User Roles in Matomo

Roles determine what a user can and can’t do. There are currently four predefined roles in Matomo: View, Write, Admin and Super User.

The View role allows a user to see reports and create their own segments for a website. The Write role is the same as the View role, except the user can also create (and update and delete) a website’s Goals, Forms, Funnels, A/B tests, Heatmaps, Session Recordings, etc. if they desire.

The Admin role is one step above the Write role in that it allows a user to view and configure reports as well as the website (measurable) settings, and manage user access for the specific website. The Super User role is the most powerful role and gives the user the ability to do anything to any website, as well as enable/disable plugins and set global system settings.

With the exception of the Super User role, all roles are tied to a website. So, a user could have View access to one website and have Admin access to another. As a result, you can control access more accurately and securely.