How to add Admins to my blog. Please Help!

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  giratina9872 · Member · Apr 14, 2013 at 2:11 am

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  How can I add another Admin to my site without giving them my username and password?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  gureggu · Member · Apr 14, 2013 at 2:19 am

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  Go to: Dashboard > Users.

  From there select “Add New” at the top of the screen, fill out all the fields and under “Role” select “Administrator”.

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  giratina9872 · Member · Apr 14, 2013 at 2:20 am

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  Thank you! Also thanks for the quick response :D!

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  raincoaster · Member · Apr 14, 2013 at 2:20 am

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  Dear god, don’t do that. Don’t EVER give someone Admin access to your blog if you don’t trust them. And nobody you could trust would ever ask for that.

  By the way, if you make them Admin, they can delete your blog. There’s a guy who charms people into making him Admin, pretending to be a kid, and then holds their blogs for ransom. If someone deletes your blog, it’s gone forever.

  I’d suggest you invite them to be an editor instead. http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/

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  gureggu · Member · Apr 14, 2013 at 2:21 am

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  You’re quite welcome. :-)

  Let us know when you get it resolved, or if you need additional assistance.

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  gureggu · Member · Apr 14, 2013 at 2:26 am

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  Don’t EVER give someone Admin access to your blog if you don’t trust them.

  I didn’t look at the URL they posted, just answered the question. But I agree 100% with you after reading the post on his blog, great catch.

  Unless you know the person, as raincoaster eluded to, making them an admin is a *really* bad idea.

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  raincoaster · Member · Apr 14, 2013 at 2:42 am

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  The avatar is clearly a Club Penguin one, and Club Penguin is known for this.