WordPress User Roles and Permissions Explained (2026) wpusermanager.com

WordPress user roles decide what each person on your site can do: write posts, publish them, edit other people’s work, change settings, or just read. Every user has a role, and every role is a set of permissions WordPress calls capabilities. This guide explains the five built-in roles, how to change someone’s role, and when and how to create a custom role, with the free WP User Manager plugin, which we make.

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