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How Do I Change User Roles in WooCommerce?

Last updated on January 23, 2023 @ 12:28 pm

As the owner of a WooCommerce store, you have the ability to change user roles. This can be done from the WordPress backend.

In the left-hand sidebar, hover over Users and then click on All Users.

All of the users for your site will be listed here. To change a user’s role, simply click on the edit link next to their name.

On the next screen, you’ll see a dropdown menu labeled Role. By default, WordPress comes with five user roles: Super Admin, Administrator, Editor, Author, and Contributor.

Each role has different capabilities.

For example, an administrator can do everything on a WordPress site while a contributor can only write and edit their own posts. WooCommerce adds two new user roles: Customer and Shop Manager. Customers are essentially customers who have an account on your site.

They can view their order history and track their orders, but they can’t make any changes to your site.

Shop Managers are similar to administrators in that they have full control over your WooCommerce store. However, there are some capabilities that are specifically for managing a WooCommerce store.

PRO TIP: If you are not an administrator, you will not be able to change user roles in WooCommerce. Only administrators have the ability to change user roles.

To change a user’s role:

Hover over Users in the left-hand sidebar and then click on All Users. All of the users for your site will be listed here.

To change a user’s role, simply click on the edit link next to their name.

On the next screen, you’ll see a dropdown menu labeled Role.

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