In this story
Before you start
- The owner invites team members and chooses their role. See Invites.
The roles
| Role | In plain words |
|---|---|
| Owner | Full control: settings, team, ads, branding and billing links. |
| Admin | Runs the site day to day: everything except billing, paid features, software update approval and AI keys. Also cannot change payment, email or SMS connections, or export all site data. |
| Editor | Writes, edits and publishes any story. Manages sections, tags, authors, the homepage, menus and breaking news. Can use AI chat and see the software update screen. |
| Reporter | Writes stories and sends them for review. Cannot publish. Can post live-blog updates and draft push alerts. |
| Copy editor | Edits and corrects stories at the copy desk. Cannot publish. |
| Photo editor | Manages pictures and captions, including on other people’s stories. |
| Contributor | Writes their own stories as a guest. An editor reviews and publishes. |
| Legal reviewer | Reads stories before publishing and clears or flags them. Cannot edit. Works the takedown desk. |
Good to know
- Only Owner and Editor (and Admin) can publish a story. Others send it for review.
- Only the Owner can approve software updates, manage paid features and change AI keys.
- Payments, readers' lists and privacy settings are for the owner and admin. Admin cannot change the payment or email connections.
- A section limit can narrow what a person may do in some sections.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Who can publish?
Owners, admins and editors.
Can I make my own role?
No. The eight roles above are fixed. See Roles and what they can do.
Who sees the activity log and payments?
The owner and admin roles. Others do not see money or security rows.