WordPress – Edit Users
In this chapter, we will learn how to edit users in WordPress.
Follow the steps below to edit users:
Step (1) − Go to Users → All Users.
Step (2) − A list of all users will be displayed.
There are two more tabs available on the toolbar:
- Administrator − Displays the list of all administrators.
- Subscriber − Displays the list of all subscribers.
When you click on the Change role to dropdown box, a list of roles will appear, as shown in the previous screen:
- Subscriber − A user who can only manage their own profile.
- Contributor − A user who can write and manage their own posts but cannot publish them.
- Author − A user who can publish and manage their own posts.
- Editor − A user who can publish and manage posts, including those created by other users.
- Administrator − A user who has full access to all administrative features of the website.
To change a user’s role, select the checkbox next to the username, choose the desired role from the dropdown, and click the Change button.
Step (3) − Click on the Edit option (as shown in the following screen) to modify the user details.
Step (4) − The Edit User page will be displayed. Here, you can modify all the fields as needed and then click on the Update User button to save the changes.
