role column.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are the steps that you need to follow to add a new user, delete a user and change the role and permission of a user in WordPress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In WordPress, you can do everything to manage users on your website. 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