How to make WordPress theme editable by other users

  • Rae Griffin

    (@nsulayman)


    12 years, 1 month ago

    I have installed a WordPress theme in /wp-content/themes/mytheme/ I then applied this theme to a specific site. I am using WordPress multi-site. I want users (who have administrator role) who have access to the site to also be able to edit the theme from WordPress.

    Is this possible? How?

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  • RichardWPG

    (@richardwpg)

    12 years, 1 month ago

    You can create an admin user for them to access through your dashboard and you can let the person edit via editor panel.

    Thread Starter Rae Griffin

    (@nsulayman)

    12 years, 1 month ago

    @richardwpg,
    The user is already an administrator. So, I’m a bit confused on your meaning. Thanks

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist

    12 years, 1 month ago

    On Multisite, themes can only be edited by SUPER Admins (i.e. network admins who have access to the network menus).

    You can use plugins to let admins edit the CSS of their site, but not the theme’s code.

    Thread Starter Rae Griffin

    (@nsulayman)

    12 years, 1 month ago

    Thank you Ipstenu, I also found your posts here: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-theme-edit?replies=24 which seem to be relevant. It’s a shame that our remote developer will have to bug us every time he wants to make a single change to a theme for a site he’s already administrator of. It’s counter intuitive to me but I guess it makes sense since the same theme could be applied to another site…although, does that even make sense?

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist

    12 years, 1 month ago

    but I guess it makes sense since the same theme could be applied to another site

    That’s exactly why it’s not permitted. If multiple sites use the same theme, it’s too easy for them to mess up everyone.

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