User Types

ColibriPlus supports three user types:

Type	Description
Admin	Full platform control with administrative permissions
Reader	Can read content, follow, and interact with other users
Author	Can publish content visible in Explore and appear in recommendations

Admin

Admins have full control over the platform. They are regular users with additional administrative permissions.

To access the admin panel, log in with your admin email and password through the standard login flow.

Author & Reader

All users can create content, follow, and interact with others. The key difference is that Authors have their content visible in the Explore page and can appear in "Who to Follow" recommendations.

This distinction allows you to control content visibility on your platform without relying on algorithmic recommendations—only authorized Authors appear in recommendations.

Authorship Request

Users can request Author status from their settings page. Requests appear in the admin panel where you can approve or reject them.

Default User Type

By default, all new users are Readers. To change this behavior, update config/user.php:

// Set to true to make all new users Authors by default
'authorize_users' => true

WARNING

Reset the cache after changing this configuration:

php colibri optimize:clear
php colibri optimize