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Adding a new Wordpress user

Giving another committee member their own login

Written by Rob Harris

1. Log in at yourclub.co.uk/wp-admin.

2. In the left menu click Users, then Add New User (just Add New on older sites).

3. Fill in a username (no spaces), their email address, and their first and last name.

4. For Role, choose Editor. That lets them edit pages and posts without access to the settings that can break the site. Only give Administrator to someone who genuinely runs the site.

5. Leave Send User Notification ticked so they get an email inviting them to set their own password.

6. Click Add New User.

Tips

One login per person. Shared logins mean you can never tell who changed what, and when someone leaves the committee you can't remove their access without locking everyone out.

When someone does step down, come back to Users, hover over their name and click Delete. WordPress will ask what to do with their content; attribute it to another user rather than deleting it.

If anything looks different on your site, message us through the help centre chat and we'll point you right.

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