Add & Manage Back-End Groups

This article will show you how to add a back-end group. Users added to back-end groups can edit the content on the website in any capacity, whether on a page or in a module. 

Important Note

You may add front-end or back-end groups. Each will have special abilities depending on their permissions. For more information on groups, please visit our Front-End and Back-end articles.

Permissions Overview

• V (View): Can see content, cannot edit
• A (Authors): Can edit and create content, cannot publish
• P (Publisher): Can edit, create, and publish content
• O (Owner): Has full rights to a group

Add a Back-End Group

1. Sign in to your site
2. Navigate to Modules and on the Site Tools tab, select Group Administration
   
   
3. Click Add Back-End Group
   
   
4. On the Settings tab, create a Group Name and Description
   
   
   • Group Name: Assign a group name; it should include what level of rights you are giving to the group to assist in assigning rights later
     • Example: Parks and Rec Publisher
   • Description: Allows you to add a short description of the group
5. Navigate to the Users tab and check the boxes to add users to the group 
   
   
   Note: If needed, you can create new users.
6. Click Save or Save and Publish
   
   
   • Save: Saves the current Group as a draft
   • Save and Publish: Immediately activates the permissions and group
7. You can now set up permissions for the group
   
   • Set Up Page-Specific Permissions
   • Set Up Module Permissions
   • Set Up Category Permissions
   • View the Permissions User Guide for more information.

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Edit an Existing Group

1. Sign in to your site
2. Navigate to Modules and on the Site Tools tab, select Group Administration
   
   
3. Select an existing group to modify
   
4. Modify the Group Name and Description on the Settings tab
   
5. Modify Module Permissions in the Modules tab
   
6. Modify Page Permissions in the Pages tab
   
   
   • Expand All Menus: Allows you to see pages in each menu
   • Collapse All Menus: Allows you to view menu titles as displayed above
7. Check or uncheck users to be in this group in the Users tab
   
8. Click Save at the top of the page
   

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Delete a Group

This article will show you how to delete an existing Group. You do not have to unpublish the group before you delete it. 

1. Sign in to your site
2. Navigate to Modules and on the Site Tools tab, select Group Administration
   
3. Select Choose an Action and then Delete next to the applicable group
   
   
4. Respond OK to the pop-up that asks Are you sure you wish to delete this group?
   
   

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Resources

• Permissions User Guide
• Standard Permissions
• Set Category Permissions
• Add & Manage Users
• Assign User Permissions