Assigning Permission Groups to Categories

Sometimes you want an entire category of articles to share the same permission groups. That's where assigning Permissions Groups for categories comes in.

When you create an article in a category that has default permission groups set, the article will inherit those groups.

But don't worry—the two are independent unless you enforce Permission Groups. An article can have different permissions to its category and we give you an easy way to spot the difference 🎉

Assigning Default Permission Groups to Categories

If you want all new articles within a category to take the same Permissions you can assign Permissions to a category itself.

1. Head to Content
2. Hit the Permissions Icon on the category you'd like to add Permissions to
3. Add your Permissions
4. Hit Apply Changes

Enforcing Permissions on All Descendant Content

Want to make sure all content under a category follows the same permission rules? You can enforce permissions on all descendant articles and subcategories.

Head to Content

1. Click the Permissions Icon on the category
2. Add your Permissions
3. Check the box for Enforce permissions on all descendant content
4. Hit Apply Changes

Understanding Permissions Group Indicators

When you haven't got any permission groups assigned to a category the Permissions icon is hidden until you hover. Once you set permission groups there are two different indicators you'll need to look out for.