User role permissions

Understand Fresco’s user roles and what each one can do so you can assign the right access for your team. Please note:

  • An SSO account is required for each user role
  • External editors will need virtual card access before you can grant them a user role
  • Refer to the Card Office for further information
User roleDescription
Site OwnerThe Owner is the person with overall responsibility for the site. The role can not be added or removed by editing a user's profile - there is a separate process to change Site Owner. The Owner also has to have the Site Administrator role
Site AdministratorThis user has full editing access, with rights to configure and build the site. They will be responsible for settings, adding content, adding and managing users, and defining and managing available styling options. They have rights to edit and publish content created by other user roles
Site ManagerThis user has Site Publisher rights and access to edit, publish and create component and page templates. However, they can not change anything under Appearance
Site PublisherThis user has the core rights to add, edit and publish content: pages, articles, people profiles, events, locations and media. They will be able to edit and/or publish content created by other users as well as their own
Site EditorThis user has the fewest editing rights. They will be able to add content and amend existing content - both their own and others'. However, they will not be able to publish
ViewerWebsite stakeholders who are not content editors want to be able to review website content when the site is restricted to SSO users. They can view content in draft state, but not edit it

Permissions per role

Area of accessSite AdministratorSite ManagerSite PublisherSite EditorViewer
Content     
Add contentYYYYN
Edit contentYYYYN
Publish ContentYYYNN
Delete contentYYYNN
Replicate contentYYYYN
Edit/replicate/delete Moderated contentYYYNN
Add page to menuYYYYN
Media     
Add/edit/delete mediaYYYYN
Section Templates     
ViewYYYYN
Add Section TemplateYYYYN
Edit section templateYYYYN
Delete section templateYYNNN
Page Templates     
ViewYYYYN
DeleteYYNNN
Create templateYYYYN
Edit TemplatesYYNNN
Teaser Layouts     
Add Listing layoutYYNNN
Edit Listing layoutYYNNN
Delete listing layoutYYNNN
Edit/delete pre-provisioned layoutNNNNN
Replicate pre-provisioned layoutYYNNN
Re-usable content     
ViewYYYYN
AddYYNNN
ReplicateYYNNN
DeleteYYNNN
Appearance     
FaviconYYNNN
Change theme colourYNNNN
People     
ListYYNNN
Add userYNNNN
Edit userYNNNN
Delete userYNNNN
RolesYYNNN
Settings     
StructureYYNNN
Header/FooterYYNNN
Add Header/FooterYYNNN
Edit Header/FooterYYNNN
Replicate Header/FooterYYNNN
Delete Header/FooterYNNNN
Site configurationYYNNN
MenusYYNNN
Add MenuYYNNN
Edit MenuYYNNN
TaxonomyYYNNN
Add vocabularyYYNNN
Edit vocabularyYYNNN
Add termsYYNNN
Delete vocabularyYYNNN
Search and Metadata     
URL AliasesYYNNN
URL redirectsYYNNN
System     
Basic settingsYYNNN
Civic Cookie ControlYYNNN
Site launchYYNNN
Web services     
Google TagYYNNN

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