{"id":9381,"date":"2023-03-29T12:25:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T11:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=9381"},"modified":"2025-09-03T08:06:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T07:06:49","password":"","slug":"17-what-is-a-super-admin","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/administration\/super-admin-en\/17-what-is-a-super-admin\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Super Admin?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Super Admin is a concept in ChurchTools that is used to designate certain user accounts that should have full access to ChurchTools. Any user in an installation can be made a Super Admin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What can the Super Admin do?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A Super Admin automatically gets almost all global permissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-box ct-box-blue has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-002f1c27 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:8px;border-left-color:#3e70ce;border-left-width:0.5rem;background-color:#f3f5f7;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0.5rem\"><strong>Note<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem\">Exceptions to this are church and group calendars, which must be explicitly given to the Super Admin via <em>Manage Permissions<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>The super admin is the user of the installation who can access the privacy settings in the system settings (formerly admin settings).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is the Super Admin?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In a newly requested ChurchTools installation, the person with user ID #1 is automatically entered as the Super Admin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em>Manage Permissions<\/em> you can recognise a user entered as Super Admin by the red &#8220;Administrator&#8221; chip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"117\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-15.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-15.png 375w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-15-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-15-360x112.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are an <a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/system-settings\/security\/17-authority-to-give-instructions\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"9364\">authorised person<\/a> of your installation, you can have a <a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/administration\/super-admin-en\/17-add-or-remove-a-super-admin\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"9363\">Super Admin added or also removed<\/a> via our <a href=\"https:\/\/contact.church.tools\">Support<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-artikel-zum-weiterlesen has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-89fd719a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#f9fafb;margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:24px;padding-top:32px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Read more<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/administration\/super-admin\/21-what-ist-the-difference-between-super-admin-and-admin\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"9492\">What is the difference between Super Admin and Admin?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/administration\/super-admin-en\/17-add-or-remove-a-super-admin\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"9363\">Add or remove a Super Admin<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/system-settings\/security\/17-authority-to-give-instructions\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"9364\">Authority to give instructions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Super Admin is a concept in ChurchTools that is used to designate certain user accounts that should have full access to ChurchTools. Any user in an installation can be made a Super Admin. What can the Super Admin do? A Super Admin automatically gets almost all global permissions. 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