Control who submits downloads and listings

Where: Admin → Members → Accounts → Submission permissions

Before you start

Resolution order is individual member rule, then group rule, then board default. Forum-category posting permissions do not replace resource submission policy. Each area has a separate policy, so allowing Downloads does not automatically authorise Marketplace publishing.

Step by step

1. Read the Board defaults for Downloads, Marketplace and Creator submissions; follow the linked area settings to change a default.
2. Choose a group and set its area-specific rule and Needs review state, or leave it Inherit.
3. Use a member’s Edit control for an individual exception; leave Inherit to remove the exception.
4. Save the relevant form and test a submission with that member.

Settings and behaviour

Resolution order is individual member rule, then group rule, then board default. Forum-category posting permissions do not replace resource submission policy. Each area has a separate policy, so allowing Downloads does not automatically authorise Marketplace publishing.

“Inherit” clears that layer’s exception. Approval governs publication; the submitter/staff seeing their held resource is not proof that everybody can see it.

Check the result

Try an ordinary permitted member, a denied member and a member with an explicit exception. Confirm whether the listing waits for review in each case.

Common questions and troubleshooting

Changed group but member unaffected: inspect its individual override. Downloads works but Marketplace does not: compare both area policies and addon availability.