Adding users on WordPress.com Business plan
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Hi,
I’m considering switching a site that I’ve run for some time onto the Business plan. Because of the specific nature of this site, it’s important to me that I be able to create user accounts and send my contributors their information to log in. Would this be possible under the Business plan or is that only possible under a WordPress.org installation?
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Hi there,
In order to add users, all you need to do is to click ‘Add’ on the People section of the Admin panel.
See the full article here: https://en.support.wordpress.com/adding-users/
Hope this helps,
Paul
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Paul,
I apologize; I should’ve been clearer. What I’m asking is whether I would be able to do this without sending them an invite, the way I could do on a WordPress.org site—just create their account and send them their username and password. Is that a thing on WordPress.com?
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Hi @mcqshield,
Unfortunately not, it’s not a thing offered on WordPress.com by default.
The Business Plan would allow you to install custom plugins, and there’s almost certainly a plugin out there that would help you do what you’re intending. We’re unable to recommend a specific plugin which can help you achieve this though, however it may help if you clarify your next step after sending them a username/password.
Thank you. :)
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Hi there,
This is not possible on WordPress.com, period. Contributor access to a WordPress.com site requires a WordPress.com account. You cannot create a user account directly on the site in WP-Admin on any WordPress.com site, including Business Plan sites.
The Business Plan would allow you to install custom plugins, and there’s almost certainly a plugin out there that would help you do what you’re intending
User management is a built in feature of the Core WordPress software and does not require plugins. But that feature is overridden by Jetpack’s secure sign-on feature on all Business Plan sites – Jetpack SSO only allows people to log into WP-Admin via a WordPress.com account that’s been added to the site.
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