Resource Groups

What is a Resource Group?¶

A Resource Group is a collection of Resources, e.g. "Members Only" pages. When coupled with User Groups, Resource Groups are used to restrict access to pages and resources. A MODX page can belong to multiple resource groups.

Usage¶

You can manage the pages in a Resource Group in two different ways:

Option 1¶

Go to Security -> Resource Groups. From there you will see a list of all defined Resource Groups and a tree of Resources.

Drag the Resources from the right tree directly into Resource Groups in the left tree:

Option 2¶

Edit the Resource, open the Resource Groups tab, and use the Access checkbox on each row. Checked means this Resource belongs to that group. Unchecked means it does not. Save the Resource.

Membership alone does not hide the page. You still need a User Group and an ACL on the Resource Group. The same checkbox is documented on Resources.

See Also¶

1. Users
2. User Groups
3. Resource Groups
4. Roles
5. Policies
   1. Permissions
      1. Permissions - Administrator Policy
      2. Permissions - Resource Policy
   2. ACLs
   3. PolicyTemplates
6. Security Tutorials
   1. Giving a User Manager Access
   2. Making Member-Only Pages
   3. Creating a Second Super Admin User
   4. Restricting an Element from Users
   5. More on the Anonymous User Group
7. Hardening MODX Revolution
8. Troubleshooting Security
   1. Resetting a User Password Manually