Add permissions to a SiteBuilder page
This article explains how to add permissions to pages in SiteBuilder. See our separate article on how to change permissions for files.
Note: To add permissions for other users to view or edit a page, you need to have admin permissions for that page.
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Browse to the page where you want to add permissions.
Tip: To apply permissions to an entire site or section, navigate to the home page or topmost page of the section.
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Go to Edit > Edit page permissions:
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The Edit permissions screen shows the current permissions:
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First, specify who to add permissions for – a predefined group, a web group or an individual. To add permissions for a predefined group, in the Add permissions section, select one of the following:
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Any user, whether logged in or not
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All current staff and students
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Staff and PG research students
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Staff only
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Applicants
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Alumni
Note: When you make a page available to Any user, whether logged in or not it becomes publicly visible and must comply with the accessibility guidelines. The Components Editor Accessibility pane can assist with this.
Alternatively, select This user or group and enter one of the following predefined group names in the box:
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STUDENT– all undergraduate and taught postgraduate students -
STUDENTNOPGT– all undergraduate students -
PGTAUGHT– all postgraduate taught students -
PGRESEARCH– all postgraduate research students
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To specify a web group, in the Add permissions section, select This user or group and enter the web group name in the box – for example,
in-elabis the web group for the IDG Web Team:
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To specify a person, select This user or group and enter their name or usercode. Select the name from the list of suggestions:
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Specify the permission type to assign – View, Contributor, Edit or Admin:
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To apply the permissions select the appropriate button:
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Add permission to page: Add permission to the current page
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Add permission to page & sub-pages: Add permission to the current page and all pages below
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In the confirmation pop-up, select Save changes:
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You can now see the person or web group in the list of Current permissions.
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To view the members of a web group after adding permissions, select the group's who link:
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When you have finished adding permissions, select Done.