EPiServer CMS uses two main groups by default. These groups are called WebEditors and WebAdmins. There are two groups in Windows that are also relevant to EPiServer. These are Administrators and Everyone. These four groups have as default different roles and tasks on the website. The aim of the groups is primarily to give access to the different modes in EPiServer. The aim is not to give access rights in the structure; that work is carried out for each individual website.
The WebEditors and WebAdmins groups have not been created in a standard installation. When you have selected providers for your website, you must begin by creating these two groups there.
| Group | Function |
|---|---|
| Everyone | Anonymous visitors to the website. All visitors to a public website are essentially anonymous. This means that the system cannot identify the visitor. With an intranet, it is possible to link the intranet to a login in Windows to allow visitors to be identified. In this case, no visitor is essentially anonymous. |
| WebEditors | Website editors. They have access to Edit mode by typing the address that has been selected for Edit mode, and then logging on with a user name and password. Website editors do not have access to Admin mode by default. |
| WebAdmins | Website administrators. They have access to Admin mode by typing the address that has been selected for Admin mode and then logging on with a user name and password. Website administrators also have access to Edit mode by default. |
| Administrators | Website super administrators. To be able to change system settings in EPiServer CMS, you must be a member of this group. Administrators have access rights to both Edit and Admin modes by default. |