LocalGov Drupal User Guide

Manage microsites editors and admins

Terms

  • Drupal user: an account associated with a single person on the control site.
  • Drupal roles: universal set of permissions to be assigned to a user. (Microsite controller, Trusted editor)
  • Microsite roles: microsite specific set of permissions that are assigned to a microsite member. (Microsite admin, Microsite editor)
  • Microsite members: people with a microsite role - given on a microsite by microsite basis.

Inviting people to administer and edit a microsite.

See also Roles and Permissions.

Requirements

  • You'll need to be a Microsite admin or Microsite controller.
  • Log in to the microsite on its unique domain.
  1. Visit Invitations
  2. Click "Invite member"
  3. Enter the email address, if you want them to be a Microsite admin, check the box.
  4. Save





Add Microsite: Group invititation widget

Invitation workflow

  1. [Microsite admin] Send an invite
  2. [New user] Receive an email to set up an account
  3. [New user] Set up new account on the website via email link
  4. [New user] Receive an email to accept invitation
  5. [New user] Accept invitation on the website via email link

If someone already exists on the control site (they may be a member of another microsite already), they will skip steps 2 & 3 above.

Note: Microsite members are assigned/unassigned the "Trusted editor" Drupal role automatically.

 






Alert message saying you have pending group invitations.





Screenshot of Invitations page showing list of pending group invitiations for a microsite