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How can I create a new User via WordPress dashboard?

Having only one user to log into your WordPress site when multiple people work on it can be frustrating. Luckily, creating multiple users with specific rights and roles is a rather easy task achieved in a few steps which you will find in this article.

Step 1. Log into the WP-Admin Dashboard

To log into your WordPress dashboard you can add /wp-admin or wp-login.php after your site’s URL. For example, if my site is newsite.com, the login URL will be newsite.com/wp-admin by default

This is how the default WordPress login page looks when loaded in the browser.

In the username and password fields, you would need to fill in the credentials you chose during the installation of WordPress.

If you are not sure or do not remember the login credentials for your WordPress installation, you can always reach out to our friendly support via the LiveChat button, who are available 24/7 and will provide you with the details you are looking for.

Step 2. Create new user

After successfully logging into your site, navigate to Users > Add New User:

To create the user, you need to fill in the required fields with information, such as the Username and Email, and the other optional fields, such as First Name, Last Name, and Website.

You can use the Generate password option for a secure password or type in manually one. Users can change their passwords later on. To preview the password, click on the Show/Hide button.

Step 3. Types of user roles

There are five user roles, each with different permissions depending on your needs. You can choose the role of the user from the drop-down menu at the bottom.

Administrator

The Administrator role grants access to all parts of the WordPress dashboard. It allows the user to create, edit, delete, and publish posts and pages, manage plugins and themes on the site as well as create new users.

Editor

Unlike the Administrator role, the Editor cannot make changes to the settings of your site and also does not have permission to create, edit or delete users. It has authority over the pages and posts of the site as well as managing the comments on the site.

Author

Similarly to the Editor role, the Author does not have permission to manage the settings of the site or the users as well as make major changes such as adding or deleting plugins and themes. Authors are used to modify, publish, and manage posts.

Contributor

The Contributor role has very limited access and permissions. While contributors can create, edit, and delete the posts they created, they do not have permission to publish them or make any changes to posts created by other users.

Subscriber

The role with the most limitations is the Subscriber one. It is mostly used in membership sites, as it only allows the user to log in and manage their own profile on the site. Subscribers do not have access to the WordPress dashboard and its settings and cannot publish, edit, or delete posts, pages, or comments.

Super Admin

This role is available for Multisite WordPress installations only. It has the properties of the Administrator role and it grants access to all sub-sites under the Multisite installation.

That’s it! You’ve managed to create a new user successfully.

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