# \[DONE\] "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:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![Oshyan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/oshyan/32/11431_2.png) [@Oshyan](https://community.fibery.io/u/Oshyan)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-non-admin-mode-for-admin/2086/6 "2021-10-02T17:19:15Z")
I am _strongly_ in favor of this sort of “mode switch”. It is different than but still I think quite similar in concept to this idea I had some time ago for how to make writing in block-based editors smoother: > **[A proposal to enhance usability of block-based tools for writing and layout](https://garden.oshyan.com/t/a-proposal-to-enhance-usability-of-block-based-tools-for-writing-and-layout/56)** > > This was originally written on The Productivist’s forum (and cross-posted to the Anytype alpha testing forum), but I’d like to collect a majority of my ideas here, so I’m reproducing the majority of it. I’ve been thinking lately about an idea to... Quite simply stated, the reality is that in most tools we spend far more of our time creating “content”/data than creating “structure” or administrating. However it _is_ a very nice thing to have editing capabilities _easily and quickly accessible_. A great example of this is the drag handles on Entity views. Sometimes I am using an Entity view, have no intention of editing it, but suddenly realize I’ve had some friction using a particular field for a while now, and I want it to be in a different position, or have a different name, etc. In these times, the ability to edit the Field config immediately, on the Entity layout is fantastic. But 99% of the time I don’t need that, so the drag handles are distracting, and even occasionally result in an accidental (though usually easily correctable) repositioning of a field. As I have discussed elsewhere, [they also mess up the tab order](https://community.fibery.io/t/improvement-to-tab-order-keyboard-field-navigation/966) (still not fixed 🙄 ). This seems like a small problem, and in many respects it _is_. But it’s also one of those things that contributes to the Fibery interface being more “heavy” and perhaps intimidating for some new users. And, as I mentioned, it subtly but very definitely gets in the way/distracts/etc. for me as a well-versed admin user too. Long story short, I agree there should be admin vs. non-admin mode for a given user (if they have appropriate permissions of course). This could be a simple toggle on the workspace dropdown in the left-hand menu, to make it global, or on individual Views perhaps, though I think the global toggle is probably best. And I think it should remove e.g. Configure App and Create New View buttons, as well as remove Entity rearrangement controls. That said I would _also_ like a simple modifier key to bring at least _some_ of that back very quickly. See above the linked post about the usability enhancement for block-based editors (there I propose holding down the Alt key to temporarily enable admin-type, e.g. layout, modifications). --- _[View the full topic](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-non-admin-mode-for-admin/2086)._