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Permissions and groups

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Permissions belong to groups, and people collect them by joining groups. Everyone, including visitors who aren’t signed in, gets the Everyone group’s permissions. People with a confirmed account also get Members. Someone can grant or assign only the permissions they hold themselves. See groups and permissions for how to use them.

Permissions#

A person’s permissions are the combined permissions of every group they belong to. Administrators always hold every permission.

Reading#

Permission Key What it allows
Read the publication read See published articles, issues and pages that are open to everyone.
Read members-only articles read_members See articles that editors have limited to signed-in members.

Writing#

Permission Key What it allows
Write and submit submit Write drafts and send them to the editors for review.

Editing#

Permission Key What it allows
Review submissions review See the submission queue, leave feedback, request changes, accept or decline.
Edit any article edit_any Change the text of any article, not only their own.
Publish articles publish Publish articles on the website, or take them down again.

Newsletter#

Permission Key What it allows
Put issues together manage_issues Create newsletter issues and choose what goes in them.
Send issues send_issues Send issues to subscribers, or schedule them to go out later.
Manage subscribers manage_subscribers See, add, import, export and remove newsletter subscribers.

People#

Permission Key What it allows
Manage members manage_users Edit accounts, approve requests to join groups, and block people.
Manage groups and permissions manage_groups Create groups and decide what each one is allowed to do.
Manage business outreach manage_business Read private business inquiries, record follow-up, and approve opportunities for editorial use.

Site#

Permission Key What it allows
Manage pages and sections manage_pages Edit pages such as About, and the list of sections.
Change site settings manage_settings Change the publication’s name, look, email and sign-up settings.
See the activity log view_log See who did what on the site, and when.

Competitions#

Permission Key What it allows
Host competitions manage_competitions Create competitions, moderate entries, appoint judges and publish results.

Groups on a new site#

New sites start with these groups. Rename, change or remove the reader groups under Dashboard → Groups. System groups can’t be deleted.

Group Slug Kind Joining Permissions at the start
Everyone everyone Implicit — Read the publication
Members members Implicit — Read members-only articles, Write and submit
Editors editors System — Review submissions, Edit any article, Publish articles, Put issues together, Send issues, Manage subscribers, Manage pages and sections, See the activity log
Administrators admins System — Every permission
Students students Reader group Approval None
Staff staff Reader group Approval None
Alumni alumni Reader group Approval None

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