Users & User Permissions

Depending on the permissions you have as a DaliCMS user, the functions available to you will differ. Administrators have full control, while Content editors can usually only edit (some or all) existing pages, add new sub pages, and change the navigation for their pages. Sometimes they can also publish changed pages on the website. They usually cannot create new categories or use tools.

Changing User Permissions

As an administrator you can change the permissions of all users in the DaliCMS system. Click on Users and Manage Users. You get a list of all registered users. By clicking the green icon next to their usernames you get a list of options:

• Edit User: Edit the details of this user.

• Delete User: Delete this user from the system

• Edit Permissions: Edit the Permissions for this user (for each category). These can be:

• Read: Allows the user to read items in this category.
• Write: Allows the user to write items in this category.
• Publish: Allows the user tot publish items in this category.

By using these permissions the administrator can configure up to 4 types of users:

• Content editors:
  • Contributors
  • Publishers
• Administrators:
  • Administrators
  • System Administrators

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Contributor

A contributor is the same as a content editor. He's got read and write permissions in one or more categories. Inside these categories a contributor can:

• Make new pages
• Edit existing pages
• Make News Items
• Edit News Items

Notice that there is a difference between read and write permissions. A contributor will always have both permissions or neither. When DaliCMS is used for intranet purposes, read and write permissions can be given apart from each other.

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Publisher

A publisher is in fact a 'Contributor' with publishing rights. Using your publishing permissions you can:

• Use version managing: In the categories where he has the right Permissions, the Publisher can publish new versions of pages or restore old ones.
• Use the navigation menu: In the categories where he has the right Permissions, he can change the relations between pages.

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Administrator

An Administrator has standard publishing rights in all categories. Additionally, he has the following permissions:

• Making new Categories
• Removing Categories
• Creating Templates
• Editing Templates
• Removing Templates

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System Administrator

A System Administrator has the same rights as the Administrator. On top of that he can manage the system users and edit their permissions.