# Restrict uploading files or hide sidebar

**URL:** <https://forum.getkirby.com/t/restrict-uploading-files-or-hide-sidebar/26543>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** v3\
**Created:** [September 22, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/restrict-uploading-files-or-hide-sidebar/26543 "2022-09-22T19:06:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Perry](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/perry/32/1336_2.png) [@Perry](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/Perry)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/restrict-uploading-files-or-hide-sidebar/26543/1 "2022-09-22T19:06:36Z")

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Hello,

I don’t want to allow some users to upload files in certain pages, how can I restrict that. the options apply to fields but not to files. the file blueprints [File blueprint | Kirby CMS](https://getkirby.com/docs/reference/panel/blueprints/file#options) is not the sidebar with the listed files, or am I misunderstanding it. the easiest way would be if I could show the sidebar only for certain users.

thanks for reading.

```auto
title: home
files: true
options:
  create:
    *: false
    admin: true
  delete:
    *: false
    admin: true
  update:
    *: false
    admin: true
  duplicate:
    *: false
    admin: true

columns:
  # main content
  main:
    width: 2/3
    sections:
      content:
        type: fields
        fields:
          title:
            label: Title
            type: title

          gallery_01:
            label: Gallery 01
            type: structure
            style: table
            fields:
              gallery_img:
                type: files
                query: page.images
              caption:
                label: caption
                type: text

          info:
            label: Infobox
            extends: fields/markdown_editor

          info_view:
            label: show/hide Infobox
            type: toggle

          palette:
            label: Infobox color
            type: color-palette
            options:
              - "#135fdc"
              - "#f6917e"
              - "#6a96e4"
              - "#ff8e8e"
  # files
  sidebar:
    width: 1/3
    sections:
      files:
        headline: Files
        type: files
        layout: list

```

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**Author:** ![texnixe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/texnixe/32/5754_2.png) [@texnixe](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/texnixe)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/restrict-uploading-files-or-hide-sidebar/26543/2 "2022-09-22T20:43:55Z")

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I’d create the blueprint in a plugin conditionally, like explained here: [Programmable blueprints | Kirby CMS](https://getkirby.com/docs/cookbook/panel/programmable-blueprints)

Maybe even load a different blueprint so that it doesn’t look as if something was missing.

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**Author:** ![Perry](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/perry/32/1336_2.png) [@Perry](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/Perry)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/restrict-uploading-files-or-hide-sidebar/26543/3 "2022-09-26T17:49:02Z")

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@texnixe Thank you for your answer.

I completely overlooked the key/value` read:false`, so I can achieve what I wanted.