How to make a user a site admin
To make a user into a site admin, you yourself must be logged in with an admin account.
Then go to:
Site Administration > Users > Permissions > Site Administrators A quick link to this page would be:
https://yourssite.com/admin/roles/admins.php
From here, simply search for your user in the right-hand column, click on their name and then click the "Add" button.
A confirmation will popup to double check that you want to do this, make sure to click the "Continue" button at this stage.
Repeat the process for any additional admins you may wish to add to the system.