Adding New Users

New Users:  Creating an Account  

1. First time users must click on the LOG IN link at the top of the main WordPress page:  http://wp.wpi.edu/
2. Log in with your WPI username and password.
3. After logging in, notify the administrator so they can add you as a user to the web site.

Administrator:  Adding Users  

Once a user has logged in, they will be added to the global WordPress users list.  To add them to your site:

1. Click on the Users menu from the left-hand navigation bar. 
2. Click on the “Add Existing” button at the top of the page. 
3. Enter the user’s email address into the box and select the appropriate role:

• Administrator – somebody who has access to all the administration features within a single site.
• Editor – somebody who can publish and manage posts including the posts of other users.
• Author– somebody who can publish and manage their own posts.
• Contributor – somebody who can write and manage their own posts but cannot publish them.

The user will be sent an email letting them know that they have been added as a user to the web site.