Big Medium allows multiple users to collaborate in establishing, editing and maintaining websites. Administrators and webmasters can create an unlimited number of accounts, each with its own user name, password and a set range of access privileges.

Site privileges

The Big Medium system can manage multiple websites on a single server. Users can access only those sites for which they have been granted site privileges. Administrators automatically have site privileges for all pages and sites.

Account types

There are five levels of account privileges in the Big Medium system. These account privileges determine the type and scope of actions that a user may perform. Account privileges are displayed at the top of the Big Medium control panel under "Status." Administrators and, to a lesser degree, webmasters can set or change account and site privileges for user accounts (see the help files for adding new accounts and editing existing accounts).

Administrators

Administrators have the run of the system, with complete control over all system settings, site settings and user accounts. Only administrators can create other administrator accounts or grant administrator privileges to an existing user account. Administrators may:

• Edit settings for the entire Big Medium system
• Add new websites to the Big Medium system
• Delete websites from the Big Medium system
• Edit general settings for all websites
• Turn editing on and off for any or all websites
• Edit widget settings for all websites
• Edit style settings for all websites
• Add, edit and delete Big Medium user accounts for all websites
• Add, edit and delete sections and subsections for all websites
• Apply new "skins" to all websites
• Add, edit and delete HTML templates for all websites
• Add, edit, delete and publish articles for all websites
• Add, edit, delete and publish tips for all websites

Only administrators may create other administrator accounts or grant administrator privileges to an existing user account.

Webmasters

Webmasters have nearly as broad control as administrators, but their "webmaster powers" are limited to the sites for which they have privileges. For example, webmasters cannot add or delete sites. Webmasters may:

• Turn editing on and off for their websites
• Edit widget settings for their websites
• Edit style settings for their websites
• Add, edit and delete Big Medium user accounts for their websites (not including administrator accounts)
• Add, edit and delete sections and subsections for their websites
• Apply new "skins" to their websites
• Add, edit and delete HTML templates for their websites
• Add, edit, delete and publish articles for their websites
• Add, edit, delete and publish tips for their websites

Publishers

Publishers have complete control over the content of the sites for which they have privileges. Publishers may:

• Add, edit, delete and publish articles for their websites
• Add, edit, delete and publish tips for their websites

Editors

Editors may create, edit or delete any articles in sites for which they have privileges. However, editors may not publish articles or edit articles that have already been published.

Writers

Writers may create, edit or delete their own articles in sites for which they have privileges. Writers may not edit articles created by other users, and the also may not publish articles or edit articles that have already been published.

Setting Account and Site Privileges

Administrators and, to a lesser degree, webmasters may set or change account and site privileges for user accounts.

Administrators and webmasters set account and site privileges when creating a new account. However, webmasters may grant access only to sites for which they themselves have site privileges. See the "Adding New Accounts" help file for more info.

In addition, administrators and webmasters may change an existing user's set of site privileges. See the "Editing Accounts" help file for more info.

Need more help?

For further assistance and documentation, visit the website of Global Moxie, the developer behind Big Medium.