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The profiles in WordPress They are those who have permission to publish content, modify the design, add plugins or delete content. These users are created by the site owner and have different ranges that help limit permissions. Below we explain each of the profiles that exist and how to create them.

Profiles in WordPress

Why use multiple profiles on the same site?

These are essential when several people are going to work on the same blog. Pretend that you are the boss and you will have editors who will upload content, they would not have to have permission to edit designs and the like. Well then limits each of its functions to a specific range and all good, you can be out of your blog that you will get the security that they will not have access to anything other than to publish content, this for example.

Types of profiles in WordPress

Subscriber

This is the WordPress profile lowest or basic that exists. With this range the user can access content that is available only by subscription or private. This profile is ideal for users who are registered in the blog, it can be done from the administration panel and can improve the identity of a reader with the web that he follows every day.

Collaborator

You have the previous permissions plus the right to write new entries, you can even modify some existing ones. Of course, all content you make cannot be published until a higher rank authorizes it. This is the ideal profile for blogs that have several writers and that requires a standard level of quality.

Author

Has the collaborator profile permissions but in this case if you can post directly without asking permission from a higher rank.

Editor

It has a higher rank than the previous ones, it even has almost all the permissions that an administrator has. With the exception of some functions such as modifying plugins, templates, PHP editor, among others, this is the ideal profile for magazine editors. If you have a trusted person at your disposal, this is the ideal profile for you to add.

Administrator

Well, it would be the profile of the boss. It has unlimited access to all blog functionsAt the same time, he is the one who receives by mail all the notifications that are related to the site. You can modify designs, plugins, update WordPress, upload or delete content, create profiles, among other functions. Try to give this profile only to people you trust.

Now that you know the types of permission ranges in WordPress it is time to create them. Next and in this WordPress Online course we explain the easiest way to do it.

Create a profile in WordPress

Enter your WordPress dashboard, now go to the left sidebar and locate the Users> Add new section. Here you will find the following fields: User name, Email (where the access data will arrive), Name, Surname, Web, Password and profile, in the latter is where you designate the range that it will have. When you have filled in all the fields, you just click on Add new user.

Create user in WordPres

With these steps you create a new user profile on WordPress.org. The sale of this platform is that you can make it clear from the beginning how you want the content and configuration to be handled by the collaborators.

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