[wp-edu] Authors and permissions

[Vida Mas]

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On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Grogan, David <David.Grogan at tufts.edu>wrote:

>  Agreed. I’ll add that when it comes to content editing I emphasize to
> users that WP keeps track of page/post versions to that the site admins can
> see who has edited what and that you can restore older versions of content.
> Same emphasis when it comes to users or our wiki system. I’ve yet to see
> anyone egregiously damage content. And I’ve rarely seen any inadvertent
> editing of pages that a user shouldn’t be editing. In those cases older
> version restorer has resolved the issue.
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> *From:* wp-edu-bounces at lists.automattic.com [mailto:
> wp-edu-bounces at lists.automattic.com] *On Behalf Of *Jay Collier
> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 31, 2010 4:54 PM
> *To:* wp-edu at lists.automattic.com
> *Subject:* [wp-edu] Authors and permissions
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> Joshua-
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> In my experience managing and editing department sites, I've found that
> custom permissions weren't worth the extra effort. In WP 3 multisite, each
> department will have its own site, so only those users you've assigned to
> that site have access.
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> Also, I have always asked for a single editor authorized to publish content
> (at the default "editor" level) and when there are others (such as faculty)
> who have permission to update individual pages, I've assigned them as
> "authors" for final approval by the editor. As people show their enthusiasm
> and skills, you can shift them up ... or down ;)
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> (BTW, Tiny-MCE-Advanced allows you to shut down most of the eggregious
> editing buttons -- like text and background color, left and right justify,
> etc. -- so authors and editors don't get into trouble in the first place.)
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> Then, using WP-Audit-Trail, student assistants, armed with quality
> assurance guidelines, periodically checked out what had been published on
> each site and provided recommendations for improvements directly to the site
> editors. Of the 50 sites I managed at a previous college, I only had 1-2
> editors who were resistant and who were escalated to me for triage. Over
> time, the deans assigned others to take over that role. As a matter of fact,
> recognition of the importance of public communications was integrated more
> deeply into job descriptions for future hires.
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> As to initiating sites: at first, we assigned sites based on the org chart
> -- so there would be clear authority in a dean or director -- and then
> eventually opened up to microsites that targeted particular audiences or
> activities, and for which there were experienced editors. The only
> "administrators" on each subsite were members of the central team, who made
> changes to widgets, child themes, etc.
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> Your college culture may or may not support that type of workflow, but I
> would recommend prototyping with some early adopters and see if the built-in
> permissions are enough. If not, you can always add more control later.
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> Hope that is helpful ...
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> -Jay
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>  Lafayette and Bates are two amazing examples of what can be done with
> WordPress to power a university site. I am heading up efforts at Lincoln
> Memorial University to convert our existing site to WordPress. One issue we
> are running into is how to properly assign permissions to the various people
> on the team, which includes multiple departments on campus. Would those who
> have implemented WordPress in this way share how they arranged their
> organizational chart to handle admin, safety, security, updates, web
> standards, duplication of efforts, etc.? Any other pieces of advice would
> also be appreciated. Thanks!
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> Joshua
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