Vivvo 4.1 introduces full role-based User manager, featuring the ability to create custom user groups and permissions, assign multiple groups per user and define specific privileges per each group. First, let's see how to create a new custom user group.
Choose Users from the main administrative menu and you'll see Add new group link on the Quick link tab that leads to first step of usergroup creation wizard.
By choosing Duplicate option you'll be prompted for a name of the new group and it will be saved with predefined settings inherited from chosen group. You may edit those settings later.
If you choose Start from option from this drop-down menu you'll be taken to next steps of this wizard as you are creating new group but all group settings and permissions will be predefined so you may change only some of them.
You may also Start from scratch and create new usergroup with your own settings.
If second or third option is selected, you'll be taken to next step where you should choose writing, editing and reading privileges for individual categories and also options for allowing comment editing, administration area access and file upload.
When you set all privileges click on Next button.
On the Step 3 you can define rules for changing status of an article. By doing this, you will assign that user group to set an article from Active to Headline, for example, or to move articles to Archive. Read more about article statuses in Add/edit article section.
You may use Ctrl button for multiple selection and also add unlimited number of rules using Add new rule link. You can also remove unnecessary rule by clicking on remove icon you'll see next to each rule.
Choose Next to go to next step.
On the Step 4 you can choose privileges for the usergrup on front-end, i.e. if you'll allow users who are part of this group to comment, vote and tag articles.
Choose Next and go to the final step.
Step 5 offers a list of installed plug-ins so you may simply choose None or All Plugins option, or select plug-in(s) with a mouseclick and Ctrl button (for multiple selection).
When your group privileges are all set you should click on Add button to save the group. You may click on Previous link on any step if you want to move backwards and do some changes before you choose to add a group.
If you want to apply changes later after the group has been added you may choose to edit the group. You may edit predefined Vivvo groups as well (except Admin).
To edit a group choose edit icon next to the user group name. You can set all preferences exactly as you do when creating a usergroup.