How do I create a 'members-only' area on my site?

SilkStart makes it possible for you to share private resources with your members by creating private webpages, tools, navigation options, and events.

Members' Content Pages

Any Custom Webpage on your SilkStart site can be publicly visible by all people, or restricted to just members. Pages can even be visible just by specific types of members.

By default, new pages are visible by all users.

There are two ways to change the visibility options for a page:

1. From your Admin panel, go to Site > Custom Webpages. Select the page you want to make members-only, and click on Set Access. Select the groups you want to be able to see this page, and click Save.
2. From any webpage, click on the orange Edit button on the right of the screen, and then click Options. Choose Set your Page Visibility. Choose all groups you want to be able to see this page, and click Save. Save your changes to the page.

Tool Privileges

Different types of members can be granted access to view or contribute to all of your SilkStart tools, including your directory, blog, event calendar, and articles.

To learn more about setting different access privileges for these pages, see this article.

Members' Navigation Bars

If you have created members-only pages, you may want to share these using a separate set of navigation options for members. You can create different navigation structures for all member plans, or for members of individual plans.

To learn more about creating different navigation bars for members, see this article.

Members-Only Events

The visibility of your events can be controlled in the Manage Permissions window. Beyond this, tickets for events and conferences can be made available to all users, or can be restricted to members only.

Learn more about creating private events or creating special ticket prices for your members here.