This has more to do with Xenforo's default terms and the terms used in general for all forums.
Xenforo categorizes Moderators in 3 levels:
- Forum Moderator (Section Moderators)
- Super Moderators (Site Moderator and Site Super Moderators)
- Administrators (Administrator and Super Administrator)
Once you select the category level, the platform allows you to select a permission set for the Moderator. This is where the common terms "Section Moderator", "Moderator", "Super Moderator" and "Administrator" is determined.
For example, selecting Super Moderator types will allow the selection "Mod Permissions" or "Supermod Permissions":
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By selecting Forum Moderators, you will see a similar menu displayed but with the option to "Set default Section Mod Permissions".
I know that this can be confusing since you would need to select "Super Moderator" on the first menu then set them as a "Moderator" on the second menu, but this is just a limitation in the design of Xenforo platform.
In general, we tend to make all site level moderators "Super Moderators" as this gives them access to all moderator tools (Staff Tools). "Moderator" level has some restrictions to the staff tools and is generally only used as a way to introduce someone to the role of being a moderator who is unfamiliar with the duties or options and unsure about their abilities. When they show that they are confident, we tend to bump them up to "Super Moderators" as soon as they have gone through a probation period (so to speak).
Daniel