How to add admin users in Magento 1.x

Key takeaways

• Create a separate Magento 1.x admin account when a developer or other user needs temporary access.
• Separate admin accounts are safer than sharing your personal login credentials.
• Magento 1.x admin roles let you control what each user can access.
• Remove temporary admin accounts when access is no longer needed.

Learn how to give a developer or another individual temporary admin access to your Magento 1.x store. This is preferable to sharing your personal credentials because it lets you assign separate access and revoke the account when it is no longer needed.

Note: This article applies to Magento 1.x. Magento 1 is end-of-life and no longer receives official Adobe support. If you’re deciding whether to stay on Magento 1 or move to a newer platform, read Magento 1 vs Magento 2: Should You Stay or Should You Go?

1: Create a user role

If you wish to grant complete admin access to the user, you may skip to 2: Add the user instead of creating a specific role. This will, however, involve granting the new user complete admin access and therefore access to all of your store’s most critical areas. Use care when assigning the Administrator role.

1. Log in to your Magento Admin panel.
2. From the Admin Panel, select System > Permissions > Roles.

   

3. Click Add New Role.

   

4. In the Add New Role section, enter the desired name in the Role Name field and your current password in the Current Admin Password field.

   

5. In the Role Information section on the left, select Role Resources.

   

6. ATTENTION: In this step, you will choose which permissions to assign to the new role. If you are unsure, consult with your developer. As always, take care when assigning permissions, as many grant secure access to critical areas of your store.From the Resource Access drop-down list, select Custom if not already selected. Assign permissions as desired.

   

7. Click Save Role.

   

2: Create the admin user 

1. From the Admin Panel, select System > Permissions > Roles.

   

2. Click Add New User.

   

3. In the Account Information section, fill all fields, then from the This account is drop-down list, select Active if not already selected.

   

4. ATTENTION: Iff you are assigning the default Administrators role instead of a custom role, be aware you are granting this user complete access to all of your store’s most critical areas. Use care when assigning this role.On the left, click User Role, then select the check box corresponding to the role you created in the “1: Add user role” section. If you want to grant complete admin access, select the Administrators check box.

   

5. Click Save User.

   

6. Test the newly created login credentials.

Magento 1.x admin user FAQs

Magento 1.x admin user next steps

Creating a separate Magento 1.x admin account is a safer way to give temporary access without sharing your own login credentials.

Start by creating a dedicated admin role, then assign the new user only the permissions they need.

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Jason Dobry