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# Advanced Group Permissions

Advanced administrators may wish to customize the Permissions system to take advantage of the fine-grained access control that PostNuke provides.

In most cases this is accomplished by assigning users to Groups. All members of a particular Group will have the same level of access across the site. Create as many Groups as complexity of the site requires.

An example of an advanced Group setup might be:

- GROUP: Anonymous: Unregistered users who are visiting the site. Privileges: Read only access to most areas of the site, Home Page, and certain items (for example: Become a Member, Classified ads, Contact us, etc.). This Group is restricted from commenting on Articles and participating in Polls.

- GROUP: Registered: Users who have completed the registration form on the site. Privileges: Read and write access to most areas of the site. They can comment on Articles and participate in Polls. This Group of users is restricted from editing other users' posts.

- GROUP: Members: Users who have agreed to pay for the use of the site. They have read and write access to all areas of the site and some special additional areas like a specific database, a job posting area, a special picture gallery, a members' chat forum, etc.

- GROUP: Sub-Admin: Has the ability to add, edit, or delete content from pieces of the site, but not the whole site.

- GROUP: Admin: Full access to all areas and the ability to add, edit, and delete content.

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