Turned on "Restrict publish permissions" but everyone can still publish

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What you are seeing

I turned on "Restrict publish permissions" but everyone can still publish.

#Why it happens

The restriction only takes effect when the Allowed publishers list has at least one person in it. Switched on with an empty list, publishing stays open to everyone with edit rights.

#What to do

Add at least one user to Allowed publishers (up to 50). There is no group option, so add people one by one.

Publishing Permissions tab with Restrict publish permissions enabled and one allowed publisher, plus an Add users button
On the Permissions tab, check that the Allowed publishers list has at least one name in it. Use Add users to add more.

#Settings involved

Setting

Where

What it does

Enable publishing

Space settings → Publishing → Setup tab

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Target space

Space settings → Publishing → Setup tab

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Allow manual publishing

Space settings → Publishing → Setup tab

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#Limits that apply here

Limit

Value

What happens

Publish comment length

500 characters maximum

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Allowed publishers list

50 users maximum; individual users only,

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"Publish all pages" / Full Sync

Reads at most 1000 items in a single que

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