Content Editor Role

I like this idea. It’s particularly low impact much like a viewer. Could offer the same kind of role to PMs depending on your corporate structure and available resourcing. They aren’t needing to wholesale change layouts, just update and confirm content.

Alternatively, they could need more comprehensive access and thus should just be an editor (for example: setting up external APIs for Google Sheets or JSON-based content or pulling from live databases).

Yup, the content editorial role is essential for beginner/stakeholder users. Plus, I have to let them know that they have to click enter keypad multiple times to get to the nested text inside the auto layouts which confuses them.

I also have to tell them that they can hold CTRL and click on the text to edit it, but sometimes the move objects by accident because the edit role gives you the full capability to move and edit everything.

Text/content editorial role would be really helpful.

Thank you 😃

I think this would really work great now that auto layout is pretty fleshed out.

A mode where only text and image fills are editable would be very useful for working with non Figma natives 🙂

+10000000 — thinking aloud, Figma could monetize this by charging a nominal ‘content editor’ fee, maybe $3-5/month

In practice — this feature could be/likely is accomplished by people using personal accounts and duplicating files (i.e. Figma is not getting any money for this effort).

Hello 👋
I work in a large company with a lot of people in figma files, and the problem is there are a lot of people (non-designers) who have only-view profile but they can’t edit text in files to submit the correct wording of our design.
So I imagine a new permission for those people to allow edit text only and also join an audio conversation to share their feedback.

I know is it possible with figjam but there isn’t link each other between figma frame and figjam frame.

Hi,
I m facing the same issue at my company, some times the PM/PO/Content Editor/Vendor only need to edit the file in a very period, but we wont pay them for the fee of extra editor seat under ORG annual plan.

i think it would be great that Figma can provide the 1day pass/credits for them.

Yes please! I’m a UX Writer and the designers don’t want me to mess up their work. I have to write yellow notes above each screen and it’s cumbersome for micro copy. I just want to be able to edit text fields directly. It would save a lot of time. PLEASE

Is there any update on this request?

Our aim is to have all content stakeholders working in Figma as a single project source and reference point. We need our copy editors to only have access to copy layers so they can’t inadvertently alter any image or layout properties.

To have this feature would be a real boost for workflow and simplicity, as currently our project copy is entered into a 3rd party wireframe app.

Found a solution for this
I came across this idea while searching for a solution for this problem, and, though this is a Share an idea type of topic, I figure others like me would benefit from this.

There is this tool called Ditto which is made for managing copywriting. One of their solution is a plugin for figma that extracts text from frames you choose, let you or anyone in your team edit in their webapp or directly in the figma plugin, and syncs it with the design file. I am about to try it, but it sounds perfect to me.

Just like figma, their pricing plans include a free subscription with limited team members.

For those who would like to try, it can be found at www.dittowords.com