How to Add Users to an UpStream Project

Steve

Steve

Last updated on Nov 7, 2026

There are two different types of users in UpStream:

  • Clients: who are not expected to do any work.
  • Users: who do the work in the project.

If you want to add a users to an UpStream Project, by default, they should have one of these WordPress user roles:

However, you can expand this to other roles. Go to Settings > General and choose in the “Project User Roles” area.

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If a user does not have one of these roles, you will not be able to add them to projects or assign them items.


Adding Users to UpStream

  • To add a user to a particular role, go to “Users” and then edit a user.

edit WordPress user

  • You can choose the user’s role via the “Role” dropdown:

choose the WordPress users role