You can give other people access to edit your website, such as employees, copywriters, or guest bloggers. You can give them different levels of access.
User Levels
The following is a brief description of the user levels.
- Subscriber. Can read published pages and posts (this is only different from non-users if you make your website private with the Private WP plugin), submit comments (if comments are enabled).
- Contributor. All Subscriber capabilities plus the ability to create and edit their own posts (but not publish them). If you have guest bloggers, you may want to add them as Contributors to your website.
- Author. All Contributor capabilities plus the ability to publish their own posts and upload files.
- Editor. All Author capabilities plus the ability to manage comments, categories, and sidebar links; edit others’ posts; create/edit pages; read/create/edit private pages.
- Administrator. All Editor capabilities plus the ability to add/assign/remove users, activate/deactivate plugins, change themes, and change other settings. This is the highest level available to our customers. Your primary user will be given Administrator level access.
For a more detailed explanation of the user levels, see the Roles and Capabilities page in the WordPress Codex. If you are hosting your website with Efficient Websites, you will not have any of the Super Admin privileges. You also will not have the ability to install/edit/update/delete core, theme, and plugin files.
Adding Users
Go to the menu Users > Add New. Fill in the desired username and email address. Then select the Role (user level). Make sure you understand the user levels described on this page. Do not assign the Administrator level to a user unless you trust that person with your entire website. Click Add User.
Editing User Profiles
To edit your user profile, go to the menu Users > Your Profile. On the following menu, you can edit your displayed name, password, and other settings. Click the Update Profile button at the bottom when you are finished.
To edit other users, go to the menu Users > Users. Hover your mouse over the username and click the word Edit when it appears. You will see a menu similar to your own user profile menu.
To remove a user, go to the menu Users > Users. Hover your mouse over the username and click the word Remove when it appears.