- Display a dialog when user approves an image
- Changing A Mockup URL Slug
- Extend Backbone Models, Views, Collections
- Adding Custom Scripts and Styles
- ph_website_publish_thread
- New Comment Threads
- Add additional notification emails
- Welcome message for new users on mockup projects
- Change the subscribed user email based on a role
- How to Install SureFeedback & Addons
- How to Update SureFeedback
- Should I Install SureFeedback on My Main Site or a Dedicated Installation?
- Caching and SureFeedback
- Dashboard Shortcode
- Adding A Project Shortcode To Your Site 3.1.x and lower
- Project Shortcode
- Hosting
- Cloudways Compatibility
Roles, Capabilities and Permissions
SureFeedback has various permissions built in that allow users to perform specific functions based on their role. Many of the advanced functions can only be performed by those with an administrator role.
To view the role of a specific user navigate to Users > All Users from the WordPress options panel. A role can be changed by selecting the user and clicking Edit.
Permissions Cheatsheet
Permissions and Rolls | Admin | Project Admin | Project Editor | Project Collaborator | Project Client |
Edit Mockups / Websites | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
View Mockups / Websites | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
View Mockups or Websites they are not members of | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Comment on Mockups / Websites | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Create new Mockups / Websites | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Approve Mockups / Websites | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Delete Mockups / Websites | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Delete / Edit Others’ Comments | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
View SureFeedback Settings | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
View all WordPress pages and settings | Yes | No | No | No | No |
What an Administrator Can Do
Administrator roles can perform the most functions within SureFeedback.
- Can read, edit mockups and websites
- Can leave comments on mockups and websites.
- Can create new mockups and websites
- Can delete websites and mockups
- Can edit and delete others comments
- Can approve mockups and resolve website threads
- Can edit SureFeedback settings
- Can view all WordPress pages and settings.
- Can view Mockups or Websites they aren’t members of.
What a Project Administrator Can Do
- Can read, edit mockups and websites
- Can leave comments on mockups and websites.
- Can create new mockups and websites
- Can delete websites and mockups
- Can edit and delete others comments
- Can approve mockups and resolve website threads
- Can edit SureFeedback settings
- Can NOT view any other WordPress dashboard pages or settings other than their profile.
- Can view Mockups or Websites they aren’t members of.
What a Project Editor Can Do
- Can read, edit mockups and websites
- Can leave comments on mockups and websites.
- Can create new mockups and websites
- Can delete websites and mockups
- Can edit and delete others comments
- Can approve mockups and resolve website threads
- Can NOT edit SureFeedback settings
- Can NOT view any other WordPress dashboard pages or settings other than their profile.
- Can view Mockups or Websites they aren’t members of.
What a Project Collaborator Can Do
- Can read, edit mockups and websites
- Can leave comments on mockups and websites they are members of.
- Can NOT create new mockups and websites
- Can delete websites and mockups
- Can edit and delete others comments
- Can approve mockups and resolve website threads
- Can NOT edit SureFeedback settings
- Can NOT view any other WordPress dashboard pages or settings other than their profile.
- Can NOT view Mockups or Websites they aren’t members of.
What an Project Client Can Do
- Can view mockups and websites
- Can leave comments on mockups and websites they are members of.
- Can NOT edit mockups and website
- Can NOT create new mockups and websites
- Can NOT delete websites and mockups
- Can NOT edit and delete others comments
- Can approve mockups and resolve website threads
- Can NOT edit SureFeedback settings
- Can NOT view any WordPress dashboard pages or settings other than their profile.
- Can NOT view Mockups or Websites they aren’t members of.
What a -no role for this site- Can Do
- Can view mockups (if project permissions are set this way)
- Can leave comments on mockups if mockup project permissions allow it.
- Can NOT view websites (due to security concerns).
- Can NOT edit mockups and website
- Can NOT create new mockups and websites
- Can NOT delete websites and mockups
- Can NOT edit and delete others comments
- Can approve mockups and resolve website threads (if project permissions are set this way)
- Can NOT edit SureFeedback settings
- Can NOT access the WordPress dashboard.
What can non-users or guests do
For mockups, a guest or non-user’s permissions will vary depending on the project privacy settings, determined on each individual project in the Options section.
For websites, a guest cannot perform any actions like viewing or editing website comments due to cross origin security concerns.
Changing Permissions
The “Magic of WordPress” is you can customize almost anything! If you want to change a role’s capabilities (i.e. remove or add specific capabilities) from a specific role, we suggest using a free plugin called “User Role Editor”:
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