# Personas — CMS Frontend

## Persona 1: Owner

**Role**: Owner (highest privilege)

**Description**: The person who owns and manages the entire CMS platform. Typically the technical lead or product owner of the organisation. Has full access to all parts of the system.

**Goals**:
- Maintain full control over the platform
- Manage users and their roles
- Monitor and update system availability
- Access all administrative functions

**Characteristics**:
- Technically proficient
- Responsible for platform health and security
- May also act as CMS content manager
- Only persona with access to System Settings

**Relevant Stories**: US-01 through US-20 (all stories)

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## Persona 2: Admin

**Role**: Admin

**Description**: A trusted team member who manages day-to-day CMS operations. Can invite and manage users but cannot access system-level settings.

**Goals**:
- Invite new users to the platform
- Manage CMS content (future)
- View and manage the user list

**Characteristics**:
- Regular platform user with elevated permissions
- Does not manage system-level configuration
- Typically assigned by the Owner

**Relevant Stories**: US-01, US-02, US-03, US-04, US-05, US-08, US-09, US-10, US-11, US-12, US-15, US-18, US-19, US-20

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## Persona 3: User

**Role**: User (standard access)

**Description**: A regular user of the CMS platform. Uses the frontend for content tasks. Cannot manage other users or access administrative settings.

**Goals**:
- Access the CMS to perform content-related tasks
- View their own profile
- Navigate to relevant CMS sections

**Characteristics**:
- Least privileged authenticated persona
- Primarily uses Dashboard and CMS Management
- Cannot invite users or access system settings

**Relevant Stories**: US-01, US-02, US-03, US-04, US-05, US-08, US-09, US-15, US-18, US-19, US-20

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## Persona 4: New Invited User

**Role**: Unauthenticated (completing account setup)

**Description**: A person who has received an email invitation to join the platform. They have not yet created their account. They access the platform via a unique invitation link.

**Goals**:
- Complete account setup using their invitation token
- Set a secure password
- Gain access to the platform

**Characteristics**:
- Not yet registered; no credentials
- Has a limited-time invite token
- May receive an expired or already-used token

**Relevant Stories**: US-13, US-14

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## Persona 5: Anonymous Visitor

**Role**: Unauthenticated (no credentials, no invite)

**Description**: An unauthenticated person attempting to access the CMS frontend, or a first-time user visiting the system before it has been initialized.

**Goals**:
- Reach the login page to authenticate
- Complete initial system setup (if first-ever visitor and no Owner exists)

**Characteristics**:
- No credentials or role
- Should be redirected appropriately (to login or setup)
- Cannot access any protected resources

**Relevant Stories**: US-04, US-06, US-07