A user's role indicates what permissions they have been granted within the site. There are four levels of dashboard accessibility:
Admin
Staff
Student Staff
Community Expert
Refer to this explanation of the differences between each role to determine the appropriate role for each user. For a complete list of User Roles and Permissions, refer to the Table View below.
What are the admin permissions?
Add, edit & delete users
Add or remove users from the Staff / Meet the Team page
Create new pages (Dedicated version only)
Edit pages
Create and analyze Forms
Send email campaigns
View platform analytics
Perform any function that Staff or Student Staff can
What are the staff and student staff permissions?*
Publish blog posts
Publish jobs
Publish events
Publish resources
View platform analytics
Public profile visibility (optional)
What are Community Expert permissions?
Submit blog posts (needs approval to be published)
Submit events (needs approval to be published)
Public profile visibility (optional)
No dashboard access
If you are reading an article that shows a view you don't see, it means you don't have permissions to perform that task. Please see an admin user if you think your role should be changed.
Explore our 'Role Permissions Guide':
