Adding a user in WordPress

Adding a new user in WordPress is easy. In this short guide, we show you how to add a new WordPress user so you can work on your website together. This could be a (new) colleague or an online marketing agency.

Instead of giving someone your username and password (which is a security risk), you can also invite others to create their own user account on your site. You can then assign them different permissions, depending on what you want someone to be able to do on your site.

Step 1: Log in

• Go to the WordPress website
• Log in with your details.

Step 2: Adding a new user in WordPress

• Click ‘Users’ in the left-hand menu.
• Click ‘Add user’ at the top left

• On the next screen, fill in the form to create a new user.
• Choose which WordPress user role he/she gets. Each user role has its own capabilities.

• Click ‘Add new user’ at the bottom.

Step 3: Done! You've added a new user to your WordPress account.