Limit access to one Category

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How to limit an editor's access to a single category

joomla If you would like to limit a user's access to certain categories, this article describes how to allow a Maths teacher to log in to the back-end and edit articles in the Maths category, but none of the other categories.

User Group

Start by logging on with an admin account.

  1. Go to Users > Groups.
  2. Click the New button.
  3. Enter a Group Title (e.g. Maths).
  4. Select the Group Parent as Registered.
  5. Click Save & Close.

Global Permissions

You want members of this group to be able to log in to the back-end, and have the same access as the Special group.

  1. Go to Users > Groups (or any component actually).
  2. Click the Options button.
  3. Select Global Configuration in the left pane.
    1. Select the Permissions tab.
    2. Select your newly created Group (e.g. Maths).
    3. Set Administrator Login to Allowed.
  4. Select Articles in the left pane.
    1. Select the Permissions tab.
    2. Select your newly created Group (e.g. Maths).
    3. Set Access Administration Interface to Allowed.
  5. Click Save and Close.
  6. Go to Users > Access Levels.
    1. Click the Special group to open it for editing.
    2. Select the User Groups With Viewing Access tab.
    3. Add your newly created user group.
  7. Click Save and Close.

Category Permissions

Now we can set permissions for the Category.

  1. Go to Content > Categories.
  2. Open the category for editing (e.g. the Maths category).
  3. Select the Permissions tab.
  4. Select the Maths group in the left pane.
  5. Apply the permissions that you'd like for the group to have (e.g. all permissions).
  6. Click Save & Close.

Add users

Now you can add Maths teachers to the group and they will be able to manage content in the Maths category, and only the Maths category.

 

JCE Editor

If you use the JCE Editor you will also need to make a final configuration.

  1. Go to Components > JCE Editor > Profiles.
  2. Open the Default profile for editing.
  3. Scroll down, and add the new User Group.
  4. Click Save & Close.

 

Thanks for visiting,
Steven