status-web/apps/website/docs/status-communities/delegate-admin-functions-to-community-members.md

id	revision	language	title
543	0	en	Delegate admin functions to community members

:::info Currently, you can only delegate admin functions using Status desktop. [:octicons-desktop-download-16: Download Status desktop][status-web-download]. :::

Community owners have total control over their communities, including settings, membership approvals and permissions. In addition, owners can delegate administrative functions to other community members through the [admin role][permissions-by-role-in-status-communities]. Admins play a similar role to owners, but with some important differences. Check out [Permissions by role in Status Communities][permissions-by-role-in-status-communities] for more information.

To delegate admin functions to others, owners use [token-based community permissions][set-up-your-community-permissions]. Tokens are digital assets in a blockchain (such as the [Ethereum blockchain][about-the-ethereum-blockchain]), including assets (virtual coins), collectibles and ENS names.

What to expect

• To delegate admin functions, assign the Become admin community permission to a collectible or ENS name owner.
• Using ENS names to delegate admin functions is more straightforward than using collectibles, but it requires the admin to own the ENS name.
• You can create a maximum of five different Become admin community-level permissions, but you can apply a single permission to multiple members.
• To stop delegating admin functions, [self-destruct the admin token][self-destruct-a-token-remotely] or [delete the admin permission][delete-community-permissions].

Choose your delegation token

You can delegate [admin functions][permissions-by-role-in-status-communities] to others using a collectible or an ENS name.

If you use a collectible, follow this process:

• [Mint][mint-tokens-for-your-community] a non-transferable (soulbound) and remotely-destructible collectible.
• [Airdrop the collectible][how-to-airdrop-tokens-in-status] to the person you wish to delegate admin functions to.
• Delegate the admin function using token-based community permissions.

Using ENS names, you don't need to mint and airdrop any token. You delegate admin functions to a specific ENS name owner (such as alice.acme.eth) or a group of people under the same ENS domain (such as acme.eth).

:::info Assets don't have the non-transferable (soulbound) and self-destructing properties collectibles have, making it harder to remove admin functions from other users. Avoid using assets to delegate admin functions. :::

Delegate admin functions using collectibles or ENS names

=== "Desktop"

1. From the navigation sidebar, click your community.
1. On top of the channel sidebar, click your community logo and then, click **Permissions**.
1. Click **Add permission**.
1. For the `Who holds` variable, choose your delegation option and use the table below for reference.
1. For the `Is allowed to` variable, select :desktop-admin: **Become admin**.
1. For the `In` variable, make sure your community is selected.
1. Click **Create permission**. The new permission takes effect immediately.

| Delegation option | Steps |
|:---|:---|
| Collectible | 1. Select **Collectibles**. |
|| 2. Choose the collectible and amount you want to use to delegate admin functions. |
|| 3. Alternatively, **Import existing collectible**. |
|| 4. Click **Add**. |
| ENS name | 1. Select **ENS**.
||  2. Enter the ENS name or domain you want to delegate admin functions to. |
|| 3. Click **Add**. |

:::info When you select the Become admin role, the Hide permission option is enabled automatically. :::