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Joomla 1.5 ACL explained
Despite claims to the contrary Joomla 1.5 does have an ACL system. It may be rudimentary but when fully understood can be very useful.
To help you here is a simple table with an overview of who can do what.
| Front-end Groups | Back-end Groups | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Un- registered | Registered | Author | Editor | Publisher | Manager | Administrator | Super- Administrator | |
| View "public" content | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| View "registered" content | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| View "special" content | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Create new content | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Edit own content | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Edit all content | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Publish new content | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Access the Admin page | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Create new users | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| Install extensions | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| Change the template | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes |
| Change site settings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes |