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The Manage Users feature lets you control WordPress user accounts across all your child sites from a central location. Create new users on multiple sites at once, edit existing user details, import users via CSV, and remove user accounts without logging into each site individually.

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What You’ll Accomplish

  • Search and view users across all child sites
  • Create new user accounts on one or multiple sites
  • Import multiple users via CSV file
  • Edit existing user accounts
  • Delete single or multiple users

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Prerequisites

  • MainWP Dashboard installed and activated
  • At least one child site connected to your Dashboard
  • Administrator access to your Dashboard site

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View Existing Users

1

Navigate to Manage Users

Go to MainWP > Users > Manage Users.Go to the MainWP > Users > Manage Users page
2

Set search preferences

In the Search section, configure your filter criteria (role, username, email, etc.).
3

Select child sites

Select the child sites you want to search.
4

Execute search

Click Show Users.A list of matching users appears at the bottom of the page.

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Create a New User

Create a WordPress user on one or multiple child sites simultaneously.
1

Navigate to Add New

Go to MainWP > Users > Add New.Go to the MainWP > Users > Add New page
2

Enter user details

Complete the user information:
FieldDescription
UsernameLogin name for the user
Email AddressUser’s email for notifications and password resets
First NameUser’s first name (optional)
Last NameUser’s last name (optional)
Website URLUser’s website (optional)
PasswordEnter custom password or use auto-generated one
Send PasswordCheck to email the password to the user
RoleSelect the user’s WordPress role
3

Select sites

Select the child sites where you want to create this user.
4

Create user

Click Add New User.MainWP creates the user account on all selected sites.

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Import Users via CSV

Import multiple users at once using a CSV file.
1

Navigate to Import Users

Go to MainWP > Users > Import Users.
2

Download sample

Click Download Sample CSV file to get the template.
3

Edit CSV file

Open the downloaded file in a text editor. Replace the demo values (lines 2-6) with your user data.Import Users - Sample CSV
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Format entries

Enter values in this order, separated by commas:
PositionFieldNotes
1UsernameRequired
2Email AddressRequired
3First NameOptional
4Last NameOptional
5Website URLOptional
6Send Password0 = don’t email, 1 = email password
7+Sites/TagsChild site URLs or tag names
5

Upload and import

Upload the CSV file to your Dashboard. Check CSV file contains a header if you kept line 1 from the sample. Click Import Users.
MainWP requires CSV format. TXT and other text formats will not work.

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Edit Existing Users

1

Search for user

Go to MainWP > Users > Manage Users and search for the user.
2

Open edit form

In the search results, locate the user and click Edit in the Actions column.User search results table showing matching users
3

Update details

Modify the user information and save changes.
To change the password for the connected administrator account on selected Child Sites, go to Admin Passwords.

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Delete Users

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Delete a Single User

1

Search for user

Go to MainWP > Users > Manage Users and search for the user.
2

Delete

In the search results, locate the user and click Delete in the Actions column.User search results with users selected for deletion

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Bulk Delete Users

1

Search for users

Go to MainWP > Users > Manage Users and search for the users you want to delete.
2

Select users

Check the checkbox next to each user you want to delete.
3

Apply bulk action

Select Delete from the Bulk Actions dropdown and click Apply.

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Important Limitations

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Cannot Delete Connection User

MainWP prevents deleting the administrator account used to establish the connection with a child site. To delete this user:
  1. Go to MainWP > Sites > Manage Sites
  2. Edit the child site settings
  3. Change the connected administrator to a different user
  4. Delete the original user

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Content Attribution

When you delete a user who authored posts or pages, their content is automatically attributed to the connection administrator. To change authorship to a different user, bulk-edit the content directly in the child site’s WP Admin.

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Self-Check Checklist

  • You can search and view users across child sites
  • New users are created successfully on selected sites
  • CSV imports complete without errors
  • User edits save correctly
  • User deletions complete as expected