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If more than one person helps with your WordPress site, user roles are very important. In this post, let\u2019s take a look at the five different WordPress user roles, the different levels of permission you can assign, and consider when you might choose these different roles.<\/p>\n

Purpose of User Roles<\/h2>\n

WordPress sites have multiple authors who create content. Or you might have a tech expert who manages the technical backend of your site.<\/p>\n

Each of these users needs permission to make changes on your site, and the user roles limit what they can do.
\nOut of the box, your WordPress installation comes with 5 user roles. Additional user types can be defined by adding plugins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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