--- title: 🎪  Update User Controls description: Customize the way that people can interact within your world. --- [Skip to content](https://resources.topia.io/update-guest-controls#main-content) [![Topia Logo](https://22253251.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/22253251/hubfs/Topia%20Logo.png?width=150&height=82&name=Topia%20Logo.png)](https://topia.io/) - [Resources Home](https://resources.topia.io/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Resources Home](https://resources.topia.io/) - [Contact Support](mailto:support@topia.io) [Contact Support](mailto:support@topia.io) How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Topia Resources](https://resources.topia.io/?hsLang=en) 2. [World Settings](https://resources.topia.io/world-settings?hsLang=en) 3. [Update Your World Settings](https://resources.topia.io/world-settings?hsLang=en#update-your-world-settings) # 🎪  Update User Controls ## Customize the way that people can interact within your world. ![circleCheck](https://22253251.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22253251/Latest%20UI%20Icons%20-%202025/circleCheck.svg)**[Turning Off your Camera](https://resources.topia.io/update-guest-controls#Turning-Off-Your-Camera)** **![circleCheck](https://22253251.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22253251/Latest%20UI%20Icons%20-%202025/circleCheck.svg)** [Update Camera Access for all Users](https://resources.topia.io/update-guest-controls#camera-access) ![circleCheck](https://22253251.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22253251/Latest%20UI%20Icons%20-%202025/circleCheck.svg) **[Allow all Users to Silence Others' Mics](https://resources.topia.io/update-guest-controls#Allow-Mute-All)** **![circleCheck](https://22253251.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22253251/Latest%20UI%20Icons%20-%202025/circleCheck.svg)** **[Turn Off Screenshare Access for all Users](https://resources.topia.io/update-guest-controls#Hide-Share-Screen-Button)** **![circleCheck](https://22253251.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22253251/Latest%20UI%20Icons%20-%202025/circleCheck.svg)** [Show Current Users List](https://resources.topia.io/update-guest-controls#Show-Current-Guests-List) **![circleCheck](https://22253251.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22253251/Latest%20UI%20Icons%20-%202025/circleCheck.svg)** **[Change your World Capacity](https://resources.topia.io/update-guest-controls#World-Capacity)**   ---   ### **Turning Off Your Camera** To turn your camera on or off, hover over your own **video tile** and click the ![videoOn](https://22253251.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22253251/Latest%20UI%20Icons%20-%202025/videoOn.svg) **video** icon. | ![videoOn](https://22253251.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22253251/Latest%20UI%20Icons%20-%202025/videoOn.svg) | ![videoOff](https://22253251.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22253251/Latest%20UI%20Icons%20-%202025/videoOff.svg) | | --- | --- | | When your camera is on, the video icon will look like this. | When your camera is off, the video icon will look like this. | If this is your first time in Topia, you will be prompted to grant permission to your camera from the browser. If you accidentally declined browser permission to your camera or microphone, you can grant permission by clicking the ![preferences](https://22253251.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22253251/Latest%20UI%20Icons%20-%202025/preferences.svg) settings icon in the URL bar and toggling on the camera and microphone permissions.   #### **Update Camera Access** [World Owners, Moderators, and Managers](https://resources.topia.io/advanced-user-permissions?hsLang=en)can disable camera access to prevent users from turning their camera on unless enabled by an admin. Admins can always freely turn their camera on or off. 1. Enter your Topia world 2. In the left sidebar, click **World Settings ![settings](https://22253251.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22253251/Latest%20UI%20Icons%20-%202025/settings.svg) → General User Controls** 3. Under*Camera Access:* - **Toggle** **on** to allow users to freely turn their camera on or off - **Toggle** **off** to prevent users from turning their camera on unless turned on by an admin | ![User Video Options](https://22253251.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/22253251/hubfs/Topia%20Resources%20-%20Knowledge%20Base%20Help%20Center/User%20Video%20Options.gif?width=600&height=338&name=User%20Video%20Options.gif) | | --- |   ---   ### **Allow Mute All** [World Owners and Managers](https://resources.topia.io/advanced-user-permissions?hsLang=en)can allow people to mute/unmute everybody around them to create silence. When a user enables the mute all, it will not impact what anyone else can hear (only your own sound). ##### **To Allow Users to Mute All:** 1. Enter your Topia world 2. In the left sidebar, click **World Settings ![settings](https://22253251.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22253251/Latest%20UI%20Icons%20-%202025/settings.svg) → General User Controls** 3. Under*Allow Mute All:* - **Toggle On** to allow users to mute everyone - **Toggle Off **to prevent users from muting everyone | ![Settings Mute All](https://22253251.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/22253251/hubfs/Topia%20Resources%20-%20Knowledge%20Base%20Help%20Center/Settings%20Mute%20All.gif?width=600&height=338&name=Settings%20Mute%20All.gif) | | --- |   ##### **To Mute All:** 1. Hover over your video tile 2. Click ![ellipsis](https://22253251.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22253251/Latest%20UI%20Icons%20-%202025/ellipsis.svg) **Additional Options** and select: - ![speakersOn](https://22253251.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22253251/Latest%20UI%20Icons%20-%202025/speakersOn.svg) **Mute All** to mute everyone around you (this only impacts your sound) - ![speakersOff](https://22253251.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22253251/Latest%20UI%20Icons%20-%202025/speakersOff.svg) **Unmute All** to hear everyone again   ---   ### **Hide Share Screen Button** [World Owners and Managers](https://resources.topia.io/advanced-user-permissions?hsLang=en) can control screenshare access for users in their world. ##### **To Update Screenshare Access:** 1. Enter your Topia world 2. In the left sidebar, click **World Settings ![settings](https://22253251.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22253251/Latest%20UI%20Icons%20-%202025/settings.svg) → General User Controls** 3. Click the **Screenshare** dropdown menu and select an **option:** - **Disable for All** to hide the Share Screen button and prevent others from sharing their screen - **Anyone in the World** to make the Share Screen button accessible to all users - **Admins Only** to restrict screensharing only world Admins | ![A video showing how to manage settings for screenshare permissions.](https://22253251.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/22253251/hubfs/Settings%20Screenshare.gif?width=600&height=338&name=Settings%20Screenshare.gif) | | --- |   ---   ### **Show** **Current Users List** The Current Users list displays all users who are currently in the world and allows users to find and teleport to the location of any other user. [World Owners and Managers](https://resources.topia.io/advanced-user-permissions?hsLang=en) can control whether the Current Users list is visible to everyone or hidden and only visible to Admins. ##### **To Show or Hide the Current Users List:** 1. Enter your Topia world 2. In the left sidebar, click **World Settings ![settings](https://22253251.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22253251/Latest%20UI%20Icons%20-%202025/settings.svg) → General User Controls** 3. Under *Capacity & Current Users:* - **Toggle On** to make the Current Users list visible to everyone - **Toggle Off** to make the Current Users list visible to Admins only  | ![A video demonstrating settings related to the Current Guests list visibility](https://22253251.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/22253251/hubfs/Settings%20Current%20Guests.gif?width=600&height=338&name=Settings%20Current%20Guests.gif) | | --- |   ---   ### **World Capacity** Change the capacity of your world to limit the number of people who can be in your world at any one time. With the **[Pro Plan](https://resources.topia.io/pricing-/-billing?hsLang=en), [World Owners or Managers](https://resources.topia.io/advanced-user-permissions?hsLang=en)** can adjust the maximum number of people who can be in the world simultaneously. ##### **To Adjust World Capacity:** 1. Enter your Topia world 2. In the left sidebar, click **World Settings ![settings](https://22253251.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22253251/Latest%20UI%20Icons%20-%202025/settings.svg) → General User Controls** 3. In the *Capacity & Current Users* section, change the **World Capacity** number field to reflect the maximum number of users you want to allow to enter your world at the same time - [Getting Started](https://resources.topia.io/getting-started?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Using Topia](https://resources.topia.io/getting-started?hsLang=en#using-topia) - [Socializing](https://resources.topia.io/getting-started?hsLang=en#socializing) - [Navigating the Toolbar](https://resources.topia.io/getting-started?hsLang=en#navigating-the-toolbar) - [Customize Your World](https://resources.topia.io/customize-your-world?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Building Your World](https://resources.topia.io/customize-your-world?hsLang=en#building-your-world) - [Scenes & Scene Marketplace](https://resources.topia.io/customize-your-world?hsLang=en#scenes-scene-marketplace) - [Advanced Building Techniques](https://resources.topia.io/customize-your-world?hsLang=en#advanced-building-techniques) - [Make Your World Interactive](https://resources.topia.io/customize-your-world?hsLang=en#make-your-world-interactive) - [External Add On Widgets & Embeds](https://resources.topia.io/customize-your-world?hsLang=en#external-add-on-widgets-embeds) - [World Settings](https://resources.topia.io/world-settings?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Customize World Layout & Location](https://resources.topia.io/world-settings?hsLang=en#customize-world-layout-location) - [Update Your World Settings](https://resources.topia.io/world-settings?hsLang=en#update-your-world-settings) - [Troubleshooting](https://resources.topia.io/troubleshooting?hsLang=en) [![Topia Logo](https://22253251.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/22253251/hubfs/Topia%20Logo.png?width=150&height=82&name=Topia%20Logo.png "Topia Logo")](https://topia.io/) Go to [topia.io](https://topia.io/) [mailto:support@topia.io](mailto:support@topia.io) Copyright © 2025, Topia Interactive, Inc.