Title: Headline Testing access and permissions
Author: Lucas Radke
Published: June 16, 2025
Last modified: November 6, 2025

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 1. [User handbook](https://docs.parse.ly/user-handbook/)
 2. [The Parse.ly Dashboard](https://docs.parse.ly/user-handbook/dashboard/)
 3. [Optimization menu](https://docs.parse.ly/user-handbook/dashboard/optimization-menu/)
 4. [Headline Testing page](https://docs.parse.ly/user-handbook/dashboard/optimization-menu/headline-testing-tab/)
 5. Headline Testing access and permissions

#  Headline Testing access and permissions

By default, only [admins](https://docs.parse.ly/account-management/users/roles-permissions/)
can completely manage headline tests — non-admins cannot create/start or end tests.
Non-admin users can be given permissions to fully manage or view headline tests.

|  | Admins | Non-admin users | **Users with manage permissions** | **Users with view permissions** | 
| Can see the [Headline Testing tab](https://docs.parse.ly/dashboard/headline-testing-tab/) | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| Can see single headline tests | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | 
| Can [create new headline tests](https://docs.parse.ly/dashboard/headline-testing-tab/create-test/) | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | 
| Can end headline tests | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | 
| Can rerun headline tests | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |

## Adjust Headline Testing permissions for users

 1. Admins can go to the [User Management page](https://docs.parse.ly/account-management/users/):`
    https://dash.parsely.com/<site-id>/settings/users`
 2.  * Admins can also click the [account menu](https://docs.parse.ly/account-management/)
       in the [top bar](https://docs.parse.ly/dashboard/navigating/top-bar/), then 
       select the “Users” option there.
 3. On the User Management page, select a user using the checkbox in the left-most 
    column.
 4. Click the `Edit Permissions` button that appears.
 5. In the pop-up that opens, check/uncheck the `View and Manage Headline Tests` or`
    View Headline Tests` permission for that user for any listed site.
 6. Click “Update” to save the adjusted permissions.

![Adjusting Headline Testing user permissions.](https://docs.parse.ly/wp-content/
uploads/sites/5/2025/06/Headline-Testing-permissions.png)

Adjusting Headline Testing user permissions.

Last updated: November 06, 2025