Collaborative playlists are lists of content curated or managed by more than one author. In Share any playlist can be collaborative. This way, by having several curators, the work of keeping it updated is shared, it is easier to add new content and keep the playlist more active.

Manage authors

Adding or removing authors from a playlist is only available to the authors of the playlist itself, and to the administrators.

As an author

To manage the authors of a playlist, click on your profile picture to access the user side menu and go to My playlists section.

Find the playlist you want and access it. The collaborative playlists have the label Multiple authors under the title.

In the playlist page you can also see the label Multiple authors above the title, next to the profile pictures of the first two authors. Clicking here displays a side menu with the list of authors, and the number of publications of each one in the playlist. Click on Manage authors to add or remove authors.

You can also access from the playlist page, by clicking on the three dots menu and Manage authors.

The Owner of the playlist appears first. This user cannot be deleted by any other author, only an administrator can do it if he/she transfers the ownership tag to another author first. By default the owner is the creator of the playlist, but it can be transferred to any other author of the playlist.

Click on Add to add new authors. You will see a list with the rest of the authors of the instance, you can choose one or several. The selected ones appear at the top, we can deselect them by clicking on the X over their profile. Click on Add to add the selection.

Back in the authors management, click on the Remove button next to the profile of any author to delete them from the playlist.

As an administrator

To manage the authors of a playlist, click on your profile picture to access the user side menu and go to the Admin panel.

Look for the playlist you want and access it. The collaborative playlists have the label Multiple authors in the Author column, next to the profile pictures of the first two authors.

In the Authors tab you can see the list of authors that belong to the playlist. Click on the checkbox next to them to select them, at the top of the list there is a Delete option to remove them from the playlist. If you select only one author you will also see the option Become owner to change the ownership of the playlist.

Clicking the Add author button displays the list with the rest of the authors of the instance, you can choose one or several. Click on Save to add the selection.

FAQ

If an author is removed from a collaborative playlist, are his/her publications also removed?

As long as a user is the author of a collaborative playlist, he/she can access it and add publications. If the administrator or another author removes him/her from the playlist, he/she will no longer have access but his/her publications will remain (with the author's name), until they are manually removed by the administrator or the owner.

If an author is removed from a collaborative playlist, can he/she continue editing his/her publications?

As long as a user is an author of a collaborative playlist, he/she will be able to edit his/her publications in it. If he/she is removed, he/she will be able to continue editing his/her publications (from My publications) but will not be able to modify the playlist to which they belong. Only the administrator will be able to modify it, until the author is added again to the playlist.

Can the owner be removed from a playlist?

As long as an author is the owner of a collaborative playlist, he/she cannot be removed (his/her checkbox is disabled). In order to remove him/her, an administrator must transfer the ownership tag to another author of the playlist.

If I am an author in a collaborative playlist, can I edit other authors' publications?

The authors of a collaborative playlist can only edit and delete their own posts. In order to edit the publications of other authors it is necessary to be an administrator or the owner of the playlist.

If I am the owner of a collaborative playlist, will I see other authors' publications in My publications?

All the authors of the collaborative playlist will be able to see it in the section My playlists, but in My publications they will only see the ones they have created. The publications of other authors will not appear here, even if the user is the owner of the playlist.

Can any author edit or delete a collaborative playlist?

Any author of a collaborative playlist can edit the cover photo, name, description, tags, languages and RSS feed. He/she can also edit the visibility and catalogs if he/she has the necessary permissions. But only the administrator and the owner can delete the playlist.