Manage forum access permissions

Forum Access Permission is a security rule that can be assigned to a particular forum and web role that can restrict particular users from viewing the forum or granting particular users the ability to moderate a forum within the webpages. To create, edit, or delete forum access permissions:

1. Sign in to Power Pages.

2. Go to Community > Forum Access Permissions.

   

3. To create a new forum access permission, select New.

4. To edit an existing permission, select the permission name.

5. Enter appropriate values in the fields.

6. Select Save & Close.

   

Note

A web role must be assigned for the rule to apply for users associated with the given role. See Provide access to external audiences.

Permission attributes

The table below explains the forum access permission attributes used by Power Pages.

Name	Description
Name	A name used for reference within Microsoft Dataverse.
Forum	The forum threads associated with the permission.
Right	The permission settings are: Restrict Read: Prevents viewing of the forum for users unless in a web role associated with the rule. Grant Change: Allows a user in a web role associated with the rule to moderate the forum. Grant Change takes precedence over Restrict Read.

See also

• Setup and manage forums
• Manage forum threads
• Create forum posts
• Subscribe to alerts