Add Subsite Permissions

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Add/Edit Subsite Permissions

Use this dialog to assign or remove specific privileges for users and groups within the current subsite. Access this dialog through the Subsite General Security dialog when adding new users or groups or changing permissions for existing users and groups, as shown below. Selecting or deselecting options here enables or disables menu options and functions for the selected user or group.

Note: These settings are not content-specific and do not control security for individual pages or Elements contained within pages. Instead, they are general security permissions that apply at the subsite level.

Administer Subsite - Assigns full administrative rights to the user or group for the current subsite. These rights include access to all Subsite Administration dashboard options. Selecting this option automatically enables all other options.
Create Keywords - Allows the user to create new keywords within this subsite. Users and groups with this permission can create new keywords within the Create New Page, Create New Page Set, Upload New Image, Upload New Document, and other content creation and editing dialogs.
Create Page Sets - Gives the user rights to create new page sets within this subsite. Having this permission activates the Page Set option in the New menu. S ee the CommonSpot Content Contributor's Reference for details.
Create Pages - Allows the user to create pages within the subsite. Having this permission activates the New - Page option. See the CommonSpot Content Contributor's Reference for details.
Create Playlists - Grants the ability to create video or multimedia playlists in the subsite. This right also requires ManageMedia rights for the selected channel. See Multimedia Services, Multimedia Element in the Element Reference, and My Multimedia Files and My Multimedia Playlists in the Contributor's Reference for details.
Create Publications - Allows the user to create feeds and other publications within this subsite. See the CommonSpot Content Contributor's Reference for details.
Create Subsites - Allows the user to create subsites under this subsite.
Create Templates - Allows the user to create new templates within this subsite. Having this permission enables the Save as Template option in the Templates menu for adding new templates to the subsite. See the CommonSpot Content Contributor's Reference for details.
Manage Base Templates - Allows the user to register new base templates within the subsite. Having this permission provides access to the Subsite Administration Base Templates menu.
Manage Subsite Keywords - Allows the user to manage all keywords within this subsite. Having this permission enables access to the Manage Keywords dialog for the current subsite.
Register External URLs - Allows the user to register external URLs in CommonSpot. Having this permission enables the Registered URL option in the New menu for adding new URLs to the subsite. See the CommonSpot Content Contributor's Reference for details.
Save As Element - Allows the user to add Elements to the Element Gallery through the Save As Element option in the Element menu. See the CommonSpot Content Contributor's Reference for details.
Subsite Maintenance - Allows the user to clear cache, Copy Subsite Properties, Reindex Search Collections, Optimize Search Collections and Rebuild Stub Files for this subsite.
Upload Code - Allows the user to upload code such as cfm render handlers and custom scripts, css style sheets, etc. from Upload Files option in the Tools menu. There are no restrictions for file type with this permission
Upload Code with Restrictions (deprecated). Any user or group that had either of the Upload Files permissions are automatically granted Upload Documents.
Upload Documents - Allows the user to upload documents to this subsite such as PDF, DOC, DOCX, etc. Allowable file types are determined in Site Administration > .Content Creation > Uploaded Content Formats, where file type may be restricted by user or group.
Upload Images - Grants rights to upload new images within this subsite. This permission activates the Image option in the New menu for uploading new images to the subsite. See the CommonSpot Content Contributor's Reference for details.
Upload Multimedia - Allows the user to upload video and other multimedia files within this subsite. Also requires ManageMedia in the selected channel. See Multimedia Services, Multimedia Element in the Element Reference and d My Multimedia Files in the Contributor's Reference for details.
Use Subsite Administrator page Provides access to the Subsite Administration dashboard

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