Add users to a gallery in your video portal and set their permissions


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This article walks you through how to add users to a gallery in your Video Portal and assign them the appropriate permission levels.

These instructions are for Theming users. If you want to learn more about Theming, check out our article Video Portal Theming tour.

Access the gallery configuration

  1. In your Video Portal, select the desired gallery from the navigation bar.
  2. gallery on navigation bar

    The gallery page displays.

    gallery page

  3. On the gallery page, click the Actions menu at the far right and select Configure.

    gallery page showing Actions menu

    The edit page displays.

    gallery edit page

Add users

  1. On the edit page, click the Users tab.
  2. On the Users page, click Add Users at the far right. 
  3. Add users button on the edit page

  4. Begin typing a user or group name, then select the correct entry from the dropdown list.
  5. Add users window is open

  6. Choose the user's permission level:
  • Member – Can view gallery content.
  • Contributor – Can view and upload content.
  • Moderator – Can upload and moderate content.
  • Manager – Can manage content, update settings, invite users, and delete the gallery.

5. Click Add to save the new user.

The new user appears in the list.

new user appears in the list

If you are in a sub-gallery, you can click the arrow icon to quickly copy users from the parent gallery.

edit page showing 'import members from parent gallery' option

Edit a user's role

  1. To change a user’s role, click the pencil icon in the Actions column. 
  2. pencil icon in Actions column

  3. A drop-down menu displays in the Permission column. Select a new role from the dropdown.
  4. Click the save icon to save your changes.
  5. save icon in Actions column

    Remove a user

    In the Actions column, click the X icon to remove a user from the gallery.

    delete icon in Actions column

    A confirmation box displays. Click Yes to continue.

    Transfer ownership

    If you're the current owner, you can click the key icon in the Actions column to assign ownership to that user.

    key icon in Actions column

    A gallery can only have one owner at a time.

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