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Legacy map access modes and current settings

See how each legacy map access mode, such as Public or Standalone, matches the current map access settings in the Access section of Configuration.

We moved your maps from the previous version of MangoMap. The access modes have new names, but every legacy mode is still possible. Each mode below has a matching set of settings in the Access section of the map’s Configuration page, and the screenshot under it shows those settings.

The new settings are also more flexible than the legacy modes. You can combine them: for example, a Public map can be listed in the public portal but kept out of search engines, which no legacy mode allowed. See What changed.

Each row pairs a legacy mode with the current settings that replace it.

Legacy modes and current settings Before and after: legacy Public becomes Public with Show in public portal and Allow search engine indexing both on, Standalone becomes a rule (Public with both switches off), Hidden is renamed Link-only, Password stays the same, Internal becomes Allow public access off with group access, and a Public map with one of the two switches on and one off is new. LEGACY MODE WHAT CHANGED CURRENT SETTINGS Publiclisted and indexedCHANGED · PUBLICListing and search indexingare now two switchesPublicportal on, indexing on Standaloneunlisted, not indexedREMOVED · STANDALONENo setting now. Use Publicwith both switches offPublicportal off, indexing off Hiddenprivate linkCHANGED · HIDDENRenamed Link-onlyLink-onlyprivate link Passwordlink and passwordUNCHANGEDPasswordlink and password Internalsigned-in users onlyCHANGED · INTERNALNow Allow public access off,groups keep View or EditAllow public accessoff, plus group access ADDED · PUBLICListed but not indexed, orindexed but not listedPublicone switch on, one off Same Changed Removed New in the current settings

For how access works in full, see How map access works in MangoMap and How dataset access works in MangoMap.

Public

Turn on Allow public access, set Publishing mode to Public, and turn on Show in public portal and Allow search engine indexing. Anyone with the public link can view the map. It is listed in the public portal, and search engines can index it.

Publish to web card with Allow public access on, Publishing mode Public, the Public link, and Show in public portal and Allow search engine indexing both on

Standalone

There is no Standalone setting. Use Public with Show in public portal and Allow search engine indexing turned off. Anyone with the public link can view the map, but it is not listed in the public portal and is not indexed.

Publish to web card with Allow public access on, Publishing mode Public, the Public link, and Show in public portal and Allow search engine indexing both off

Hidden

Turn on Allow public access and set Publishing mode to Link-only. Link-only is the current name for Hidden. Anyone with the private link can view the map. It is not listed in the public portal and is not indexed.

Publish to web card with Allow public access on, Publishing mode Link-only, the note Anyone with the private link can view. Not listed. Not indexed., and the Private link with copy and regenerate buttons

Password

Turn on Allow public access, set Publishing mode to Password, and set a password of at least 6 characters. Anyone with the public link and the password can view the map. It is not listed in the public portal and is not indexed.

Publish to web card with Allow public access on, Publishing mode Password, the note URL and password required. Not listed. Not indexed., the Public link, and a masked Password field with Minimum 6 characters required

A password carried over from the previous version still works, but the Password field cannot show it. To see the password, set a new one.

Internal

Turn off Allow public access, and give access groups View or Edit in Share with team as needed. Only signed-in users with permission can open the map: the account owner, the map’s creator, and members of groups with access.

Access section with Share with team, where the Team group has View on and the Editors group has Edit on, and Publish to web with Allow public access off and the note Web access is off. Only signed-in users with permission can access this map.

What changed

  • Allow public access now separates signed-in access from web access.
  • Publishing mode now controls how outside viewers open the map.
  • Show in public portal and Allow search engine indexing only matter for Public maps.
  • Turning Allow public access off also turns off Show in public portal and Allow search engine indexing.
  • Show in public portal and Allow search engine indexing are separate switches. Legacy Public had both on and Standalone had both off, so a map that is listed but not indexed, or indexed but not listed, is new.
  • Group Edit still works with every publishing mode, as it did with every legacy mode.
  • An offline map no longer opens for every team member. It moved with Allow public access off and no group access, so only its creator and the account owner can open it until you give groups access. See How to share a map with groups.

When to use each current setting

  • Use Public when you want anyone with the link to open the map and you want the map listed and indexable.
  • Use Link-only when you want a private link without portal listing or search indexing.
  • Use Password when you want a shared password in addition to the public link.
  • Turn Allow public access off when the map should stay inside the signed-in workspace audience.