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How to change a member's role

Only the Community Admin can change other members' roles. Here's how it works and what to do if you're not the Community Admin.

Who can change roles?

Only the person holding the Community Admin role can change another member's role. This is restricted to a single person for security reasons.

If you need someone's role changed and you're not the Community Admin, you have two options:

  • Ask your current Community Admin to make the change for you, or

  • Ask them to transfer the Community Admin role to you.

How to change a role (for Community Admins)

  1. Go to User Management.

  2. Find the member you want to update, and click the (options) menu next to their row.

  3. As Community Admin, you'll see three options: View, Change role, and Delete. (Everyone else only sees View.)

  4. Select Change role.

  5. In the Select role dropdown, choose the new role — options include Company Admin, College Admin, Member Plus, Manager, Contributor, Member, or Guest (available roles vary by community).

  6. The member's role updates immediately.

Do they need to be re-invited or redo onboarding?

No. Changing a role does not generate a new invite token and does not reset the member's onboarding. Their account, login, and onboarding status all stay exactly as they were — only their permissions change.

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