Changing page authors
A page can have one author and multiple co-authors. These are the users who manage access to the page. The author's name is displayed to the right of the page title. You can find the list of co-authors in the page settings:
→ Settings → Authors.Page authors can be changed by the current page author or the organization administrator.
Warning
If the Same as parent page access type is selected for the page, the authors of the parent page automatically become the authors of this page. When the authors of the parent page are updated, these changes affect all nested pages. Learn more about page access
Adding a page author
To add a page author:
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Open the page.
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In the top-right corner of the page, click
Actions and select Settings. -
Go to Authors.
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Enter the name or username of the employee you want to add.
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Click Save.
Removing a user from the list of page authors
To remove a page author:
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Open the page.
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In the top-right corner of the page, click
Actions and select Settings. -
Go to Authors.
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Next to the name of the user you want to remove from the list of authors, click
and select Delete. -
Click Save.
Alert
When you remove the main author of the page from the list, the user whose name is first on the list automatically becomes the new author.
Authors inherited from the parent page can't be removed.
Becoming an author of someone else's page
If you want to become an author of the page, send a request to the current author:
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In the top-right corner of the page, click
Actions and select Settings. -
Go to Authors and click Become author.
The page author will receive your request by email. When they confirm your request, you'll be added to the list of page authors and notified of this by email.
Changing the main author of the page
If you are a page author or organization administrator, you can assign the main author:
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Open the page.
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In the top-right corner of the page, click
Actions and select Settings. -
Go to Authors.
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Make sure the user is in the list of authors. If not, add them.
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Find the user you want to make the main author, then click
next to their name and select Make author. You can assign only one main author per page.