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title: "Add a Site Administrator"
slug: "add-a-site-administrator"
tags: ["Site Administrator", "How-to"]
updated: 2025-07-22T10:52:18Z
published: 2025-07-22T11:18:12Z
canonical: "totara.help/add-a-site-administrator"
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# Add a Site Administrator

Site Administrators are responsible for setting up and running your Totara site. Site Administrators can control every aspect of the site, so this role should only be assigned to users who are trusted to have this level of access.

Our recommendation is to only use the Site Administrator account for site administration. For day-to-day use you should instead create a limited-access account that has the permissions required for your day-to-day activities.

First, read the [considerations for assigning a Site Administrator](/19/docs/considerations-for-assigning-a-site-administrator).

Only existing Site Administrators can add new Site Administrators to the list by following these steps:

1. Go to *Quick-access menu > U**sers > Permissions > Site Administrators.*
2. Use the **Users** pane to find users. If you have a lot of users you will need to use the **Search** box underneath it to find specific users.
3. Select the user, then click the **Add** button.

The user will now appear in the **Current Site Administrators** pane. You can remove them by selecting the user and then clicking the **Remove** button.

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