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title: How to manage Platform gating 🔒
description: In this article you will be guided on how to manage platform gating so you can require account creation and approval to access your site (or turn this off).
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# How to manage Platform gating 🔒

## In this article you will be guided on how to manage platform gating so you can require account creation and approval to access your site (or turn this off).

### 1. From the Platform Settings admin dashboard, click on Platform Settings

To access the Platform Setting section, click on your profile picture or first initial in the upper right hand corner of the dashboard, then select Platform Settings.

Then, select the Platform Settings Section.

![1-3](https://help.ecomap.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/1-3.png?width=688&height=488&name=1-3.png)

### 2. Click on the Platform Gating tab from the Platform Settings Admin dashboard

### ![2-May-12-2025-05-41-31-2970-PM](https://help.ecomap.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/2-May-12-2025-05-41-31-2970-PM.png?width=688&height=182&name=2-May-12-2025-05-41-31-2970-PM.png)

### 3. Use the General Security section to set whether new User Accounts require approval. Click on the right option to set up an approval process for new users. Click on the left option to let anyone create an account.

![3-May-12-2025-05-42-53-8695-PM](https://help.ecomap.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/3-May-12-2025-05-42-53-8695-PM.png?width=688&height=488&name=3-May-12-2025-05-42-53-8695-PM.png)

### 4. Use the dropdown to set what level Users can view specific pages.

![4-May-12-2025-05-44-00-7889-PM](https://help.ecomap.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/4-May-12-2025-05-44-00-7889-PM.png?width=688&height=364&name=4-May-12-2025-05-44-00-7889-PM.png)

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