Title: Allow users to write posts
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Allow users to write posts

 *  [danielmck](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielmck/)
 * (@danielmck)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-users-to-write-posts/)
 * Hi,
    i’m about to start coding my webdesign and building it on wordpress, the
   website is like a directory of other sites.
 * I want the user to be able to add their website
    and fill in the necessary details,
   about, social networks, etc..
 * Visitors will be allowed to comment on the website and ‘like’ it
    so i need the
   website author to be able to comment back.
 * Does anybody know the best way to create this functionality.
 * I have the rating covered so only need help with the next bit:
 * At first i was going to have a contact form in which you would fill in all the
   necessary info, then when i recieve the form, i would have to write it in a custom
   post manually.
 * But there must be an easier way, in which the website owner writes
    the info 
   i need then i approve the info and it displays it on my site.
 * I want the website submitter to be allowed only to write exactly the info i need
   and to be allowed to comment on posts, and on their own posts they will have 
   the author styles applied so regular commenters know who they are.
 * Can anyone point me in the right direction or name me a plugin that can do that
   for me?
 * Maybe TDO mini forms???
 * Thanks
    Daniel

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 *  Thread Starter [danielmck](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielmck/)
 * (@danielmck)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-users-to-write-posts/#post-2295431)
 * I also found this tutorial:
    [](http://www.wpdesigner.com/2008/03/01/how-to-use-wordpress-as-a-membership-directory/)
 * But it was written in 2008 so think it might be a little out of date.
    eg, in
   the tutorial he mentions using role manager plugin but i think the same thing
   can be done now within the wordpress dashboard?
 * He has made a nice site with the tutorial, similar to what i want but mine will
   have commenting functionality.
 * Daniel
 *  Thread Starter [danielmck](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielmck/)
 * (@danielmck)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-users-to-write-posts/#post-2295444)
 * [The tut link](http://www.wpdesigner.com/2008/03/01/how-to-use-wordpress-as-a-membership-directory)
 *  Thread Starter [danielmck](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielmck/)
 * (@danielmck)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-users-to-write-posts/#post-2295648)
 * Thanks but thats the tut i posted

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 * Last activity: [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-users-to-write-posts/#post-2295648)
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