User Group Access levels explained in simple terms - Revision history

Dextercowley: add link to 1.6 tutorial

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Lord alan: /* Summary */

2011-02-23T09:16:31Z

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2011-02-23T09:15:29Z

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Lord alan: /* Access Levels */

2011-02-23T09:12:00Z

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Symmetric: /* Access Levels */ Broken link...someone else have a better one?

2009-06-03T18:55:58Z

‎Access Levels: Broken link...someone else have a better one?

Dpk: /* Summary */

2009-04-22T20:44:44Z

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Ewel at 22:41, 12 November 2008

2008-11-12T22:41:48Z

Mike dowler: Fixed typo

2008-08-19T19:30:05Z

Fixed typo

Erdsiger: Added to subcategories

2008-08-01T18:11:21Z

Added to subcategories

Erdsiger at 13:25, 14 July 2008

2008-07-14T13:25:12Z

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	== Foreword ==		== Foreword ==
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		+	''Note that this article only applies to Joomla! version 1.5. For version 1.6 and later, please see [[ACL Tutorial for Joomla 1.6]].''

	I've never been able to locate a "Plain Talk" version of how Joomla's access groups work, so I thought I'd attempt to create one myself. I created this in the process of doing training documentation for a client. I hope this helps out those of you who have had a hard time finding resources to explain the concept, and I'd appreciate comments and corrections. Note: I am NOT a core dev, just a developer who wants to give something back to the community.		I've never been able to locate a "Plain Talk" version of how Joomla's access groups work, so I thought I'd attempt to create one myself. I created this in the process of doing training documentation for a client. I hope this helps out those of you who have had a hard time finding resources to explain the concept, and I'd appreciate comments and corrections. Note: I am NOT a core dev, just a developer who wants to give something back to the community.

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 == Summary ==
-As mentioned previously, the Joomla ACL is currently in further development as of the writing of this document and will provide new features and greater control.  However these enhancements won’t be seen until Joomla 1.6, currently expected some time in 2009,
+As mentioned previously, the Joomla ACL has been completely re-written for Joomla! 1.6 to provide new features and greater control.
 Many third-party extensions exist to extend the Joomla ACL, but due diligence should be exercised with ANY ACL extension – not only in how it affects currently available extensions for Joomla, but also how it may or may not cooperate with future releases of Joomla.

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 Joomla controls access to certain areas and features of a site through use of a basic ACL, or Access Control Level mechanism called Groups.  Certain groups have certain access level features and they are directly related to the creation, editing and publishing of content (through the Frontend and Backend interfaces) as well as to access to the Administrative (Backend) interface.
-Each group has different levels of access control and once a user is made a member of that group, they inherit those rights. Note that the 'Public Front-end' and 'Public Back-end' groups are merely placeholders at this point in time. They are not valid group selections at this time, but in the future, they will define the default access levels for anonymous users in the Front-end and Back-end systems.  The Joomla ACL is currently undergoing further development to allow greater control over aspects and access to the site.  Future ACL enhancements are outlined in the “Joomla Roadmap”, (among other future plans) and is available at (broken: http://www.joomla.org/content/view/14/28/ )  http://developer.joomla.org/coordinator-blog/292-feature-patches-for-16.html.
+Each group has different levels of access control and once a user is made a member of that group, they inherit those rights. Note that the 'Public Front-end' and 'Public Back-end' groups are merely placeholders at this point in time. They are not valid group selections at this time, but in the future, they will define the default access levels for anonymous users in the Front-end and Back-end systems.
 There are four (4) Front-end groups available:

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 '''Administrator''' - This group allows access to most administration functions.  An Administrator user has all the privileges on the back end of a Manager, but they also have access to set options on, and install/delete components, modules and bots, User Manager access and can view the site statistics.  What they cannot do however is change, edit or install Site Templates or make any changes to the sites Global configuration options.  On login through the Frontend, they are treated as Publishers, just like the Manger users.  Interesting to note; when an Administrator accesses the User Manager list, they will see all users at their access level or below; in other words they can modify any user EXCEPT a Super Administrator – in fact, they will not even see Super Administrator accounts in the list!  Also, they cannot create additional Super Administrator level accounts, only a Super Admin can do that.
-'''Super Administrator''' - This group allows access to all administration functions.  Only another Super Administrator can create or edit a Super Administrator user account. Full access to ALL AREAS is given to Super Administrators, and once created they cannot be deleted – EVEN BY ANOTHER SUPER ADMIN!   (Users with access directly to the MySQL database may be able to manually delete these users, but it is not for the timid and can result in a full lockout!)
+'''Super Administrator''' - This group allows access to all administration functions. Only another Super Administrator can create or edit a Super Administrator user account. Full access to ALL AREAS is given to Super Administrators, and once created they cannot be as easily deleted. It might not be obvious, but you have to change the user's group to something other than Super Administrator first. Then you can delete them.
-Because of this, give a bit of thought to who you need to grant this highest level of access to.  Super Admins, while they cannot delete another SA can block the user from logging in or change the password on another SA account.  Like the other Backend user accounts, SA’s are treated as Publishers when they login through the Frontend interface.
+Because of this, give a bit of thought to who you need to grant this highest level of access to. Super Admins can block the user from logging in or change the password on another SA account. Like the other Backend user accounts, SA’s are treated as Publishers when they login through the Frontend interface.
 == Summary ==

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 Joomla controls access to certain areas and features of a site through use of a basic ACL, or Access Control Level mechanism called Groups.  Certain groups have certain access level features and they are directly related to the creation, editing and publishing of content (through the Frontend and Backend interfaces) as well as to access to the Administrative (Backend) interface.
-Each group has different levels of access control and once a user is made a member of that group, they inherit those rights. Note that the 'Public Front-end' and 'Public Back-end' groups are merely placeholders at this point in time. They are not valid group selections at this time, but in the future, they will define the default access levels for anonymous users in the Front-end and Back-end systems.  The Joomla ACL is currently undergoing further development to allow greater control over aspects and access to the site.  Future ACL enhancements are outlined in the “Joomla Roadmap”, (among other future plans) and is available at http://www.joomla.org/content/view/14/28/.
+Each group has different levels of access control and once a user is made a member of that group, they inherit those rights. Note that the 'Public Front-end' and 'Public Back-end' groups are merely placeholders at this point in time. They are not valid group selections at this time, but in the future, they will define the default access levels for anonymous users in the Front-end and Back-end systems.  The Joomla ACL is currently undergoing further development to allow greater control over aspects and access to the site.  Future ACL enhancements are outlined in the “Joomla Roadmap”, (among other future plans) and is available at (broken: http://www.joomla.org/content/view/14/28/ )  http://developer.joomla.org/coordinator-blog/292-feature-patches-for-16.html.
 There are four (4) Front-end groups available:

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 == Summary ==
-As mentioned previously, the Joomla ACL is currently in further development as of the writing of this document and will provide new features and greater control.  However these enhancements won’t be seen until Joomla 1.2, currently expected sometime in Q3 2006, so the previous overview will be what most users and administrators will see for the foreseeable future.
+As mentioned previously, the Joomla ACL is currently in further development as of the writing of this document and will provide new features and greater control.  However these enhancements won’t be seen until Joomla 1.6, currently expected some time in 2009,
-Components have recently been made available to extend the Joomla ACL, including JACLPlus by BYOSTECH (http://www.byostech.com) which seems to be the most complete and popular, but due diligence should be exercised with ANY ACL extension – not only in how it affects currently available add ons for Joomla, but also how it may affect any new core versions that will be released in the future.  This is not an endorsement of any specific project or an indictment; merely a bit of advice to use common sense.  There are other posts in the forum that deal with ACL extensions, and it would be a good idea to read them and ask questions before embarking on any changes.
+Many third-party extensions exist to extend the Joomla ACL, but due diligence should be exercised with ANY ACL extension – not only in how it affects currently available extensions for Joomla, but also how it may or may not cooperate with future releases of Joomla.
 [[Category:Tips and tricks]]
 [[Category:Tips and tricks 1.0]]
 [[Category:Tips and tricks 1.5]]

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	I've never been able to locate a "Plain Talk" version of how Joomla's access groups work, so I thought I'd attempt to create one myself. I created this in the process of doing training documentation for a client. I hope this helps out those of you who have had a hard time finding resources to explain the concept, and I'd appreciate comments and corrections. Note: I am NOT a core dev, just a developer who wants to give something back to the community.		I've never been able to locate a "Plain Talk" version of how Joomla's access groups work, so I thought I'd attempt to create one myself. I created this in the process of doing training documentation for a client. I hope this helps out those of you who have had a hard time finding resources to explain the concept, and I'd appreciate comments and corrections. Note: I am NOT a core dev, just a developer who wants to give something back to the community.

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	[[Category:Tips and tricks]]		[[Category:Tips and tricks]]
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	Components have recently been made available to extend the Joomla ACL, including JACLPlus by BYOSTECH (http://www.byostech.com) which seems to be the most complete and popular, but due diligence should be exercised with ANY ACL extension – not only in how it affects currently available add ons for Joomla, but also how it may affect any new core versions that will be released in the future. This is not an endorsement of any specific project or an indictment; merely a bit of advice to use common sense. There are other posts in the forum that deal with ACL extensions, and it would be a good idea to read them and ask questions before embarking on any changes.		Components have recently been made available to extend the Joomla ACL, including JACLPlus by BYOSTECH (http://www.byostech.com) which seems to be the most complete and popular, but due diligence should be exercised with ANY ACL extension – not only in how it affects currently available add ons for Joomla, but also how it may affect any new core versions that will be released in the future. This is not an endorsement of any specific project or an indictment; merely a bit of advice to use common sense. There are other posts in the forum that deal with ACL extensions, and it would be a good idea to read them and ask questions before embarking on any changes.
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		+	[[Category:Tips and tricks]]