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Community Roles & Permissions

YeahApp uses a two-layer role system. Every user has a platform-level role that governs access across the entire product, and a separate community-level role for each community they belong to.

Overview

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The Four Roles

Role	Who It's For	Summary
Owner	The person who created the community	Absolute control — all Admin permissions plus exclusive ownership that cannot be changed or revoked
Admin	Co-administrators appointed by the owner	Full control over the community — settings, members, events, forms, analytics, and sub-communities
Moderator	Trusted members, event organisers, support staff	Operational access — run events, manage members, create forms, and moderate content
Member	General community participants	Participation access — post, comment, attend events, view and submit forms

What Each Role Can Do

Action	Owner	Admin	Moderator	Member
Transfer / delete community	✅	❌	❌	❌
Manage community settings	✅	✅	❌	❌
Manage roles	✅	✅	❌	❌
Manage members	✅	✅	✅	❌
Create events	✅	✅	✅	❌
Manage events	✅	✅	✅	❌
Manage RSVPs	✅	✅	✅	❌
Moderate content	✅	✅	✅	❌
Send communications	✅	✅	✅	❌
Create forms	✅	✅	✅	❌
Manage forms	✅	✅	✅	❌
View form submissions	✅	✅	✅	❌
Manage form submissions	✅	✅	❌	❌
View analytics & reports	✅	✅	❌	❌
Manage sub-communities	✅	✅	❌	❌
View sub-communities	✅	✅	✅	❌
Create posts	✅	✅	✅	✅
Comment	✅	✅	✅	✅
Join events	✅	✅	✅	✅
View and submit forms	✅	✅	✅	✅
View community content	✅	✅	✅	✅

How Roles Are Assigned

When a community is created — the creator automatically becomes the Owner.

When a new member joins — they are assigned the Member role by default.

To change a member's role:

Go to Members in the community dashboard
Find the member
Select their current role and choose a new one
Save

Only Owners and Admins can promote or demote members.

⚠️ There can only be one Owner per community. The Owner role cannot be reassigned through the members panel.

Which Role Should I Assign?

Situation	Recommended Role
Person who created and owns the community	Owner
Co-founder or trusted partner running day-to-day operations	Admin
Event organiser who runs events but doesn't manage settings	Moderator
Community manager handling member support	Moderator
Regular community participant	Member
Guest, sponsor, or read-only observer	Member

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