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Is there a way in Confluence to set permissions for a user to edit existing pages but not add pages?

Jessica Weissman

We have a space where each of several organizations should be able to edit its own pages but not add new ones or edit other organizations' pages.

I haven't figured out how to set it so they can't add pages. I can manage the rest of it with page restrictions.

Any ideas, especially ideas that don't involve an add-on as it would take many months to complete the procurement process for those?

Thanks,

Jessica

Accepted answers

Nic Brough -Adaptavist-

No.

Confluence's permission system works on either "you can create content, or not"

This means if a user has create/edit permission, they can create and update pages in that space.

You can use restrictions to stop them editing pages, but the basic access is in the space permissions

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MoroSystems Support

Hi Jessica,
if I understand it, every organization has its own space in which it can add and edit pages that are specific to a particular organization only.

In each space you can set access for other groups and restrictions directly on the pages see https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/permissions-and-restrictions-139557.html

Pavel

MoroSystems support

Krista Parker

Yes, you should be able to restrict the space permissions to not allow users or groups to add new pages, and then update who can edit what with restrictions.

Nic Brough -Adaptavist-

No.

Confluence's permission system works on either "you can create content, or not"

This means if a user has create/edit permission, they can create and update pages in that space.

You can use restrictions to stop them editing pages, but the basic access is in the space permissions

MoroSystems Support

Hi Krista and Jessica,
thank you for clarification.

Based on this information, I must agree with Nic Brough.

Users can only view pages (they can not edit or create new ones) or have permissions to view, edit, add new pages.

The specific pages can be locked for specific users, and here you can set editing restrictions, see Page Restrictions.

So you can not set what you need in the confluence.

Best Regards

Pavel

MoroSupport

Jessica Weissman

No, they're all in a single space. But there seems to be no way to let people edit but not add pages.

What we are trying to do may not fit with the standard model of wiki usage, unfortunately.

DanielJurassic

Hi there,

the post is nearly three years old.

Is there now a way to grant rights for editing pages, but NOT for creating new ones?

regards

Daniel

Nic Brough -Adaptavist-

No, there's been no change.

Dawn DeBolt

@Jessica Weissman we would like this same ability but it seems it is all or nothing. You can Edit pages AND Add pages but you unable to just Edit without the ability to Add. Such a bummer as this should be standard functionality. The admins need to have some control of content that is being created ... but this loophole doesn't allow for that.