Page Privacy - Restrict Access
- Applies to:
- MindTouch (current)
- Role required:
- Editor
From the MindTouch toolbar, select Options > Restrict Access.
A new page automatically inherits the Restrict Access settings of its parent page.
Page-level permissions for a role with Edit privileges only apply to Pro Members.
If Site Privacy is Public, then Public and Semi-Public pages appear in XML sitemap.
Page Privacy
Public
Everyone can view or find, must assign page-level or Control Panel role to be able to edit. Higher-level Control Panel role supersedes page-level role.
- View - all visitors can view page if they follow the direct link
- Find - all visitors can find page via MindTouch search and navigation, search engines can index page if Site Privacy is Public
- Edit - Pro Members assigned Control Panel or page-level role can edit
- Draft Contributor can edit drafts
- Author role or higher can edit drafts or live page
Semi-Public
Everyone can view or find, must assign page-level role to be able to edit.
- View - all visitors can view page if they follow the direct link
- Find - all visitors can find page via MindTouch search and navigation, search engines can index page if Site Privacy is Public
- Edit - Pro Members assigned page-level role can edit
- Draft Contributor can create or edit drafts
- Author role or higher can edit drafts or live page
Semi-Private
Everyone can view, must assign page-level role to be able to find or edit.
- View - all visitors can view page if they follow the direct link
- Find - users or groups assigned page-level role of Viewer or higher can find page via MindTouch search and navigation, search engines cannot index page
- Edit - Pro Members assigned page-level role can edit
- Draft Contributor can create or edit drafts
- Author role or higher can create or edit drafts or live pages
Links to pages with Semi-Private setting no longer appear in the Page Footer Navigation area as of Release 2019-05-09.
Private
Must assign page-level role to be able to view, find, or edit.
- View - users or groups assigned page-level role of Viewer or higher can view page
- Find - users or groups assigned page-level role of Viewer or higher can find page via MindTouch search and navigation, search engines cannot index page
- Edit - Pro Members assigned page-level role can edit
- Draft Contributor or higher can create or edit drafts
- Author role or higher can edit drafts or live page
Page-Level Permissions
See Pro Member roles and permissions for a list of permissions for each role.
If Page Privacy is set to Public, then Control Panel role applies and you can assign page-level roles for additional users or groups to be able to edit.
If Page Privacy is set to Semi-Public, then assign a page-level role for users or groups to be able to edit.
If Page Privacy is set to Semi-Private, then assign a page-level role for users or groups to be able to find or edit.
If Page Privacy is set to Private, then assign a page-level role for users or groups to be able to view, find, or edit.
Apply changes to subpages
To modify the settings for a whole section, modify Restrict Access settings for the parent page and select Apply changes to all subpages. Options include:
- Keep existing permissions on subpages and add the difference of changes (safer)
- Overwrite all permissions on subpages to the settings on this page