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title: How to Create WooCommerce Users Who Can Only View and Edit Orders
description: "One PublishPress user asked if it if possible to create a role called \"Order Manager\" in WooCommerce. Users in this role will only have access to Orders in WooCommerce. They will have full Order functionality (see orders, change order status,…"
url: "https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/woocommerce-users-only-edit-orders/"
updated: "2024-01-23"
category: "How-to Guides / WooCommerce"
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# How to Create WooCommerce Users Who Can Only View and Edit Orders

One PublishPress user asked if it if possible to create a role called "Order Manager" in WooCommerce. Users in this role will only have access to Orders in WooCommerce. They will have full Order functionality (see orders, change order status, email invoice etc) but without being able to fully manage anything else in WooCommerce or WordPress.

Yes, it is possible to create a WordPress user who can access WooCommerce orders, but nothing else.

First, you will need to install WooCommerce and the [PublishPress Capabilities](https://publishpress.com/capabilities/) plugin.

Next, we're going to create a new role called "Order Manager". We're going to copy the existing "Subscriber" role because it provides a good, basic set of permissions.

- Go to "Capabilities" then "Roles" in your WordPress admin menu.
- Find the "Subscriber" role and click "Copy".

![Copy Subscriber](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/copy-subscriber-1024x330.png)
Copy Subscriber

- Enter "Order Manager" in the box labeled "Role Name".
- Click "Create Role".

![Create Order Role](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/create-order-role-1024x320.png)
Create Order Role

- Go to "Capabilities" in the WordPress admin area.
- Make sure the "Order Manager" role is selected in the top-left corner.
- In the center of the screen, select all the boxes in the "Orders" row:

![Orders Checked](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/orders-checked-1024x370.png)
Orders Checked

We're now going to add a new permission to give Order Managers access to the WordPress admin area. [Click here for more info on admin area access with WooCommerce](https://publishpress.com/blog/wordpress-admin-area-access-for-woocommerce-users/).

- Click "Woocommerce" tab.
- Enter “view_admin_dashboard”.
- Click “Save changes”.

![](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/view-admin-dashboard-1024x688.png)
View Admin Dashboard

- Now you can add a user to your new "Order Manager" role:

![A new WooCommerce user in the Order Manager role](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/order-manager-user-1024x178.png)

- When your new user logs in, all they will see is the "Orders" screen and the "Profile" area.

![A user who is able to access WooCommere orders](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/order-login-1024x515.png)