CMS: Changing Your Collection Permissions
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In this article
- Changing your collection permissions
- FAQs
Use collection permissions to manage live site access to your CMS collection content and secure your site's data. You can change the permissions of each collection to control who has access to view the collection items, add new items, update existing items, or delete items. The most common way visitors modify collection content from the live site is with input elements set to collect content.
For example, if you run an online community, you might want to allow only registered site members to view and update certain collections, ensuring that sensitive information stays within your trusted user base. You can set specific permissions for every CMS collaborator role that you create for maximum control over who can access your collection content.
Important:
The ability to set permissions for specific collaborator roles is not yet available in all Wix accounts. We're working on releasing this feature to all accounts.
![Screenshot of the Permissions and Privacy settings in a CMS collection.](https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/d6b40156-9694-4cfe-9209-54815ef9d6dc/2024/10/28/a789d34d-5e39-4958-8a38-0db29b816a03/3772b065-4413-495f-92de-2c1df7bfe459.png)
Differences between permission types:
- Collection permissions: Determine who can access the CMS collection content on your live site and what they can do with the content (e.g. view, add items, update existing content, delete content). Site visitors with the relevant permissions can update content using input elements or via the Data API.
- CMS roles & permissions: The roles and permissions you assign to collaborators determine what they can do from within the CMS itself. This differs from what people can do from your live site.
Changing your collection permissions
To change the permissions for a collection, go to the collection's settings and access the Permissions & privacy tab. Then choose the relevant option to show content, collect content, or create advanced permissions.
Important:
Setting collection permissions to 'Everyone' means that any site visitor can access the collection by using an API, even if the content is not presented on the live site. Learn more about using authorization suppression with the Data API to bypass permissions.
To change your collection permissions:
- Go to CMS in your site's dashboard. Alternatively, you can click CMS in your editor, then click Your Collections.
- Hover over the relevant collection, click the More Actions icon and select Permissions & privacy.
- Choose which permissions the collection will have on your live site:
Show content
Collect content
Advanced
FAQs
Click below for answers to common questions about setting collection permissions.
Does the 'Collect content' permission allow visitors to update existing content?
How do CMS collaborator roles differ from collection permissions?
Can I edit permissions for Wix app collections like Wix Stores or Wix Bookings?
Can I edit permissions for Wix Blocks collections?
What default permissions do newly created collections have?