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 * accepting suggested updates to plugin releases from anonymous users;
-* review and acceptance of suggestes updates by users with "editor" access and above;
+* review and acceptance of suggested updates by users with "editor" access and above;
 * allowing editing of plugin releases in personal sandboxes for any registered user;
 * reviewing and deploying plugin releases in sandboxes by users with "editor" access and above;
+* '''Sandbox changes are never cached'''
+* '''Updates to live plugins will appear after 1 hour''' (results are cached for 3600 seconds)
 This page offers some more details on how this works.
 __TOC__
+== How to get started editing plugin data ==
+# Sign up for an account; verify your email address; log in.
+# Find the plugin you want to edit, click the plugin name to view its details.
+#* You can use the search box at the top of the page to find plugins.
+#* Or browse known plugins via the tabs By Name / Application / OS / MIME Type
+# On the plugin details page, click "Copy to Sandbox" to copy the plugin data to your sandbox.
+# In your list of sandbox plugins, click "edit" to begin editing your private copy of the plugin data.
+# When finished editing, click the "Save Now" button at the top of the page.
+# Click the "Plugin details" link to return to the plugin details page.
+# Click "Request approval" to request review of your changes from a directory editor.
+#* If your account is flagged as trusted for this plugin, you may be able to click "Push live" to deploy your changes directly from the sandbox.
+#* If you are the author of or a representative of the vendor for a plugin, and would like to become a trusted editor for a plugin:
+#** Sign up, log in, and copy one or more plugins to your sandbox as described above.
+#*** If your plugin is not yet in the directory, you'll need to create it as a new plugin in your sandbox.
+#** Send email to lorchard@mozilla.com and include the following in your message:
+#*** your full name;
+#*** login name;
+#*** phone number;
+#*** a short message describing your relationship to the plugins in your sandbox.
+#** You may receive a phone call or further correspondence to manually verify your claim to the plugin.
 == Access levels ==
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 Trusted users are assigned editor level access to individual plugins, including their live versions and all copies in sandboxes.  This is most useful for vendors, giving them self-service access to their own plugins.
-Editors can add a user as trusted to a plugin from a copy of the plugin in that user's sandbox.
+Editors can add a user as trusted to a plugin from a copy of the plugin in that user's sandbox. A trusted user cannot add additional users as trusted.
+== Edit another user's sandbox ==
+# Login as a user with enough priveleges
+# Click Sandbox Tab
+# Edit url from {my username} to {their username}
+Example:
+http://plugins.stage.mozilla.com/en-us/profiles/user_with_admin/plugins
+becomes
+http://plugins.stage.mozilla.com/en-us/profiles/jane_doe/plugins
+== Granting another user privileges ==
+Ad admin may change the role of another user.
+# Login as a user that has the admin role
+# Got to Settings > Edit profile Details
+# Edit the url from {my username} to {their username}
+# Update role and save
+Example:
+http://plugins.stage.mozilla.com/en-us/profiles/user_with_admin/settings/basics/details
+becomes
+http://plugins.stage.mozilla.com/en-us/profiles/jane_doe/settings/basics/details