how to make grant access to user to post articles in wordpress?

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Hi,

I want to make a site which is using wordpress, that members can login and post articles. Members can only view their profile and make a post.

already research few hours, couldn't find....

thanks a lot for your help..

steven
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  • Profile picture of the author Colorado Deb
    Hi Steven,

    Quick clarification question - Are your WordPress site and all of its posts going to be restricted to members? If so, you might want to consider using actual membership software to create the site, so you have the ultimate control.

    Otherwise, I believe you are referring to assigning roles within WordPress. The codex has a section about what each role can do within your blog. The only part that isn't here is the registration part.

    Roles and Capabilities « WordPress Codex

    Here is a summary of roles from the Codex:
    -- Super Admin - Someone with access to the blog network administration features controlling the entire network (See Create a Network).
    -- Administrator - Somebody who has access to all the administration features
    -- Editor - Somebody who can publish and manage posts and pages as well as manage other users' posts, etc.
    -- Author - Somebody who can publish and manage their own posts
    -- Contributor - Somebody who can write and manage their posts but not publish them
    -- Subscriber - Somebody who can only manage their profile

    In Settings > General, you can set whether each new member (subscriber) has to register, and whether anyone can register to be a member. Then you set the new default user role to Author, so the new members can post and edit their own posts after they log in.

    See if that works!

    Deb
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    • Profile picture of the author s.miller
      Originally Posted by Colorado Deb View Post

      Hi Steven,

      Quick clarification question - Are your WordPress site and all of its posts going to be restricted to members? If so, you might want to consider using actual membership software to create the site, so you have the ultimate control.

      Otherwise, I believe you are referring to assigning roles within WordPress. The codex has a section about what each role can do within your blog. The only part that isn't here is the registration part.

      Roles and Capabilities « WordPress Codex

      Here is a summary of roles from the Codex:
      -- Super Admin - Someone with access to the blog network administration features controlling the entire network (See Create a Network).
      -- Administrator - Somebody who has access to all the administration features
      -- Editor - Somebody who can publish and manage posts and pages as well as manage other users' posts, etc.
      -- Author - Somebody who can publish and manage their own posts
      -- Contributor - Somebody who can write and manage their posts but not publish them
      -- Subscriber - Somebody who can only manage their profile

      In Settings > General, you can set whether each new member (subscriber) has to register, and whether anyone can register to be a member. Then you set the new default user role to Author, so the new members can post and edit their own posts after they log in.

      See if that works!

      Deb
      hi,

      i already done it before but its not working....

      thanks for your help
      steven
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      • Profile picture of the author Henry White
        How is it not working? Is you configuration in WP not working as advertised? Have you tested it? Are your visitors unaware that they can contribute or just not doing so? (Assuming you gave them an invitation they read on your pages, maybe you need to check that you didn't sound like you're setting the bar way too high for them.) Keep in mind, Steven, that many of your visitors are undoubtedly afflicted with the same irrational fear and loathing of writing as we read here in these forums daily.
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  • Profile picture of the author AnniePot
    The WP Role Manager Plugin might help you with this.

    Originally Posted by s.miller View Post

    Hi,

    I want to make a site which is using wordpress, that members can login and post articles. Members can only view their profile and make a post.

    already research few hours, couldn't find....

    thanks a lot for your help..

    steven
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