Steven Zahm@ Darin
RE: Do I have to create a username and password for all existing entries?
No, you do not.
RE: can someone create a new login and it would match up with the email on an existing entry?
Yes, when someone registers with an email address which matches an email of an existing entry they will be linked.
RE: How do you create a login where they can go to that page and enter their log in info.
You have two options:
- Use the default user registration page builtin into WordPress. For example
http://your-site.com/wp-login.php?action=register - Use a plugin that you can create your own registration pages. There are many freely available plugins.
RE: They way it reads, existing people (in my case, attorneys) cannot update existing entries. They can only create new ones.
Sure they can create an entry if they have not been linked to one.
RE: I just want to have a way for an attorney to click on a login button and create a login that I would approve and then they could update all of their content, such as address, categories, website, etc…
For user registration moderation, you’ll need to use a plugin. The better user registration plugins do provide moderation features.
I hope this thoroughly answers your questions.