Adding Editors to your WordPress site
Before Adding Users to your site, we require that all new users take the Basic WordPress Training course. Email us for our next scheduled training.
Note: You must be a site Admin to add an Editor to your site.
After a new user has taken the WordPress training, go to Users > Add New in the Site Admin dashboard
- Enter the new user's GSU Campus ID in the "Username (required)" field.
NOTE: Their username must match their Campus ID. - Enter the new user's Email address
- Then select their role.
- Finally, click the blue button labeled "Add New User" (depending on which you are adding).
If the user already has another account on a different site, you will want to use the Add Existing User fields to add them instead.
The new user will receive a confirmation email from the system. Once confirmed, they will be able to log into your site at sitename.gsu.edu/wp-admin.
What WordPress Roles Mean:
| Administrator | Someone who has access to the administration features within a single site. Note: Site Administrators can only add users with editor or lower privileges. To request a new site administrator, submit a ticket to tickets@gsu.uservoice.com. |
| Editor | Someone who can publish and manage posts, including those of other users. |
| Contributor | Somebody who can write and manage their posts, but cannot publish them. |
| Author | Somebody who can publish and manage their posts. |
Tips
- Everyone must have and use a GSU email address to be a contributor. Student email addresses are not permitted.