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WordPress 5 Complete

You're reading from   WordPress 5 Complete Build beautiful and feature-rich websites from scratch

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789532012
Length 432 pages
Edition 7th Edition
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: WordPress FREE CHAPTER
2. Introducing WordPress 3. Getting Started with WordPress 4. Creating Blog Content 5. Pages, Media, and Importing/Exporting Content 6. Section 2: Customizing WordPress
7. Plugins - What They Are and Why You Need Them 8. Securing your WordPress Website 9. Choosing and Installing Themes 10. Customizing your Website Appearance/Design 11. Developing your Own Theme 12. Social Media Integration, Podcasting, and HTTPS 13. Developing Plugins, Widgets, and an Introduction to REST API 14. Section 3: Non-Blog Websites
15. Creating a Non-Blog Website Part One - The Basics 16. Creating a Non-Blog Website Part Two - E-Commerce Websites and Custom Content Elements 17. Other Books You May Enjoy

Managing users

To manage users, log in (as the administrator, of course) and navigate to Users. You'll see a list of your existing users, as seen in the following screenshot:

When we installed WordPress, it just created our first user (which is how we've been logging in all this time). So let's create a new user, and assign that user the next most powerful role—editor.

  1. To do this, navigate to Users | Add New. You'll see the Add New User form, as shown in the following screenshot:

In this form, only the Username and Email fields are required. The Password is handled automatically. WordPress will generate a safe password on its own and then send it to the new user once done. You can also change the Role from the default (Subscriber) to one of the other roles. In this case, I've selected Editor.

  1. Then, click on the Add New User button. Apart from...
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