{"id":716,"date":"2016-04-03T00:31:42","date_gmt":"2016-04-03T07:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opte.io\/support\/?p=716"},"modified":"2020-09-20T16:53:03","modified_gmt":"2020-09-20T08:53:03","slug":"user-roles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opte.io\/support\/user-roles\/","title":{"rendered":"User Roles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>User roles determine the access level or permissions of a person authorized (invited by an Administrator) to use a opte.io site.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Administrator<\/strong> \u2013 nothing is off limits<\/li>\n<li><strong>Editor<\/strong> \u2013 has access to all posts, pages, comments, categories, tags, and links.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Author<\/strong> \u2013 can write, upload photos to, edit, and publish their own posts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Contributor<\/strong> \u2013 has no publishing or uploading capability, but can write and edit their own posts until they are published<\/li>\n<li><strong>Subscriber<\/strong> \u2013 can read and comment on posts and pages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each user role is capable of everything that a less powerful role is capable of. (In others words, Editors can do everything Authors can do, Authors can do everything Contributors can do, and so on.)<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"administrator\" class=\"section-title\">Administrator<\/h2>\n<p>An Administrator has full power over the site and can do absolutely everything. Administrators can create more Administrators, <a href=\"https:\/\/opte.io\/support\/user-roles\/#adding-users-to-your-site\">invite new users<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/opte.io\/support\/user-roles\/#removing-users\">remove users<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/opte.io\/support\/user-roles\/#changing-user-roles\">change user roles<\/a>. They have complete control over posts, pages, uploaded files, comments, settings, themes, imports, exports, other users \u2013 the whole shebang.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing is off-limits for Administrators, including deleting the entire site. This is why we recommend having only one administrator per blog.<\/p>\n<h2>Editor<\/h2>\n<p>An Editor can create, edit, publish, and delete <em>any<\/em> post or page (not just their own), as well as moderate comments and manage categories, tags, and links.<\/p>\n<h2>Author<\/h2>\n<p>An Author can create, edit, publish, and delete only <em>their own<\/em> posts, as well as upload files and images. Authors do not have access to create, modify, or delete pages, nor can they modify posts by other users. Authors can edit comments made on their posts.<\/p>\n<h3>Contributor<\/h3>\n<p>A Contributor can create and edit only <em>their own<\/em> posts, but cannot publish them. When one of their posts is ready to be published, or has been revised, the Administrator needs to be notified personally by the Contributor to review it. Furthermore, once a Contributor\u2019s post is approved and published by an Administrator, it can no longer be edited by the Contributor.<\/p>\n<p>Contributors do not have the ability to upload files or images, but they can see your site\u2019s stats.<\/p>\n<h2>Subscriber<\/h2>\n<p>Subscribers do not have any editing privileges on your site whatsoever; they are simply people who have signed up to receive updates each time you publish a new post. The only thing they can do on your site is leave comments (if you have them enabled), though they do not have to be a Subscriber to do so.<\/p>\n<p>If your blog is public, anyone can follow it, but you can also send out <a href=\"https:\/\/opte.io\/support\/adding-users\/#invite-people-to-follow-your-blog\">invitations<\/a> to specific people you\u2019d like to share your blog with.<\/p>\n<p>If your blog is private, nobody will be able to follow it unless you specifically invite them, at which point they become a Viewer.<\/p>\n<h2>Adding Users to Your Site<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re an Administrator and you\u2019d like to make someone a Contributor, Author, or Editor on your site, please follow the directions on <a href=\"https:\/\/opte.io\/support\/adding-users\/\">adding users<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Important:<\/strong> Be mindful of the roles that you give users on your blog. For example, if you add a user as an Editor and then they delete all the posts on your blog, they have not \u201chacked\u201d your site or done anything they were not permitted to do. For this reason, we recommend only adding users whom you trust to your site.<\/p>\n<h2>Adding Viewers to a Private Site<\/h2>\n<p>If you want others to be able to view your private blog (and leave comments, if you\u2019ve enabled them) you\u2019ll need to <a href=\"https:\/\/opte.io\/support\/adding-users\/#to-enable-a-user-to-view-your-private-blog\">invite them to be a viewer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Changing User Roles<\/h2>\n<p>As an Administrator of a blog, you can change other users\u2019 roles by following the steps below.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Head to <b>Users<\/b> in your dashboard.<\/li>\n<li>Select the user whose role you would like to change or delete. This action will take you to a specific user page.<\/li>\n<li>Select the dropdown menu beneath <strong>Role<\/strong>, and select what role you want to assign.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Save Changes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Removing Users<br \/>\nAs an Administrator of a blog, you can remove other users from your site by following these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Head to <b>Users<\/b> in your dashboard.<\/li>\n<li>Select the user from the list.<\/li>\n<li>If you would like to remove the user from your site instead, select <strong>Remove <em>User\u2019s Name<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>User roles determine the access level or permissions of a person authorized (invited by an Administrator) to use a opte.io site. Summary Administrator \u2013 nothing is off limits Editor \u2013 has access to all posts, pages, comments, categories, tags, and links. 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