# \[DONE\] "Non-admin" mode for admin **URL:** \ **Category:** Ideas & Features\ **Created:** [October 2, 2021, 11:22am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-non-admin-mode-for-admin/2086 "2021-10-02T11:22:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![YvetteLans](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/yvettelans/32/6101_2.png) [@YvetteLans](https://community.fibery.io/u/YvetteLans)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-non-admin-mode-for-admin/2086/21 "2023-04-13T18:15:11Z")
sounds awesome! ---
**Author:** ![njyo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/njyo/32/923_2.png) [@njyo](https://community.fibery.io/u/njyo)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 6:32am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-non-admin-mode-for-admin/2086/22 "2023-06-08T06:32:41Z")
Sorry, I’m late to the party, but I also want this. Kinda in line with my FRQ for Admins’ abilities to [view Fibery as a different role](https://community.fibery.io/t/view-as-different-role/4575), I would love as an Admin to be default in a non-config mode and only enable “Edit Mode” when necessary. For example: - Single-selects automatically add options for Admins, I’d want that to be a conscious choice - Spaces automatically get me into the database list - Hiding/rearranging views happens easier In the end, some of my team members will be Admins or Editors in spaces and will inadvertently “re-arrange” things that should not be re-arranged. Sure, we can argue that they need to be careful, but to me it’d be easier to be generally in an “User” mode and have a toggle somewhere on the top to switch into a “Config Mode”. Over time, that config mode will be less and less used anyway as things solidify. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Yuri\_BC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/yuri_bc/32/8803_2.png) [@Yuri\_BC](https://community.fibery.io/u/Yuri_BC)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2023, 8:53am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-non-admin-mode-for-admin/2086/23 "2023-07-22T08:53:51Z")
What I would like in non-admin mode, is that all links/relations that now require Alt-click in order to become a clickable link, to just be a clickable link. This is for my users the most workflow hindering feature, which assumes that you always want to edit a link instead of merely using it. Examples are the pinned fields at the top of entities, and the relation fields in lists and boards. ---
**Author:** ![Chr1sG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/chr1sg/32/3941_2.png) [@Chr1sG](https://community.fibery.io/u/Chr1sG)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2023, 10:04am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-non-admin-mode-for-admin/2086/24 "2023-07-22T10:04:53Z")
> [@Yuri\_BC](#): > > What I would like in non-admin mode, is that all links/relations that now require Alt-click in order to become a clickable link, to just be a clickable link Why do you feel that this is a need specific to a non-admin mode? Wouldn’t you like this to be the case for admins and non-admins? ---
**Author:** ![Yuri\_BC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/yuri_bc/32/8803_2.png) [@Yuri\_BC](https://community.fibery.io/u/Yuri_BC)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2023, 10:54am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-non-admin-mode-for-admin/2086/25 "2023-07-22T10:54:59Z")
Yes, not having to use alt-click to navigate to a relation would be my preference for admins and non-admins. But I see that my answer did not directly relate to the ‘non-admin’ switching feature requested. I was more pointing to an improvement of the user interface that better suits content creators and users than the structure creators/admins. **I think that whether a field is a clickable link or en editable fields, needs to be a field setting.** For example if a relationship to a parent item has more the purpose of navigation 99% of the time, it needs to be a direct link. If it is a tag field, then still I’d prefer it to be clickable links, since they are mostly used one time during creation of the entity, after that they are used to navigate by users (to list the tagged entities). ---
**Author:** ![Giuse](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/giuse/32/8487_2.png) [@Giuse](https://community.fibery.io/u/Giuse)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-non-admin-mode-for-admin/2086/26 "2024-01-04T17:00:39Z")
I am interested in this feature too, at least to have a switch to exclude all schema/fields/views editing in a workspace - just being able to create and edit entities, also to avoid unwanted modification. ---
**Author:** ![Renato\_Carvalho](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/renato_carvalho/32/11001_2.png) [@Renato\_Carvalho](https://community.fibery.io/u/Renato_Carvalho)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2025, 10:00am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-non-admin-mode-for-admin/2086/27 "2025-03-08T10:00:34Z")
Do you believe you request could merged with this one? ---
**Author:** ![mdubakov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/mdubakov/32/10_2.png) [@mdubakov](https://community.fibery.io/u/mdubakov)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 10:41am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-non-admin-mode-for-admin/2086/28 "2025-12-02T10:41:03Z")
Split this topic on December 2, 2025, 10:41am UTC 10 posts were merged into an existing topic: [View as another user for admins](https://community.fibery.io/t/view-as-another-user-for-admins/6111/20) ---
**Author:** ![mdubakov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/mdubakov/32/10_2.png) [@mdubakov](https://community.fibery.io/u/mdubakov)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 10:39am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-non-admin-mode-for-admin/2086/38 "2025-12-02T10:39:37Z")
Split this topic on December 2, 2025, 10:39am UTC A post was merged into an existing topic: [View as another user for admins](https://community.fibery.io/t/view-as-another-user-for-admins/6111/19) ---
**Author:** ![mdubakov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/mdubakov/32/10_2.png) [@mdubakov](https://community.fibery.io/u/mdubakov)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-non-admin-mode-for-admin/2086/39 "2025-12-03T15:33:51Z")
We are going to implement this feature in nearest future, if you want to share some ideas please go ahead. So far we are going to mainly hide things in Entity View and left Sidebar (and thinking about Views settings, but not sure yet) ---
**Author:** ![RonMakesSystems](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/ronmakessystems/32/14122_2.png) [@RonMakesSystems](https://community.fibery.io/u/RonMakesSystems)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2025, 9:56am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-non-admin-mode-for-admin/2086/40 "2025-10-11T09:56:53Z")
What if the “Show Databases” toggle per space was the thing that toggled this? It would make that space into “Architect Mode” and the admin and creator features become visible. There would need to be a shortcut in an entity view probably. Maybe in the breadcrumbs next to the space name? Then the “Show Databases” in the main nav (currently just toggling the User’s DB) is the Architect Mode for the workspace and auto toggles all the other ones on/off with it. Logic is that when you are configuring the space, you generally press the “show databases” button, then when you’re done, you hide them again. This solves the issue of creators who are not admins, it’s per space. And it doesn’t live in a separate config screen, but just a mode using a toggle we’re already used to! Sidenote: Admins accidentally changing global filters instead of personal filters has been quite a pain in one of my workspaces. ---
**Author:** ![RonMakesSystems](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/ronmakessystems/32/14122_2.png) [@RonMakesSystems](https://community.fibery.io/u/RonMakesSystems)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2025, 9:58am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-non-admin-mode-for-admin/2086/41 "2025-10-11T09:58:32Z")
> [@View as another user for admins](https://community.fibery.io/t/view-as-another-user-for-admins/6111/26): > > Why do they need control if they cannot be trusted to make configuration changes? If they need to handle billing, but have no idea how to use Fibery? ---
**Author:** ![RonMakesSystems](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/ronmakessystems/32/14122_2.png) [@RonMakesSystems](https://community.fibery.io/u/RonMakesSystems)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 9:11am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-non-admin-mode-for-admin/2086/44 "2025-12-04T09:11:09Z")
Since this is being planned, I’ll add to the idea above: this also allows you to then change the icon from a database icon to a gear icon, which is a lot more recognizeable and understandable as to what it is. All users who I’ve shown Fibery to have no idea what the database icon is. ---
**Author:** ![mdubakov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/mdubakov/32/10_2.png) [@mdubakov](https://community.fibery.io/u/mdubakov)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 9:13am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-non-admin-mode-for-admin/2086/45 "2025-12-04T09:13:12Z")
We are going to completely remove these elements from UI in User mode, but in Architect mode all databases will be visible by default ![Screenshot 2025-12-03 at 5.05.38 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/9/9c8fea5c5d61d574a74a555ccde4bab37006f17e.png) ---
**Author:** ![bear](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/bear/32/12872_2.png) [@bear](https://community.fibery.io/u/bear)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 9:41am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-non-admin-mode-for-admin/2086/46 "2025-12-04T09:41:07Z")
> [@mdubakov](#): > > We are going to completely remove these elements from UI in User mode, but in Architect mode all databases will be visible by default Good idea! A great step forward towards a more intuitive UI 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RonMakesSystems](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/ronmakessystems/32/14122_2.png) [@RonMakesSystems](https://community.fibery.io/u/RonMakesSystems)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 9:42am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-non-admin-mode-for-admin/2086/47 "2025-12-04T09:42:44Z")
I see, the only trouble I see with this is that some people have architect access to only one space. So from what I understand, they will also have the global architect mode toggle, right? I feel that could be a bit weird to turn on a global toggle, and have only affect a few spaces, but not sure. Maybe having the ability to toggle per Space, and also a global toggle to turn all on or all off? Just spitballing. ---
**Author:** ![mdubakov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/mdubakov/32/10_2.png) [@mdubakov](https://community.fibery.io/u/mdubakov)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 9:46am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-non-admin-mode-for-admin/2086/48 "2025-12-04T09:46:28Z")
> [@RonMakesSystems](#): > > So from what I understand, they will also have the global architect mode toggle, right? Yes, and we don’t want to complicate things here, one toggle is easy to get and it will be accessible by a single click or a shortcut ---
**Author:** ![mdubakov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/mdubakov/32/10_2.png) [@mdubakov](https://community.fibery.io/u/mdubakov)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-non-admin-mode-for-admin/2086/49 "2025-12-18T13:11:58Z")
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**Author:** ![mdubakov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/mdubakov/32/10_2.png) [@mdubakov](https://community.fibery.io/u/mdubakov)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 12:08pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-non-admin-mode-for-admin/2086/52 "2025-12-23T12:08:41Z")
Hi folks! Did you have a chance to try it as experimental feature? Any feedback? ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ichter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/michael_ichter/32/9931_2.png) [@Michael\_Ichter](https://community.fibery.io/u/Michael_Ichter)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 3:56am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-non-admin-mode-for-admin/2086/53 "2025-12-24T03:56:35Z")
I think it’s nice for the most part. The main thing that feels off for me is that the UI tends to feel too cluttered when admin mode is active, because _all_ the databases are now showing. It’s pretty rare that I’m needing to look at the databases of more than one space at a time, though I do tend to have more than one space expanded. Not that huge of a deal as the “collapse all” button quickly makes the sidebar more manageable, but it is a bit disruptive for the time being. I’m wondering if it makes sense for architect mode to not automatically make databases appear (or maybe only automatically make the User database appear). Another thought I had is for User mode to hide the spaces/entities/whatever that I have access to ONLY because I’m an admin. I’m usually using the user mode when I want to get a good feel of the UX for our staff, or when I’m orienting a new person into our workspace, or when I want to see what things are viewable to everyone in the workspace (which currently I need to ask someone to let me use their account to test this last scenario). [Previous page](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-non-admin-mode-for-admin/2086.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-non-admin-mode-for-admin/2086.md?page=3)