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Groups

A Group is exactly as it sounds, a group of Accounts that have all been given a specific set of Permissions. A Group can also be given custom properties.

Common examples of Groups:

Administrators is a group of Accounts usually provided with full Permissions
Editors is a group of Accounts that are often given editing Permissions without the power to publish to the live site
Guests is a group of Accounts often given limited Permissions, perhaps only being allowed to publish new stories within a forum.

Managing Groups is done from within the Account Manager.

Group Options:

Create New - click Create New. Type in the Group Name and click the green FINISH button. Click the green EDIT GROUP button.
Delete Checked - check the box next to the selected Group and click Delete Checked. Click YES.

Permissions

Permissions grant access to the various functions within your OpenEdit Website.

To make changes to an existing Group, click on the Group name you wish to edit. From there, Permissions are set within a Group, and each Account can then be assigned to one or more Groups.

To add or delete a Permission from a Group, click the box next to the Permission you wish to change and press Save Permissions.

Permission Options

The Permissions available depend on the plug-ins you have installed for your OpenEdit Website.

Editing

Edit Pages - provides access to the Inline Editing Toolbar
Admin Toolbar - provides the user with access to the Admin Toolbar
**File Manager - provides the user with access to the File Manager
**Upload New File - provides access to the Upload New File icon in the Admin Toolbar
**Links and Menus - provides access to the Edit Links and Menus icon in the Admin Toolbar
**Account Manager - provides access to the Account Manager icon in the Admin Toolbar
**Languages - provides access to the Languages icon in the Admin Toolbar
**View Workflow - provides access to the View Workflow icon in the Admin Toolbar
**Notification - provides access to the Notification icon in the Admin Toolbar
**Recent Edits - provides access to the Recent Edits icon in the Admin Toolbar
**Change Layout - provides access to the Change Layout icon in the Admin Toolbar
**Manage Site - provides access to the Manage Site icon in the Admin Toolbar
Advanced Editor - provides access to advanced settings within the Visual Editor
Advanced Settings - provides access to advanced settings within the Settings Editor
Notify of Edits - receive Email Notifications of the Edits on your OpenEdit Website
Notify of Errors - receive Email Notifications of any Errors and Exceptions created within your OpenEdit Website
Draft Stage - provides access to Draft Stage for Multi-level Editing
Ready Stage - provides access to Ready Stage for Multi-level Editing
Final Stage - provides access to Final Stage for Multi-level Editing
Edit All Files - provides access to direct edits via the Inline Editing Toolbar of non-editable files within the File Manager
Direct Edits - provides access to direct edits via the Inline Editing Toolbar of non-editable files within the File Manager and by-passes draft mode, approving your saved changes directly to the live site

** note - this Permission requires the Admin Toolbar Permission to be selected in order for the icon to be accessible.

Blog

Blog Admin - provides access to the Blog Admin section of the Blog
Post Stories - provides access to the Add New link within a Blog

Store

Store Manager - provides access to tools within the Catalog Manager icon

Events

Event Admin - provides access to the Event Admin section of the Events Calendar

Groups

Groups

Group Options:

Permissions

Permission Options

Editing

Blog

Store

Events

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