Adding Editors to your WordPress site
- If you need to add an administrator to the site, email tickets@gsu.uservoice.com for our next scheduled training.
Go to Users > Add New in the Site Admin dashboard
- Enter the new user's GSU CampusID
- Then select their role
- Check the box labeled "Skip Confirmation Email."
- Finally, click the blue button labeled "Add Existing User."
| 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. |
What Happens Next
- Once a new user clicks the link in the site invitation email, they will receive an email containing their username and a login link. They will log in with their CampusID and current CampusID password at https://YOURSITE.gsu.edu/wp-admin.
- Confirmed users are then listed as users on your Users > All Users page and can only access features in your site’s administration panel based on the role you’ve assigned them.
Tips
- Everyone must have and use a GSU email address to be a contributor. Student email addresses are not permitted.
- If the user has another account on a different site, they will want to add the Existing User fields instead.
- The CampusID username is used to sign into the site dashboard and is displayed on posts they write. You can’t change a username. However, you can change that by clicking on the user name in the upper right corner and selecting "Settings."
- You will see a message saying ‘Sorry, that email address is already used!’ or ‘Sorry, that username already exists!’ if you enter the incorrect combination of username or email address, or in the event a local username has been established that matches the CampusID. This should only occur in rare cases. Contact us at tickets@gsu.uservoice.com if you see either message.
- Site administrators can modify user roles and remove users as needed. To change a role, check the box to the left of the user, select "Change role to..." from the drop-down menu at the top of the list, and then click "Change" to complete the process.