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said Re: Using Privacy Controls

First up a little clarification about the topic's title "Using Privacy Controls". The topic actually encompasses setting things up that are broader than Privacy Controls.

Now, on to your query. It is important to understand how baskets and roles work in Kete. Here's a background topic on that:

http://old.kete.net.nz/documentation/topics/show/235-what-types-of-roles-are-there-in-kete

Next, it's important to keep in mind that the "site" basket (it can actually be renamed) is a special type of basket. By default any registered user gets the role of "member" on the "site" basket and (by default) add and edit material in the site basket. For other baskets, unless they are added to the "Default Basket IDs" system setting along with the "site" basket, users must be explicitly added as a member to the basket to gain rights on that basket.

This set up, without modification, works great for online community sites that grant everyone fairly equal content creation rights. A good example is your own Kete Horowhenua which Kete was built for.

However, as is your case for your new site, this doesn't always suit site's that need more control over who can do what. Since 1.1, a number of configuration options, including Privacy Controls, have been added to allow Kete to be more flexible in this regard. They revolve around using basket preferences.

In the "site" basket, make things appear more like a traditional CMS where only moderators and above may add content. Go to Tools for Basket: Site > Basket Preferences > Appearance form > Show/Hide section display to change "Action Menu" to at least a moderator, as well as "Add Links". After that, only those with moderator role or above (i.e. site administrators) will be able to add material to the "site" basket. Anyone that registers will become a member of this area, but will not be able to add anything but comments, unless they are at least a moderator. You will no longer use this basket as the main publishing area for your website. Keep reading...
Use "Add Basket" to create a new basket that will be used as the site's staff's publishing basket, make sure to leave "Anyone may comment" in the basket preferences. Choose your name for this area carefully so it is intuitive for you and your organization. Only add those users as members to this basket that should be able to add or edit material within it. Everyone else who is registered will only be able to comment on this material.
Use "Add Basket" again to create another basket, except this is specifically for another subset of users, your Trustees. Enable Privacy Controls for that basket.

You could actually enable Privacy Controls for both of the new baskets if you want.

After this the "site" basket will still operate as a place where people may discover items from all baskets, the other thing that makes the "site" basket special, but it won't be used as the main place for content to be added or edited. That will be the new baskets.

Make sense?

Tags: baskets, site administration, configuration