User Roles
- Subscribers can only log into your site and update their user profiles. They cannot edit anything on the site. Subscribers cannot view private pages, but often other plugins use this role for front-end access purposes.
- Contributors can add new posts and edit their own posts but they cannot publish any posts and they can not upload anything to your website. Contributors cannot view private pages.
- Authors can write, edit, and publish their own posts. They can also delete their own posts if they’ve been published, and they can also upload files. Authors cannot view private pages.
- Editors can create, delete and edit any posts and pages on the site. They can view private pages. They can also upload files, and they can moderate any comments that have been posted to various posts on your website. Editors do not have access to the form management system.
- Administrators have access to all of the major components of the site on the backend. They’re not limited to anything in regards to editing the website. It is important to limit the number of administrative roles that you have. Limiting your administrators to only two or three people will help to prevent any unwanted or unnecessary changes and to make sure that two or three people are held accountable for everything that takes place on your site.