# How to manage users in WordPress

> A step-by-step guide to adding and deleting users in your WordPress dashboard.

Source: https://www.kualo.com/knowledgebase/wp-using/how-to-manage-users-in-wordpress
Updated: 2026-06-09

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WordPress lets you create multiple user accounts and assign each one a role that controls what they can do on your site. Here is how to add a new user and delete an existing one.

## Adding a new user

1. In the left sidebar of your WordPress dashboard, click **Users** to expand the menu.

   ![Users menu expanded](https://kb-cdn.kualo.com/ff/86/ff8665bbb21816686eebe66f3a92b08087e44d40.png)

2. Click **Add New**.

   ![Add New button](https://kb-cdn.kualo.com/c2/75/c27556970fd8f61c4e1195c0c1f822e60ad99620.png)

3. Enter a **Username** for the new account.

   ![Username field](https://kb-cdn.kualo.com/62/69/6269fa6b25c78dffb18e8dfeba806cfd58490ef6.png)

4. Enter the user's **Email** address.

   ![Email field](https://kb-cdn.kualo.com/5b/98/5b985fc027bd1c6c810ef65453964f306e47d5a2.png)

5. Enter the user's **First Name**.

   ![First Name field](https://kb-cdn.kualo.com/0e/dd/0edd2b1ae639d9e0320e759fd7039f67cfa22725.png)

6. Enter the user's **Last Name**.

   ![Last Name field](https://kb-cdn.kualo.com/36/4b/364bab974ed1f9f8f62ef5f748e2776f2654c8e6.png)

7. Scroll down to the **Password** section. WordPress will generate a strong password automatically; you can replace it with one of your own if you prefer.

   ![Password section](https://kb-cdn.kualo.com/e1/86/e1862bbc527ee49bfb2e29e19dbad06e1d221859.png)

8. Select a **Role** for the user (for example, Editor, Author, or Subscriber), then click **Add New User**.

   ![Add New User button](https://kb-cdn.kualo.com/44/55/4455056ee789136fed15dd0ab3c561baa6a25bdf.png)

:::tip
WordPress will send the new user an email with a link to set their password if you leave the **Send User Notification** box ticked.
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## Deleting a user

1. Go to **Users > All Users** in the left sidebar.

2. Hover over the user you want to remove and click the **Delete** link that appears beneath their name.

   ![Delete link](https://kb-cdn.kualo.com/be/7d/be7dc45fe2177e3cd52387897dd1a51fcd875d52.png)

3. Choose what to do with the content that user created - you can attribute it to another user or delete it entirely - then click **Confirm Deletion**.

   ![Confirm Deletion button](https://kb-cdn.kualo.com/53/5e/535e5a33fd7a2babc24f4b519170da22bcf97c8e.png)

The user account is now removed from your site.

![User deleted confirmation](https://kb-cdn.kualo.com/25/81/2581c2ff36274dcc25f827be6f03bea2b45d8bab.png)

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