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.

  1. 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 .
  2. 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.
    List of Existing Groups
  3. On the Admin Groups page, select Actions > Permissions button for the Anonymous group. The Assign Global Permissions page appears.
  4. 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.
  5. Select the Show only selected to display the currently assigned permissions to the groups
    This page shows the current global permissions for 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!

  1. Unselect (toggle) the Show only selected option. Tiki now displays all permissions.
  2. In the Blog section, enable the Can read blogs permission for the Anonymous group.
    Enabling blog permissions.
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     Note

    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.
  3. 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.
HomePage Anymous BlogPermissions
Reading the blog, as an anonymous visitor.

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.

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