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Modifying User Account Roles and Privileges, Sections, Posting
I´d like to see more flexibility in “user” admin for multi-user sites.
There are currently six predefined user roles + none (0).
I´d like to be able to define and name my own user roles from a radio button check list of possibilities.
I´d like to control which Sections a user can post in. Again from a radio button type list.
I´d like to be able to set which users articles a user can see. Probably limiting a user to see only his/her own articles most of the time, but more flexibility would open up the possibility of setting up social/work groups.
I´d also like to be able to assign individual users “posting rights”, mainly so I can have “trusted users” who can post live; or “general users” who can’t.
Thanks
Geoff
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#2 2009-01-16 22:47:35
- zeusdidit
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Re: Modifying User Account Roles and Privileges, Sections, Posting
This was exactly what I was about to post about. I also think that when particular users login, which may just be writers for one section, that there isn’t a huge disconnect between the main site and the login site to maintain some consistency.
So here’s what I was thinking.
1. Section/Category specific posting restrictions for specified user, maybe using a multi-select form.
2. Ability to skin admin section for particular roles.
3. Enhanced Profiles for users
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Re: Modifying User Account Roles and Privileges, Sections, Posting
Note sure about the rest, but #2 is work in progress and may one day be available in a Textpattern install near you :-) Per user/role skins are available in the plugin.
Last edited by Bloke (2009-01-16 22:54:34)
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#4 2009-01-16 23:58:08
- saccade
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Re: Modifying User Account Roles and Privileges, Sections, Posting
Yes, yes, yes …
There have been plenty of thoughts in the Rights and Permissions Workgroup and as far as I am concerned most of that is still relevant.
But obviously a lot of things had to be done before. I would really like to have more finetuning, especially a section/category-restriction per user.
Michael
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Re: Modifying User Account Roles and Privileges, Sections, Posting
Bumpo!
I still think we should move forward with morre flexible roles. Plugin anyone?
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Re: Modifying User Account Roles and Privileges, Sections, Posting
Any progress on managing user privileges options?
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Re: Modifying User Account Roles and Privileges, Sections, Posting
Did you check bot_privs? Not a full privilege plugin option, just a tweaking of basic txp permissions, but it’s flexible enough and easy to use and customize.
Also, you may want to try it in bundle with rvm_privileged or the mem_ series, starting with mem_self_register.
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