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Hiding SharePoint content from anonymous users in public websites (and still keep the functionality intact for logged-in users)

Posted on 30th August 2011 at 8:52 am by

To:

  1. Hide the ribbon, browse bar and any other content you don’t want the public (anonymous users) to see
  2. Keep accessibility controls intact
  3. Allow people with the correct permissions (when logged in) to view all SharePoint editing controls

To accomplish this, you need access to the masterpage of the public website.

It’s actually fairly simple to hide any content in SharePoint with .  As the tag suggests, it uses SharePoint’s security trim to hide content.

Surround the protected content with this tag, give it a unique ID (to that masterpage) and decide the appropriate permission string (options below)

Example of Usage:

 

Available Permission Strings (avaialble on Microsoft MSDN)

Excerpt from the link above:

EmptyMask Has no permissions on the Web site. Not available through the user interface.
ViewListItems View items in lists, documents in document libraries, and view Web discussion comments.
AddListItems Add items to lists, add documents to document libraries, and add Web discussion comments.
EditListItems Edit items in lists, edit documents in document libraries, edit Web discussion comments in documents, and customize Web Part Pages in document libraries.
DeleteListItems Delete items from a list, documents from a document library, and Web discussion comments in documents.
ApproveItems Approve a minor version of a list item or document.
OpenItems View the source of documents with server-side file handlers.
ViewVersions View past versions of a list item or document.
DeleteVersions Delete past versions of a list item or document.
CancelCheckout Discard or check in a document which is checked out to another user.
ManagePersonalViews Create, change, and delete personal views of lists.
ManageLists Create and delete lists, add or remove columns in a list, and add or remove public views of a list.
ViewFormPages View forms, views, and application pages, and enumerate lists.
Open Allow users to open a Web site, list, or folder to access items inside that container.
ViewPages View pages in a Web site.
AddAndCustomizePages Add, change, or delete HTML pages or Web Part Pages, and edit the Web site using a SharePoint Foundation–compatible editor.
ApplyThemeAndBorder Apply a theme or borders to the entire Web site.
ApplyStyleSheets Apply a style sheet (.css file) to the Web site.
ViewUsageData View reports on Web site usage.
CreateSSCSite Create a Web site using Self-Service Site Creation.
ManageSubwebs Create subsites such as team sites, Meeting Workspace sites, and Document Workspace sites.
CreateGroups Create a group of users that can be used anywhere within the site collection.
ManagePermissions Create and change permission levels on the Web site and assign permissions to users and groups.
BrowseDirectories Enumerate files and folders in a Web site using Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 and WebDAV interfaces.
BrowseUserInfo View information about users of the Web site.
AddDelPrivateWebParts Add or remove personal Web Parts on a Web Part Page.
UpdatePersonalWebParts Update Web Parts to display personalized information.
ManageWeb Grant the ability to perform all administration tasks for the Web site as well as manage content. Activate, deactivate, or edit properties of Web site scoped Features through the object model or through the user interface (UI). When granted on the root Web site of a site collection, activate, deactivate, or edit properties of site collection scoped Features through the object model. To browse to the Site Collection Features page and activate or deactivate site collection scoped Features through the UI, you must be a site collection administrator.
UseClientIntegration Use features that launch client applications; otherwise, users must work on documents locally and upload changes.
UseRemoteAPIs Use SOAP, WebDAV, or Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 interfaces to access the Web site.
ManageAlerts Manage alerts for all users of the Web site.
CreateAlerts Create e-mail alerts.
EditMyUserInfo Allows a user to change his or her user information, such as adding a picture.
EnumeratePermissions Enumerate permissions on the Web site, list, folder, document, or list item.
FullMask Has all permissions on the Web site. Not available through the user interface.
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