One System, Now with Page-Level Permissions

We've pushed a big change to the way CMS permissions work in the One System. Access permissions now reside on the page level, rather then the menu item level, which is were they really belong. When software grows and changes over time, there are always areas you know you'll need to rework, but for the moment it works, and it's a lower priority item, so you save it for another day. CMS page level permissions where one of those areas for us. In addition to more tightly locking restricted pages down, we were able to make some improvements to how the menu is rendered, which speeds up page loading.

For those who've already added restricted pages to your website, don't fear, we've migrated those permissions for you. Menu items are now displayed based on the permission of their corresponding page. So, if you've restricted a page, say for only your agents to view, the menu item for this page will only show up if the user is logged in as an agent. When you create a new page, you'll see a new sub-section in the CMS, called 'Who can see this Page?'. Clicking 'Show' will display check-boxes for the five different user types (admin, broker, agent, lead, anonymous user). By default, all users will be able to view a page, so all these check-boxes will be checked.

For system pages (like log-in, search, etc.) you won't see any editable permissions. We've pre-configured these to insure proper functioning of the system. We wanted to be sure that someone didn't accidentally prevent a user from accessing an important part of the system.

If you have any concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us. We value your opinions and insight. It helps us to improve the One System, and all our offerings.

by Jason

Posted on October 12, 2009 Filed Under LogicClassroom, Personal Branding, Real Esate Marketing, Real Estate SEO, Real Estate Software, Real Estate Website, Real Estate Website Design, Real Estate lead generation, Search Engine Marketing (SEM), Sequoia Real Estate Solutions, Strategy, lead generation, leads, real estate, real estate internet marketing, social media | 1 Comment

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