
We've had plenty of inquiries from clients with this type of situation:
"I want to add an author to the site, but I don't want to give them access. I just need their names to exist so I can assign an article to them."
Well, no worries! Here's a step by step guide on how to manage authors yourself.
1. Go to the Account link in the left nav
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2. Click on 'Add User'
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3. You will be able to input Name, Last Name, Email, Password and User Role.
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What we're going to take advantage of here is the gmail hack.
4. Using the + hack on your email to control that author account
We're going to add a user that uses your email + their name so it's actually just your email that gets any notifications and has access to that particular author.
Example:
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The truth is, it's the same ana@rebelmouse.com (or youremail@gmail.com) that is in control of this author.
5. Click on 'Add User' to finalize the process.
Handy workaround, right?