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title: "Roles and Permissions"
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## Overview

The role that is assigned to you in Bento determines what you can do in the console. Permissions regulate the tasks you are able to perform and create a very specific point of accountability for all changes, updates, creations and deletions on the site. Below is a list of Bento roles and associated permissions. 

| **Role** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| **Site Admin** | You are able to configure all aspects of a site, including:<br>- managing site permissions
- creating URLs
- creating/modifying site-specific templates<br>This role is not intended to manage web content. |
| **Editor** | You can add content to webpages through the use of the entire suite of [Bento components](https://docs.pbs.org/space/B3/4751450/Component+Library).. You are the subject matter expert and care about providing a good story for your audience. |
| **Writer** | A limited but important role, you are responsible for modifying web content. |

## Roles and Permissions

| **Task** | **Site Admin** | **Editor ** | **Writer** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Can log into admin tool | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> |
| Can view pages in admin tool | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> |
| **PAGES    ** | **Site Admin** | **Editor ** | **Writer ** |
| Can create pages | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #008000">**YES**</span> |
| Can modify pages | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> |
| Can copy pages | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #ff0000">**NO**</span> |
| Can delete pages | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #ff0000">**NO**</span> |
| Can move pages | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #ff0000">**NO**</span> |
| Can publish/unpublish pages | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #ff0000">**NO**</span> |
| Can add pages to menu | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #008000">**YES**</span> |
| Can modify headers and footers | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #ff0000">**NO**</span> |
| Can view/edit advanced settings | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #008000">**YES**</span> |
| Can view/edit SEO settings | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #ff0000">**NO**</span> | <span style="color: #ff0000">**NO**</span> |
| **BLOGS*** | **Site Admin** | **Editor ** | **Writer ** |
| Can create a blog | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #ff0000">**NO**</span> | <span style="color: #ff0000">**NO**</span> |
| Can edit a blog | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #ff0000">**NO**</span> | <span style="color: #ff0000">**NO**</span> |
| Can delete a blog | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #ff0000">**NO**</span> | <span style="color: #ff0000">**NO**</span> |
| Can create blog entries | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> |
| Can edit blog entries | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> |
| Can delete blog entries | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> |
| **FILER FOLDERS    ** | **Site Admin** | **Editor ** | **Writer ** |
| Can create filer folder on site | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> |
| Can assign permissions to filer folder on site | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> |
| Can add filer folder files on assigned sites | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> |
| Can delete filer folder files on assigned sites | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #ff0000">**NO**</span> |
| Can change media metadata in filer folder on site | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #008000">**YES**</span> |
| Can add media from filer folder to a page on site | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #008000">**YES**</span> |
| **COMPONENTS   ** | **Site Admin** | **Editor ** | **Writer ** |
| Can modify/remove PBS provided components from page | <span style="color: #008000">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #008000">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #008000">**YES**</span> |
| Can add custom code to a component | <span style="color: #008000">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #008000">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #008000">**YES**</span> |
| **SITE MANAGEMENT   ** | **Site Admin** | **Editor ** | **Writer ** |
| Can create site | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #ff0000">**NO**</span> | <span style="color: #ff0000">**NO**</span> |
| Can manage sites | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #ff0000">**NO**</span> | <span style="color: #ff0000">**NO**</span> |
| Can launch a site | <span style="color: #ff0000">**NO**</span> | <span style="color: #ff0000">**NO**</span> | <span style="color: #ff0000">**NO**</span> |
| Can manage site permissions | <span style="color: #339966">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #ff0000">**NO**</span> | <span style="color: #ff0000">**NO**</span> |
| Can add/manage site users | <span style="color: #008000">**YES**</span> | <span style="color: #ff0000">**NO**</span> | <span style="color: #ff0000">**NO**</span> |