Managing Users

RuntCMS has two user roles: Admin and Editor. You can create as many users as you need.

User roles

CapabilityAdminEditor
Edit text regions on the live siteYesYes
Replace images on the live siteYesYes
View revision historyYesYes
Restore a previous revisionYesYes
Access the admin panelYesNo
Create and delete pagesYesNo
Manage other usersYesNo
Change site settingsYesNo
Enable two-factor authenticationYesNo
Tip for client handovers: Create an Editor account for your client. They can update content freely without accidentally breaking anything in the admin panel.

Creating a user

Go to Admin → Users and click New User. Fill in:

  • Name — displayed in the revision history ("Saved by Sarah")
  • Email address — used to log in; must be unique
  • Role — Admin or Editor
  • Password — you set the initial password; the user can change it themselves later
Sharing passwords: After creating the account, share the email and password with the user securely (e.g. via a password manager's secure share feature). RuntCMS 0.9 does not send invitation emails automatically.

Editing a user

Click a user's name in the list. You can change their name, email, and role. To reset their password, enter a new password and save.

Leave the password field blank if you don't want to change it.

Deleting a user

Click Delete next to a user. You'll be asked to confirm. Deleting a user does not delete content they've saved — revisions retain the author name for the historical record.

You cannot delete your own account.

Your profile

Click your name in the admin top bar to go to your profile page. From there you can:

  • Change your name or email
  • Change your password
  • Enable or manage two-factor authentication (admin accounts only)

Editor login experience

When an Editor logs in, they're taken directly to the live site (not the admin panel). The runtbar appears at the bottom of the page. Editors see:

  • A Change Password button in the runtbar
  • A Log Out button in the runtbar
  • The What can I edit? button — pulses all editable regions and images for three seconds so editors can find them quickly

Editors cannot access /cms-admin/ — it redirects them back to the homepage.

RuntCMS 0.9 Documentation