Assigning Anonymous Permissions
Visitors to your site who have not yet logged in belong to the Anonymous group. By default, the Anonymous group has only permission to view specific parts of the wiki — nothing else.
Let's update this group's permission to allow anonymous users to view the other features that you configured.
Log in as the admin.
- From the Menu, select Settings > Groups.
Tip
You can also access the Admin Groups page by clicking the Groups icon in the Quick Admin area.
You can also manage global permissions by selecting Admin > Permissions from the menu or using the Permissions icon in the Quick Admin area . - On the List tab, in the List of Existing Groups area, the Admin Groups page list the existing groups: Admins, Registered, Forum Admins (that you created earlier) and Anonymous.
- On the Admin Groups page, select Actions > Permissions button for the Anonymous group. The Assign Global Permissions page appears.
- Click Toggle sections to display all the available permissions and those assigned to each group.
Tip
Use the Select Features tab to select which feature sections to display. By default, Tiki shows all features. - Select the Show only selected to display the currently assigned permissions to the groups
Currently, the __Anonymous)) group has the following permissions:- __tiki_p_download_files: Allows visitors to download and display the files and images stored in the file gallery
- tiki_p_view: Allows visitors to view wiki pages.
- tiki_p_search: Allows visitors to use the site search.
Let's add some new permissions to the Anonymous group!
- Unselect (toggle) the Show only selected option. Tiki now displays all permissions.
- In the Blog section, enable the Can read blogs permission for the Anonymous group.
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Because all other groups inherit permissions from the Anonymous group (that is, all visitors — including all Tiki users — are in the the Anonymous group), Tiki automatically selects all the groups. - Click Assign. Tiki prompts for confirmation, then saves the information and reloads the Assign Permissions to Global page, showing the Assign Permissions tab.
Your anonymous visitors (and, by extension, all visitors) now have permission to read the blogs. Try it.
Log out as the admin. Now click the link in the Last Blog Posts module. Tah-dah! Visitors can now read your blog.
Other Permissions
Now that you have assigned the blog permission, you need to repeat the process to assign the permissions for the other features. The following table details which permissions, for which features, that you need to add to the Anonymous group.
Log back in as the admin and add the following permissions to the Anonymous group, in order to give Anonymous visitors read-only access to all the features.
| Feature | Permission | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Articles | tiki_p_read_article | Can read posted articles. |
| tiki_p_submit_article | Can submit new articles. The articles will have to be approved by the Administrator before they become "live." | |
| Comments | tiki_read_comments | Can read comments that have been posted to wiki pages. |
| Forums | tiki_p_forum_read | Can read topics and threads in the forum. |
| tiki_p_forums_report | Can report off-topic, or inappropriate posts to the Administrator. | |
| File Galleries | tiki_p_view_file_gallery | Can view the file galleries. |
| tiki_p_download_files | Can download and view images from the file galleries. | |
| Poll | tiki_p_vote_poll | Can vote in polls. |
| tiki_p_view_poll_results | Can view poll results | |
| Wiki | tiki_p_view_backlink | View page backlinks |
| Tiki (site wide) | tiki_p_search | Can search the site. |
You are now able to read the blog, forum, and articles, as well as view the image gallery. You can also vote in the poll.
Next, you will assign permissions for Registered (logged in) users.