WP Cloud WordPress Sites Sharing & Permissions

Overview

WP Cloud WordPress sites follow a stricter permission model compared to regular EasyEngine sites because they are billable resources. This means not every user can create, modify, or share these sites. The table outlines the actions allowed for each role in an organization and for different sharing levels.

Permission Matrix for WP Cloud Sites:

Below is what each role (and share type) can or cannot do on a WP Cloud site:

Feature	Org Owner	Admin	Manager	Member (on Shared Sites only)
Creds Management	✅	✅	❌	❌
Create	✅	✅	❌	❌
Archive	✅	✅	❌	❌
Read Information	✅	✅	✅	✅
Share	✅	✅	✅	❌
Change Owner	✅	✅	✅	❌
Get WP Admin Password	✅	✅	✅	❌
Add SSH Access	✅	✅	✅	❌
Revoke SSH Access	✅	✅	✅	❌
Update PHP Version	✅	✅	✅	❌
Update PHP Memory Limit	✅	✅	✅	❌
Update PHP Worker Limit	✅	✅	❌	❌
Enable Burst	✅	✅	❌	❌
Update Storage Limit	✅	✅	❌	❌
Add Alias Domain	✅	✅	✅	❌
Remove Alias Domain	✅	✅	✅	❌
phpMyAdmin	✅	✅	✅	❌
FS Backup	✅	✅	✅	❌
DB Backup	✅	✅	✅	❌
Full Backup	✅	✅	✅	❌
List Backup	✅	✅	✅	❌
Delete Backup	✅	✅	❌	❌
Access Logs	✅	✅	✅	✅
Error Logs	✅	✅	✅	✅
Resync Meta	✅	✅	✅	✅
Toggle Edge Cache	✅	✅	✅	❌
Purge Edge Cache	✅	✅	✅	❌

Quick Notes for Users

Only Org Owner, Admin, and can share WP Cloud sites.
Admins always has full control and can reassign ownership.
If you’re seeing limited access, check your role or ask the site owner to update your permission.

Organization Roles and Their Permissions

Org Owner / Admin

Full access to all WP Cloud sites in the organization.

Can perform all actions, including:

Create WP Cloud sites
Archive sites
Change site configuration (PHP version, memory, workers, burst, storage, alias domains)
Manage SSH access
Reset WP admin password
Perform backups
Delete backups
Toggle and purge Edge Cache
Access phpMyAdmin and logs
Share sites with other members

Manager

Managers have full operational access but cannot create WP Cloud (billable) sites and cannot change site owner.

Managers can:

Archive sites
Update PHP settings (memory, version, worker limits)
Manage SSH access
Reset WP admin password
Perform full / DB / file-level backups
Read logs, access PMA
Manage alias domains
Toggle/purge Edge Cache
Share sites with others

Managers cannot:

Create WPC sites
Manage billing actions
Delete backups

Member

Members by default don’t have access to WP Cloud sites in the Org. Members are provided restricted access focused on read-only visibility on the shared sites only. Can ‘resync’ site information.

Members cannot:

Create or archive sites
Configure PHP settings
Manage SSH access
View backups
Add/remove alias domains
Share sites
Update performance settings (workers, burst, storage limits)

Members are intended for low-privilege collaboration without affecting billing or core configurations.

Key Permission Principles for WP Cloud Sites

Billing-related actions are restricted to Org Owner and Admins.
Creation of WPC sites is only allowed for Org Owner and Admins.
Members have view-level access by default unless explicitly shared.

Why WP Cloud Sites Use a Stricter Permission Model

Because WP Cloud sites incur usage and billing costs, only qualified roles can:

Create new WP Cloud sites
Modify billing-impacting settings (e.g., workers, PHP resources)
Manage SSH access or backups

This protects organizations from accidental billing increases or unauthorized changes.