I'd like to create transparency around which users have access to a page

Question

I'm an admin and control access to a few spaces.  We restrict areas within spaces to a smaller group of users.  I use groups to control access at the space and page level.

What I would like to accomplish is to display on the restricted page exactly who has access (including a breakout of all group members, not just the group name) to create transparency and build confidence in the selected user group that they are posting in the appropriately restricted area.

Looking at restrictions takes time, and I don't know if there is any easy way for non-admin users to see who is in a group.

Trying to create some transparency.  A widget like the "children pages display" would be ideal, as this doesn't require code and is super easy to use.

Thanks for advice.

Jake Brandspigel · Answer

Hi Ken,

Appreciate your answer.  I’m a dummy and don’t mess around with macros, but I guess I could try it.

I was really hoping there was a widget (like the child pages widget) available that I just hadn’t found that would make this super easy.

Maybe atlassian will turn your macro into a widget for us dummies one day!

Thanks for your help.

Jake

Ken McClean · Answer

Hello: Here's a basic Confluence user macro I put together. It lists out the users with individual permissions, and then the groups with permission and the users in the groups: ## @noparams #set($permissions = $content.permissions) #set($userNamesArray = []) #set($groupNamesArray = []) #foreach ($permission in $permissions) #if($permission.userSubject && $permission.userSubject.name && !$userNamesArray.contains($permission.userSubject.name)) #set($unused = $userNamesArray.add($permission.userSubject.name)) #end #if(!$permission.userSubject.name) #if(!$groupNamesArray.contains($permission.groupName)) #set($unused = $groupNamesArray.add($permission.groupName)) #end #end #end

Users With Page Access

#foreach ($userName in $userNamesArray) $userName
#end #foreach ($groupName in $groupNamesArray) ##Start group-loop

Groups With Page Access:
$groupName

#set($group = $userAccessor.getGroup($groupName)) #set($members = $userAccessor.getMemberNames($group)) Group Members:
#foreach($member in $members) $member
#end ##End group-loop #end The output on the page looks like this: Users With Page Access admin jsmith Groups With Page Access: confluence-administrators Group Members: admin jsmith