Title: Adding Existing User
Last modified: March 3, 2020

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# Adding Existing User

 *  Resolved [jb0591](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jb0591/)
 * (@jb0591)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-existing-user/)
 * When I added a user that already exists within WordPress the options displayed
   is a subset, i cant set Department, Detailed Title, Employee Status, Date of 
   Hire, Role etc etc.
 * I mean, say a user subscribes to my WordPress then I want to add them as an Employee
   I only get limited options to setup the employee.

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Black and White](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blackandwhitedigital/)
 * (@blackandwhitedigital)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-existing-user/#post-11870805)
 * Hi
 * Sorry to hear you are having issues.
 * Can you – (a) turn the plugin off and on again and clear any cache
    (b) go to
   the employee’s profile, click on the Job tab and try the ‘Update Status’ and 
   other buttons on the right?
 * Thanks
 * Paul
 *  Thread Starter [jb0591](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jb0591/)
 * (@jb0591)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-existing-user/#post-11871079)
 * Hi
 * I did this but the bug still exists. I should explain my steps as I think there
   is a little confusion.
 * If a new user to the site registers via the normal WordPress registration process
   they appear in WP Users list. If I now go to ‘WPHR Manager->Employees’ and press‘
   Add New’ I get the standard ‘New Employee’ template which gives me all fields
   to complete (this is as expected).
 * As soon as I add the email address of the registered user it says ‘This user 
   already exists. Do you want to make this user as a employee? Click to create 
   employee’…..at this point when i click the link the ‘New Employee’ template changes
   to ‘Update Employee’ template….it is in this template that i cant set things 
   like Department, Detailed Title, Employee Status, Date of Hire, Role etc etc.
   Hence the ‘Update Employee’ template has the issue I am on about.
 * As this is the ‘Update Employee’ template all the fields should be the same as‘
   New Employee’
 * Cheers
 * JB
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 9 months ago by [jb0591](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jb0591/).
 *  Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * (@jdembowski)
 * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
 * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-existing-user/#post-12501509)
 * [@blackandwhitedigital](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blackandwhitedigital/)
   I’ve deleted your offer to login to your user’s site. I’m am 100% sure you mean
   well but please _never ask for credentials._ I have flagged your account temporarily.
   That just means that your post will need to be approved and @ notifications from
   you will not work.
 * [https://wordpress.org/support/guidelines/#the-bad-stuff](https://wordpress.org/support/guidelines/#the-bad-stuff)
 * Now for the why: The internet is a wonderful place full of very nice people and
   a few very bad ones. I’m sure everyone here is very nice however, by giving some
   ones keys to your house you are trusting they wont steal anything. Likewise the
   person who takes the keys is now responsible for the house FOREVER.
 * If something was to go wrong, then you the author may well legally become liable
   for damages, which they would not normally have been as their software is provided
   without warranty.
 * **Please be aware that repeatedly asking for credentials will result in us asking
   you to repeatedly stop before escalating up to the plugins team.**

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 * Last activity: [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-existing-user/#post-12501509)
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