{"id":1602,"date":"2022-10-13T10:06:31","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T15:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cahabadigital.com\/?p=1602"},"modified":"2022-10-13T10:52:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T15:52:05","slug":"how-to-change-user-role-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cahabadigital.com\/how-to-change-user-role-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Change User Role In WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>#kt-layout-id_24e0a6-65 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(#kt-layout-id_24e0a6-65 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}#kt-layout-id_24e0a6-65 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);min-height:450px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_24e0a6-65{background-image:url('https:\/\/cahabadigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/How-To-Change-User-Role-In-Wordpress-Change-User-Role-In-Wordpress-Cahaba-Digital.jpg');background-size:cover;background-position:center center;background-attachment:scroll;background-repeat:no-repeat;}#kt-layout-id_24e0a6-65 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_24e0a6-65 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_24e0a6-65 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignfull\"><div id=\"kt-layout-id_24e0a6-65\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-row-has-bg kt-layout-id_24e0a6-65\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-middle kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\"><style>.kadence-column_61e685-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_61e685-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_61e685-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_61e685-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_61e685-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_61e685-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_61e685-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_61e685-11{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_61e685-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_61e685-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_61e685-11\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_ad2896-8c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_ad2896-8c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_ad2896-8c\"]{text-align:center;font-size:40px;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-family:Montserrat;text-shadow:4px 4px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_ad2896-8c mark, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_ad2896-8c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_ad2896-8c\"] mark{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading_ad2896-8c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_ad2896-8c\">How To Change User Role In WordPress<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_696c16-c6 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_696c16-c6 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_696c16-c6\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0b8f1e-62, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0b8f1e-62[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_0b8f1e-62\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0b8f1e-62 mark, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0b8f1e-62[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_0b8f1e-62\"] mark{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_0b8f1e-62 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_0b8f1e-62\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-2182e568-7fff-8a70-c5bc-56cacb10f454\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal;\">Learn How To Change User Role In WordPress<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">1. <strong>Log in to your WordPress website.<\/strong><br>Once you are logged in you will land on your Dashboard<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cahabadigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/How-To-Change-User-Role-In-Wordpress-Login-Page-Cahaba-Digital.jpg\" alt=\"How To Change User Role In WordPress | Login Page | Cahaba Digital\" class=\"wp-image-1606\" width=\"349\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cahabadigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/How-To-Change-User-Role-In-Wordpress-Login-Page-Cahaba-Digital.jpg 697w, https:\/\/cahabadigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/How-To-Change-User-Role-In-Wordpress-Login-Page-Cahaba-Digital-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>2. <strong>On the left-hand side click &#8220;Users&#8221;<\/strong><br>The left-hand side of your dashboard is your command menu for different sections inside the website.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cahabadigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/How-To-Change-User-Role-In-Wordpress-New-User-Cahaba-Digital.jpg\" alt=\"How To Change User Role In WordPress| New User | Cahaba Digital\" class=\"wp-image-1605\" width=\"156\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cahabadigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/How-To-Change-User-Role-In-Wordpress-New-User-Cahaba-Digital.jpg 311w, https:\/\/cahabadigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/How-To-Change-User-Role-In-Wordpress-New-User-Cahaba-Digital-138x300.jpg 138w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>3. <strong>Find the user<\/strong><br>Once you click &#8220;Users&#8221; you will notice a &#8220;Search Users&#8221; button and search bar at the top right of the page. You can search the users email, name, or username. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cahabadigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/How-To-Change-User-Role-In-Wordpress-Search-Cahaba-Digital.jpg\" alt=\"How To Change User Role In WordPress | Search | Cahaba Digital\" class=\"wp-image-1607\" width=\"377\" height=\"47\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cahabadigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/How-To-Change-User-Role-In-Wordpress-Search-Cahaba-Digital.jpg 754w, https:\/\/cahabadigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/How-To-Change-User-Role-In-Wordpress-Search-Cahaba-Digital-300x37.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Once you have found the user click on their username to edit the user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. <strong>Find users role <\/strong> <br>The page that loads will have all the users current information. As you scroll down you will notice a section labeled &#8220;Role&#8221; under the &#8220;Username&#8221; field.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cahabadigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/How-To-Change-User-Role-In-Wordpress-User-Page-Cahaba-Digital-1024x534.jpg\" alt=\"How To Change User Role In WordPress| User Page | Cahaba Digital\" class=\"wp-image-1610\" width=\"512\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cahabadigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/How-To-Change-User-Role-In-Wordpress-User-Page-Cahaba-Digital-1024x534.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cahabadigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/How-To-Change-User-Role-In-Wordpress-User-Page-Cahaba-Digital-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cahabadigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/How-To-Change-User-Role-In-Wordpress-User-Page-Cahaba-Digital-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cahabadigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/How-To-Change-User-Role-In-Wordpress-User-Page-Cahaba-Digital.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>5.<strong> Click &#8220;Role&#8221; dropdown and select the new role<\/strong><br>When you click the &#8220;Role&#8221; dropdown you will notice all the current roles your website offers. Be sure to select the new role you would like your user to have.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cahabadigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Change-User-Role-In-Wordpress-Roles-Cahaba-Digital.jpg\" alt=\"Change User Role In WordPress | Roles | Cahaba Digital\" class=\"wp-image-1614\" width=\"421\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cahabadigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Change-User-Role-In-Wordpress-Roles-Cahaba-Digital.jpg 842w, https:\/\/cahabadigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Change-User-Role-In-Wordpress-Roles-Cahaba-Digital-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cahabadigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Change-User-Role-In-Wordpress-Roles-Cahaba-Digital-768x412.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>6.<strong> Be sure to save your changes<\/strong><br>Once you have changed the user role to the new role you have selected be sure to scroll to the bottom of the page and click &#8220;Update User&#8221; on the bottom left. This will save the changes.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cahabadigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Change-User-Role-In-Wordpress-Update-User-Cahaba-Digital.jpg\" alt=\"Change User Role In WordPress | Update User | Cahaba Digital\" class=\"wp-image-1615\" width=\"135\" height=\"71\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you need our team here at Cahaba Digital to help you with your site you can <a href=\"https:\/\/cahabadigital.com\/web-design-birmingham-contact\/\">reach out to a website design expert<\/a>. We will need just a few things to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Admin role user<\/li><li>Link to your WordPress login page<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find the specifics of how to setup or new admin account in this article on <a href=\"https:\/\/cahabadigital.com\/how-to-add-a-new-user-in-wordpress\/\">how to setup a new user in WordPress<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_49d7d6-0d .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_49d7d6-0d .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_49d7d6-0d\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How To Change User Role In WordPress Learn How To Change User Role In WordPress 1. Log in to your WordPress website.Once you are logged in you will land on your Dashboard 2. 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