Adding a User to Your Wordpress

This article will be a guide for you to create a new user in your Wordpess website

Step 1

Login to your Wordpress site and hover over “Users” in the left side main navigation, then choose “Add New”

Step 2

Fill in the user details. Name and website fields are optional.

We highly recommend using a complex username and using the “Generate password” feature for extra security.

Make sure to tick “Send User Notification” if necessary so the new user is aware.

Step 3

Select the appropriate role of your new user.

Note: Wordpress can have custom roles however here are the default roles:

• Administrator: somebody who has access to all the administration features within the Wordpress instance.
• Editor: somebody who can publish and manage posts including the posts of other users.
• Author: somebody who can publish and manage their own posts.
• Contributor: somebody who can write and manage their own posts but cannot publish them.
• Subscriber: somebody who can only manage their profile.

Once a role has been assigned click on “Add New User”.