Users can log in to your site and appear in post bylines or user profiles. User roles restrict which tasks a user can complete. This reference explains various tasks and the minimum required role to complete each one.
User roles, from highest permissions to lowest, are:
- Administrator
- Editor
- Author
- Contributor
Adding users
Administrators and Editors can add new users. Each site may have up to five Administrators.
Changing a user's role
Administrators and Editors can change another user's role in that user's profile.
User roles and permissions
This table lists various tasks users can complete and the minimum required role.
| Posts and pages | Minimum required role |
| Publish your own posts | Author |
| Draft and edit your own posts | Contributor |
| Draft and edit another user's posts | Editor |
| Add another author to your post | Editor |
| Add new categories and tags | Editor |
| Add images to a post | Author |
| View a list of all posts | Author |
| Edit pages | Editor |
| Draft a page | Contributor (website plans only) |
| Publish a page | Editor |
| Media | Minimum required role |
| Upload to the Media Library | Contributor |
| Site management | Minimum required role |
| Edit mailing addresses | Editor |
| Edit sidebar links | Editor |
| User management | Minimum required role |
| Add a user | Editor |
| Edit your own profile | Contributor |
| Edit another user's profile | Editor |
| Email campaigns | Minimum required role |
| View and download email subscriber lists | Contributor |
| View sent campaigns | Contributor |
| Pause an RSS campaign | Administrator |