GabrielSoft - Understanding Admin User roles: Admin, Publisher, and Author

There are three Admin User roles you can use with your eCatholic website: Author, Publisher, and Admin. These are the roles you can use to build a team of people that can log in to your website and make updates. Let’s dive in! Click image to expand.

GabrielSoft Admin User roles explained

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Admin User Role #1: Author

Author is the user role with the lowest level of access to your website.
The most important thing to remember about authors is that they cannot publish any changes they make on your website. Instead, authors are assigned a specific page (or pages) of the website on which they can add content. Any changes an author makes are automatically saved, then submitted for review in the notification center by a Publisher or Admin.
  • Add Content - Yes, to assigned pages only
  • Add New Pages  - Yes, can add subpages to assigned pages
  • Publish Content - No
  • Edit Site Design - No
  • Edit Site Settings - No
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Admin User Role #2: Publisher

Like an author, a publisher must be granted access to add content to a specific page (or pages) of the website. Unlike an author, changes made by a publisher do not need to be reviewed/published by an Admin.
  • Add Content - Yes, to assigned pages only
  • Add New Pages - Yes, can add subpages to assigned pages
  • Publish Content - Yes, on assigned pages only
  • Edit Site Design - No
  • Edit Site Settings - No
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Admin User Role #3: Admin

Admin is the role with the highest level of access to your website. Admins can add content on all pages and access all items in the Admin Toolbar. This means that Admins can control site-wide settings like the design of your website and the homepage layout. They can add and delete other admin users, and can approve or deny edits made by authors.
  • Add Content - Yes, to all pages
  • Publish Content - Yes, on all pages
  • Add New Pages - Yes, without restriction
  • Edit Site Design - Yes, full access to the Design Studio
  • Edit Site Settings - Yes, full access to Admin Settings

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