Title: Import Assigning Default Role
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# Import Assigning Default Role

 *  Resolved [adh11576](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adh11576/)
 * (@adh11576)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-assigning-default-role/)
 * I need to import a set of users and automatically assign them their role like–
   Subscriber.
 * 1) can i set this column in my CSV?
    2) what should I name that column? 3) any
   special syntax of use in the field to auto set role type?
 * Thanks!
 * Aaron
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/import-users-from-csv-with-meta/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/import-users-from-csv-with-meta/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Javier Carazo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carazo/)
 * (@carazo)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-assigning-default-role/#post-5974343)
 * adh11576,
 * Currently you cannot set the role inside the CSV, you can choose only a role 
   for every user each time you upload it.
 * We can do this develop if you need it and you support us.
 * Tell me.
 *  Plugin Author [Javier Carazo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carazo/)
 * (@carazo)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-assigning-default-role/#post-5974568)
 * There is no new message in this thread, so I would close it, if you need something
   more tell me.
 *  [rdpollard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rdpollard/)
 * (@rdpollard)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-assigning-default-role/#post-5974589)
 * This would be a pretty useful option to me personally. I know [Import Users from CSV](https://wordpress.org/plugins/import-users-from-csv/)
   plugin lets users specify a role on import, but that plugin isn’t nearly as feature-
   rich otherwise.
 * If you don’t mind my suggesting, keep the drop-down control to assign a role 
   to the imported csv, BUT if “role” exists in the csv, allow it to be used instead.
 *  Plugin Author [Javier Carazo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carazo/)
 * (@carazo)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-assigning-default-role/#post-5974590)
 * rdpollard,
 * That’s a good idea, but yes, we are a very busy bussiness about WordPress and
   this new functionality would need some kind of support.
 * Do you want to support us?

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 * Last activity: [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-assigning-default-role/#post-5974590)
 * Status: resolved