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Although a page may not have any restrictions placed on it, it may have a parent page that is view restricted. View permissions cascade down. If a parent page is view restricted, then all of it's child pages will be viewable only by user/groups users which are in the view permissions of the parent page. Even if a user /group is explicitly added to the child page permissions, but not the parent page which is view restricted, then they will still not be able to access the child page.
The Page Restrictions dialogue will notify that the current page is affected by view restrictions from a parent page, as well as a link to the parent page with containing the restriction. The Page Restriction dialogue when applying Page Restrictions on a page where a parent page has been view restricted will also dynamically change the verbiage on the child page restriction dialogue to better inform you what users will have access.
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Restrictions can be a very helpful tool, letting you designate who has access to your content. Restrictions can limit your page to be edited and/or viewed by a specific set of people, in addition to the page permissionsSpace Permissions. However, if you go too in depth with permissionsthe restrictions are too granular, the content may not be accessible to everyone that should have access.
When it comes to edit permissions on a page, it is recommended to be fairly specific with your groups and users on who you'd like to edit and moderate your content. The more specific you are, the more control you have over the content that gets modified, as well as knowledge of who does the modifying. Too little restrictions in this area could allow for a multitude of unknown sources contributing to your content, which can be tricky to moderate.
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Navigate to the page desired to have restrictions
Click on the lock Page Restriction icon 🔒 (note the Identifying Page Restrictions above for the different ways the lock icon appears) to the right of the page breadcrumbs
The page permissions Page Restrictions dialogue will be presented displaying the current page permission Page Restriction structure
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Adding Page Permissions
Navigate to the page permissions
Select the desired permission desired permission type you would like to apply to the page from the dropdown
Only one page permission type can be applied per page
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If using Edit Restricted:
Search for and select appropriate user/group
Click Add
Repeat steps 2a and 2b for all appropriate users/groups
After all appropriate users/groups have been added, click Apply
If using View and Edit Restricted:
Search for and select appropriate user/group
Select whether they can view or view and edit from the dropdown to the left of the Add button
These can be quickly modified after the user is added by choosing a different option from the dropdown to the right of the user/group's name in the permission list
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Select Add
Repeat steps 3a, 3b, and 3c for all appropriate users/groups
After all appropriate users/groups have been added, click Apply
Before attempting to add a new user to a Page Restriction have the user log in to Answers. User profiles are only created when a user logs in for the first time. This action will initialize the user's Profile and make it visible in the user search function.
Removing Individual Page Permissions
Navigate to the page the page permissions
Locate the desired user/group to remove in the list presented in the page permission dialogue
Select Remove to the right of their name
Click Apply
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Navigate to the page permissions
Select the new permission type you would like to apply to the page from the dropdown below Restrictions
If changing to a restricted page type (edit or view and edit), follow the steps in Adding Page Permissions. If completely un-restricting the page, continue to the next step.
After the new permission type has been applied, click Apply