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Creating an action
This topic outlines the general procedure for creating an action and the differences between standard and extended actions.
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Note
Actions are only available to Editor users. Also, the Editor user must be a member of a group that has the rights to manage workflows.
- From the Tools menu (cogwheel icon), go to Site Configuration > Workflows > Actions.
- Select Add action.
- Enter a name for the action and, optionally, add a description of what the action does.
- Select an action type. Three types of actions are available, and they are only available to Editor users.
- Standard actions offer the least functionality
- Extended actions offer more functionality.
- Extended Pro actions include crop functionality in addition to Extended actions functionality. The crop functionality is available only when the action is run in the Pro interface.
- In the Display section, you can select some display options for the action.
- Select Save.
What's next?
Next, you need to configure what the action should do. See Creating and configuring actions to see what options are available.