If you invite contributors to submit recipes, you can see their accounts on the Communication Center. You can edit their information by clicking on their name, see when they last logged in, how many recipes they have added and even log in to their account.
A contributor sees the "Full homepage" when they log in. They see a welcome message and photo, a table of contents of recipes, a list of contributors, and a list of newest recipes.
Contributors do not see any of the design, communication or publishing tools because only the editor can do those functions. All a contributor can do is submit recipes and edit those recipes they have submitted.
As the editor of the cookbook you can:
- Invite any contributors
- Communication with contributions as a group or individually
- Control all design aspects of the cookbook including cover, dividers, and recipe layouts
- Write the introduction and any custom pages
- Edit all of the recipes, not just your own
- Order printed copies of your cookbook
With our system, it's really best that only one person serve as Editor - "too many cooks spoil the soup" so to speak. You really need one person with full control or you cannot keep up with what might have been changed. That said, you have the ability to promote any contributor to the level of Co-Editor. To do so, go to Communication Center and click on their name in the list. Check the box next to their user name and update. The next time they login they will have access to:
- Editor Activities Menu with all tools
- Add/Edit any recipe to help with cookbook editing
- Communication Center - they can promote/demote users as Co-Editors
We highly recommend allowing only trusted helpers serving as co-editor.