WordPress Roles and Capabilites

Roles in our Content Management System (WordPress) define the capabilities each user is allowed. There are five roles, the Administrator, Editor, Author, Contributor, and Subscriber, and each is designed for a specific type of user. A definition of each  role and its functions are listed below:

Administrator
The Administrator is the top role and has access to all of the administration features in our Content Management System.

Editor
An Editor is able to write, manage, and publish their own posts as well as manage other’s posts.

Author
An Author is able to write, manage, and publish their own posts.

Contributor
The Contributor is able to write and manage their own posts; however they can not publish them.

Subscriber
The role of Subscriber is able to read comments, place comments on your site, and receive newsletters.

Roles and Capabilities Chart