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The Administrator Policy
This policy is packaged into MODx and is given to users on the 'mgr' context who want to have full access to managing MODx content.
Default Permissions
| Name | Description of Access |
|---|---|
| about | The About page. |
| access_permissions | Any Access Permission-related pages and actions. |
| action_ok | |
| actions | The Actions page. |
| change_password | User can change their user password. |
| change_profile | User can change their profile. |
| content_types | The Content Types page. |
| create | Basic "create" access on objects. |
| credits | View the Credits page. |
| customize_forms | View and manage the Customizing the Manager page. |
| database | The System Info page |
| database_truncate | The ability to truncate a database table. |
| delete_category | To delete or remove any Categories. |
| delete_chunk | To delete or remove any Chunks. |
| delete_context | To delete or remove any Contexts. |
| delete_document | To delete or remove any Resources. |
| delete_eventlog | To empty the Event Log. |
| delete_plugin | To delete or remove any Plugins. |
| delete_snippet | To delete or remove any Snippets. |
| delete_template | To delete or remove any Templates. |
| delete_tv | To delete or remove any Template Variables. |
| delete_role | To delete or remove any Roles. |
| delete_user | To delete or remove any Users. |
| edit_category | To edit any Categories. |
| edit_chunk | To edit any Chunks. |
| edit_context | To edit any Contexts. |
| edit_document | To edit any Resources. |
| edit_locked | Allows a user to override a lock and edit a locked Resource. |
| edit_parser | |
| edit_plugin | To edit any Plugins. |
| edit_role | To edit any Roles. |
| edit_snippet | To edit any Snippets. |
| edit_template | To edit any Templates. |
| edit_tv | To edit any Template Variables. |
| edit_user | To edit any User. |
| element_tree | The ability to view the Elements Tree on the left nav. |
| empty_cache | To empty the site cache. |
| export_static | To export the site to static HTML. |
| file_manager | To use the file manager, including creating/deleting files. |
| file_tree | To view the Files Tree on the left nav. |
| flush_sessions | Can flush Sessions across the site. |
| frames | To use the MODx Manager UI at all. |
| help | To view the Help page. |
| home | To view the Welcome page. |
| import_static | To view or use the Import pages. |
| languages | To edit or view Lexicon Languages. |
| lexicons | To edit or view Lexicons and Internationalization. |
| list | Basic permission to "list" any object. List means to get a collection of objects. |
| load | Basic permission to "load" any object, or be able to return it as an instance at all. |
| logout | To be able to logout as a user. |
| logs | To view the logs, such as error and manager logs. |
| menus | To edit or save any top Menu items. |
| messages | To send or view any personal Messages. |
| namespaces | To edit or view Namespaces. |
| new_category | To create a new Category. |
| new_chunk | To create a new Chunk. |
| new_context | To create a new Context. |
| new_document | To create a new Resources. |
| new_plugin | To create a new Plugin. |
| new_role | To create a new Role. |
| new_snippet | To create a new Snippet. |
| new_template | To create a new Template. |
| new_tv | To create a new Template Variable. |
| new_user | To create a new User. |
| packages | To use any Transport Packages in the Package Management system. |
| property_sets | To view and edit Properties and Property Sets. |
| providers | To view and edit Providers across the site. |
| publish_document | To publish or unpublish any Resource. |
| purge_deleted | To empty the Recycle Bin. |
| remove | Basic permission to remove any object. |
| remove_locks | To remove all existing Locks throughout the site. |
| resource_tree | To view the Resource Tree in the left nav. |
| save | Basic save permission for any object. |
| save_category | To save any Categories. |
| save_chunk | To save any Chunks. |
| save_context | To save any Contexts. |
| save_document | To save any Resources. |
| save_plugin | To save any Plugins. |
| save_role | To save any Roles. |
| save_snippet | To save any Snippets. |
| save_template | To save any Templates. |
| save_tv | To save any Template Variables. |
| save_user | To save any User. |
| search | To use the Search page. |
| settings | To view and edit any System Settings. |
| steal_locks | To "steal" locks, overriding a current lock on a document. |
| unlock_element_properties | To be able to edit the default properties for any Element. |
| view | Basic permission to "view" any object. |
| view_category | To view any Categories. |
| view_chunk | To view any Chunks. |
| view_context | To view any Contexts. |
| view_document | To view any Resources. |
| view_eventlog | To view the Event Log. |
| view_offline | |
| view_plugin | To view any Plugins. |
| view_role | To view any Roles. |
| view_snippet | To view any Snippets. |
| view_template | To view any Templates. |
| view_tv | To view any Template Variables. |
| view_unpublished | To view any unpublished Resources. |
| view_user | To view any User. |
| workspaces | To utilize Package Management. |
Custom Permissions
If you have created your own actions and menu items (e.g. if you have created a Custom Manager Page), then you can define custom permission items when you create the menu item (System --> Actions --> Create Menu) that correspond to permissions listed here.
