Adding New Users

To add a new user, click the Add New link in the Users section. Fill in the required information and any additional optional information you would like.

Assign the appropriate user role.

  • Administrator: Full site privileges (access to all areas) -- use cautiously.
  • Editor: Allows user to add new posts and pages as well as edit any existing entries.
  • Author: Allows user to add new posts (no pages) and editing existing posts they have authored.
  • Contributor: Allows user to add new posts only. Cannot add media (such as images) to their posts.
  • Subscriber: Simply registers a user with the site. The user can only edit their own profile when logged in to the admin area.

Click Add New User to add the person to the system.


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