We'll learn how to ask users to register for an account in a minute. Commenting or even creating content should only be done by logged in users. We generally recommend to only give view permissions to the Anonymous role. Similar to how the Non-Member role defines what logged in users can see or do, the Anonymous role specifies what anonymous users – who are not even logged in – can see or do. The Anonymous role is only relevant to you if you unchecked the Authentication required checkbox above. Permissions of the Non-Member role The Anonymous Role ¶
Users who are members in a public project will have all permissions from both the Non-Member role and their explicit membership roles combined. Any user who does not have a specific role in the project automatically gets the permissions set in the Non-Member role. Specifically, this means that you won't have to add users to this public project anymore to give them access to it. What you configure here will govern what any user in your Planio account will be allowed to see and do in your public projects. Non-Member and Anonymous Roles The Non-Member Role ¶Ĭlick on the Non-Member role to pull up its permissions. You'll see two special roles in addition to your own individual roles which you can define yourself: Please navigate to your avatar -> Administration -> Roles and Permissions for a moment.
Now that you've made your project public, let's see how this changes the access permissions to it. Next, we'll learn how exactly these changes impact your projects and who will be able to see and do what. You should not have any secrets in your public projects now – the whole World will be able to see them! Uncheck "Authentication required" to allow anyone inīe careful though with this option. Navigate to your avatar -> Administration -> Settings -> Authentication.This will publish your public projects on the Web, making your content accessible to anyone and also allow search engines to index it. But you can take this a step further and allow access to people who have not even logged in. Public projects are open to all users in your Planio account. Optional: Allow Anonymous Access From the Web ¶ Check New projects are public by default.Navigate to your avatar -> Administration -> Settings -> Projects.Would you like to make all projects public by default? No problem: Optional: Make all Projects Public by Default ¶ Make projects public on Redmine by PlanioĬongratulations! You now have a public project. Check the box next to the Public label and click Save.Navigate to Settings -> Information in your project.Normally, only the explicitly named members of a project in Planio can access it and outsiders cannot see what's going on. How to Make a Project Public? ¶Ī public project on on your Planio powered Redmine account is essentially that: An open project that is available to the public. Sounds fun? Follow this guide to learn how it's done. You could also use it to host public Git or Subversion Repositories. Public projects in Planio are also great for collaboration on Open Source projects, for instance. Allow them to view FAQs or tutorial guides in the wiki ( like we do at Planio) or let them sign up to discuss in forums or create issues. Making your projects public is a great way to provide a help desk for your customers. Paid extras: Your own Design and Domain.Individually Adding Anonymous and Non-Members to Projects.Optional: Allow Anonymous Access From the Web.Optional: Make all Projects Public by Default.You can also choose to manually confirm signups or confirm them automatically by sending an activation link in an email. You can choose whether your projects should be accessible to anyone – without the need to login – or whether you'd like visitors to sign up first and leave their email address. Planio is powered by Redmine and as such it offers the same great possibilities to make Redmine projects public on the Internet.