How do I control site access?
Go to Site Info.
![Site Info tool highlighted in the site Tool Menu.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/322/820/original/e962983c-d48d-4d53-8c42-cdcbe6338ab0.png)
Select the Site Info tool from the Tool Menu of your site.
Click Manage Access.
![Manage Access tab highlighted in Site Info tabs..](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/322/816/original/50fd60a4-51c5-4d00-8bfd-5df71749dd1e.png)
Select your Site Status (i.e published or unpublished).
Published
![Site Status (i.e published or unpublished) with "Publish site" radio button selected.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/322/860/original/888b5df8-6a4a-4c8d-9366-aa2e4cd53862.png)
Published sites are available to all site participants and appear in their site tabs and lists.
Unpublished
![Site Status with "Leave as Draft" radio button selected. Unpublished Site note at top and Publish Now button highlighted.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/322/857/original/a3468a8b-f351-47af-bb5c-ad83723244a7.png)
if the site is left as draft, or unpublished, only instructors/site owners may access it and students will not see the site in their list of sites. Throughout the site, instructors are presented with an Unpublished Site note and can use the Publish Now button to quickly publish a site, without going through Site Info.
Designate additional access.
![Additional access settings with "Anyone" and "Logged in Users" boxes checked.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/322/861/original/5dcc0570-a1ef-45bb-b242-658daa74ea99.png)
You may also allow other users to access your site according to their authentication origin or role. Enable access for the following groups by checking the box to the left of the group:
- Anyone (including non-logged in)
- Logged in users
Checked users can access your site without being enrolled.
Site Visibility.
![Site Visibility setting.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/322/859/original/f1bb6cc6-dcee-45d9-bf4f-ac066ef9528f.png)
If site visibility is set to Display in Site Browser, all people with access to the Sakai system may search for your site from the Worksite Setup tool. If set to Private, your site will not show up in a search.
Select your Global Access setting.
![Global Access setting with "Allow any Sakai user to join site" radio button selected and role dropdown showing choices..](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/322/856/original/7b51cfe9-52ad-4c39-8ae4-9f63ad2a41a1.png)
In most cases, site owners keep the default value for Limit to official course members or to those I add manually (recommended). This will restrict enrollment to people that you add manually or that are enrolled automatically from your institution's registration system.
If the site is set to Display in public site list (above) AND the option Allow any Sakai user to join the site is selected, anyone in your system may search for and join your site.