The Control Panel is displayed when you first log in to the backend. It has icon buttons on the left to access common functions and a series of lists on the right that are Ajax-powered (the cool-looking thing where stuff slides out when you click it).

What is visible in the Control Panel (and in the Menu Bar) depends on what type of admin user you are when you log in.

There are three administrator level :

• Super administrator (highest permissions)
• Administrator (medium permissions)
• Manager (lowest permissions)

Each administrator level sees slightly different options in the backend. For example, a manager, with the lowest levels of permission, cannot see or have access to the Configuration.

The super administrator view was shown in Figure 3.2. The manager (top) and administrator (bottom) views are shown in Figure

The Administrator view does not have global site-wide functions such as configuration. The Manager view does not have extensions or tools. In both cases the number of accessible functions is less than what's available in super administrator view.