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.

Joomla ACL explained

  Front-end GroupsBack-end Groups
  Un-
registered
RegisteredAuthorEditorPublisherManagerAdministratorSuper-
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
Originally published by Brian Teeman