CMS 5 Resource Guide

Within CMS5, individuals with permissions to modify and enhance website content are denoted as administrators. All administrators must have a @gvsu.edu account to be added to CMS5. There is no limit to how many administrators can be added to a single CMS5 site, nor is there a limit to how many sites a administrator can be added to. 

To add an administrator to a CMS5 site: 

1. Log into CMS5
2. In the left hand menu, click Administrators 
3. Click  + New Administrators
4. Type in the GVSU email of the new administrator 
5. Select permissions for new administrator (or copy the permissions from a current administrator)

On the administrator overview page you can find all a list of all administrators for your CMS5 site. Click on the blue pencil icon to edit the permissions of a specific administrator. Select all permissions that apply to customize the level of control a new administrator will have on the CMS site. Permissions include:

• Add new content pages 
• Manage custom site functions 
• Manage existing content pages (full access)
• Manage existing content pages (limited to approval) 
• Manage file manager 
• Manage header images 
• Manage module 
• Manage navigation items 

• Manage administrators 
• Manage problem reports 
• Manage protected access
• Manage redirects 
• Manage short urls 
• Manage site contacts 
• Manage site settings
• Manage tags/folders
• View access logs 
• View analytics