CesO Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Hi everyone, I am taking a poll to see how people feel about suggestion for Squarespace to add another Contributor level: Developer I am finding that there isn't specific access for a Contributor to only provide access to allow for page editing, CSS editing, Advanced Code, style editing, etc, etc. I am wary of giving access to outsourced developers to have Admin access. Thoughts? creativenap 1 Link to comment
CassAggett Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 I know this is an old topic now but it popped up in my Google search results - I totally agree! I'm on the other end of it currently where I have a white label client I'm doing CSS customisation for hesitant to add me as an Administrator, however the Website Editor permission doesn't allow much at all. creativenap and CesO 2 If this helped you, please like or mark my solution as answer so others can scroll to it quickly 👆 Cass Aggett is a Squarespace website designer for go-getting women – no matter what stage of business. WEBSITE • INSTAGRAM Link to comment
cbev Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Me too. This would be a super helpful feature Link to comment
techyadmin Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 We need this!!! Admins have too much access. I need to have people that can add webpages and perform other site design actions, without being able to remove people, etc. I understand this is mostly geared to small organizations where one person wears many hats, but I need to farm things out occasionally, such as for translations, but don't want them to be able to mess around with Admin thing. creativenap 1 Link to comment
Beyondspace Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 +1 for this, BeyondSpace - Squarespace Website Developer 🖼️ Lightbox Studio (Enable Pinch/Zoom on lightbox, video lightbox and much more) 🗓️ Delivery Date Picker (Squarespace Date picker form field) 💫 Gallery block 7.1 workaround 🥳 No-code customisations for Squarespace (+100 Spark plugin customisations) 🥳 Freemium Squarespace Widget Templates (+1000 Elfsight Templates) If you find my answer useful, let's leave a like or upvote so others with the same issue can find their solution. Thank you! Link to comment
kamrunruba Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 "Developers" permission level with these capabilities, organizations can provide developers with the necessary access and tools to effectively contribute to the project while maintaining proper security and control over sensitive resources. It can also streamline collaboration between developers and other team members by aligning permissions with specific roles and responsibilities. Link to comment
creedon Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 (edited) As a developer I have found for most of my clients I need full access to everything as most of my clients are not Squarespace experts and need help with many of the features across their sites. I need to be able to see what they are seeing because I can't be sure they are explaining accurately what is going on when they have issues because they don't have the experience. As far as security, in my observation, SS is not showing sensitive information directly in the editor, like full credits card numbers. So my question would be what specifically would be excluded in this Developer Privileges level? I think that the real issue here is that the privileges model SS uses just isn't adequate to the task. I'm thinking that SS needs something more like a UN*X permissions model. Obviously the concept would need to be adapted because we aren't dealing with file systems but access to records in databases. SS could set up some default groups and users that allow much the same behaviour we get now. But advanced users could set up their own to meet their needs. I doubt this will ever happen. Such a system would be much more flexible and once set up, SS could step back and let their users decide what access is needed for contributors. Edited March 10 by creedon paul2009 1 Find my contributions useful? Please like, upvote, mark my answer as the best ( solution ), and see my profile. Thanks for your support! I am a Squarespace ( and other technological things ) consultant open for new projects. Link to comment
paul2009 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 5 hours ago, creedon said: As a developer I have found for most of my clients I need full access to everything as most of my clients are not Squarespace experts and need help with many of the features across their sites. So my question would be what specifically would be excluded in this Developer Privileges level? I think that the real issue here is that the privileges model SS uses just isn't adequate to the task. I agree about the privileges model. I've been advocating for improved permissions for years (and requested this as a feature). It was probably fine for most sites where there's a single user, but as Squarespace are now targeting professionals and agencies, I would like to see some improvements. Regarding a specific contributor role of "Developer" (as opposed to Designer), I see this as providing the same as access as Administrator but without access to areas that contain financial or personal information that do no need to be disclosed to a developer who is coding the site. For example, preventing access to Orders, Analytics and Contacts/Profiles. CesO and creedon 2 Me: I'm Paul, a SQSP user for >18 yrs & Circle Leader since 2017. I value honesty, transparency, diversity and good design ♥. Work: Founder of SF.DIGITAL. We provide high quality original extensions to supercharge your Squarespace website. Content: Views and opinions are my own. Links in my posts may refer to my own SF.DIGITAL products or may be affiliate links. Forum advice is completely free. You can thank me by selecting a feedback emoji. Buying a coffee is generous but optional. Would you like your customers to be able to mark their favourite products in your Squarespace store? Link to comment
creativenap Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 (edited) I'd agree. The lavbel "Website Editor" is also misleading. Not all Squarespace designers are coders. Some of us like to partner up with a developer to work on larger client sites. This way I get to focus on the frontend visual design and my developer partner helps with certain aspects of customization through CSS or JavaScript, etc. The label "Website Editor" makes me think if I share this permission level with my developer partner they can access the CSS. But that's not the reality. Edited August 6 by creativenap Link to comment
LoftyDevs-Website-Designer Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Yes, having a dedicated "Developer" permission category would be incredibly helpful for accessing CSS, Advanced Code, and relevant settings. LoftyDevs - Squarespace Website Design Experts Connect - info@loftydevs.com Website - loftydevs.com Ahmedabad, India Link to comment
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