Forum:Private Staff-Only Pages?

I've been setting up a Wiki and was wondering if it were possible to set up pages that only mods, admins, etc. could view. This could be very helpful for discussing development goals in private or testing out different features before implementation in the main Wiki. How could this be done?

Inlovewithabsol, VTOL VR Wiki Admin (talk) 12:57, November 14, 2020 (UTC)


 * It isn't possible, I'm afraid. Maybe you can consider creating a wiki for that purpose and only privately let the adminstrator/moderator team know of it?


 * Of course anyone can access the wiki. However, the instances of others stumbling into it won't be much and hence the chances of someone else from the main wiki coming across it wouldn't be big either.


 * It may not be a perfect solution to your purpose... but it can work out. :) https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/cfmtest/images/4/40/Signature_avatar_img.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/30?cb=20201109051129  CrazyForMyself 01:18, 11/14/20 (UTC)


 * I think I do have a good solution for this.
 * On UCP wikis (your wiki is probably one, and even if not it will be soon), admins and discussion moderators are able to view and edit deleted messages. So make a thread on a message wall, add a reply without the sensitive contents, delete it, then edit it and add the sensitive contents in. Also, put 100 characters (dots, for example) before the sensitive text to prevent it from showing up on the activity logs.
 * The above won't help for content moderators who cannot see deleted messages. Maybe you can manage something with deleted pages but it will be complicated. Better use Discord for that.
 * Nam 09:29, November 15, 2020 (UTC)


 * Inlovewithabsol also mentioned "testing out different features before implementation in the main Wiki", though. The message walls method wouldn't work out with it, but it's a good solution for keeping certain discussions private between adminstrators and Discussions moderators! https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/cfmtest/images/4/40/Signature_avatar_img.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/30?cb=20201109051129  CrazyForMyself 03:00, 11/16/20 (UTC)