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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>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
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color:#1F497D'>David<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>David Grogan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Manager, Curricular Technology Group<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Tufts University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>+1 617-627-2859<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>david.grogan@tufs.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> wp-edu-bounces@lists.automattic.com
[mailto:wp-edu-bounces@lists.automattic.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jay Collier<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 31, 2010 4:54 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> wp-edu@lists.automattic.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [wp-edu] Authors and permissions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>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. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>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 ;)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>(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.)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Hope that is helpful ...<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>-Jay<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>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!<br>
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Joshua<o:p></o:p></p>
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