The different roles in Drupal
There are three different types of roles.
Editor
An editor may publish all content, and is responsible for moderating content written by contributors. They can:
- move content between all transitions
- create, edit, delete media
- create, edit, delete all content (except News article and Newsroom)
- manage revisions on all content (except News article and Newsroom)
Author
An author can publish their own content, they can:
- move content between most transitions
- create and edit any media
- delete own media
- create and edit own content (except News article and Newsroom)
- delete own content
Contributor
A contributor can draft content and it will be reviewed by an editor. They can:
- move content between limited transitions (cannot publish)
- create and edit any media
- delete own media
- create and edit own content (except News article / Newsroom)
- delete own content