Hi there, I'm not sure if this can be done in WP 1.5, but I'll soon be upgrading to 2.2. I'm testing 2.2 now and developing a new design to the site. What I wanted to know is, is there someway for readers to register (yes I've seen the register link) and only make them act as readers so they can comment easier. I don't want them to have any access to the admin panel, though maybe an expanded approach would be to allow them to write posts but ALL posts would have to be moded by me. Any one ever implemented this before? Code, ideas, thoughts would be helpful. Thanks. Skinny
I don't know if there is any way to alter wordpress to keep users from viewing the dashboard. However, at user level 0 on WP 1.5 a user can only view/edit their profile. User level 1 would allow users to create draft posts which you can approve. On WP 2.0, you'd assign either the Contributor role or subscriber role. The first allows users to write/manage their stories, but requires a higher user to publish them. The second just allows writing of comments/etc. By the way, did you mean to say 2.0.2 instead of 2.2? I've started getting into WP development, and there is not a release date specified on WP 2.1 yet. Although 2.0.3 is aiming for 6/6/6.
Thanks that clarified things a bit. So, let's say I want to add the two boxes: username and password on every page (if not logged in) and "Welcome [username]." (if logged in). Is there a block of code I can use to stick that in? BTW it was WP 2.02. Skinny
Here is another thread concerning this. To add a team member to a WordPress 2.0 blog: 1. On the control panel select Users. 2. On the sub-tab select Authors and Users. 3. Enter user information under New User. Click Add User to save. WordPress defaults all new users to a Subscriber level which means all they can do at this point is read the blog and posts comments. To change this, go back into Authors and Users and reassign the user’s roll. Rolls basically grants the user permission to do certain things. The Administrator has carte blanche. An Editor is able to publish and manage their and others posts. They can moderate comments, manage categories, links, upload files and edit pages. An Author can publish and edit only their own posts as well as upload files. A Contributor can write and edit posts but the posts must be approved by either the Editor or Administrator before they are published. A Subscriber and only read and comment on the blog. This is only neccessary if you have a closed (read private) blog. WordPress offers you the option to moderate registration of the blog or to allow open registration. To enable this option: 1. From the control panel and select Options. 2. Under the General sub-tab check ‘Anyone Can Register’ under Membership. 3. Select the default role of new members. You will need to add a link somewhere to your WordPress login page where the option to register for the blog will appear.