Sample TAC configuration: Topic writer
Last updated on
30 April 2025
Scenario
- The website is the same news site as in the previous example.
- There are topic writers who author content in certain topics. (Their content is later edited by the editors from the previous example.)
Taxonomy configuration
Create a "Topic" vocabulary at admin/structure/taxonomy. Add terms for each news topic.

Role configuration
Create a role for each topic. In this example, we will configure access for the Music writer. (You would repeat this for the other topics.)

Grant the Music writer the following permissions:
- Article: Create new content
- Article: Edit own content

Content type configuration
Add a "Topic" term reference field to the core article content type, using the "Topic" vocabulary.

TAC configuration
Anonymous user role
For the "Topic" vocabulary default, set:
- View: Allow
- Update: Ignore
- Delete: Ignore
- Create: Unchecked
- List: Checked

Authenticated user
Same configuration as the anonymous user role.
Music writer role
For the "Topic" vocabulary default, set:
- View: Allow
- Update: Ignore
- Delete: Ignore
- Create: Checked
- List: Checked

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