Tasks for Administrators
- Create a Gallery and Gallery Page; and add and subsequently remove the User Uploads Block from the gallery page. This is described below.
- Add Users to the system – designate them as Authors. Create a Default password (I used C@3rdyddu3a&Ph0t0), they can change this either from the Profile item in the Menubar after Login, or from the Login screen by clicking on “Lost your password?”. I suggest using a UserID based on their first name, plus a surname letters a capital for duplicate first names.
- Change the Home Page as required; the image could be the monthly choice, and the button link should go to a gallery created by the Administrators – they could choose a Gallery they’ve created – such as an exhibition – which is how it is at the launch of the website, or the best of the year, or …
Tasks for Editors
- Can approve Comments
- Can organise the Media Library, viz. Create Folders move images from Uncategorised to that Folder
- Can change status of Post from Draft to Published (in Quick Edit)
- Can add Category to Post, as well as Tags (from Quick Edit)
- They CAN edit posts created by someone else, and CAN DELETE a Post
- They CAN create a Page (as well as Posts), and can DELETE a page
- Can set a Featured Image to a Post/Page ( and presumable change them as well)
From Perplexity
An Editor can manage almost all content on a standard WordPress site but cannot manage core site administration (settings, plugins, themes, users).
Core content capabilities
- Create, edit, publish, and delete any post and page, including those created by other users (Authors, Contributors, even Admins’ posts).
- Manage taxonomies: add, edit, and delete categories and tags for posts.
- Manage comments: view, approve, reply to, edit, and delete comments across the whole site.
- Access and manage media: upload files, edit media items, and remove media from the library.
- View private posts and pages created by any user.
What Editors cannot do (by default)
- Cannot install, update, or delete plugins and themes.
- Cannot change site‑wide settings (e.g., Settings → General, Reading, Permalinks, etc.).
- Cannot add, remove, or edit user accounts or change user roles.
- Cannot manage core widgets/menus in some setups unless a plugin grants extra capabilities (this can vary with themes/plugins).
Typical use in a “member” site
On a normal membership/content site where roles are not customized, Editors are the topcontent managers: they oversee all posts/pages, categories/tags, comments, and media, while Administrators retain control over configuration, plugins, themes, and user management. If a membership or role plugin is installed, it may add or restrict capabilities, but that is on top of the default Editor rights above.