Title: wp super-admin
Published: February 5, 2018
Last modified: April 13, 2026

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# 󠀁[wp super-admin <command>](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/super-admin/)󠁿

Lists, adds, or removes super admin users on a multisite installation.

## In this article

 * [Examples](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/super-admin/?output_format=md#examples)
 * [Subcommands](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/super-admin/?output_format=md#subcommands)

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### 󠀁[Examples](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/super-admin/?output_format=md#examples)󠁿

    ```
    # List user with super-admin capabilities.
    $ wp super-admin list
    supervisor
    administrator

    # Grant super-admin privileges to the user.
    $ wp super-admin add superadmin2
    Success: Granted super-admin capabilities to 1 user.

    # Revoke super-admin privileges from the user.
    $ wp super-admin remove superadmin2
    Success: Revoked super-admin capabilities from 1 user.
    ```

### 󠀁[Subcommands](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/super-admin/?output_format=md#subcommands)󠁿

| Name | Description | 
| [wp super-admin add](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/super-admin/add/) |

Grants super admin privileges to one or more users.

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| [wp super-admin list](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/super-admin/list/) |

Lists users with super admin capabilities.

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| [wp super-admin remove](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/super-admin/remove/) |

Removes super admin privileges from one or more users.

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 _Command documentation is regenerated at every release. To add or update an example,
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