---
title: Assigning Admin Access to a User
description: Specify which users can access and manage the back-end configuration
---

[Skip to content](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/hc/en-gb/articles/212091786-assigning-admin-access-to-a-user#main-content)

![CC logo blue-1 (1)](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CC%20logo%20blue-1%20(1).png?width=200&height=89&name=CC%20logo%20blue-1%20(1).png)

- [Guide & Help](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/)
- [Main Website](https://contentcatalyst.com/)
- [Go to Customer Portal](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/tickets-view)

Open main navigation

Close main navigation

- [Guide & Help](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/)
- [Main Website](https://contentcatalyst.com/)
- [Go to Customer Portal](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/tickets-view)
- [Main Website](https://contentcatalyst.com/)

[Main Website](https://contentcatalyst.com/)

 Learn all about the platform

- There are no suggestions because the search field is empty.

1. [Guide & Help](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/?hsLang=en)
2. [Account & User Management](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/account-user-management?hsLang=en)
3. [User Creation & Management](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/account-user-management?hsLang=en#user-creation-management)

# Assigning Admin Access to a User

## Specify which users can access and manage the back-end configuration

**Read this article to understand how to:** 

- Limit users' admin area access
- Specify and manage users' access to the back-end configuration 
- Apply Admin rights to users

In the platform, you can provide certain users access to the admin area. You can specify which users can access and manage the back-end configuration, content user load, etc. You can even limit which admin areas they have access to.  

1. To assign admin access, go to the **Accounts** section of the admin interface. Select an account and click on the **Admin** **Rights** tab. 

![](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jan-21-2026-03-59-04-2462-PM.png?width=670&height=516&name=image-png-Jan-21-2026-03-59-04-2462-PM.png)

**🔔 Note**— Only users with the **Site** Admin role can view the Admin Rights tab and apply other Admin permissions to users**. **

2. Use the dropdown menu to select **all** or a specific user to assign them admin rights.

**🔔 Note** -If you make a change in the account section, the changes will apply to all users in that account. The **changes might not be seen** if you click on the user section and into the user itself. However, they will have been applied.

3. Select which level of admin access you'd like to grant the user(s). The options are:

- **Site Admin -** Allows the user to view the users, Admin Rights tab, assign other admin rights to users, and modify various global site-wide settings.   
  The **Site administration** side menu will be available. This includes access to the following sections if they have been enabled for your site: 
  
  1. [Configure Page Header](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360000740983-configuring-categories-in-the-site-header?hsLang=en)  
  2. [Security](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/hc/en-gb/articles/217132866-security-options?hsLang=en)  
  3. [Request Access for a Colleague](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360000801206-how-to-allow-users-to-request-access-for-a-colleague?hsLang=en)  
  4. [Webmaster Tools](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/hc/en-gb/articles/115001891746-webmaster-tools?hsLang=en)  
  5. [Content Notifications](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/personalised-content-notifications-overview-end-user-experience?hsLang=en) (If Enabled)   
  6. [Showcase](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/setting-up-your-content-catalyst-subscriber-portal?hsLang=en#showcase-page) (If Enabled)  
  7. [Header](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/header-navbar-links?hsLang=en)  
  8. Category Hub (if Enabled)  
  9. [MyCatalyst settings](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/mycatalyst-settings?hsLang=en) (If Enabled)  
  10. [Admins](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/site-admin?hsLang=en)
- **Usage Analysis Admin -** Allows access to the analysis stats area, showing report and search usage, sales leads, and so on**.** 
- **Client Admin** - Allows access to the accounts section to create accounts, users, and licenses. 
- **Account Manager **- Users assigned as account managers will receive weekly analytic account growth emails and have access to the **My Accounts Hub & Leads **areas.

**🔔See**: [Account Growth Suite: Account Growth Insights Weekly Emails, My Accounts Hub & Leads](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/account-growth-suite?hsLang=en)

- **Report Admin** - Allows access to the content administration area. Here you can create new content or modify it. Tags, categories and analysts can also be managed here. 
    - **Allowed to edit properties of reports that affect users and licenses** - This is a new option underneath the **Report Admin**. The purpose of this feature is to prevent **Report Admins **from being able to change things that will affect key features such as licensing. This secondary level allows these admin users to create and update reports, but have no control of the following:  
          1. Categories
          2. Notes
          3. Global buy it now
          4. File explorer 
- **Analyst Admin** - Allows the user to create new reports and edit and delete them. They can view all reports, but can only edit reports that have a New status.

**🔔 Note: A Site can have any number of admins; however, it must have at least 1 (Limited by contract only).**

4. Click **Save Changes**.

5. The admin area is restricted to registered IP addresses. If you add a new admin user who works in your office, they are most likely accessing the site from an IP address already added to the site. If you would like this user to access the admin area from any location (by allowing them to register their own IPs), add them to your **[remote admin list](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/resources/hc/en-gb/articles/212094426-assigning-remote-admin-access?hsLang=en)**.  

🚨 **Note: Clients should not be given access to any admin areas.**

To see a list of your site's current admin users, Site Admins can view the [Admins page](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/site-admin?hsLang=en). 

 

 

- [Setting Up Your Content Catalyst Subscriber Portal](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/setting-up-your-content-catalyst-subscriber-portal?hsLang=en#main-content)
  
  
  
  
  
    - [Onboarding](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/setting-up-your-content-catalyst-subscriber-portal?hsLang=en#onboarding)
    - [Site Options](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/setting-up-your-content-catalyst-subscriber-portal?hsLang=en#site-options)
    - [Showcase Page](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/setting-up-your-content-catalyst-subscriber-portal?hsLang=en#showcase-page)
    - [Export Template Customisation & Branding](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/setting-up-your-content-catalyst-subscriber-portal?hsLang=en#export-template-customisation-branding)
    - [Site Design & Branding](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/setting-up-your-content-catalyst-subscriber-portal?hsLang=en#site-design-branding)
- [Site Authentication & User Registration](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/site-authentication-user-registration?hsLang=en#main-content)
  
  
  
  
  
    - [Site Access](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/site-authentication-user-registration?hsLang=en#site-access)
    - [User Registration](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/site-authentication-user-registration?hsLang=en#user-registration)
    - [SSO](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/site-authentication-user-registration?hsLang=en#sso)
- [Account & User Management](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/account-user-management?hsLang=en#main-content)
  
  
  
  
  
    - [Account Creation & Management](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/account-user-management?hsLang=en#account-creation-management)
    - [User Creation & Management](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/account-user-management?hsLang=en#user-creation-management)
    - [Security](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/account-user-management?hsLang=en#security)
    - [Account Manager Creation & Management](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/account-user-management?hsLang=en#account-manager-creation-management)
    - [Guest Access](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/account-user-management?hsLang=en#guest-access)
- [Licensing & Access Management](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/licensing-access-management?hsLang=en#main-content)
  
  
  
  
  
    - [Creating & Managing Licenses](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/licensing-access-management?hsLang=en#creating-managing-licenses)
    - [Prevent Full Downloads](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/licensing-access-management?hsLang=en#prevent-full-downloads)
    - [Remote Access](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/licensing-access-management?hsLang=en#remote-access)
    - [Restrict Export Formats](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/licensing-access-management?hsLang=en#restrict-export-formats)
- [Organise, Categorise, and Link Content](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/organise-categorise-and-link-content?hsLang=en#main-content)
  
  
  
  
  
    - [Creating & Managing Category Trees](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/organise-categorise-and-link-content?hsLang=en#creating-managing-category-trees)
    - [Configuring Category Landing Pages](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/organise-categorise-and-link-content?hsLang=en#configuring-category-landing-pages)
    - [Category & Report Covers](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/organise-categorise-and-link-content?hsLang=en#category-report-covers)
    - [Chapters & Sections](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/organise-categorise-and-link-content?hsLang=en#chapters-sections)
    - [Analysts](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/organise-categorise-and-link-content?hsLang=en#analysts)
    - [Tags](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/organise-categorise-and-link-content?hsLang=en#tags)
    - [Report Series & Linked Reports](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/organise-categorise-and-link-content?hsLang=en#report-series-linked-reports)
    - [Promote Categories](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/organise-categorise-and-link-content?hsLang=en#promote-categories)
- [Create & Deliver Content and Data](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/create-deliver-content-and-data?hsLang=en#main-content)
  
  
  
  
  
    - [Report Metadata](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/create-deliver-content-and-data?hsLang=en#report-metadata)
    - [Importing Content](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/create-deliver-content-and-data?hsLang=en#importing-content)
    - [Instant Insights/Briefings](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/create-deliver-content-and-data?hsLang=en#instant-insights-briefings)
    - [Interactive Docs](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/create-deliver-content-and-data?hsLang=en#interactive-docs)
    - [DocuViewer](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/create-deliver-content-and-data?hsLang=en#docuviewer)
    - [PDF/SlideViewer](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/create-deliver-content-and-data?hsLang=en#pdf-slideviewer)
    - [Power BI](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/create-deliver-content-and-data?hsLang=en#power-bi)
    - [Video Content](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/create-deliver-content-and-data?hsLang=en#video-content)
    - [External Reports](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/create-deliver-content-and-data?hsLang=en#external-reports)
    - [Publishing Workflow](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/create-deliver-content-and-data?hsLang=en#publishing-workflow)
    - [DataViewer](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/create-deliver-content-and-data?hsLang=en#dataviewer)
    - [RSS Feeds](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/create-deliver-content-and-data?hsLang=en#rss-feeds)
- [Operations & Administration support](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/operations-administration-support?hsLang=en#main-content)
  
  
  
  
  
    - [Domain Configuration](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/operations-administration-support?hsLang=en#domain-configuration)
    - [Email Deliverability](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/operations-administration-support?hsLang=en#email-deliverability)
    - [Search Configuration](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/operations-administration-support?hsLang=en#search-configuration)
    - [Chargeback Codes](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/operations-administration-support?hsLang=en#chargeback-codes)
    - [Policies & Notices](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/operations-administration-support?hsLang=en#policies-notices)
    - [API](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/operations-administration-support?hsLang=en#api)
- [Site Extensions & Integrations](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/site-extensions-integrations?hsLang=en#main-content)
  
  
  
  
  
    - [CRM Integrations](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/site-extensions-integrations?hsLang=en#crm-integrations)
    - [Integrations](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/site-extensions-integrations?hsLang=en#integrations)
- [Tracking & Analytics of Subscriber Use](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/tracking-analytics-of-subscriber-use?hsLang=en#main-content)
  
  
  
  
  
    - [General](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/tracking-analytics-of-subscriber-use?hsLang=en#general)
    - [Report Access](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/tracking-analytics-of-subscriber-use?hsLang=en#report-access)
    - [Popular Searches](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/tracking-analytics-of-subscriber-use?hsLang=en#popular-searches)
    - [Tracking Snippets](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/tracking-analytics-of-subscriber-use?hsLang=en#tracking-snippets)
    - [Account Statistics](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/tracking-analytics-of-subscriber-use?hsLang=en#account-statistics)
    - [Analytics Sales Leads](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/tracking-analytics-of-subscriber-use?hsLang=en#analytics-sales-leads)
- [Sales & Marketing](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/sales-marketing?hsLang=en#main-content)
  
  
  
  
  
    - [Email Customisation & Branding](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/sales-marketing?hsLang=en#email-customisation-branding)
    - [Buy It Now](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/sales-marketing?hsLang=en#buy-it-now)
    - [Instant Access Links](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/sales-marketing?hsLang=en#instant-access-links)
    - [Search Engine Verification](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/sales-marketing?hsLang=en#search-engine-verification)
    - [Trials](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/sales-marketing?hsLang=en#trials)
    - [Personalised Content Notifications](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/sales-marketing?hsLang=en#personalised-content-notifications)
- [Content Discovery](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/content-discovery?hsLang=en#main-content)
  
  
  
  
  
    - [Site Navigation](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/content-discovery?hsLang=en#site-navigation)
    - [End-User Search](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/content-discovery?hsLang=en#end-user-search)
    - [Categories & Tags](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/content-discovery?hsLang=en#categories-tags)
    - [MyCatalyst](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/content-discovery?hsLang=en#mycatalyst)
- [End-User Actions](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/end-user-actions?hsLang=en#main-content)
  
  
  
  
  
    - [Share Briefing](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/end-user-actions?hsLang=en#share-briefing)
    - [Ask The Analyst](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/end-user-actions?hsLang=en#ask-the-analyst)
    - [Collate & Export Content](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/end-user-actions?hsLang=en#collate-export-content)
    - [Share](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/end-user-actions?hsLang=en#share)
    - [Notes](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/end-user-actions?hsLang=en#notes)
    - [Translation](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/end-user-actions?hsLang=en#translation)
    - [User Profile](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/end-user-actions?hsLang=en#user-profile)
- [RabbitMQ](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/rabbitmq?hsLang=en#main-content)
  
  
  
  
  
    - [How to Use Rabbit MQ](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/rabbitmq?hsLang=en#how-to-use-rabbit-mq)
    - [RabbitMQ: Events](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/rabbitmq?hsLang=en#rabbitmq-events)

- [Main Website](https://contentcatalyst.com/)
- [Go to Customer Portal](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/tickets-view)
- [Release Notes](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/release-notes)
- [Raise a Ticket](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/tickets-view/new?)

[![CC logo blue-1 (1)](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CC%20logo%20blue-1%20(1).png?width=100&height=44&name=CC%20logo%20blue-1%20(1).png "CC logo blue-1 (1)")](http://contentcatalyst.com)

Energise your insights

<https://www.linkedin.com/company/content-catalyst>

Copyright © 2025, Content Catalyst Ltd.