Web User Updating Site?

I’ve searched through the forum, but I may not be entering my search criteria properly so I’m not finding the answer I’m looking for. I’m hoping that someone might be able to shed some light or at least point me in the right direction.

Here is my scenario:
I would like to create a web user (I believe this is the appropriate terminology) that has the ability to create new pages and update information from a web based interface. Keeping them out of the web manager!

Here is what I’m thinking:

• A primary page would be created at the manager level.
• Web user would login to the site and then be able to modify their profile information. This would be information that would have been entered initially at the administrative level.
• The web user would then be able to create/edit child pages under the primary page.
• I envision these updates being made from a web form with predetermined fields. These could be TV’s or document variables.

I’m hoping this makes sense. If this can be found somewhere else in the forum I apologize, but I would appreciate some direction. Is this even possible within the system.

Thanks in advance.

hey townsend,

I think FDM (http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php?topic=14977.0) will let you do what you want.

It’s been worked on a lot for this purpose. Try that out (but be patient).

Chuck,
Thanks for the quick response. I’m not really much of a programmer, but I will give it a try. It looks like what I need though.

Depending on what kind of pages you want them to create, the NewsPublisher snippet will let web users create new documents that go in a predetermined folder.  You could also use WebLoginPE to log them in and manage the profiles. NewPublisher won’t let them edit existing pages, though. So you’d want FDM if that’s a requirement.