Joomla has user access control levels
Joomla allows you to give your visitors and registered users different levels of access.
For example some users will only have access to the front-end, while others will require access to the administration back-end.
This article shows the various levels of access that can be applied.
Front-end only access
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Public visitor | Browse only | |
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Registered | Same as Public plus... | View restricted content |
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Author | As Registered plus... | Create content |
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Editor | As Author plus... | Edit content |
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Publisher | As Editor plus... | Publish content |
Back-end users
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Manager | As Publishers, plus... | Media, Menu, Content, Front Page and Component Managers. |
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Administrator | As Managers, plus... | User, Install/Uninstall Extensions, Module and Plugin Managers, and Global Checkin |
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Super Administrator | As Administrators, plus... | Configuration, Language and Template Managers, Language and Template Installers and Mass Mail. |
Collectively these user groups are also known as
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