Common CMS roles and access levels

Question

I am currently writing a CMS and remember someone (it might have been on here) criticise the existing CMS for not having a robust enough user permissions system. I\'ve got a me

Answer 1

Admin : The one with all the rights

Author : The one who has all rights to a specific content (like a blog author who owns the blog), also has the permissions to add/invite users to collaborate/view the content

Collaborator : The one who can edit/add content to which the author has given rights, cannot delete the content or invite/add more collaborators

Viewer : The one who can view the content if the author has invited to view

Editors : The one who can approve/edit all types of content

Having a fine grain control is not a bad idea if you expect advanced users/developers to use the CMS. But for novice CMS managers, the basic roles make the system much more usable.