A Higher Logic site offers three levels of Administrator permissions. Each level gives the assigned users the privileges that are necessary for them to fulfill that administrative function in the organization.

Super Admins have the highest level of access to a Higher Logic site. They can do everything that Site Admins and Community Admins can do. Super Admins can see and access all content and communities on an Online Community site, plus they have access to a host of Super Admin-only tools and functionality, accessible in the Admin interface.
Community Admins have privileges that are restricted to the community in which they have this permission level. They can update their community's join and view permissions; add and remove Community Admin access; add members; restrict and remove current members; run reports; moderate member activities; manage community events; manage community Volunteer Opportunities; and perform other tasks as indicated in the tables below.

IMPORTANT: In communities that have a Microsite, Community Admins automatically have Site Admin privileges also. This is true of a community that becomes associated to a microsite, too; that community's Community Admins automatically inherit Site Admin privileges for that community.

Site Admins can update their site's layout; apply a theme; upload site imagery; set up advertisements; manage their Volunteer program; use the CMS to edit, create, and remove pages and content; and perform other tasks as indicated in the tables below.

NOTE: See Manage Site, Community, and Super Admins to learn how to grant/remove these three levels of access.

Access breakdown by Admin level

The tables below provide more comprehensive lists of the features, tools, and access that are available to the various levels of Admins.

CMS Pages

Option	Super Admin	Community Admin	Site Admin	Notes
Manage a site's Navigation Bar (top-level navigation)				Super Admins can lock this ability from Site Admins.
Create pages				Super Admins can create pages for your main Higher Logic site and any Microsites (if you license Microsites). Site Admins can only create pages for the site(s) they're designated as a Site Admin.
Edit pages				Super Admins can lock pages, preventing Site Admins from editing them.
Delete pages				Super Admins can lock pages, preventing Site Admins from deleting them.
Copy pages				Super Admins can lock pages, preventing Site Admins from copying them.
Move pages				Super Admins can lock pages, preventing Site Admins from moving them (moving a page is accomplished by cutting and pasting it in the CMS).

CMS Content

Option	Super Admin	Community Admin	Site Admin	Notes
Add content to pages
Edit page content				Super Admins can lock individual content items to prevent Site Admins editing them.
Delete page content				Super Admins can lock individual content items to prevent Site Admins deleting them.
Move content				Super Admins can lock individual content items to prevent Site Admins moving them (moving content is accomplished by cutting and pasting it in the CMS).

Site Setup

NOTE: Super Admins can control which of these options are available to Site Admins. If you're a Site Admin, you may not see some of the options below.

Option	Super Admin	Community Admin	Site Admin	Notes
Create Themes
Apply Themes				Site Setup > Theme tab.
Edit applied Theme				Site Setup > Theme tab. Super Admins can lock this ability from Site Admins.
Manage Contact Us information				Site Setup > Contact Us tab.
Manage site imagery				Site Setup > Images tab. Manage high-level images like your organization's logo, header background, page background, etc.
Manage site layout options				Site Setup > Layout tab. Manage high-level options like site frame width, Navigation Bar type, footer type and content, etc.
Run Site Traffic report

Communities

Option	Super Admin	Community Admin	Site Admin	Notes
Manage community settings				Manage settings like who can join/view the community, as well as details like the community's name, description, features, and tags.
Email community members				By default, Community Admins can only target community members two ways: All members of the community or only those who have joined in the last 30 days. If you license Group Manager, Super Admins can create additional targeting filters (called Data Sources) Community Admins can also use.
Add community members				Only for Higher Logic-managed communities (not AMS-controlled). By default, Community Admins don't have the ability to add community members, only invite them. However, Super Admins can configure Community Types to give Community Admins the ability to do so (set the Allow community admins to add members immediately, without sending an invitation option to ON). See Community Types to learn more.
Remove community members				Only for Higher Logic-managed communities (not AMS-controlled).
Invite people to join community				Only for Higher Logic-managed communities (not AMS-controlled).
Place restriction on members				"Restricted Members" are blocked from participating in community discussions (posting, replying, and forwarding). However, while the restriction is in place, they'll still be able to read discussions and participate in other community activity.
Remove restriction from Restricted Members
Grant & remove Community Admin access
Create Community Types				See Community Types to learn more.
Create communities				By default, only Super Admins can create communities. However, Super Admins can configure Community Types to give any user the ability to do so (set "Members" can create new communities of this type to ON).
Create/assign Topic Community				See Topic Communities to learn more.
Moderate users
Moderate community Discussions/Libraries
Approve & reject moderated Discussion posts
Approve & reject moderated Library entries
Create email templates
Create/edit community events
Manage event Payment Provider
Create community announcements
Create/edit community Volunteer Opportunities
Order/structure Libraries and folders
Modify/delete Library entries or transfer ownership of entries
Download community roster				Super Admins can lock this ability from Site Admins.
Run community reports				Super Admins can restrict Community Admin access to exporting report data. If a member hides personal data on their profile (e.g., email address), Super Admins can see it, but Community Admins can't, they are subject to members' profile privacy settings.

Content

NOTE: Super Admins can perform the tasks below for any community, while Community Admins can do so for their community only.

Option	Super Admin	Community Admin	Site Admin	Notes
Create & Manage events
Edit discussion posts
Delete discussion posts
Tag discussion posts
Edit library entries
Delete library entries
Edit library comments
Delete library comments
Tag library entries
Edit blog articles
Delete blog articles
Edit blog comments
Delete blog comments
Tag blog articles

User Management

Option	Super Admin	Community Admin	Site Admin	Notes
Activate/deactivate user accounts				If a user's account is deactivated, the user cannot log in until a Super Admin reactivates it. Super Admins can deactivate user accounts in a Higher Logic-managed community without affecting their status in your database (if applicable).
Reset account passwords
Create & manage profile demographics
Moderate users

Tools & Features

Option	Super Admin	Community Admin	Site Admin	Notes
Create & manage Automation Rules
Create & manage ribbons/badges
Manually give users ribbons/badges
Manage Microsites
Create & manage Formal Tags
Impersonate users
Create & manage Terms & Conditions
Create site ads
Create discussion-specific ads
Run site-level reports

Admin Access Overview