Textpattern Roles & Permissions

Textpattern CMS privilege levels -- Publisher to None, section access, and template editing permissions.

Textpattern CMS uses a six-level privilege system that controls access to admin panel sections and functions.

Privilege Levels

Level	Name	Write	Articles	Images	Files	Links	Pages/Forms	Sections	Plugins	Admin
1	Publisher	Yes	Full	Full	Full	Full	Full	Full	Full	Full
2	Managing Editor	Yes	Full	Full	Full	Full	Full	Full	No	No
3	Copy Editor	Yes	Full	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
4	Staff Writer	Yes	Own	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
5	Freelancer	Yes	Own	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
6	Designer	No	No	No	No	No	Full	Full	No	No
0	None	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No

Publisher (Level 1)

Full admin access including user management, plugin installation, and all content operations.

Designer (Level 6)

Unique role with access only to Pages and Forms (templates). Cannot create or edit content. Ideal for front-end developers and analytics implementers.

Analytics-Relevant Permissions

Template editing (Pages and Forms) is required for analytics installation:

<!-- Textpattern: Presentation > Pages > default -->
<!-- Add to the <head> section of your page template -->
<head>
  <txp:css format="link" />
  <txp:feed_link flavor="atom" format="link" />
  <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-XXXXXXXXXX"></script>
  <script>
    window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
    function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}
    gtag('js', new Date());
    gtag('config', 'G-XXXXXXXXXX');
  </script>
</head>

Action	Publisher	Managing Editor	Designer
Edit page templates	Yes	Yes	Yes
Edit form templates	Yes	Yes	Yes
Install plugins	Yes	No	No
Manage sections	Yes	Yes	No

Custom Roles

Textpattern does not support custom roles. The six privilege levels are fixed. Assign the closest matching level.

Best Practices

Use the Designer (Level 6) role for analytics implementers who only need template access
Staff Writers (Level 4) are appropriate for freelance content contributors
Keep Publisher (Level 1) accounts to one or two people
Template changes are site-wide -- test in a staging environment first
Textpattern has no built-in audit log -- document permission changes externally

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