Descriptions of user roles for organizations
There are two types of predefined roles available by default in your Shopify admin. You can assign users either of the following types of predefined user roles:
- System roles are predefined roles and can't be edited.
- Custom roles are predefined roles that you can edit to suit your business needs.
You can also create new roles with the permissions that you need.
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Role categories
User roles are grouped into different categories. Each category represents a unique business context and permissions specific to that context. The following role categories are available:
- Organization: Roles and their permissions in this category grant access to features under Organization settings. These features work at the organization level across all stores in the organization. System roles in this category have the highest permissions in the organization.
- Store: Roles and their permissions in this category grant access to features and resources to an individual store. System roles in this category are limited to the store context.
System roles
System roles are predefined and can't be edited. The following table describes the different system roles that you can assign to your users.
Role name | Permissions | Limitations |
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Organization administrator |
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Store user administrator |
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Custom roles
You might have some predefined roles available that you can further customize.
The following table describes the different predefined custom roles that you can assign to your users or customize further. Learn more about creating custom roles.
Role name | Category | Pre-selected permissions |
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Online store editor | Store |
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Customer support | Store |
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Merchandiser | Store | |
Marketer | Store |