User Roles and Permissions

Anyone with a valid NetID can log in to a Drupal site maintained by Trinity Web Support. However, simply being logged in does not provide a user with editing access. In order to add or edit content, a user must have at least one role. Each role has varying degrees of permissions which provide the ability to perform specific functions.

Trinity Communications and Trinity Web Support can delegate roles to user accounts. When you need to provide access to a new editor (or revoke access from an editor who no longer needs access), please reach email trinitycomms@duke.edu.

Below is a list of roles and associated permissions. Note that a few sites have unique functionality and thus have additional roles with permissions that provide the ability to use that functionality. If you are unsure what role you have on your site, or if your site has unique feature and roles, please contact trinitywebsupport@duke.edu.

Permission / RoleContent AuthorSite EditorSite Builder
Administration   
Access Content administration (/admin/content)
Access Feeds administration (/admin/content/feed) 
Access Media library (/admin/content/media)
Access Taxonomy administration (/admin/structure/taxonomy) 
Edit menus
Add and edit redirects 
Create URL aliases
Edit URL aliases 
Use exclude node title
View unpublished content
Exclude node title 
Content   
Create Alumni content
Create Announcement content
Create News article - Local content
Create Conference content
Create Conference speaker content
Create Event - Local content
Create Feature slide content
Create Fellow content*
Create Lab content*
Create Member - Local content
Create Opportunity content
Create Basic page content
Create PhD for Hire content
Create Project content 
Create Research Area content
Create Visiting Artist content*
Edit Alumni content
Edit Announcement content
Edit News article - Local content
Edit Book content
Edit Conference content
Edit Conference speaker content
Edit Course content
Edit Member - Imported content
Edit Department publication content
Edit Event - Imported content
Edit Event - Local content
Edit Feature slide content
Edit Fellow content*
Edit Lab content*
Edit Member - Local content
Edit News article - Imported content
Edit Opportunity content
Edit Basic page content
Edit PhD for Hire content
Edit Project content
Edit Research Area content
Edit Visiting Artist content*
Change Alumni published status
Change Announcement published status
Change News article - Local published status
Change Book published status
Change Conference published status
Change Conference speaker published status
Change Department publication published status
Change Event - Imported published status
Change Event - Local published status
Change Feature slide published status
Change Fellow published status*
Change Lab published status*
Change Member - Local published status
Change News article - Imported published status
Change Opportunity published status
Change Basic page published status
Change PhD for Hire published status
Change Project published status
Change Research Area published status
Change Visiting Artist published status*
Content revisions   
Enter revision log message
Revert Alumni revisions
Revert Announcement revisions
Revert News article - Local revisions
Revert Book revisions
Revert Conference revisions
Revert Conference speaker revisions
Revert Course revisions
Revert Member - Imported revisions
Revert Event - Imported revisions
Revert Event - Local revisions
Revert Feature slide revisions
Revert Fellow revisions*
Revert Lab revisions*
Revert Member - Local revisions
Revert News article - Imported revisions
Revert Opportunity revisions
Revert Basic page revisions
Revert PhD for Hire revisions
Revert Project revisions
Revert Research Area revisions
Revert Visiting artist revisions*
Paragraphs   
Add content to Paragraphs Top 
Add content to Paragraphs Body 
Add content to Paragraphs Bottom 
Edit content in Paragraphs Top 
Edit content in Paragraphs Body 
Edit content in Paragraphs Bottom 
Create Accordion paragraph content 
Create Column Wrapper paragraph content  
Create Columns (Equal) paragraph content  
Create Columns (Three Uneven) paragraph content  
Create Columns (Two Uneven) paragraph content  
Create Formatted Text paragraph content 
Create Tabs paragraph content 
Create Content Bundle paragraph content 
Create External Media Embed paragraph content  
Create Image Feature 200px Static paragraph content 
Create Image Feature 500px Parallax paragraph content 
Create Image Feature 500px Static paragraph content 
Create Photo Gallery paragraph content 
Create Video Gallery - 1 Column paragraph content 
Create Video Gallery - 2 Column paragraph content 
Delete Accordion paragraph content 
Delete Column Wrapper paragraph content  
Delete Columns (Even) paragraph content  
Delete Columns (Three Uneven) paragraph content  
Delete Columns (Two Uneven) paragraph content  
Delete Formatted Text paragraph content 
Delete Tabs paragraph content 
Delete Content Bundle paragraph content 
Delete External Media Embed paragraph content  
Delete Image Feature 200px Static paragraph content 
Delete Image Feature 500px Parallax paragraph content 
Delete Image Feature 500px Static paragraph content 
Delete Photo Gallery paragraph content 
Delete Video Gallery - 1 column paragraph content 
Delete Video Gallery - 2 Column paragraph content 
Edit Accordion paragraph content 
Edit Column Wrapper paragraph content  
Edit Columns (Equal) paragraph content  
Edit Columns (Three Uneven) paragraph content  
Edit Columns (Two Uneven) paragraph content  
Edit Formatted Text paragraph content 
Edit Tabs paragraph content 
Edit Content Bundle paragraph content 
Edit External Media Embed paragraph content  
Edit Image Feature 200px Static paragraph content 
Edit Image Feature 500px Parallax paragraph content 
Edit Image Feature 500px Static paragraph content 
Edit Photo Gallery paragraph content 
Edit Video Gallery - 1 Column paragraph content 
Edit Video Gallery - 2 Column paragraph content 
Media   
Create File media
Create Image media
Create Video media
Create Audio media
Edit File media
Edit Image media
Edit Video media
Edit Audio media
Taxonomy   
Create Alumni categories terms 
Create Book Categories terms 
Create Local categories terms 
Create Course Categories terms 
Create Event Local Series terms 
Create Fellow types terms* 
Create Lab types terms* 
Create News categories terms 
Create Opportunity timeframes terms 
Create Opportunity types terms 
Create Project categories terms 
Create Publication categories terms 
Create Research Areas terms 
Edit Alumni categories terms 
Edit Book Categories terms 
Edit Local categories terms 
Edit Course Categories terms 
Edit Event Local Series terms 
Edit Fellow types terms* 
Edit Lab types terms* 
Edit News categories terms 
Edit Opportunity timeframes terms 
Edit Opportunity types terms 
Edit Project categories terms 
Edit Publication categories terms 
Edit Research Areas terms 
Blocks   
Edit Basic block content
Edit Footer Block content
Miscellaneous   
Import Books feeds 
Import Courses feeds 
Import Department publications feeds 
Import Duke Event Calendar feeds 
Manipulate entityqueues

* Where present