{"id":42867,"date":"2019-05-29T12:28:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T17:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?p=42867"},"modified":"2021-10-28T14:26:19","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T18:26:19","slug":"what-can-i-do-with-my-wordpress-admin-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/what-can-i-do-with-my-wordpress-admin-account\/","title":{"rendered":"What Can I Do With My WordPress Admin Account?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you first installed WordPress, you may remember first creating your username and admin password. And as it turns out, you can do a lot of fast and dangerous things with your admin account. But with great power comes great responsibility. So we\u2019ve put together a few examples of what you can do with your account and some warnings.<\/p>\n

\n If you don\u2019t have an optimized WordPress Hosting<\/a> account then you may not be getting the most out of your WordPress site.\n<\/p>\n

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Edit Files<\/h2>\n

In WordPress, not only do you have the ability to edit pages and posts; you can also edit core theme files. Under Appearance<\/em> click Editor<\/strong>. Watch as your WordPress window enters a special editing mode, where you can actually see the code of your theme and edit as you please. Don\u2019t worry, if you\u2019re about to save a file that will break your site, WordPress will generate a warning. However, unless you\u2019re a developer, you should only make significant edits to your theme files in a controlled development environment.<\/p>\n

Creating and Managing Other User Accounts<\/h2>\n

Imagine you have multiple users who need access to your WordPress account. As an admin, you can create those user accounts.<\/p>\n

User roles vary in their available privileges:<\/p>\n

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Administrator<\/dt>\n
The master of the whole site, has the power to do anything<\/dd>\n
Editor<\/dt>\n
The editor can manage, edit, and publish all posts and pages<\/dd>\n
Author<\/dt>\n
The author role can write, edit, and publish only their own posts and pages<\/dd>\n
Contributor<\/dt>\n
The contributor has similar privileges as an author but cannot<\/em> publish<\/dd>\n
Subscriber<\/dt>\n
The subscriber is like a reader, and they can only manage their own profile (for example, update email address and password)<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

You can also enable user registration<\/a> on your WordPress site, so other users can register themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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