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This article shows you how to invite a User to access a WordPress website or blog and assumes that you are already logged in to WordPress.
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WordPress User Accounts
WordPress allows you to create various levels of User accounts for people who need access to the backend of your WordPress site.
Once you have the person’s WordPress Username and Email Address, you can register them on any of the available user role options:
- Administrator: These Users will have access to almost everything the owner accesses, so ensure it is someone you trust.
- Editor: Access to pages, categories, tags, posts, comments, and links – again must be trustworthy.
- Author: Can write, edit, publish, and upload images on their posts.
- Viewer: Can read and comment on posts and pages on a Private website.
- Follower: Can read and comment on posts and pages on a Public website.
How To Invite A User To Access A WordPress Site
To register Users on the available options above, you must be logged in to your WordPress website’s Admin area:
1. In your dashboard, navigate to “Users”, then “All Users”.
2. Click on “Add New User”.
3. Enter their Username and Email Address. You also have the option to add their First Name, Last Name and Website (if applicable).
4. Click “Generate Password” to create a strong password for the new user. Make sure you have the “Send User Notification” box checked
5. Choose which role you want to assign to them from the drop-down menu and then click “Add User”.
6. The new user will receive an email inviting them to access your WordPress blog based on the role you have given them.
Additional Information:
Why Should You Give Access to Your WordPress Website?
If you have employees or freelancers working on your blog with you, they will need access to the backend of your WordPress site. They may need to post content, edit sections of your site, or do general site maintenance for you. This means they will need some form of access to make those changes and publish new blog posts.
Giving someone working on your WordPress website safe access is straightforward if you follow the steps above. If you do this, there is also the added security benefit of not having to share your WordPress login details or change your password.
Keep in mind that the higher the role you assign, the more user rights that person will have. As the roles progress down, the user will have less access. For example, an Admin will in most cases, have full access to the entire backend, while a Follower can only read and comment on your posts.
If you invite people to your WordPress site at different access levels, you can expand your website and add more content frequently. You can also delegate its day-to-day management to a trusted User.
Important Note:
People with Admin access to your blog can change the layout, and permissions, potentially even shut down your blog. We advise caution when adding a new Admin to your WordPress site and please do a backup first and then regularly.
Removing Users
You can see who has accepted your invitation to view and access your page. If necessary, you can remove users via the WordPress Dashboard.
If you want to delete a viewer, navigate to “Users”, and then to “All Users.” Select the User you want to remove and click “Delete User”. They will no longer have access to your blog.
Login to Hosted.com Account
1. Go to the Hosted.com Login website page.
2. Enter your Email and Password and click the “Sign In” button.
Access WordPress via Your Hosted.com Account
3. You will see the Hosted.com Dashboard, displaying the Manage Account menu on the left and your Account Information, Account Overview on the right and Open Support Tickets below.
4. Click the “Manage Service” dropdown and select your hosting package – our example uses the WordPress Hosting plan. The hosting window will open and you will see Product Information and Quick Manage on the right.
5. Click on the WordPress icon under the Quick Manage section.
Access WordPress via cPanel
3. You will see the Hosted.com Dashboard, displaying the Manage Account menu on the left and your Account Information, Account Overview and Open Support Tickets on the right.
4. Click on “Manage Services” to view the sub-dropdown menu and select the hosting package for the domain you want to work with – in our example we are using WordPress Hosting.
5. Click the “Manage” button to the right of the domain name you want to access.
6. The display will now show Product Information, Quick Manage, Resource Usage and Site Statistics for that domain name.
7. Under “Product Information”, scroll down to “Control Panel”, which will display cPanel to the right, and click on the “Login” button.
8. The cPanel Dashboard will now be displayed.
9. Scroll down until you get to “Popular Applications”, click on the WordPress icon.
10. The WordPress Dashboard will now be displayed.
Access WordPress via cPanel Online
1. Visit your cPanel URL, either supplied to you through your web host or attained through other sign-up methods.
2. Enter your Username
3. Then enter your Password and click “Log in”.
4. Scroll down until you get to “Popular Applications”, click on the WordPress icon.
