Please read the delete_users<\/a> article for details on how this works for single sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The only difference between the two permissions is on a multisite network:<\/p>\n\n\n\n This screenshot shows how users are deleted from a multisite network, using the delete_users<\/a> permission. Notice that the word used is “Delete”:<\/p>\n\n\n\n This screenshot shows how users are removed from a single network site, using the remove_users permission. 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\n\n\n\nWho has the remove_users<\/strong> permission?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nHow can you control who has the remove_users permission?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nAll the WordPress user permissions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n