Adding Users

To add someone who already has an account on the WordPress system:

1. Log in to your dashboard.
2. Click on the Users -> Authors & Users menu option.
3. In the Add User From Community section at the bottom, enter the author’s email address in the User E-mail box
4. Select either Contributor, Author or Editor in the Role list
5. Click the Add User button

About WordPress Roles

There are five roles in WordPress MU: Administrator, Editor, Author, and Contributor.

• Administrator – Somebody who has access to all the administration features
• Editor – Somebody who can publish posts, manage posts as well as manage other people’s posts, etc.
• Author – Somebody who can publish and manage their own posts
• Contributor – Somebody who can write and manage their posts but not publish posts
• Subscriber – Somebody who can read comments/comment/receive news letters, etc.

Watch the “Adding users to your blog (or removing them)” video from WordPress.tv.