Understand what an editor can change
Content access, domain ownership, hosting access and code maintenance are separate responsibilities. Someone may be able to change a product description without being able to restore a backup or renew the domain. Document those responsibilities during handoff rather than treating one login as complete website ownership.
Illustrative page-edit workflow: Open draft → edit opening hours → preview phone layout → request approval → publish → verify live hours. The editor can change the hours field and preview the page, while a different owner approves publication. The handoff records where image permissions are stored and who can restore the previous version if the wrong holiday schedule is published.
Separate content ownership from hosting access
A CMS can constrain or expose different fields depending on its configuration. The example is not a feature promise for every system. WordPress documents a block editor with draft and preview actions, but the actual site’s roles, extensions and approval process must still be inspected.
Next, ask the intended editor to perform one ordinary update without developer assistance. Check the resulting page, publishing permissions and recovery route, then record the responsibilities the editor does not control.
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Reference: WordPress documentation: the editor; Umbraco: content management systems. Checked November 4, 2026.