Advanced Permissions

Introduction

Advanced Permissions allows for much finer control over permissions in Concrete CMS. It also includes Workflows, a feature which enhances collaboration and provides notifications for certain actions.

How does Advanced Permissions differ from Simple Permissions?

When concrete is first installed, Simple Permissions are enabled. Simple Permissions allow you to control basic viewing and editing access to your site. Here's how Simple Permissions might appear on a typical page:

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Advanced Permissions introduces a much more flexible way of controlling the type of actions that a user, group, or combination of users and groups can take upon a page. Here's how the same page would look when Advanced Permissions are enabled:

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