Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery - Staff Wiki


Adding View & Edit Restrictions

You can set restrictions if you only want certain people to be able to view or edit a page.
NOTE: You must be logged in and have editing permission for a page in order to add restrictions.

  1. Navigate to the page you wish to restrict

  2. Hover over

    - scroll down the list of options and select 'Restrictions'

    • NOTE: If you are editing a page, you can restrict the page by scrolling to the bottom of the page to where it says Restrictions and clicking 'Edit'

  3. Here you can decide who you want to be able to view your page

  4. Select either 'Restrict viewing of this page' or 'Restrict editing of this page'

    • To restrict viewing or editing to an individual user, enter their username (UMBC e-mail prefix) and click 'Restrict'

      • You can also use the 'Person' button to search for individual users

      • Repeat above step to add more users to the list

    • To restrict viewing or editing to a group, use the 'Group' Button to search for the group

      • Enter library* to view a list of all current groups

        • If you can't find the group you want, please contact the Web Services Librarian (currently Janet Hack, jhack@umbc.edu) to create a new group

      • Select the desired group

  5. Click 'Save' to save your restrictions

    • NOTE: If you are in edit mode remember to save the page


Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery . University of Maryland, Baltimore County . 1000 Hilltop Circle . Baltimore MD 21250
(410) 455-2232. Questions and comments to: Web Services Librarian