Roles and tasks

Episerver is designed for interaction with website visitors, and collaboration between users. A user in Episerver is someone working with different parts of the platform. A user can belong to one or more user groups and roles, depending on their tasks and the size and setup of the organization. Typical roles and related tasks are described below. See Setting access rights to configure user groups and roles in Episerver.

Visitor

A visitor is someone who visits the website to find information or to use available services, on an e-commerce website possibly with purchasing intentions. Purchasing on an e-commerce website can be done "anonymously" (payment and shipping details provided), or by registering an account. Visitors may also contribute to website content as community members, which usually requires registration of an account profile.

Community member

Content may be added by visitors or community members, if social features and community functionality are available for the website. This content includes forum and blog postings, reviews, ratings and comments, in which case there might be a need for monitoring this type of content on the website. Monitoring can be done by an editor, or a specific moderator role for large websites and online communities.

Content editor

A content editor is someone with access to the editorial interface who creates and publishes content on the website. Content editors with good knowledge of the website content work with search optimization for selected content in search results. Editors may also want to follow-up on content with unusually high or low conversion rate to update or delete this content.

Marketer

A marketer creates content and campaigns with targeted banner advertisements to ensure customers have consistent on site experience of the various marketing channels. Furthermore, the marketer monitors campaign KPIKey Product Indicator (also known as a conversion goal); the measurement of actions on web pages. The actions can be completed purchases, pages visited, time spent on site and so on. to optimize page conversion. A marketer with good knowledge of the website content may also want to monitor search statistics to optimize search for campaigns and promote content.

Merchandiser

A merchandiser typically works with stock on an e-commerce website to ensure that the strongest products are put in focus. This role also creates landing pages, sets product pricing, coordinates cross-product selling, oversees delivery and distribution of stock, and deals with suppliers. This user wants to identify search queries with unusually high or low conversion rates, to adjust the search or the product line.

Website owner

A website owner is someone with overall responsibility for the content and performance of one or more websites. This user monitors website activities such as page conversions, customer reviews or sales progress. Rarely creates content but can be involved in the approval of content created by others. A website owner may have administrative access rights and may install selected add-ons on the website.

Administrator

An administrator works with configuration of various system settings from the administration user interface, including search, languages, user access rights and visitor groups for personalized content. Administrators may also install add-ons on the website. Administrators usually have extended access rights compared to other user groups, and can access all parts of the Episerver platform.

Developer

A developer is someone with programming skills working with the setup and implementation of the website, and maintenance and development of new functionality. Creates the content templates for pages, blocks and catalog content used by editors in CMS and Commerce, configures e-commerce settings, and manages the index and customized search features in Find. Developers may also install add-ons on the website.




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