We are finishing up a feature for Active Social 1.5 that will truly extend the capabilities and multiple purpose offerings for Groups. The most common request for groups is the ability to have more than one group owner. We also need to be able to better control permissions within a group without the need for DotNetNuke roles. Active Social 1.5 includes a new feature called Group Member Types. Group Member Types allow the group owner to control various permissions within that specific group. Each group must have the Group Admin and Group Member types. These will be system types and can only be altered by the site admin. The site admin has the option to allow group owners to create additional member types. The group owner can then delegate authority over other tasks, if necessary.
With this new feature you will be able to have multiple group owners, better control over permissions and also be one step closer to removing the group roles requirement.
I'm posting this now to see if we missed any permission settings that might be necessary within a group. Below is the list of permission options that will be available with Active Social 1.5
- CanEditGroup
- CanMessageGroup
- CanInviteToGroup
- CanApproveMembers
- CanCreateAlbums
- CanAddPhotos
- CanUploadFiles
- CanCreateEvents
- CanCreateFeeds
- CanCreateNotes
- CanCreatePosts
- CanCreateStatus
- CanComment
- CanDeleteJournalItems
- CanDeleteComments
The permissions above are based upon current functionality. When we add the ability to edit journal items then we will add edit permission. Managing members will still be limited to the group owner for the time being.
Please let us know if you think we have overlooked a permission setting.
Thanks,
Will