{"id":1179,"date":"2026-01-20T13:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T18:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/web\/?page_id=1179"},"modified":"2026-03-05T16:10:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T21:10:06","slug":"roles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/web\/roles\/","title":{"rendered":"User Roles and Permissions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-manage-your-department-s-website\">Manage Your Department&#8217;s Website<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Citadel\u2019s public-facing website is powered by WordPress. 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It\u2019s important to understand these roles so you can properly manage your website content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-editor-role\">Editor Role<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best for:<\/strong> Routine content updates such as writing or editing pages, blog posts, media, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>What Editors can do:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create, edit, publish and delete pages and posts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Upload and manage media files<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Moderate comments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>What Editors cannot do:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Access site-wide settings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Activate plugins or themes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add or remove users<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-administrator-role\">Administrator Role<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best for:<\/strong> Advanced users managing overall site structure<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>What Administrators can do:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Full control over site settings, including menus, widgets (network set to homepage), custom CSS, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manage users (add\/remove users, change roles).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Activate and deactivate network-approved plugins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>What <strong>Administrators<\/strong> cannot do:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Install new plugins or themes (network-controlled)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*Administrator access requires Web Team approval due to its advanced capabilities and potential impact on site functionality.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-additional-help-amp-resources\">Additional Help &amp; Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/web\/best-practices\/\">Explore Best Practices for Web Publishing<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/web\/issue\/\">Submit a Website Support Request<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/web\/contact\/\">Contact the Web Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manage Your Department&#8217;s Website The Citadel\u2019s public-facing website is powered by WordPress. 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