You can invite Showit users to access and edit your site design by inviting them as a Contributor. A Contributor will have full access to edit your site designs, set up/assign a domain, publish your site, and if you have a blog subscription they can access your WordPress admin.
Note: An active subscription is required for all parties using Contributor Access.
⚠️ Adding access for a user will give them permission to make design changes to any of your site designs (including irreversible changes) through the Showit design app.
Switch Between Accounts as a Contributor
Once you've been given access as a Contributor to another Showit user's account, you will be able to switch between accounts by clicking on the User Settings (bottom left) in the Design App and you'll see a new "Signed in as" text with the ability to switch between accounts.
Managing Contributor Access as a Contributor
All Contributor Access settings can be found in your Showit Account by choosing the Account option, then scroll to the bottom of the page.
Accessing the Blog Admin as a Contributor
You'll also find quick links for accessing a user's Design App or Blog Admin. The blog admin link will include details about how to access that particular user's blog.
Basic Starter Blogs: Can be accessed with your own Showit account and you will be logged in as your client.
Advanced Blogs: Require the owner to create a separate WordPress user account for you to access the blog admin.
No Blog: If the shared account does not have a blog subscription, or if the blog is not yet set up, the Blog Admin button will not appear.
Remove Yourself as a Contributor
If you wish to remove yourself as a contributor from an account, you may press the Trash icon next to the account you wish to be removed from. If you need access in the future, the account owner would need to add you as a contributor again.
Invite a Contributor to Your Account
To invite a user to contribute to your site, enter their email address associated with their Showit account under the Contributor Access section in your Account Settings.
They will receive an email confirming they have been given access to your account.
Note: A Contributor must have an active subscription to use Contributor access.
Pause or Remove a Contributor's Access to Your Account
You can temporarily or permanently revoke a contributors access to your account by using the icons found next to each Contributor under the Sharing Access With section.
Contributor Permissions
Contributors have a limited set of permissions as detailed below.
Feature | Contributor Access |
View/Edit All Designs | ✅ |
Site Settings | ✅ |
Domain/Blog Setup | ✅ |
Publishing | ✅ |
Blog/WordPress Admin | Basic Starter Blog* ✅ |
Subscription | 🚫 |
Account/Profile | 🚫 |
Contact Messages | 🚫 |
Note: Basic Starter Blog admin can be accessed by the contributor by logging into the blog admin with the contributor's Showit account.
Contributor Access FAQs:
What happens if two people are accessing the same account?
What happens if two people are accessing the same account?
In most cases you can actively work on separate sites, but if you are accessing the same site you may experience saving issues and the app may force you to refresh to create a new active session.
When messaging Support, who does the message come from?
When messaging Support, who does the message come from?
The messages will arrive from the owner of the current account you are viewing. So if you're viewing a client's account, our team will see the messages coming from that user and replies will also go to that same account, unless you specifically ask to have another email CC'd on updates.
When will changes to Contributor Access send emails?
When will changes to Contributor Access send emails?
An email will be sent when Contributor Access is granted. An email will not be sent when Contributor Access is paused, unpaused, or revoked.