WordPress User Roles and Permissions

Below are user role management system which defines what a specific user can and cannot do in WordPress site.

  1. Subscriber
  2. Contributor
  3. Author
  4. Editor
  5. Administrator

Here's user role in details...

 

1. Subscriber

  • Can only edit/manage his profile

2. Contributor

  • Can write new post, but cannot publish (admin need to approved post)
  • Cannot delete post (his or others)
  • Did not have Media access (Cannot upload or view images)
  • Can only view comment list
  • Can edit/manage his profile

3. Author

  • Can write & publish new post
  • Can edit or delete his post, but not others
  • Have Media access (can upload or delete images)
  • Can only view comment list
  • Can edit/manage his profile

4. Editor

  • Can write & publish new post
  • Can edit or delete any post
  • Have Media access (can upload or delete images)
  • Can create, edit or delete Categories
  • Can create, edit or delete Pages
  • Can manage comments (Unapprove, Reply, Quick Edit, Edit, Spam, Trash)
  • Can edit/manage his profile

5. Admin

  • Has access to all the administration features within the site
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