Understanding roles in HarvardSites Drupal (VIDEO)
Understand the different roles and what they can do in HarvardSites Drupal.
Roles & Permissions Table
Site administrators can assign permissions to users based on the tasks that they need to complete within the platform. Once a site administrator assigns permissions and a user role, users can begin editing and managing the website based on the permissions provided.
| Tasks | Content Authors | Content Editors | Site Administrators |
|---|---|---|---|
Create new content drafts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Edit current content | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Manage and edit media | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Add content to section navigation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Edit menus | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Publish content | No | Yes | Yes |
Delete content | No | Yes | Yes |
Create announcement banners | No | Yes | Yes |
Add new taxonomy terms | No | Yes | Yes |
Create global content | No | No | Yes |
Assign roles | No | No | Yes |
Configure header / footer content | No | No | Yes |
Create taxonomy vocabularies | No | No | Yes |
Related resources
Roles & Permissions
How to manage permissions and tasks for standard user roles, including Author, Editor, Site Administrator, and Viewer.
