contentdb/app/flatpages/help/ranks_permissions.md

title: Ranks and Permissions

Overview

• New Members - mostly untrusted, cannot change package metadata or publish releases without approval.
• Members - Trusted to change the metadata of their own packages', but cannot approve their own packages.
• Trusted Members - Same as above, but can approve their own releases.
• Approvers - Responsible for approving new packages, screenshots, and releases.
• Editors - Same as above, and can edit any package or release.
• Moderators - Same as above, but can manage users.
• Admins - Full access.

Breakdown

Rank	New Member		Member		Trusted		Approver		Editor		Moderator		Admin
Owner of thing	Y	N	Y	N	Y	N	Y	N	Y	N	Y	N	Y	N
Create Package	✓		✓		✓		✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Approve Package							✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Delete Package			✓		✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Edit Package			✓		✓		✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Edit Maintainers	✓		✓		✓		✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Add/Delete Screenshot	✓		✓		✓		✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Approve Screenshot					✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Make Release	✓		✓		✓		✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Approve Release			✓		✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Change Release URL													✓	✓
See Private Thread	✓		✓		✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Edit Comments			✓		✓		✓		✓		✓		✓
Set Email	✓		✓		✓		✓		✓		✓	✓2	✓	✓
Create Token	✓		✓		✓		✓		✓		✓	✓2	✓	✓
Set Rank											✓2	✓12	✓	✓

1. Target user cannot be an admin. 2 Cannot set user to a higher rank than themselves.