Title: Adding new users
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Adding new users

 *  Resolved [dallasm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dallasm/)
 * (@dallasm)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-new-users-1/)
 * I’m having issues with adding new users: my developer has advised me is a wordpress
   3.1 issue.
    When I’m in a subsite (as superadmin most of the time, so that could
   be the problem) and add a new user, it sends them a confirmation email but when
   they click on it it takes them to the subsite front page, not to a login screen.
   My dev told me I need to add them as a new user in network admin, then add them
   the existing user to the subsite from within the subsite admin. This is very 
   cumbersome. And by the time I notice it, it won’t let me re-add them for a few
   days because an invitation has already been sent, so I need to contact them and
   send it to a different email. Is there a way to directly add new users to the
   site?

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-new-users-1/#post-2274654)
 * No, because the users belong TO the network, not the site. I believe you can 
   add the user to the network, NOT email them their password etc, and then add 
   them to the subsite manually. But you don’t need to ‘re-add’ them to the network,
   just go in and add the ID you already made to the subsite.
 *  Thread Starter [dallasm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dallasm/)
 * (@dallasm)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-new-users-1/#post-2274869)
 * Hi Ipstenu, I missed your reply at the time, sorry
    Can I add them just to the
   site though? Eg. how can a site admin add new users? I’m having trouble getting
   this to work.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-new-users-1/#post-2274870)
 * For SITE admins, you have to turn on the option to allow them.
 * wp-admin/network/settings.php -> Allow site administrators to add new users to
   their site via the “Users → Add New” page.
 * Then the site admin goes to “Users → Add New” and there’s a “Add Existing User”
   option or an “Add New User” one.
 *  Thread Starter [dallasm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dallasm/)
 * (@dallasm)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-new-users-1/#post-2274871)
 * Thanks again, thats great

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## Tags

 * [multisite](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/multisite/)
 * [new-user](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/new-user/)
 * [subsite](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/subsite/)
 * [superadmin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/superadmin/)

 * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/)
 * 4 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [dallasm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dallasm/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-new-users-1/#post-2274871)
 * Status: resolved

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