To add a new user, click on
the Add New link in the left-hand
navigation menu or the Add New button
at the top of the page.
Once the above page is displayed, simply fill in
the various fields and click the Add New User button.
- Username – (mandatory) Enter the username of the new user here. This will also be used as the Login name for the
user. Once saved, the Username can’t be changed
- E-mail –
(mandatory) Enter a valid email address of the new user here. The email address must be unique for each
user. If a published Post or Page is authored by this user and approved
comments are made to that post or page, a notification email is sent to this
email address
- First Name - Enter the first name of the
new user here
- Last Name – Enter the last name of the new user in this
text
- Website – You may enter the new user's website URL in
this text box
- Password – Clicking the Show
password button will show you
the password that has automatically
been generated for the new user
- Send User Notification – When ticked, WordPress will send your new user an email about their account
- Role – Select the desired Role for this user from the
dropdown list
WordPress will automatically generate a strong
password when you create a new user. Clicking the Show password button will display the password that was generated
and if you want, will also allow you to change it. The password strength
indicator, shown just below the password field, must indicate at least Medium
before WordPress will allow you to save the new user. It goes without saying,
the stronger the password the more secure the login so it’s advisable that the
strength indicator shows your password as being Strong. To make a password
stronger, use upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols like ! " ?
$ % ^ & ).
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