controlling registered users

  • When I have a registered user sign up and log in, it takes you to this dashboard page which is pretty much blank. I want the ability of the user to add a picture of, let’s say, there car and then a brief description of it. Thats all I want them to do. How can this be achieved?

    thanks for response

Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)

  • You can do this two ways:

    1. Allow them to create a “post” on your site
    2. Allow them to comment on a “post” on your site

    Option 1
    They are being given a higher level of user access to the site, at least “contributor”, rather than say “subscriber”.

    Option 2
    You can allow people to comment without being registered users, or even providing a name and email address. But things will get messy.

    You will need to read the instructions for WordPress to find these settings for new users, and or commenters. Good luck!

    Thread Starter johnmerlino

    (@johnmerlino)

    I updated the privilege to “contributer”. Then logged back in as the user but still the dashboard looks identical. Where are they supposed to add the post?

    thanks for response

    You said the dashboard was “pretty much blank”. That’s too vague for you to be helped.

    If you (as admin) or your user (as contributor) don’t see anything (or at least see the Posts tab, then:
    Your install could be broken.
    The permission to “write” might be limited (by the server file system).
    But you should check out this page on how to write posts

    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Writing_Posts

Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)
  • The topic ‘controlling registered users’ is closed to new replies.