Title: Custom user types
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Custom user types

 *  [larrymc311](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larrymc311/)
 * (@larrymc311)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-user-types/)
 * I am writing this on behalf of a fraternity that I am involved with. We are currently
   redoing the website, and I was wondering if there is a way to create custom user
   types with different permissions using wordpress. Other than the standard admins
   and things like that. We would like to have three categories for members (pledges,
   brothers, and alumni). We would also like for there to be a way to easily change
   a members status (i.e. pledge to brother, brother to alumni).

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 *  [Nikki Blight](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kionae/)
 * (@kionae)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-user-types/#post-2598943)
 * Try the Capability Manager plugin.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/capsman/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/capsman/)
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-user-types/#post-2598979)
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/members](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/members)
   is also good.
 *  [aaslun](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aaslun/)
 * (@aaslun)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-user-types/#post-2599233)
 * To do this programmatically yourself you should take a look at the **add_role**
   function in WordPress: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/add_role](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/add_role)

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [aaslun](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aaslun/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-user-types/#post-2599233)
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