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title: Members
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# Manage users, roles and permissions
# Manage users, roles, and permissions

Keeping your workspace organized and secure is a big part of running projects smoothly. Plane makes it simple to manage who can access your workspace, what they can do, and how they collaborate with others. This guide walks you through managing members and assigning roles, and an understanding of all the permissions for each role.
Keeping your workspace organized and secure is essential for smooth project management. Plane makes it easy to control who can access your workspace, what they can do, and how they collaborate with others. This guide will walk you through managing members, assigning roles, and understanding the permissions associated with each role.

## Roles

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Admins have full access to everything in the workspace. They can manage members, update settings, and perform all actions across projects, cycles, and modules. If you're an admin, you’re essentially running the show.

- **Member**
Members are your core team. They can create, edit, and delete content in projects, cycles, and modules. Members also have the ability to create new projects. This role works well for collaborators who need to contribute to day-to-day tasks.
Members are your core team. They can create, edit, and delete content in projects, cycles, and modules. Members also can create new projects. This role works well for collaborators who need to contribute to day-to-day tasks.

- **Guest**
Guests are external collaborators—like clients or contractors—who need limited access. They can only view the specific content they’ve been invited to. This role is perfect for keeping outsiders in the loop without giving them full access.
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## Add members
## Manage Members

You can manage the members in your workspace by navigating to **Workspace settings > Members**.

### Add member

![Invite user](https://media.docs.plane.so/workspaces/add-user.webp#center)

1. Go to **Workspace settings > Members**.
2. Click on **Add member**. This opens a modal where you can:
1. Click on **Add member**. This opens a modal where you can:
1. Enter the email addresses of the user you’re inviting.
2. Assign the role - **Admin**, **Member**, or **Guest**.
2. Assign the role to **Admin**, **Member**, or **Guest**.
3. Click **Add another** to add multiple users.
4. Finally, click the **Invite** button.

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After the user accepts the invitation, they’ll be added to the workspace. If they don’t accept or decline, you can manually remove the pending invitation.

## Update member roles
### Update member roles

![Update user role](https://media.docs.plane.so/workspaces/update-user.webp#center)

1. Go to **Workspace settings > Members**.
2. Locate the member whose role you want to update.
3. Use the role dropdown to promote or demote their role.
1. Locate the member whose role you want to update.
2. Use the role dropdown to promote or demote their role.

Admins can update any member's role, while regular members can only promote others to the Member role.


## Remove members
### Remove member
![Remove user](https://media.docs.plane.so/workspaces/remove-user.webp#center)

1. 1. Go to **Workspace settings > Members**.
2. Find the member you want to remove.
1. Find the member you want to remove.
3. Click the **Remove** option next to their name.

Once removed, they’ll immediately lose access to the workspace and its projects.