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Specifying default license types for users and groups
09. June 2026
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FotoWeb offers various license types to accommodate different user needs. Learn how to assign a license to a group or a user.
User licenses can be assigned individually by a user administrator (a user with permission to manage user accounts) or automatically via group default licenses, combined with either single sign-on (SSO) or self-service sign-up. The license type controls which functionality the users in that group can access and which user interface they can use.
For a full comparison of the functionality available with the different user licenses, see FotoWeb user licensing feature comparison.
Assigning a license to a user
- From the Tools menu (cogwheel icon), go to Site configuration > Users/Groups.
- Select the user to whom you want to assign a license and select Set license.
- Select a license from the License dropdown list.
- Select Save.
Assigning a default license to a group
When creating a group, you can choose a license type for it.
The default license for a group determines the license of a user who is a member of the group:
- Every time the user logs in using single sign-on (SSO)
- When a new user signs up using self-service signup
Note
Changing the default license of a group does not affect the licenses of existing users who are members of the group, except when a user logs in with single sign-on (SSO). For more information, see the SSO documentation.
Tip: In Site configuration > Users/Groups, you can choose several users and select Set license to assign a new license to all the selected users.
When a user is a member of several groups with different licenses
If a user belongs to several groups to which different license types have been assigned, the following prioritization order applies:
- Named Pro User
- Named Fotoware Main User
Note
Licenses are not "combined" from different groups. FotoWeb finds the group with the "best" license and applies the license from that group to the user.