how to create a WordPress account<\/a><\/span>. When you click on log in, you will be land on the WordPress account dashboard.<\/p>\nOn the left side of the dashboard, all the settings and tools are available, scroll down these items and find the Users<\/strong> option. Next, tap on Add New option: Users>>Add New.<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"How](\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-12-192451.png\")
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When you tap on the Add new option, you will be on a new page where you need to add the user details you want to add as an author. You need to fill this form to give access by entering the Username and Email address<\/strong>. The username not be changed once saved.<\/p>\nThe Author will use the username or email address to log in to the WordPress account. Enter the name, last name, and website option is the optional field. Now generate the password through which the Author will log in; however, WordPress automatically generates the passwords or tap on the Generate button<\/strong>.<\/p>\n![\"How](\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-12-192541.png\")
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The next step is the most critical step of how to add Author in WordPress, where you need to define the user’s role. Here, you will see the Role<\/strong> option, and at the front of that, you will find various options which we discussed above;<\/p>\n\n- Subscriber.<\/li>\n
- Contributor.<\/li>\n
- Author.<\/li>\n
- Editor.<\/li>\n
- Administrator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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After selecting the role, tap on add new user,<\/strong> and the user will be added to your WordPress account. You can also cross verify whether the user added adequately by revisiting the users’ section.<\/p>\nClick on Users and then tap on all users to display all the users added to date. Users >> All Users<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/span>How to edit User Setting?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nAs time goes, you might want to change a particular user’s role by upgrading or downgrading the user role. Also, if you’re going to change the password, author name, or email, you can change it through the user setting.<\/p>\n
Go to Users >> All Users\u00a0<\/strong>and click on the edit option just below the Author’s user name. You can also delete the user by tapping on the delete button.<\/p>\n![\"how](\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-13-115742.png\")
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When you click on the edit button, it leads you to the new page to make changes. For example, you can change the user role, change the display name, change email, user’s biographical info, profile picture, set a new password.<\/p>\n
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Remember, you can’t change the username once you created it, so add the username carefully.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Final Words<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nI hope you like this simplest method of how to add Author in WordPress. You can visit the Users section of the WordPress dashboard and add a new user by defining the various role. Although the author role is the safest mode<\/strong> to give access, the user can’t change your account.<\/p>\nYet, the WordPress owners prefer the editor role<\/b> to create a meaningful post because the editor can access images, settings, and plugins that are useful to create the best possible article.<\/p>\n
At last, the administrator role is not recommended until you completely trust a person. The\u00a0administrator can access everything as an owner can, and in the worst scenario, they can remove the owner itself.<\/p>\n
So, make wise choices while giving access to any user and if your mind changes, you still can make changes in the role of the users by visiting the users’ section.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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