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title: "Add Web Governance users"
date: "2021-08-30T07:09:54+00:00"
summary: "Learn how to create, configure, and manage user accounts."
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Introduction
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This document provides instructions for Admin users on how to add and maintain users on your Acquia Web Governance account.

Adding users
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1.  Click **Admin Settings** (gear icon) on the top menu bar.
    
    ![The location of the Admin Settings button on the main menu bar.](https://acquia.widen.net/content/44dfb321-2b2f-48da-8d3d-d42d738df888/web/WebGov_MainToolbar-AdminSettingsButton.png)
    
    The system displays the _Admin dashboard_.
    
2.  Click **Add a user** in the _Quick actions_ section.
    
    The system displays the _Add user_ page.
    

**Alternatively:**

1.  Click **User management** (people icon) on the left menu bar of the _Admin dashboard_. 
2.  Select **Users** from the expanded options. 
    
    The system displays the _Users_ page.
    
3.  Click **+Add user** on the top right. 
    
    The system displays the _Add user_ page.
    
4.  Provide the following information about the new user:
    *   Details section:
        *   **First name (required)**
        *   **Last name**
        *   **Email (required)**
        *   **Interface language**: Select the language for the application interface.

*   Select the checkboxes to turn on the following options:
    *   **User is account administrator**: Select the checkbox to give Admin permissions to the user.
    *   **Send email with login instructions**: Select the checkbox to generate an automatic email to be sent to the new user with login instructions.
    *   **Notify user when an export is ready for download**: Select the checkbox to enable email notifications. These are sent to the user when exports are ready to download.
        
        For more information, visit [User roles](/node/58531).
        
*   **Permissions section**: Select the checkbox next to each option in the Permissions section to specify user permissions. Select all available features or individual features. You can only provide permissions for features that are included in your subscription.
    *   **All features**: Provides permissions for all of the available features.
    *   **Policies**
    *   **Quality Assurance**
    *   **Accessibility**
    *   **SEO**
    *   **Heartbeat**
    *   **Inventory**
    *   **Statistics**
    *   **Prioritized Content**
    *   **PageCorrect**
    *   **Performance**
    *   **Data Privacy**
*   **Domains section**: On the same row as a domain in the _Domains_ section, select the checkbox to provide user permissions for the new user to view the domain details, receive domain reports, or both.
*   Click **Save**.
*   Repeat these steps for each new user.

Adding API users
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Visit [API tokens](/node/58521) for instructions on how to create and use API tokens for user access to Web Governance.

Resetting the user password
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Admins cannot reset the user password if the user has forgotten their original password. 

For lost passwords, the user can [request a password reset from the login](https://login.monsido.com/forgot-password) page.

Editing users
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This section provides instructions for Admin users on how to edit user information.

1.  Click **Admin Settings** (gear icon) on the top menu bar. 
    
    ![The location of the Admin Settings button on the main menu bar.](https://acquia.widen.net/content/44dfb321-2b2f-48da-8d3d-d42d738df888/web/WebGov_MainToolbar-AdminSettingsButton.png)
    
    The system displays the Admin dashboard.
    
2.  Click **User management** on the left menu bar and select **Users** from the expanded options. The system displays the _Users_ page.
3.  On the same row as the user that you want to edit, click the kebab menu and select **Edit**. 
    
    The system displays the _Edit user_ page.
    
4.  Edit the user details and permissions as needed.
5.  Click **Save**.

The system saves the changes.

Deleting users
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This section provides instructions for Admin users on how to delete a user.

1.  Click **Admin Settings** (the gear icon) on the top menu bar. 
    
    ![The location of the Admin Settings button on the main menu bar.](https://acquia.widen.net/content/44dfb321-2b2f-48da-8d3d-d42d738df888/web/WebGov_MainToolbar-AdminSettingsButton.png)
    
    The system displays the Admin dashboard.
    
2.  Click **User management** on the left menu bar and select **Users** from the expanded options.
    
    The system displays the _Users_ page.
    
3.  Click the kebab menu on the same row as the user that you want to delete and select **Delete**.
    
    The system displays a dialog box with the text, “Are you sure you want to delete this user?”
    
4.  Click **Delete** to confirm the action.
    
    The user is gone from the system and does not have access to any modules.