Overview

This article explains how to associate a new role with a page in order to make it secure. When accessing the page users with the appropriate role must log in. Users who are not assigned the role or who are not logged in can't access the page. 

Administrators, Publishers and Writers are by default already associated with every area of the website.

Prerequisites

To set up a secure page for a group of your users to view/edit (based on their role) you must:

• Be an Administrator.
• Set up a page (see Juniper Websites: How do I create a new page?).
• Set up a user role (see Juniper Websites: How do I create a new user role?).
• Assign existing users to the new role (see Juniper Websites: How can I change a user's roles?) or assign new users to the new role (see Juniper Websites: How do I create a new user?).

Instructions

Follow these instructions to assign a role to a page:

1. Navigate to the page where you want to associate the role. 
2. Select Security on the Edit tab:
   
3. From the Security menu select No for Inherit Settings:
   When No is selected, the security settings for your page will differ from those of the parent page.
4. If you want to password-protect the page and restrict access to logged-in users with specific roles (meaning only authorised individuals will be able to log in to the page):
   
   1. Select No for Public Access.
      
   2. Check the new role and any others you want to associate with the page. Uncheck any roles you don't want to associate with the page.
   Always leave Administrator checked so you have access to this area.
5. Save the page (refer to Juniper Websites: What do the different save options mean? for more information as needed).

Outcome

The checked roles are associated with the page. Where public access has been restricted using the new role, users will be required to log in to access the page:

By default, the page will contain the following statement:

To access this area we need you to login using the email address and password provided to you by the school. Please enter this information below and click login to proceed.

If you are an administrator, you can update the message for all secure pages on the site.

Related information

• Juniper Websites: How do I create a new page?
• Juniper Websites: How do I create a new user role?
• Juniper Websites: How can I change a user's roles?
• Juniper Websites: How do I create a new user?
• Juniper Websites: How do I change the text on the secure log in page?
• Juniper Websites: Secure Login Settings.
• Juniper Websites: Assign a Role to a Page.

Updated 13 February 2025 15:26