Set a Group's Permissions

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For each Group, a list of all pages will be available, and you can expand pages to view subpages. You can also set page permissions on the front end of your site on a page-by-page basis. Please take a look at the Site Permissions Overview for more information.

This article will show how to set or modify a Group's Permissions for Pages and Site Tools. This area manages app-level permissions and governs which section(s) of the HCMS a user has access rights to.

Important Notes:

  • Updates to all permissions save automatically.

    • Reader: View access only

    • Author: Create and submit items for approval

    • Publisher: Approve submitted items, create and publish items Permission levels:

    • Owner: Approve submitted items; create, publish, and delete items

Who can use this feature?

System Administrator

Instructions

  1. Sign in to your site

  2. Navigate to Site Tools and then select Site Permissions Site Tools menu with Site Permissions selected.

  3. Ensure you are on the Groups tab The tab labeled Groups.

  4. Select the Group you want to set Permissions for Select the group name.

  5. Toggle On or Off System Admin at the top of the page to make the group a System Admin group The toggle button labeled System Admin to the far right of the Administration header.

  6. On the Pages tab, assign a Permissions level The tab labeled Pages.

    Note:

    If the Reader tab appears greyed out and you are not able to check or uncheck, that is because the page itself does not have Sign-In required or is otherwise not password protected. Reader is always available on any page that is not password protected.

  7. On the Site Tools tab, toggle On or Off to enable access to the Site ToolThe tab labeled Site Tools.

  8. On the Users tab, view the users within the group The tab labeled Users.