Orchard CMS - Can Permissions Be Set for a Single Content Item Instance Such as a Custom Form

Question

In Orchard CMS I know that permissions can be set for content types. What is the suggested way to set permissions on single instances of content items. In particular, I would like to use the custom forms module to create multiple custom forms where some are only available to authenticated users while others are available to anonymous users. I am fine with creating a custom module for this but would like to have at least a general idea of what would is involved with building more granular permissions at the content item level. Thanks.

Answer 1

You can achieve that with the built-in Content Item Permissions feature. This enables you to attach the Content Permissions content part to your content types, which will add a set of checkboxes to the editor to customize the accessibility of each content item of that type.

Answer 2

I was never really able to find any detailed documentation on this so here is a summary of what is involved:

1) Under "Modules" section Enable "Content Item Permissions" feature

2) Under "Content Definition" find the content type you want to add permissions to and click "Edit"

3) Attach the "Content Permissions" part to your content type

4) After adding the part you can manage the permission settings