A freelancer needs access to my site

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  enmliving · Member · Jan 30, 2024 at 5:13 pm

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  Hi there,

  A freelancer needs access to my site to help me with the technical SEO. He has asked to get access to my WordPress account but I am scared to do that. I will definitely not share my username and password but I was thinking of a adding him as a new user instead.

  However, what happens if I add him as an admin? Can he (somehow) remove me from the site and claim ownership of my site? What are the risks?

  What do you advice?

  Thank you!

  WP.com: Yes
  Jetpack: Yes
  Correct account: Yes

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to moderators and staff)

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  enmliving · Member · Jan 30, 2024 at 5:14 pm

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  Can technical SEO be done without accessing my WordPress site?

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  faisalahammad · Member · Jan 30, 2024 at 9:58 pm

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  Hi,

  You can add him as a user and give him the Editor role, which might be enough for the on-page SEO. It would not be a good idea to give full admin privileges, as they only need access to the SEO plugin.

  For more details, you can check the details below. Thank you

  

  Invite People to Your Site

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  This guide will explain how you can invite others to work on your website and grant different levels of permission depending on what you want the person to be able to do. Add Users to Your Site Instead of giving someone your username and password (which would be a security risk), you can invite them to create their own user account on your site, becoming part of your “Team.” To view y