Title: Plugin not respecting default user role
Last modified: November 15, 2020

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# Plugin not respecting default user role

 *  Resolved [pennymachines](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pennymachines/)
 * (@pennymachines)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-respecting-default-user-role/)
 * Hi,
    I just noticed that users joining my multisite via Simple Membership are
   being assigned the standard ‘subscriber’ user role.
 * I need them to have the ‘author’ role.
 * I set the default role for my subsite to ‘author’ under Network Admin/Sites/Edit
   subsite/Settings tab/Default Role.
 * This is apparently ignored by Simple Membership. Is there a setting I have not
   found?
 * Thank you.

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 *  Plugin Support [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/)
 * (@mbrsolution)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-respecting-default-user-role/#post-13667587)
 * Hi,
 * > I set the default role for my subsite to ‘author’ under Network Admin/Sites/
   > Edit subsite/Settings tab/Default Role.
 * Have you tried setting up the above in the sub-site instead of the Network Admin
   site?
 * Regards
 *  Thread Starter [pennymachines](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pennymachines/)
 * (@pennymachines)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-respecting-default-user-role/#post-13668011)
 * Hi,
    Thanks for your reply. Could you guide me to that setting? There is no Default
   Role under subsite/Dashboard/Settings/General
 * I can confirm that in subsite/Dashboard/Users/Add New/ ‘author’ is pre-selected
   as the assigned role.
    -  This reply was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by [pennymachines](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pennymachines/).
 *  Plugin Support [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/)
 * (@mbrsolution)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-respecting-default-user-role/#post-13670668)
 * Hi, what are you current Network Settings setup for **Allow new registrations**?
 * Regards
 *  Thread Starter [pennymachines](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pennymachines/)
 * (@pennymachines)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-respecting-default-user-role/#post-13673678)
 * **Allow new registrations:** User accounts may be registered
 *  Plugin Support [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/)
 * (@mbrsolution)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-respecting-default-user-role/#post-13675055)
 * Hi, in your sub-site, did you add a membership level with Author role assigned
   to it?
    -  This reply was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/).
 *  Thread Starter [pennymachines](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pennymachines/)
 * (@pennymachines)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-respecting-default-user-role/#post-13675128)
 * Hi,
    Yes. Under subsite/WP Membership/Membership Levels/Membership Level/Edit/
   Default WordPress Role is ‘author’.
 *  Plugin Support [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/)
 * (@mbrsolution)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-respecting-default-user-role/#post-13675373)
 * Hi, I have submitted a message to the developers to investigate further your 
   issue/request.
 * Thank you
 *  Plugin Author [wp.insider](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpinsider-1/)
 * (@wpinsider-1)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-respecting-default-user-role/#post-13675575)
 * [@pennymachines](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pennymachines/), Unfortunately,
   the user role for multi-site won’t work that way with our plugin. The multi-site
   setup can get very complex. Our plugin is really for very simple setup. I would
   recommend you try a different plugin that has more heavyweight multi-site integration.
   I apologize that our plugin isn’t the best solution for multi-site setup.
 *  Thread Starter [pennymachines](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pennymachines/)
 * (@pennymachines)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-respecting-default-user-role/#post-13685594)
 * OK, thank you for your reply, even though it is disappointing.

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