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title: Add Managers to a Space
description: "**In this article we will look at how to add additional managers to your Space.** ## Manager Types Spaces have the following manager roles: - Owner - usually the user who created the Space. There can only be one owner…"
url: "https://spacesengine.com/docs/add-managers-to-a-space/"
updated: "2025-02-10"
category: Setting up your Space
---

# Add Managers to a Space

**In this article we will look at how to add additional managers to your Space.**

## Manager Types

Spaces have the following manager roles:

- Owner - usually the user who created the Space. There can only be one owner (broadly the equivalent of a WordPress Post Author) and they are the only manager type who can delete a Space from the front end.
- Admin - a user with the same capabilities as the owner, but without the ability to delete a Space. They have full access to the frontend settings screens.
- Editor - a user who can carry out day-to-day tasks such as adding posts to the Space.

## Assigning Roles

![](https://spacesengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot_400-1024x645.png)

In the frontend, and as the owner of a Space, head to the **Members**tab. To assign a role to a user, they will need to already be a follower. In most cases, they already will be. If not, please ask them to *follow*or *like*the Space. Using the drop down list, select the follower, and then pick a role. Click update to save that role. Admins can also use this screen, however they can only promote a follower to an editor. This screen can also be used to downgrade a user, or revoke their role back to follower.

## Can I Change the Owner Here?

For WordPress reasons, post authors are changed on the back end only. There is a separate guide [here](https://spacesengine.com/docs/changing-the-owner-of-a-space/).

## Why Are Only Followers Shown?

This is to maintain performance. Processing a list of all site users would be very challenging for most sites, especially those with large user bases.