WordPress and the user management

Why should I use WordPress? Is my site good enough? Can I share my blog with other authors? If you are asking these questions, then you are in the right place. One of the reasons that Matt Mullenweg’s platform is so good is for user management.

If you are not the only one managing your blog, you may be in dire need of these tools. For your team you may need different types of access. WordPress is the right choice because it allows you to choose between various user roles with the associated permissions.

There are Administrators who have total control, including the ability to install, edit and delete plug-ins and themes, add and delete users and everything listed below.

Editors, on the other hand, have the ability to write, edit, publish and delete content.

Authors have the possibility to write, edit, publish and delete their posts.

The role of the Contributors is essentially a reduced version of the role of author. A contributor is only able to perform three tasks: read all posts, as well as delete and edit his posts. This role is rather limiting since it does not allow users to publish posts or upload media files.

With these differences in accessibility, you can rest assured that the specifics of your site will be in the right hands.

Each site is slightly different, but here are some tips to make the most of this feature.

Assign each user the level of access you think appropriate. For example, a new employee can be given a role with minimal responsibilities. It is advisable to have an administrator and some trusted editors. The role of author can be assigned to normal content creators who have proven themselves, new or occasional writers can simply be assigned the role of contributor.

One last tip: try using plug-ins to customize user roles as they make the job much easier and quicker.