Set the Rights of a Page

Last modified by Eleni Cojocariu on 2026/10/02 13:51

Steps

Grant or deny a right on a single page, or on a page and everything below it, overriding the rules set on the wiki as described in Rights Resolution.

  1. Administer the Page.
  2. Select "Users & Rights", and then "Rights: Page & Children" to cover the page and its children, or "Rights: Page" to cover this page alone.

    The Rights Page and Children and Rights Page entries of the Users and Rights category in the page administration menu

  3. Select the "Groups" or the "Users" tab, depending on whom the right is for, then click the check box where the group or user meets the right: once to allow it, twice to deny it, and a third time to clear it and fall back to the default value.
  4. Check that the right shows as allowed or denied on the page.

    The rights grid of a page showing the View right allowed for a group

FAQ

What is the difference between "Rights: Page & Children" and "Rights: Page"?

"Rights: Page & Children" applies to the page and to every page below it, while "Rights: Page" applies to that page alone and lets its children keep inheriting from above.

How do I set the rights of a terminal page?

A terminal page has no administration of its own, so open its "Edit" menu and choose "Access Rights", which is offered to advanced users.

The Edit menu of a terminal page, open on its Access Rights entry

Can a user create pages if "Edit" is denied on the whole wiki?

Yes: creating a page requires "Edit" on the space that will contain it, so allowing "Edit" through "Rights: Page & Children" lets a user create pages there.

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