This guide details the permissions available in News, which can be given to users/roles/groups per channel.
Channels are created and managed by application administrators of News from the admin side.
1. Open Admin > News > Channels & Templates
2. Select the key (permissions) icon located next to the News channel to edit its permissions.
3. Enter users/roles/groups into the box and check each permission you wish for them to have for this channel and the articles within it:
- View: Users can view articles in the channel.
- Add and Edit: Users can add and/or edit existing articles in the channel.
- Publish: Users can publish articles and make them live straight away.
- Approve others: Users can edit and interact with other users' submitted articles, approving them to make them live.
Generally, 'all registered', or other group are going to be given 'view' rights so they can see all articles, but cannot add or edit any articles within it.
Anyone you want to be able to add articles to a channel, give them 'view', 'add & edit' and 'publish' permissions.
They will be able to post their own articles to the channel.
The 'approve others' permission only needs to be given if you wish to set up an approval process in the channel, but this is an optional feature.
