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title: Super Admin
description: "## What Permissions do Super Admins Have in WordPress? The Super Admin role does not exist on most WordPress sites. It is a feature of WordPress multisite networks. The Super Admin role is very similar to an Administrator, but they…"
url: "https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/super-admin/"
updated: "2026-10-14"
category: WordPress Permissions / WordPress Roles
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# Super Admin

## What Permissions do Super Admins Have in WordPress?

The Super Admin role does not exist on most WordPress sites. It is a feature of WordPress multisite networks.

The Super Admin role is very similar to an Administrator, but they have access to all the sites in the multisite network. By default, only a Super Admin user can access the "Network Admin" area in a multisite network:

![Multi Site Dashboard](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/multi-site-dashboard.png)
Multi Site Dashboard

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## How to View Super Admins

If you are a Super Admin user on a multisite network, you will be able to visit the main network and see other Super Admins.

- Log in to your WordPress multisite network.
- Go to "My Sites", then "Network Admin".
- Click "Users".

![Super User Menu](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/super-user-menu.png)
Super User Menu

- Any Super Admins will be labeled on this "Users" screen:

![Super Admin Display](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/super-admin-display.png)
Super Admin Display

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## How to Create or Remove Super Admins

It is possible to promote existing users to become Super Admin users. You can also remove the Super Admin role.

- Go to "My Sites", then "Network Admin"
- Click "Users".
- Edit a user.
- Scroll down to the "Super Admin" area.
- Check or uncheck the box, "Grant this user super admin privileges for the Network".

![Create Super Admin](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/create-super-admin-1024x229.png)
Create Super Admin

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## Extra Permissions for Super Admins

In addition to the usual Administrator permissions, Super Admins have these permissions on their multisite network.

1. [create_sites](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/create_sites/)
2. [delete_sites](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/delete_sites/)
3. upload_themes
4. upload_plugins
5. [manage_network](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/manage_network/)
6. [manage_network_options](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/manage_network_options/)
7. [manage_network_plugins](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/manage_network_plugins/)
8. [manage_network_themes](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/manage_network_themes/)
9. [manage_network_users](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/manage_network_users/)
10. [manage_sites](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/manage_sites/)
11. [upgrade_network](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/upgrade_network/)