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Theme Builder Permissions and Roles

Reference guide to Theme Builder permissions: who can access, edit, preview, and publish, including branch-scope recommendations.

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This reference explains who should have access to each Theme Builder action.

Core permission model

  • View Theme Builder
  • Edit Theme Builder settings
  • Preview theme changes
  • Publish theme changes
  • Manage branch-scoped overrides (if enabled)

Library administrator

  • View: Yes
  • Edit: Yes
  • Preview: Yes
  • Publish: Yes
  • Branch overrides: Yes (if responsible)

Content owner / communications lead

  • View: Yes
  • Edit: Yes (content zones)
  • Preview: Yes
  • Publish: Optional (approval policy dependent)
  • Branch overrides: Optional

Branch manager

  • View: Yes
  • Edit: Optional (branch scope only)
  • Preview: Yes (branch scope)
  • Publish: Optional (branch scope, policy dependent)
  • Branch overrides: Yes (if delegated)

Reviewer / approver

  • View: Yes
  • Edit: No
  • Preview: Yes
  • Publish: Yes (if final approver)
  • Branch overrides: No

Governance recommendations

  1. Separate edit and publish permissions where possible.
  2. Require a second-person review before publish.
  3. Keep a documented rollback owner.
  4. Start branch overrides with limited delegated permissions.

Next Steps

After Deployment
Post-Installation Setup
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Keep It Running
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