WordPress user roles - All at a glance

Comparison table

authorization	Administrator	editor	author	Employees	subscriber
Create posts	✓	✓	✓	✓
Edit posts (own)	✓	✓	✓	✓
Edit posts (other)	✓	✓
Publish posts	✓	✓	✓
Delete posts (own)	✓	✓	✓
Delete posts (other)	✓	✓
Create and edit pages	✓	✓
Delete pages	✓	✓
Manage categories and tags	✓	✓
Moderate comments	✓	✓
Upload and manage media (images, videos)	✓	✓	✓
Add, edit and delete users	✓
Install, activate, deactivate themes and plugins	✓
Change website settings	✓
Submit contributions for review				✓
Manage profile (e.g. change password)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Read and comment only (if comments are enabled)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

All roles

Administrator

Manage all functions and settings
- Create, edit, delete posts, pages, media
- Add, edit, delete users
- Install, activate, deactivate themes and plugins
- Change settings for the entire website

editor

Manage posts and pages
- Create, edit, publish, delete posts and pages (including those of others)
- Manage categories and tags
- Moderate comments

author

Manage your own content
- Create, edit, publish, delete your own posts
- Upload and manage media (e.g. images)

Employees

Create content but do not publish it
- Create and edit posts (but cannot publish)
- Submit articles for review (must be published by an editor or administrator)

subscriber

Manage profile
- Read and comment only (if comments are enabled)
- Manage your own profile (e.g. change password)

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