Roles explained: Owner, Admin, Editor, Companion

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Who can do what, at a glance.

Everyone on your team has one role. It decides what they can do in Wallflower.

Open Wallflower

1. The four roles #

   • Owner: runs the workspace, top to bottom.
   • Admin: manages everything except the workspace itself.
   • Editor: creates and drafts. Approvals stay with owners and admins.
   • Companion: works from the phone app, capturing photos and videos on the go.

   

2. Who can do what #

   	Owner	Admin	Editor	Companion
   Take and send photos from the phone app	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
   View the library and brand	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
   Write and schedule posts, use Fill My Week	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
   Upload, edit and retouch media	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
   Edit the brand, draft email campaigns	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
   Approve and publish posts, delete media	Yes	Yes	No	No
   Approve and send email campaigns	Yes	Yes	No	No
   Manage the audience and signup forms	Yes	Yes	No	No
   Invite and manage the team	Yes	Yes	No	No
   Publishing and approval settings, billing	Yes	Yes	No	No
   Rename or delete the workspace	Yes	No	No	No

   Companion users work entirely from the Wallflower app on their phone. On the web, they see a single page pointing them there.

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   TipThe full list is on the Who can do what page. On the Team page, click See the permissions reference.

3. Seats #

   Owners, admins and editors each use a seat: 1 on Solo, 3 on Pro, 5 per workspace on Enterprise. Companion app users don't use a seat. Every plan includes unlimited companion app users.

4. Change someone's role #

   Go to Settings, then Team & Security. In the Team members table, click Change role on their row and pick the new role.