#  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.

SortTasksContent AuthorsContent EditorsSite AdministratorsCreate 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 

 



  [### Understanding roles in HarvardSites Drupal (VIDEO)

 ](/resource/understanding-roles-harvardsites-drupal-video)Understand the different roles and what they can do in HarvardSites Drupal.



 

 

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   [### Roles & Permissions

 ](/resource/roles-permissions)How to manage permissions and tasks for standard user roles, including Author, Editor, Site Administrator, and Viewer.



 

 

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 See also:- [ Guidance ](/content-structure/guidance)
- [ Roles ](/topics/roles)
- [ Users ](/general-site-management/users)