How do you make someone an author in Wordpress?

Answer 1

There are a couple of reasons why you may want to add someone as an author for your WordPress site. You may want an assistant to help you create posts and pages but restrict him/her from changing major settings. Or you may want to give someone access to be able to do guest posts on your blog.

If the person isn't already a registered User of your site, then you need to add him/her as a new User.

To do this, go to Users > Add New in your WordPress Dashboard.

Fill out the form. When you get to the 'Role' question, you're given the choice of several different types of role, each with different restrictions and permissions.

Administrator - Somebody who has access to all the administration features

Editor - Somebody who can publish and manage posts and pages as well as manage other users' posts, etc.

Author - Somebody who can publish and manage their own posts

Contributor - Somebody who can write and manage their posts but not publish them

Subscriber - Somebody who can only manage their profile

If the person is already a registered User of your site, then go to Users > All Users then hover your mouse cursor over the user name of the person, and then click the Editlink that appears. Now you can change the role of the person to whichever is most appropriate for your needs.