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diff --git a/language/en_UK/help/help_permissions.html b/language/en_UK/help/help_permissions.html index b4013e428..c9e257a53 100644 --- a/language/en_UK/help/help_permissions.html +++ b/language/en_UK/help/help_permissions.html @@ -1,3 +1,35 @@ +<fieldset> +<legend>Permissions on photos</legend> + +<p>Each photo has a <strong>privacy level</strong> (a lock). Each user also has a privacy level (a key). There are 5 privacy levels:</p> +<ol> + <li>None</li> + <li><em>Contacts</em></li> + <li><em>Friends (which is higher than a contact)</em></li> + <li><em>Family (which is higher than a friend)</em></li> + <li><em>Admins (which is higher than any other level)</em></li> +</ol> + +<p>Higher levels have permissions on lower levels. For a given user, the higher the privacy level, the more photos he can see.</p> + +<p>For example, if photo "peter_wedding-0024.jpg" has <em>"Family"</em> privacy level, then:</p> +<ul> + <li>Peter (who is an <em>"Admin"</em>) will see the photo because <em>"Admins"</em> can see all photos</li> + <li>Beth (who is a <em>"Family"</em> member) will also see the photo</li> + <li>Mary (who is just a <em>"Friend"</em>) won't see the photo</li> +</ul> + +<p>A user than has no permission to see the content of a category won't see the category itself, not even its title. The same principle applies to a tag.</p> + +<p>You can set the privacy level of a user on <span class="pwgScreen">Administration » Users » Manage</span> screen.</p> + +</fieldset> + +<fieldset> +<legend>Permissions on categories</legend> + +<p>If privacy levels do not fit your needs, you can also manage permissions on categories for a user or a group. You can manage permissions on photos and categories at the same time, without conflict.</p> + <p>You can forbid access to categories. Switch the category access type to "private" if you want to manage permissions.</p> @@ -22,3 +54,4 @@ users with 3 screens:</p> category permissions action</span> (one link per category)</li> </ul> +</fieldset> |