{"id":30445,"date":"2019-09-13T06:44:23","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T06:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/?p=30445"},"modified":"2019-09-13T06:44:23","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T06:44:23","slug":"wordpress-user-roles-elementor-role-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wordpress-user-roles-elementor-role-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Manage WordPress User Roles With the Elementor Role Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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WordPress user roles are the solution to a common problem web designers and developers have: You finally finish your client\u2019s site, wrap up and send over the files and login details. A few days or weeks later, you get a call that the site isn\u2019t working right. When you log in, you see that the client has accidentally broken the whole thing!<\/p>

No client is trying to mess things up intentionally. But when they have access to tools they don\u2019t know how to work with, problems can arise quickly. After all, with great power comes great responsibility<\/a>. It\u2019s easy to make a huge mistake, even when you\u2019re just trying to change some text or move things around a bit.<\/p>

WordPress user roles were created to help solve this problem. With these, you can assign people roles depending on what you want to give them access to. However, WordPress roles work best for editors and writers expanding their team – they\u2019re not optimized for web designers\u2019 needs.<\/p>

That\u2019s where the Elementor<\/a> Role Manager comes in. Made just for designers, this tool offers extra functionality for them. You can keep certain users out of the Elementor editor entirely, or give them access to content only. That way, you can reduce accidents and protect your design.<\/p>

Ready to learn more about user roles and how you can turn on Elementor\u2019s user features? We\u2019ll help you gain more control over your designs post-hand-off, and keep clients and their editors from messing them up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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What Are User Roles?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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WordPress roles were made to correct a common problem people have when they need to bring on more authors and editors: How can you keep them from messing with settings they\u2019re not supposed to or don\u2019t need to?<\/span>
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Thanks to user roles, it\u2019s easy to add people to your site and not have to worry about them getting into parts of the site they don\u2019t belong in. They are made to restrict people from features they don\u2019t need to have access to.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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They Keep Your Site Safe\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Each role in WordPress comes with a specific set of permissions. For instance, the Contributor<\/a> can delete and edit their own non-published posts as well as read other posts \u2013 that\u2019s it. From there, the roles gain more permissions each level you step up.<\/p>

When you work with strangers, such as authors who write guest posts on your site, it\u2019s just not a good idea to give them more power than they need.<\/p>

Malicious users can gain access to your site under the guise of becoming a guest poster. Once they do, they can deface everything, delete pages or even take down the whole website. You could also get on bad terms with one of your editors, only to have them turn around and go on a deletion spree.<\/p>

But they can only do that if you give them elevated permissions. That\u2019s why you should use user roles for untrusted new members. You can always bump them up when they need extra functionality, and they\u2019ve proven that they can be trusted.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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They Prevent Accidents<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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But why would you need to assign roles like this, especially when you\u2019re working with someone you trust – like a client?<\/p>

Even with trusted contributors (and your design clients), it\u2019s still better to avoid giving them access to more functionality than they need to do their job. It can confuse, and there\u2019s no reason they should have access to features they won\u2019t use.<\/p>

At the same time, restricting what they can do dramatically reduces the chance of accidents happening. Frequently, people mess up by accident and not out of malicious intent. The right user roles minimize the chances of that.<\/p>

Now let\u2019s go over the WordPress user roles and learn how to apply them. As Elementor Role Manager integrates with the default roles, you\u2019ll need to understand how to work with both.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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WordPress User Roles\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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WordPress created user roles so that you could take control of your site and restrict access to it for other people. By using them, you can ensure that the new person you invite onto your site doesn\u2019t, accidentally or maliciously, mess up any settings or delete anything sensitive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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You can change how each role works and what they have access to individually with plugins. However, WordPress also comes with six default roles out of the box.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Default User Roles in WordPress\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Besides the information below, you can also find out more about WordPress user roles in the WordPress Codex<\/a>.<\/p>