Squarespace permissions explained

If you have multiple contributors, you can use permissions to limit access to areas of the site that are relevant to each contributor's work. This guide explains what each contributor role can and can't do so you can decide which permissions to give to your site management team.

Tips

You can give a contributor multiple roles.
To publish blog posts by a different authors without giving them contributor permissions, add them as basic authors instead.
Only the Site Owner and Administrators can invite new contributors and change permission settings.
Reporting, Trusted Commenters, and Comment Moderator have more limited permissions.

Settings access

	Site Owner	Administrator	Content Editor	Billing	Store Manager
Buy or connect domains	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕
Bypass page or site-wide passwords	✓	✓	✓	✕	✕
Change business information	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕
Change site ownership	✓	✕	✕	✕	✕
Connect third-party accounts	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕
Delete site	✓	✓	✕	✓	✕
Edit Comment Settings	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕
Edit Promotional Pop-Up settings	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕
Edit Share button settings	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕
Enable Developer Mode	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕
Manage G Suite billing	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕
Manage Notification Settings	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕
Manage permissions	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕
View contributor login history	✓	✓	✕	✓	✕
View owner email address	✓	✕	✕	✕	✕

Billing access

	Site owner	Administrator	Content Editor	Billing	Store Manager
Cancel subscription	✓	✓	✕	✓	✕
Change billing plan	✓	✓	✕	✓	✕
View and change billing information	✓	✓	✕	✓	✕
View invoices	✓	✓	✕	✓	✕

Commerce access

	Site Owner	Administrator	Content Editor	Billing	Store Manager
Add, edit, and remove products	✓	✓	✓	✕	✓
Change shipping settings	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕
Change store currency	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕
Change tax settings	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕
Connect a payment processor	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕
Connect Xero	✓	✓	✕	✕	✓
Create, edit, and delete discounts	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕
Edit Checkout Settings	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕
Fulfill orders	✓	✓	✕	✕	✓
Manage donations	✓	✓	✕	✕	✓
Reorder products	✓	✓	✓	✕	✓
View orders	✓	✓	✕	✕	✓

Pages and content access

	Site Owner	Administrator	Content Editor	Billing	Store Manager
Add and remove trusted commenters	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕
Add blog posts	✓	✓	✓	✕	✓
Add Code Blocks	✓	✓	✓	✕	✓
Add Code Injection	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕
Add gallery images	✓	✓	✕	✕	✓
Add pages	✓	✓	✕	✕	x
Add, edit, and delete events	✓	✓	✓	✕	✓
Comment without moderation	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Edit Cover Pages	✓	✓	✓	✕	✓
Edit footer and headers	✓	✓	✓	✕	✓
Edit navigation titles and URL slugs	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕
Edit page content	✓	✓	✓	✕	✓
Edit Page Settings	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕
Edit page titles and descriptions	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕
Reorder pages	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕
Reply to comments	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕
View trash can and restore pages	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕

Design access

	Site Owner	Administrator	Content Editor	Billing	Store Manager
Change logo and title	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕
Create a lock screen	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕
Create an Announcement Bar	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕
Switch templates	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕
Use the Style Editor	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕

Analytics access

	Site Owner	Administrator	Content Editor	Billing	Store Manager
View Analytics	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕

Who receives email notifications

Contributors receive automated email notifications from Squarespace based on their permissions and what they typically need to see. To manage your subscriptions for these emails, visit the Subscriptions tab of your contributor profile.

Note: Administrators and contributors with Billing permissions receive important emails related to your site's billing status. Since these contain essential information, it isn't possible to disable these notifications.

	Site owner	Administrator	Content Editor	Billing	Store Manager
Billing	✓	✓	✕	✓	✕
Comments	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕
Commerce orders & donations	✓	✓	✕	✕	✓
Domain verification	✓	✕	✕	✕	✕

Reporting, Trusted Commenters, and Comment Moderators

Reporting, Trusted Commenters, and Comment Moderators have specialized permission levels. Since they're designed for very specific purposes, they only have access to a few areas.