Title: Creating users
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Creating users

 *  [anagalicia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anagalicia/)
 * (@anagalicia)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-users/)
 * Ok so I have an event coming up, and I want to create a page in my webpage with
   content that the attendees can be able to download after the event (powerpoint
   presentations)and I would like to protect this information and make it available
   just for them, I was thinking of creating several users and passwords for them
   to be able to get them. Is it possible? How can I do it?

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 *  [Marvie Pons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marviepons/)
 * (@marviepons)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-users/#post-3701332)
 * Look on the right hand side of the Write page, in the Publish box -> Visibility:
   Public > click the edit link then choose Password protected radio button and 
   set the password as you choose.
 *  Thread Starter [anagalicia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anagalicia/)
 * (@anagalicia)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-users/#post-3701487)
 * I know I can use the password protected option, but I wanted to know if there’s
   a way for me to create users and passwords, not just the password option..
 *  [Pioneer Web Design](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swansonphotos/)
 * (@swansonphotos)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-users/#post-3701488)
 * Yes, this can be done.
 * A) Do not allow users to register for site – this will make access easier.
    B)
   Use this snippet in functions.php to force users to be logged in to see it:
 *     ```
       add_action('template_redirect','my_non_logged_redirect');function my_non_logged_redirect(){if ((is_page(add_page_slug_here)) && !is_user_logged_in() ) {wp_redirect( 'http://yoursite.com/wp-login.php' ); die(); }}
       ```
   
 * _add\_page\_slug\_here_=page slug
    _yoursite.com_=your domain
 * C) Create the users: Admin Dashboard>Users>Add New>Role=Subscriber>Check: Email
   PW to user.
    D) Instruct users to update their passwords and how to get back 
   to the page (just add as a favorite first, click that when logged in) (if theme
   does not redirect on login)
 * Same can be done for posts, cats, tags, archives, whatever conditional you want..
 *  Thread Starter [anagalicia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anagalicia/)
 * (@anagalicia)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-users/#post-3701492)
 * Thanks! I would try that..
 * Is there a way that users can not modify their profile? Can I create several 
   users and passwords so that they can only access that info, but can’t modify 
   anything about the user/password information? Is that possible?
 *  [Robin W](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robin-w/)
 * (@robin-w)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-users/#post-3701493)
 * Another approach would be to download the “restrict content” plugin.
 * This allows you to restrict pages and post to a role level in the site – you 
   can set this on each page or post.
 * You can then set up individual users (with their own secret passwords) and give
   them say a “subscriber” role. Don’t let people register, you set them up after
   each course, you just need a an email address for them.
 * Each “subscriber” user can then read the subscriber pages (and from there download
   if you want), but those without access at subscriber level can’t.
 * Requires no coding!
 * I use this to have a “members area” within my website, whilst letting general
   public see most of the site.
 *  Thread Starter [anagalicia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anagalicia/)
 * (@anagalicia)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-users/#post-3701504)
 * Thanks Robin W!! That worked! 🙂
 *  [Robin W](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robin-w/)
 * (@robin-w)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-users/#post-3701505)
 * Pleased to hear !

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 * [download](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/download/)
 * [passwords](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/passwords/)
 * [protection](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/protection/)
 * [users](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/users/)

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