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Become an administrator of an existing Contribute website

When you create a Contribute website connection, you have the option of becoming the administrator of that website. If you do not become the website administrator when you create the connection, you or another user can become the administrator later.

You can become the website administrator of any website that does not have an administrator associated with it. The website administrator is responsible for setting website permissions and for being a point of contact for users who need assistance.

Note: If someone inadvertently becomes the administrator for a website, or you forget the administrator password, you can reset the password and create a administrative login.

  1. Select Edit > My Connections (Windows) or Contribute > My Connections (Mac OS) to display the My Connections dialog box, which lists all the websites that you have a connection to, as well as the administrator (if any) assigned to each website.

    If a website does not have an administrator associated with it, the text No administrator appears in the Administrator column of the dialog box.

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    If a website does not have an administrator, you can become the administrator by completing this procedure.

  2. Select the website you want to administer, and click Administer.

  3. A dialog box asks whether you want to become the administrator of the website. Click Yes to become the website administrator.

    After this selection, Contribute sets you as the administrator for the site, and the Administer Website dialog box appears. You can optionally set an administrative password for the site.

  4. (Optional) Select the Administration category in the Administer Website dialog box.

  5. Click Set Administrator Password.

    The Change Administrator Password dialog box appears.

  6. Enter and confirm an administrative password for the website, and click OK.


After you assign an administrative password to the website, the Administer Website dialog box appears, allowing you to configure the website’s settings and permission groups.