Access Manager - Groups

Using Access Manager you can create new user groups and define their permissions, inspect permissions for existing user groups or edit their permissions.
The screen is devided in two parts. Left side shows a table with all the defined user groups. Right side shows the user groups hierarchy.

Important Note: Please use this screen with caution. User groups are a vital part on Elxis security. Modifying permissions without knowing what you are doing, can cause major trouble to this site.

 

Toolbar Icons

New: Add a new user group.

Edit Group: Edit the selected user group.

Delete: Delete the selected user group.

Edit Permissions: Edit selected group's permissions.

Help: This Help Screen.

 

Columns

Name: User's group name.

Group Users: The number of users that belong to this group.

Backend Access: A green tick marks that members of that group, have access to Back-End (Administration area).

Groups Hierarchy: Shows the hierarchy between user groups.

 

Default Access Control Levels

Registered users to an Elxis site can belong to several user groups. These groups are divided into two main categories: Front-End and Back-End. Users belonging to Front-End groups have only access to the Front-End. Users belonging to Back-End groups have access both to the Front-End and to the Back-End.

Elxis is shipped with several predefined groups. It also gives administrators the freedom to define their own user groups.

Groups, are the way Elxis uses to set permissions and access rights to users. Based on them, users can view, have access to info for registered users, or edit/add/delete content using the Front-End or Back-End interface.

 

Front-End groups

Registered - This group allows the user to login to the Front-End.

Author - This group allows a user to post content, usually via a link in the User Menu.

Editor - This group allows a user to post and edit any content item from the Front-End.

Publisher - This group allows a user to post, edit and publish any content item from the Front-End.

 

Back-End groups or Administration section groups

Manager

This group allows access to content creation and system information.

Administration Menus accessed:

Administrator

This group allows access to most administration functions.

All functions accessed by Manager, plus:

Super Administrator

This group allows access to all administration functions.

All functions accessed by Manager and Administrator, plus: