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Cashiers & Permissions
Cashiers & Permissions
Cashiers sign in to Spectre POS with their own WordPress user account. You add a cashier from Users → Add New in the WordPress admin and assign them the POS Cashier role.
Add a cashier
- In the WordPress admin sidebar, open Users → Add New.
- Fill in Username, Email, Password (or have WordPress generate one and send it to the user).
- Set the Role to the POS Cashier role.
- Click Add New User.
The new user can now open your store's POS URL and sign in with these credentials.
Edit a cashier
To change a cashier's name, password, or role, go to Users → All Users, click the user, edit the fields you need, and Update Profile.
What cashiers can do
A POS Cashier can:
- Sign in to the Spectre POS app.
- Ring up sales.
- View past Orders and reprint or email receipts.
- View and create Customers.
- View Reports.
A cashier can not:
- Change store settings, payment methods, or tax rates.
- Add or remove other users.
- Edit the product catalog.
- Install or change plugins and themes.
What a site administrator can do
Site administrators have broader access than a cashier — they can manage products, orders, coupons, customers, WooCommerce settings, pages, posts, media, users (within their site), and customize the theme.
To keep your store stable, site administrators cannot:
- Install, edit, or delete plugins or themes.
- Edit theme or plugin files.
- Manage the WordPress multisite network or access other shops.
- Run WordPress's import or export tools.
These restrictions are intentional — they keep your shop from getting into a bad state from a plugin install or a theme edit. If you need something that's blocked, contact Spectre support.
Removing a cashier
When a cashier leaves, you can either:
- Delete the user under Users → All Users (tick the user, choose Delete in the bulk action). You'll be asked whether to delete their content or reassign it to another user — for cashiers, reassign their orders to your administrator account so the order history stays intact.
- Change their password if you only want to temporarily lock them out.
Tip: Each cashier should sign in under their own account, not a shared one. Spectre records the cashier on every order, so individual sign-ins give you accurate per-cashier reports.