What does 'Subscribed' Registered Users mean

  • nnuri

    (@nnuri)


    12 years, 7 months ago

    Hello,
    I have three questions:

    1) If I setup my WordPress blog to allow all users to register to ‘subscribe’ – what does that mean? Is there an icon they can click on to subscribe to the blog?

    2) If I setup the role not to subscribe but to edit, does that mean they can add and edit topics or edit the entire site?

    3) Do they see an icon that will allow them to edit ?

    Thanks

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  • NateJacobs

    (@natejacobs)

    12 years, 7 months ago

    A user with a role of ‘subscriber’ only has the capability to read the content on the site. They also have the ability to create a profile. A user with the role of ‘editor’ has the capability to edit posts/pages, delete posts/pages, and several others. If the user has the capability and the theme you are using is set-up to support it, a link that says ‘edit’ will appear on a post or page that that user is able to edit.

    To learn more about how role and capabilities work in WordPress see the Codex article.

    Thread Starter nnuri

    (@nnuri)

    12 years, 7 months ago

    Thank you Nate.
    I looked over the documentation and it referenced the file general-template.php found in the wp-includes directory. When I read the line for wp-register in the file, it looked fine but I still can’t figure out how to create the form. Is there a plugin for that that you might recommend?

    Thank you,
    Nuri

    NateJacobs

    (@natejacobs)

    12 years, 7 months ago

    Do you mean the register user form? If so, WordPress provides a form to let visitors register for the site. When you log into your site you will see a small link below that says “Register” that links to the register form /wp-login.php?action=register. If you are using TwentyEleven and many other themes by default there is a widget that includes a link to register or login. If you allow registration to your site.

    Thread Starter nnuri

    (@nnuri)

    12 years, 7 months ago

    Thanks for the reply Nate but I still cannot find a widget in the theme you mentioned for allowing users to register, provided of course they were setup that way. Any ideas?

    Thanks,
    Nuri

    NateJacobs

    (@natejacobs)

    12 years, 7 months ago

    The Widget is called Meta in the default TwentyEleven Theme.

    Thread Starter nnuri

    (@nnuri)

    12 years, 7 months ago

    Thank you, that worked with the theme you mentioned, but I guess my theme does not have it…!

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    12 years, 7 months ago

    The Meta Widget is part of core WordPress and should be available in all themes.

    Thread Starter nnuri

    (@nnuri)

    12 years, 7 months ago

    I know and agree but it did not put the ‘Register’ option out there – only the login and others.

    Thread Starter nnuri

    (@nnuri)

    12 years, 7 months ago

    I am sorryh, I just noticed that I was ‘logged on’ when I tried it and that of course will not produce the ‘Register’ tab. So, it worked. Thanks Nate and Esmi. I do have another question, though, is there a way to modify or delete the links that come by default with the Meta widget like access to WordPress.org orr the RSS feeds etc.?

    Thanks

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    12 years, 7 months ago

    No – you cannot modify the Meta Widget’s output.

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