wiki:website roles

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Wordpress allows fine grain control over user permissions using "roles". There are two kinds of content on the website:

  • Pages: Used for static content (home page, geoforall page, ...). Each page can have be restricted to users with a specific role.
  • Posts: Used for dynamic content - when used as a blogging platform each post represents an update from the blog. We are using "custom post templates" with additional fields beyond a simple text block.

We have a naming convention for website roles:

*Authors* can create a new post, edit a post, and upload media (since most posts provide a icon or a background). Authors can not publish a post, they will need to ask an editor to review and publish.

(type post) author: (on their type of posts)

  • edit,
  • create a new
  • upload media

*Editors* can create a new post, edit a post, and upload media -- in addition to deleting posts and publishing posts

(type post) editor: (on their type of posts)

  • edit,
  • create a new
  • upload media
  • delete
  • publish

Subscriber

Initial members are added as subscribers who can read content, manage their profile including profile picture (uploaded media file).

  • Users - can manage their own profile
  • Media - can upload media, used to set profile picture

Initially experimented with grvatar profile pictures; but this has not worked out. You will need to upload your own profile picture.

Author & Editor

Used to manage foundation wide events, resources and Foundation News.

Posts:

  • Events
  • Resources
  • Foundation News
  • Community News - mostly autofilled from planet.osgeo.org
  • Local Chapters

During prelaunch many users were added as Editor.

GeoForAll Author & GeoForAll Editor

Pages:

Posts:

Partners Editor

The board maintains a list of partners and friends of the organization.

Pages:

  • Partners

Posts:

  • Partners

Projects Author & Project Team & Projects Editor

Pages

  • Projects
  • Choose a Project pages

Posts

  • Projects

Service Provider Author & Service Provider Editor

Pages

  • Service Providers

Posts

  • Service Providers
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