User permissions

The addon allows the store administrator to control what access level different users have to the back-end functions. For this purpose a store administrator creates additional staff accounts as administrator users and defines roles for each staff member who needs access to the back-end functions. A user can have more than one role. 

Here is the list of available roles:

• Root access – means no restrictions at all;
• Manage catalog – allows users having the role to edit the product catalog;
• Manage users – gives users permissions to edit user profiles;
• Manage administrators – gives users permissions to edit administrator profiles;
• Manage orders – allows users to view orders, update order statuses, change products, make refunds, etc;
• Manage import – allows importing products to the online store catalog;
• Manage export – allows exporting the catalog;
• Manage banners – allows uploading and configuring banners in your eCommerce website;
• Allow unfiltered HTML - allows pasting the script code right inside the WYSIWYG areas in the static pages or product descriptions;
• Manage news - allows adding, editing and removing news to the news section in the storefront;
• Manage coupons – allows managing coupons;
• Manage volume discounts - allows configuring discounts based on the total price of ordered products and customer's membership level;
• Manage conversations - gives access to the messages that customers leave to their orders and allows chatting with them.

You can extend the list by creating custom add-ons or installing extensions from X-Cart Add-ons Marketplace.

For example, the Simple CMS addon (enabled by default) adds two more permission groups to the list:

• Manage custom pages – allows users to create and edit custom website pages;
• Manage menus – allows editing the primary menu and footer links.

Multi-vendor addon adds the following roles:

• Manage vendor's catalog;
• Manage vendor's orders;
• Manage vendor's shipping settings.