Default padlet privacy and visitor permissions
Updated 1 week ago
by
Rana Wilds
Visitor permissions and privacy settings are automatically set when you create a padlet. You can change these settings to default to your preference!
Default visitor permissions
No matter the plan type you have, newly created padlets will automatically default to Writer. This allows contributors to make their own posts on the padlet.
Default link privacy
- Individual plans (Neon, Gold and Platinum) - The default 'Link privacy' for new padlets is Secret. This means that you can share your padlet by sending the URL. Anyone with the link will have access to the padlet.
- Team Gold plans - The default 'Link privacy' for new padlets is Team only. This means your padlets are only available to users that are logged into your Team.
- Classroom and Padlet for Schools plans - The default 'Link privacy' for new padlets is Classroom only (for Classroom plans) and School only (for Padlet for Schools plans). This means your padlets are only available to users that are logged into your Classroom or Padlet for Schools organizational account.
Learn more about privacy settings here!
Changing default settings for the account
Changing the default settings for the entire account is only available to Classroom and Padlet for Schools accounts.
To change these settings, the Owner or an Admin within the account will need to follow the steps below.
- From the dashboard of your account, click your account name/avatar at the top-right corner of the screen.
- Then, click Settings.
- Click Permissions in the panel on the left under your organization's name.
- Choose between Students and Teachers (at the top) to choose the default privacy and permissions depending on the role you want to set these up for.
- Under 'Default permissions and privacy,' choose the option you'd like to set as the default setting when new padlets are created.
Changing privacy and permissions for a single padlet
Even though there are set defaults, the privacy and permissions can be changed within each individual padlet.
Open your padlet and click on the Share arrow in the upper-right corner. Then, click on the drop-down menu next to each category to choose which privacy and permission option you'd like to assign to your padlet!
