WordPress User Role

Open Ended

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User Role

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--​Administrator

​--Editor

--​Author​

​--​Contributor

--Subscriber​​

Open Ended

What do you think a Administrator does?

Open Ended

Which role do you think has more control over the website Author or Contributor?

Administrator

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On a regular WordPress website, an administrator has the most powerful role. They can add new posts, and edit or delete posts by any user. Plus, they can install, edit, and delete plugins and themes.

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Most importantly, admin users can add and delete users, and change information about existing users, including their passwords.

Editor

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In WordPress, editor have full control of the content sections of your website. They can add, edit, publish, and delete posts, and can moderate, edit, and delete comments as well.

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However, editors do not have access to change your site settings, install plugins and themes, or add new users.

Author

Authors can write, edit, and publish their own posts, but can’t modify posts by other users. They can also delete their own posts, even if they are already published.

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While they can view comments, authors can’t moderate, approve, or delete them. They also don’t have access to site settings, plugins, or themes.

Contributor

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Users with the contributor role can add new posts and edit their own posts, but can’t publish any posts. They also can’t upload files, which means they can’t add images to their posts.

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They don’t have access to website settings, plugins, or themes, so they cannot change any settings on your site.

Subscriber

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Subscribers can only log in to your WordPress site, update their user profiles, and change their passwords. They can’t write posts, view comments, or do anything else inside your WordPress admin area.​

These are the default user roles and their permissions. As with anything in WordPress, you can also customize their permissions if you like. Let’s take a look at how to do that.

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Special Cases Roles

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​--Super Administrator

--Store Manager​

--Customer

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Multiple Choice

Which one of the default user roles in WordPress is the highest level available and gives unrestricted access to the WordPress admin area?

• Administrator

• Author

• Contributor

• Editor

• Subscriber

Multiple Choice

Which one of the default user roles in WordPress can create, edit, publish and delete content, including content written by others, but not change your website’s settings.?

• Administrator

• Author

• Contributor

• Editor

• Subscriber

Multiple Choice

Which one of the default user roles in WordPress can create and publish content, but not change your website’s settings?

• Administrator

• Author

• Contributor

• Editor

• Subscriber

Multiple Choice

Which one of the default user roles in WordPress can create content, but not publish it or change your website’s settings.

• Administrator

• Author

• Contributor

• Editor

• Subscriber

Multiple Choice

Which one of the default user roles in WordPress are able to log in to your website but have limited access?

• Administrator

• Author

• Contributor

• Editor

• Subscriber

Poll

How well do you understand roles in WordPress?

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