I am sure there are posts out there (I found Geoff’s one here) but just in case I wanted to write a quick post highlighting two important aspects about SharePoint WebParts, and the WebPart Gallery (for SharePoint 2007 AND 2010).
- You can hide certain webparts from certain users/stop them from being able to add these webparts.
(Extremely useful.) - You can modify webparts in your webpart gallery so that they have better descriptions or adjusted names.
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To read more please visit NothingButSharePoint here: https://www.nothingbutsharepoint.com/sites/eusp/Pages/Manage-WebPart-Permissions-and-Information.aspx
Hope this helps,
Richard Harbridge
