Access types overview

There are multiple ways to control user access to your site and content.

Before users log in

Control what users see before logging in by making your site private or public preview.

These settings affect every user; Before logging in, the system doesn’t know who they are, so it treats everyone the same.

Private site

Keep your site private so that users only see the welcome page before logging in. See welcome page configuration options.

Open

Public preview site

Make a public preview site to show potential users what they could get once they join. They can navigate around the site and preview content. But once they try to interact with content, they are prompted to log in.

You can control which content is previewable! Learn more about what preview looks like and see all configuration options.

After users log in

After users log in, the system knows who they are. Now they can be treated differently depending on their access level.

You can control who has access to specific pieces of content or site navigation pages. For example, within an event site, you might create multiple ticket levels or restrict admin-only content.

Access levels on content

Individual pieces of content are controlled by access level tags.

Add an access level tag to a piece of content and to the users who you want to access it. If someone doesn’t have the correct access level tag, they are prompted to upgrade before viewing it. (Or if the content is previewable, they are prompted to upgrade after previewing it.)

Learn more about access levels on content.

Curtains on pages

Curtains hide navigation pages from users who don’t have the correct access level tag or user level (like site admin). The link is completely hidden from the navigation menu.

Curtains can be added to primary navigation pages or extra pages in the More menu. They cannot be added to subnavigation pages or content pages.

Or use curtains to create different experiences for different users on the same page. We do this by creating two versions of the same page. Then with access level tags or user levels (like site admin), users are assigned to only see one of the pages.

Session attendance criteria

Besides access level tags, there are more ways to restrict who can attend sessions.

Specify attendance prerequisites

You can require users to add certain sessions to their schedule before they can add other sessions. If you select multiple sessions as prerequisites, users only need to have at least one of them, not all of them.

This is an example scenario: Jessie tries to schedule Session B without having Session A already scheduled. When they try to attend Session B, a pop-up notifies them that Session A is required. 

Classify a session as Exclusive

If you set a session as exclusive, a user can’t schedule any other sessions within that exclusive session’s entire time block.

This is an example scenario: Sessions A & B are scheduled to occur on the same day and during the same time block. Session A is set as exclusive. Jessie adds Session A to their schedule. When they try to add Session B, a pop-up notifies them that there is a scheduling conflict.

Set a maximum attendee limit

You can limit how many people can join a session. If someone adds the session to their schedule ahead of time, that secures their spot.

Learn how to set up prerequisites, exclusivity, maximum attendee limit, and session access level tags restrictions in the session editor.