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[Help Center](/hc)/[Documentation](/hc/documentation) /[Learn DXPR Builder](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder) /[Manage the site](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder/manage) /[Control who can do what](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder/manage/access) # Choose what each role sees in the builder.

The admin screen where profiles are created and assigned

 Learn DXPR BuilderManage the siteControl who can do what

   ## In this guide

 Related guides

- [Builder profiles](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder/licensing/profiles)
- [Set up editor permissions](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder/tutorials/editor-permissions)
- [General settings](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder/admin/general-settings)

A user profile limits what editors with certain roles see in DXPR Builder: elements, blocks, views, templates, icon sets and text editor buttons. You create one profile per group of editors, for example a short list for content editors. Editors that no profile matches see everything. How profiles are picked is explained in [Builder profiles](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder/licensing/profiles).

## Before you start

- Your role needs **Administer dxpr builder profile**.
- The roles exist and have **Edit with DXPR Builder**; see [Set up editor permissions](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder/tutorials/editor-permissions).

## Set up

1. Go to **DXPR Studio** > **DXPR Builder** > **User Profiles**(`/admin/dxpr_studio/dxpr_builder/profile`).
2. Click **Add DXPR Builder profile**.
3. Enter a **Label**.
4. Open **Roles** and tick the roles this profile is for.
5. Open **Elements** and untick what these editors should not use.
6. Do the same in **Blocks**, **Views**, **Page templates**, **Global user templates** and **Icon sets**.
7. Open **Text editor buttons (inline editing)** and tick the toolbar buttons to offer.
8. Do the same in **Text editor buttons (modal editing)**.
9. Click **Save**.

## What you see

The message "Created new dxpr builder profile" names your profile. The list shows **Label**, **Roles** as machine names, **Status**(**Enabled** or **Disabled**), **DXPR Editor** (**Always on** or **Always off**) and **Operations**. The list is sorted by **Weight**, then by label: the order in which profiles apply.

Editors with a ticked role see the change on their next page load. The element picker offers only the ticked elements. The **Drupal Blocks** and **Drupal Views** tabs list only the ticked items, and the text editor shows only the ticked buttons.

## Settings

| Setting | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| **Label** | The profile's name in the list and in the field formatter's **Editing Profile** choice. | Empty, required |
| **User profile enabled** | Untick to switch the profile off without deleting it. | Ticked |
| **Start editor when page loads** | Off: pages open without editing controls until the editor clicks the eye icon on the main container controls. | Ticked |
| **Control bars** | **Same as the site**, **On each element** or **One row**. Editors can still choose for themselves under **Editor settings**. See [General settings](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder/admin/general-settings). | **Same as the site** |
| **Weight** | From -10 to 10. When an editor matches several enabled profiles, the lowest weight wins. | 0 |
| **Roles** | The roles the profile applies to. **Anonymous user** and **Authenticated user** are not offered. | None |
| **Elements**, **Blocks**, **Views** | What the element picker offers. Blocks read "Category: Admin label"; views read "View: Display". | All ticked |
| **Page templates**, **Global user templates** | Which enabled page templates and global user templates editors can insert. Editors always see the templates they saved themselves. | All ticked |
| **Icon sets** | Which icon sets the icon pickers offer. | All ticked |
| **Text editor buttons (inline editing)** | The toolbar when editors type straight on the page, in a Text, Alert or Blockquote element. | 19 buttons: AI, formatting, alignment, bullet list, link, image, table, undo and redo |
| **Text editor buttons (modal editing)** | The toolbar in the text editor dialog. | 31 buttons: the inline set plus underline, scripts, numbered list, indents, block quote, source code and more |

Each group from **Elements** to **Icon sets** has a **Check/Uncheck all** box, such as **Check/Uncheck all Blocks**. Tick it, and the group includes items created later. Leave it off, and new blocks, views or templates stay hidden until you tick them. A new profile starts with every item ticked but this box off.

Both toolbar groups offer the same 36 buttons. The [Text editor](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder/customization/text-editor#settings) page lists them and the ones a new profile ticks. Untick every button of a group to give that toolbar its built-in set of buttons.

## If you don't see the profile at work

- **Editors still see every element.** No enabled profile includes one of their roles. Tick the role under **Roles**, and check that **User profile enabled** is ticked.
- **Editors get a different profile than you expected.** They match several profiles, and the first enabled one in the list wins. Give the profile they need a lower **Weight** than the others.
- **A new block, view or template is missing for editors.** New items are not added to existing profiles. Tick the item, or tick the group's **Check/Uncheck all** box.
- **One content type ignores the profile.** Its DXPR Builder field is set to a fixed **Editing Profile**. Change it at **Structure** > **Content types** > **Manage display**, in the field's format settings.
- **Unticking Marquee changes nothing.** Profiles cannot hide the Marquee element yet.
- **The editing controls are missing when a page opens.** **Start editor when page loads** is off for this profile. Click the eye icon on the main container controls, or tick the setting.

## What's next?

- [Builder profiles](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder/licensing/profiles): how DXPR Builder picks a profile, and planning one per role.
- [Set up editor permissions](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder/tutorials/editor-permissions): combine roles, permissions and profiles step by step.
- [General settings](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder/admin/general-settings): the site-wide control bar setting a profile can override.