Creating a custom role¶
Use the following steps to create a custom role:
Access your site.
- In the left sidebar, click Users > Roles > Add role.
- a name for the role.
Click Save.
After creating the role, you must assign permissions to make it functional.
Editing an existing role¶
Use the following steps to edit a role:
Access your site.
- In the left sidebar, click Users > Roles > Overview.
- Find the role you want to edit.
- In the Operations column, click Edit corresponding to the role.
- Make the required changes.
- Click Save.
Assigning permissions to a role¶
Use the following steps to configure what a role can do:
Access your site.
- In the left sidebar, click Users > Permissions.
Locate the permissions that you want to assign.
To locate a permission easily, you can use filters. For the ease of search, permissions are organized by categories.
The following are the key permission categories:
- Content permissions: Control content creation, editing, translation, and deletion
- Media permissions: Manage upload and usage of media assets
- User permissions: Define who can manage user accounts
- Configuration permissions: Control site settings access
- Module permissions: Specific capabilities for functional areas
Select the checkboxes in the corresponding role's columns.
The page does not display the Admin role because Admin users have all available permissions.
- Click Save permissions.
Assigning a role to users¶
Use the following steps to assign a role to one or more users:
Access your site.
- In the left sidebar, click Users > User list.
- Find the users whom you want to assign a role and select the checkbox before the username.
- In the Action dropdown, select Add the [rolename] role to the selected user(s) and click Apply to selected items.