Permission Levels

Permissions control what features a user has access to and are applied manually on a per-user basis.

Available Levels

Localist Permissions are not a hierarchy. For example, a Platform Admin must also be checked as an Event Admin in order to access events in the Admin Dashboard. Non-admin permission levels are marked with a double asterisk**.

Levels	Who should have this permission?	Example	What other permissions should they have?	What does this permission enable?
Users	Everyone on your platform including all Admins	Students	Regular users do not need any other permissions	- Login to your platform - Submit events to the calendar for review - Express interest for an event - Leave a comment, review or photo on an event - Invite friends to events - Interact with friends on the calendar
Trusted**	Anyone you trust to *submit* high-quality events	Group/Org/Venue leaders or managers	User	- Their events skip the pending queue and are published without review
Event Admin	Anyone you trust to add, edit, approve, or reject events via the Admin Event Form	Staff	User	- Use the Admin Event Form - Edit events on the calendar - Approve/reject events submitted by regular users - Access the calendar's Admin View
Publish Events	Anyone you trust to add or edit events via the Admin Dashboard without review. If unchecked, events added or edited by the Admin will go to the Pending Queue for approval.	Staff	User + Event Admin	- Publish events without approval - Edit events on the calendar without approval - Access the calendar's Admin View
Featured/Sponsored	Anyone you trust to pick out and highlight key events	Staff	User + Event Admin	- Select events to display in a sliding carousel - Select events to boost and highlight
Bulletin Admin	Anyone you trust to manage Bulletins	Staff	User + Event Admin	- Create, manage, and send Bulletins
Group Admin	Anyone you trust to create Group or Departments	Staff	User	- Publish Groups and Departments - Edit all Group/Department details - Access the calendar's Admin View
Channel Admin	Anyone you trust to edit Channels	Staff	User Event Admin*	- Edit all Channel details - Edit Channel layout - Access the calendar's Admin View
Platform Admin	Anyone you trust to manage the calendar	Calendar Managers, Developers or Designers	User Channel Admin* Group Admin* Event Admin* Feature/Sponsor*	- Edit all calendar settings - Edit calendar layout and branding - View all users - Assign permissions - Add/edit Filters - Add/edit Places - View Activity logs - Conduct bulk uploads - Add feeds - Access the calendar's Admin View

Non-Permission User Designations

Verified: After an account is created, Localist will send an email to the user’s email address asking them to verify their address by clicking the included link. If a user does not verify their account this flag will remain unchecked and they will not receive any emails from Localist. They will still be able to use the calendar as a logged in user.

Pending: If a user uses the Invite Friends feature to send event details to an address that is not already saved on the platform/connected to a current user, the email will be listed as a pending user.

Assigning Permission Levels

Navigate to Users > All Users
Select a user’s name from the list
Find the Permissions section in the middle of the user account page
Select the appropriate level(s)
Save changes.
User must always be checked. This is what allows them to login to and interact with your platform (i.e. submit an event, I'm Interested, leave a comment, etc.)

Restricting Content Moderation

You can restrict content moderation by limiting an Event Admin’s permissions to only designated Filters, Groups, and/or Departments. These designations apply to admin functionalities, such as approving events and publishing events without approval, which means an Event Admin can use the public submission form to submit an event to all available Filters.

How to Restrict Event Admins

Below the Permissions section of the user form, you'll see Allowed Filters and Excluded Filters. These drop-downs correspond to the Filters, Groups, and/or Departments you have previously set. Parent/Child Filter items are listed in the drop downs. Select which Filters, Groups, and/or Departments you want the user to have access to:

Allowed: Access to only this Filter. If you Allow someone to a Filter, Group, and/or Department, they have permission to moderate (approve/reject) events in their designated Classification and submit events to other Classifications via the Public Submission Form for approval by an Event Admin assigned to that Classification.
Excluded: Access to all Filters except this Filter. When you Exclude someone from a Filter, Group, and/or Department, this prevents an Event Admin from interacting with anything associated with that Classification. This also means that they will not be able to submit an event via the Public Submission Form for approval.
- Selecting a Parent Filter Item will allow the user to access all its Child Filter Items.

Once a user is Allowed to Filters, Groups, and/or Departments, they will only have access to those Classifications. In comparison, once a user is Excluded from Filters, Groups, and/or Departments, they will not have access those Classifications.

How Does It Work?

When adding events, only the Classifications the Event Admin is Allowed to will appear in the form for them to choose from.
When moderating events, the Event Admin will only be able to see and edit events that have at least one of their Allowed Classification items.
- Example: If an event has the Filter "Health & Wellness" and "Community", an Event Admin Allowed to "Community" will be able to see and edit the event because it has at least one of their Allowed Filter Items assigned to it.
The Pending Queue will automatically update to show events with an Event Admin's Allowed Classifications or update to show no events if none of the pending events match at least one of their Allowed Classification items.
Similarly, if an Event Admin with restricted permissions receives the Pending Digest email, then the email will include all pending events, but when the Event Admin navigates to the Pending Queue in the Admin Dashboard, they will only be able to see and moderate those events matching their Allowed/Excluded Permissions.

- BEST PRACTICE -

We suggest having at least one Event Admin with access to all Classifications (leaving the Allowed/Excluded sections blank). If a user submits an event and forgets to add the Classification item the Event Admin is Allowed to, the Event Admin will not see the event in the Pending Queue for moderation.

Permissions FAQs

Who should be an Admin?

Anyone you trust to add, edit, and monitor events should be an Admin on your platform. We recommend that you start out with a small group of Admins and add more as your calendar grows.

How do Allowed/Excluded Filters work?

If an Admin is Allowed to something, then they only have access to that specific Classification. When you Allow someone to a Filter, Group, and/or Department, they only have permission to moderate (approve/reject/add) events within their ‘allowed’ Classifications. On the other hand, if an Admin is Excluded from something, then they have access to everything except that specific Classification. When you Exclude someone from a Filter, Group, and/or Department, this prevents them from interacting with anything associated with that Classification.

Can permissions be added in bulk?

Nope! You'll have to manually add Permissions per user account.

Why can't X admin see Y events in their queue?

This is most likely due to Permissions. For example, if the admin is Allowed to a specific Filter, Group, and/or Department, then they'll only have permission to moderate events assigned to that Classification(s). If the event(s) in question do not have at least one of their Allowed Filters assigned to it, then they will not see it in their queue.

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