Security in Site
Administrators can control which groups and users have access to CMS operations and objects in the Site area. See the tables for details about specific authorization settings.
Authorization Settings in the Site Area
| Security | Description |
|---|---|
| Content Items (i.e., folders, pages, components) | Grant groups Full or Read-Only access to individual content items and applicable children. |
| Page Creation Rules (PCRs) | Define individual content item locations where users can create content. |
Authorization Settings in Administration Affecting Site Content
| Security | Description |
|---|---|
| Schemas | Determine which schemas groups can choose to create content items. |
| Presentation Content Units (PCUs) | Determine which PCUs groups can choose in Page Builder. |
| Site Tree Content Menu | Determine available context menu options for groups. |
| XHTML Editor: JSON Configuration | Configure XHTML editor JSON overrides for groups. |
| XHTML Editor: Plugin Selection | Determine available XHTML editor plugins for groups. |
| XHTML Editor: Block Formats Selection | Determine available XHTML editor block formats (i.e., text headings, paragraphs, etc.) for groups. |
| XHTML Editor: Fonts Selection | Determine available XHTML editor fonts for groups. |
| XHTML Editor: Font Size Selection | Determine available XHTML editor font sizes for groups. |
| XHTML Editor: Table CSS Classes | Determine available XHTML editor table CSS classes for groups. |
| XHTML Editor: Image CSS Classes | Determine available XHTML editor image CSS classes for groups. |
| XHTML Editor: Link CSS Classes | Determine available XHTML editor link CSS classes for groups. |
| Translation and Localization | Determine who can translate and localize content items and define available languages for content items. |
| Users | Manage each user's account status, credentials, and language permissions. |
| User's Memberships | Manage each user's group memberships. Memberships grant group permissions to users. |
| Groups | Define and apply common sets of permissions (i.e., roles) to members of
each group. Note Group memberships and
permissions serve as the primary CMS authorization
mechanism. |
| Group Members | Manage each group's user members. Members receive the group's permissions. |
| Page Creation Rules (PCRs) | Determine the PCRs that groups and users can choose to create content items. Define which schema, workflow, and parent pages apply to each rule. |
| Workflows | Determine which users and groups have access to execute actions or access content items only under specific conditions. |
| Publishing Targets | Determine which groups can check in, mark for publish, or publish content to individual targets. |
| Publishing Profiles | Determine which groups can check in, mark for publish, or publish content to individual profiles. |
| Taxonomy Categories | Determine which groups can access individual categories. |