Edit and Contribute are easily confused and I see a lot of Admins allocate it incorrectly just because they don’t know. In this post I’ll highlight the difference(s).
Difference:
Below you’ll see that I highlighted the difference in red. There’s only one – and it’s a BIG ONE. Users with Edit rights can also create and delete lists (apps) and views in SharePoint. So for normal users who only add content, Contribute would be the way to go.
Permission Attributes
Edit:
Manage Lists – Create and delete lists, add or remove columns in a list, and add or remove public views of a list.
Add Items – Add items to lists and add documents to document libraries.
Edit Items – Edit items in lists, edit documents in document libraries and customize Web Part Pages in document libraries.
Delete Items – Delete items from a list and documents from a document library.
View Items – View items in lists and documents in document libraries.
Open Items – View the source of documents with server-side file handlers.
View Versions – View past versions of a list item or document.
Delete Versions – Delete past versions of a list item or document.
Create Alerts – Create alerts.
View Application Pages – View forms, views, and application pages. Enumerate lists.
Browse Directories – Enumerate files and folders in a Web site using SharePoint Designer and Web DAV interfaces.
Use Self-Service Site Creation – Create a Web site using Self-Service Site Creation.
View Pages – View pages in a Web site.
Browse User Information – View information about users of the Web site.
Use Remote Interfaces – Use SOAP, Web DAV, the Client Object Model or SharePoint Designer interfaces to access the Web site.
Use Client Integration Features – Use features which launch client applications. Without this permission, users will have to work on documents locally and upload their changes.
Open – Allows users to open a Web site, list, or folder in order to access items inside that container.
Edit Personal User Information – Allows a user to change his or her own user information, such as adding a picture.
Manage Personal Views – Create, change, and delete personal views of lists.
Add/Remove Personal Web Parts – Add or remove personal Web Parts on a Web Part Page.
Update Personal Web Parts – Update Web Parts to display personalized information.
Contribute:
Add Items – Add items to lists and add documents to document libraries.
Edit Items – Edit items in lists, edit documents in document libraries, and customize Web Part Pages in document libraries.
Delete Items – Delete items from a list and documents from a document library.
View Items – View items in lists and documents in document libraries.
Open Items – View the source of documents with server-side file handlers.
View Versions – View past versions of a list item or document.
Delete Versions – Delete past versions of a list item or document.
Create Alerts – Create alerts.
View Application Pages – View forms, views, and application pages. Enumerate lists.
Browse Directories – Enumerate files and folders in a Web site using SharePoint Designer and Web DAV interfaces.
Use Self-Service Site Creation – Create a Web site using Self-Service Site Creation.
View Pages – View pages in a Web site.
Browse User Information – View information about users of the Web site.
Use Remote Interfaces – Use SOAP, Web DAV, the Client Object Model or SharePoint Designer interfaces to access the Web site.
Use Client Integration Features – Use features which launch client applications. Without this permission, users will have to work on documents locally and upload their changes.
Open – Allows users to open a Web site, list, or folder in order to access items inside that container.
Edit Personal User Information – Allows a user to change his or her own user information, such as adding a picture.
Manage Personal Views – Create, change, and delete personal views of lists.
Add/Remove Personal Web Parts – Add or remove personal Web Parts on a Web Part Page.
Update Personal Web Parts – Update Web Parts to display personalized information.
Difference:
Below you’ll see that I highlighted the difference in red. There’s only one – and it’s a BIG ONE. Users with Edit rights can also create and delete lists (apps) and views in SharePoint. So for normal users who only add content, Contribute would be the way to go.
Permission Attributes
Edit:
Manage Lists – Create and delete lists, add or remove columns in a list, and add or remove public views of a list.
Add Items – Add items to lists and add documents to document libraries.
Edit Items – Edit items in lists, edit documents in document libraries and customize Web Part Pages in document libraries.
Delete Items – Delete items from a list and documents from a document library.
View Items – View items in lists and documents in document libraries.
Open Items – View the source of documents with server-side file handlers.
View Versions – View past versions of a list item or document.
Delete Versions – Delete past versions of a list item or document.
Create Alerts – Create alerts.
View Application Pages – View forms, views, and application pages. Enumerate lists.
Browse Directories – Enumerate files and folders in a Web site using SharePoint Designer and Web DAV interfaces.
Use Self-Service Site Creation – Create a Web site using Self-Service Site Creation.
View Pages – View pages in a Web site.
Browse User Information – View information about users of the Web site.
Use Remote Interfaces – Use SOAP, Web DAV, the Client Object Model or SharePoint Designer interfaces to access the Web site.
Use Client Integration Features – Use features which launch client applications. Without this permission, users will have to work on documents locally and upload their changes.
Open – Allows users to open a Web site, list, or folder in order to access items inside that container.
Edit Personal User Information – Allows a user to change his or her own user information, such as adding a picture.
Manage Personal Views – Create, change, and delete personal views of lists.
Add/Remove Personal Web Parts – Add or remove personal Web Parts on a Web Part Page.
Update Personal Web Parts – Update Web Parts to display personalized information.
Contribute:
Add Items – Add items to lists and add documents to document libraries.
Edit Items – Edit items in lists, edit documents in document libraries, and customize Web Part Pages in document libraries.
Delete Items – Delete items from a list and documents from a document library.
View Items – View items in lists and documents in document libraries.
Open Items – View the source of documents with server-side file handlers.
View Versions – View past versions of a list item or document.
Delete Versions – Delete past versions of a list item or document.
Create Alerts – Create alerts.
View Application Pages – View forms, views, and application pages. Enumerate lists.
Browse Directories – Enumerate files and folders in a Web site using SharePoint Designer and Web DAV interfaces.
Use Self-Service Site Creation – Create a Web site using Self-Service Site Creation.
View Pages – View pages in a Web site.
Browse User Information – View information about users of the Web site.
Use Remote Interfaces – Use SOAP, Web DAV, the Client Object Model or SharePoint Designer interfaces to access the Web site.
Use Client Integration Features – Use features which launch client applications. Without this permission, users will have to work on documents locally and upload their changes.
Open – Allows users to open a Web site, list, or folder in order to access items inside that container.
Edit Personal User Information – Allows a user to change his or her own user information, such as adding a picture.
Manage Personal Views – Create, change, and delete personal views of lists.
Add/Remove Personal Web Parts – Add or remove personal Web Parts on a Web Part Page.
Update Personal Web Parts – Update Web Parts to display personalized information.
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