How to set permissions in Joomla website builder Gridbox?
Joomla website builder Gridbox allows you to control access to developer tools, Apps, Categories, Single Pages, and also set permissions for each page item. This tutorial explains how to set permissions in Joomla website builder Gridbox.
Gridbox permissions
Gridbox permissions you will find in the Admin panel ➝ Option ➝ Permissions.
Configure ACL & options
Allows editing the options and Gridbox permissions.
Configure options only
Allows editing the options, except the Gridbox permissions.
Access administration interface
Allows accessing the Gridbox administration interface. For users without access to this action, the menu items "Pages" and "Add to Menu" will not be available.
Access developer tools
Allows changing site and theme settings. For users without access to this action, the next tools "Site Settings", "Theme Settings", "Tools", "Page Blocks" will be denied.
Create
Allows creating any content in Gridbox. For users without access to this action, the menu item "New Page" will not be available.
Delete
Allows deleting any Gridbox content.
Edit
Allows editing any Gridbox content.
Duplicate
Allows duplicating any content in Gridbox.
Edit state
Allows changing the state of any content in Gridbox.
Gridbox access control list
Gridbox access control list allows you to restrict user groups from creating or editing whole Gridbox Apps or separate pages. You can use the Gridbox access control list in Apps, Categories and Single pages.
In Gridbox admin panel navigate to the Item Settings ➝ Permissions.
Actions that user groups can perform on Gridbox Items:
Create
Allows adding new items.
Delete
Allows deleting items.
Edit
Allows editing existing items.
Edit state
Allows user groups to Publish, Unpublish items.
Edit own
Allows editing items that you have created.
Edit layouts
Allows editing Category and Single Post Layout.
Permissions of page items
You can set permissions for each page item in the Gridbox Editor: Section, Row, Column, and Plugin. To set permissions, go to Item Settings ➝ Advanced ➝ set access level group that is allowed to edit/view the item.
Edit
Sets user group that is allowed to edit the item.
View
Sets user group that is allowed to view the item.
Permission inheritance
Gridbox permissions are inherited. Public is a top-level group. All other groups are a "child" groups of Public group. If the child group does not override the permission, then all child groups inherit the set permission. See the Joomla documentation for more details.