Adding Users

Adding Users

To add users you will need to login to the Dashboard of the website, there are four levels of permissions, by default Subscriber is selected.

  • Editor – Administrator of the site can publish and manage posts and pages including the posts of other users.
  • Author  – Can publish and manage their own posts, can also view private pages, private events, and private files.
  • Contributor – Can write and manage their own posts but cannot publish them, can also view private pages, private events, and private files.
  • Subscriber – Can only manage their profile, view private pages, private events, and private files.

1. Login to your website Dashboard and go to Users > Add New



2. Create a username, this is case sensitive, you can use first initial and last name or you can use an email address, or simply just the first name of a person.



3. Select the level of permission that you would like to give, a full list and description of permissions is at the top of this page.



4. Click Add New User, an email will be sent to the email address that you indicated, this will be a welcome email to the user with login information, at this time the new user will be prompted to change their password.



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