How to set default permission so that new pages are not viewable by guests?

[Abhay Patil]

This is about guest users. I have the following requirement.

All external users will have view only access to the Space. However when a new page is added to the space, is it possible to ensure that by default no external user can view it?

The idea is that the pages will be published and updated internally and will be made viewable for external users only when the author decides. 

Thanks.

[Barbara Szczesniak · Accepted solution]

@Abhay Patil 

When editing or viewing the page:

1. select the lock icon on the top right to open the Restrictions box
2. in the dropdown list, select Only specific people can view or edit 
3. specify the people who can view and edit the page

You can do the same when publishing/updating the page by selecting the same option in the Access dropdown.

When you are ready to make the page visible to guests, change to Anyone in this space can view and edit or Anyone in this space can view, only some can edit, depending on if you allow the guests to edit.

[Kristian Klima · Accepted solution]

Hi @Abhay Patil 

Method A) 

Restrict EVERY new page to a space a single user (creator) or to a purpose created user group. This assures that only the selected people will be able to see the page UNTIL the restrictions are removed.

This might be hard to manage as you're dealing with individual pages.

Method B) 

It is possible with an app. Confluence is like a smartphone, you can turn it into whatever you want with an app.

I understand that your users need to VIEW the content.

You can use Scroll Viewport app. The idea is that you work in Confluence in your space/spaces as you always do. You can even remove the anonymous access from the space(s) as Viewport decouples your content from Confluence.

Then, when your content is ready, you build your Scroll Viewport site which will be public so your external users can view it. Then you work in Confluence, create pages without bothering with restrictions, once the content is ready, you rebuild the Scroll Viewport site. You can even have your own domain on your site. You can build as many sites as you want and/or use multiple spaces per one Viewport site.

Example of Viewport sites: https://docs.emplifi.io/ (that's my site) and https://confluence.atlassian.com/alldoc/atlassian-documentation-32243719.html

[Nicolas Grossi · Accepted solution]

@Abhay Patil I think this feature is not currently possible, you might take a look at https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-76845

HTH

Nicolas