{"id":1769,"date":"2024-05-29T21:30:20","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T21:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitaldocumentation.wustl.edu\/doc-central\/?page_id=1769"},"modified":"2026-01-16T15:37:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:37:26","slug":"adding-users","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/digitaldocumentation.wustl.edu\/doc-central\/troubleshooting\/adding-users\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding users"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As a site administrator, you can grant access to your website to others, allowing you to collaborate on content creation, manage tasks or moderate comments. Here&#8217;s how to add a user:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Ask the new user to log into the website<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>They should navigate to <code class=\"\">http:\/\/yourwebsite.com\/wp-admin\/<\/code> (replace <code class=\"\"><em>yourwebsite.com<\/em><\/code> with your actual domain name).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They should enter their  WASHU Key password to log in.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They should notify you that this step is complete.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Log in to your dashboard:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Open your admin dashboard. (<code class=\"\">http:\/\/yourwebsite.com\/wp-admin\/<\/code>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter your  WASHU Key password to log in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Access the users menu:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Once logged in, you&#8217;ll be on your dashboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the left-hand side of the screen, you&#8217;ll see a vertical menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the menu item labeled &#8220;Users.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Update the new user&#8217;s permission level: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Find the line item for the new user&#8217;s WASHU Key ID.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the user&#8217;s  WASHU Key ID or &#8220;Edit&#8221; just below their  WASHU Key ID.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down until you see &#8220;Role.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/help.edublogs.org\/user-role-overview\/\">Learn more about user roles<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the drop-down, select the desired role.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Administrator:<\/strong> Has full access to control everything on the site. Use with caution!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Editor:<\/strong> Can create, edit, publish, and delete posts and pages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Author:<\/strong> Can write and edit their own posts, but cannot publish them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Contributor:<\/strong> Can write and edit posts, but cannot publish them and has limited editing capabilities on other users&#8217; content.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Subscriber:<\/strong> Can only manage their profile.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. Save:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Click the button labeled &#8220;Update User&#8221; at the bottom of the screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deleting users<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>From your site\u2019s\u00a0<strong>dashboard<\/strong>, go to\u00a0<strong>Users > All Users<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hover over the person\u2019s name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Remove<\/strong>\u00a0>\u00a0<strong>Confirm Removal<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>By default, WordPress will send a notification email to the new user containing their login information. You can uncheck the box labeled &#8220;Send User Notification&#8221; if you want to deliver the credentials yourself.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remember, assigning an Administrator role grants full control over the website. 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