Friday, May 9, 2008
- Ashley Humphreys
As an Element Fusion internet consultant, I work with clients everyday who are using our CMS products to maintain their websites. I often get asked questions about how they can expand their websites to reach their
full potential. One of the features of our CMS that has a lot of potential but often goes under-utilized is the Users and Roles system.
When you have information to share with a group of people but don't
want the whole world to access it, you can use the Users and Roles system to control viewable access to your content. You can make certain pages or even specific elements on a page
restricted, which means they will only appear to visitors who are logged in.
This is great for:
- creating password-protected pages to store sensitive information
- document sharing
- newsletters and/or committee updates
- photos, audio or video
- group calendars
These features can be of benefit to sales teams, board members, committees, employees, clients and/or membership lists. For example, one of my clients created a
restricted area for their sales team. They use that area to post downloadable resources
for the team, to maintain a calendar with important deadlines and
events, and to post quick, internal contact information. This information is accessible to any member of the team
whenever they login to the website and, of course, they can access it from anywhere.
These are just a few ideas about how to maximize the potential of your website with the Users and Roles system. If you have questions about how to use these features, you can visit our website support site or contact our support team for help. Also, I would love to hear if you have come up with
other great uses on your website. Leave us a note in the comments.