---
title: "Allowing User Registration in WordPress"
description: "When you are running a WordPress website, you may want to let people register or create their own profiles. This is important if you want to let visitors to your site create a community of..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/allowing-user-registration-wordpress/
date: 2013-05-09
modified: 2021-08-16
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["WordPress Hosting", "WordPress Tutorials"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Allowing User Registration in WordPress

When you are running a **WordPress** website, you may want to let people **register** or **create** their own **profile**s. This is important if you want to let visitors to your site create a community of subscribers and even contributors.
In this guide we will show you how to allow users to register for your WordPress site. When they register, they will be setup as a Subscriber by default. You can change the user’s permission level after they have registered, which will be covered in later tutorials.

## How to Allow Users to Register

1. [Login to the Admin section of your WordPress](/support/edu/wordpress/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard/)
2. Roll your mouse over the **Settings** link in the navigation menu, then click **General**. [![](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/wordpress_user-registration_general-settings.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/wordpress_user-registration_general-settings.png)
3. Click the check box next to **Anyone can register**.
4. Now, click the drop-down box labeled Subscriber. [![](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/wordpress_user-registration_default-roles.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/wordpress_user-registration_default-roles.png) You can choose a different default role here. By default, people that register are given *Subscriber* permissions. WordPress defines the roles as: **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. **Subscriber** – somebody who can only manage their profile.
5. Click the **Save Changes** button. You will then see a message stating *Settings saved*.

Congratulations,now you know how to let **users register** for your **WordPress** site!