How to disable full site publish in Sitecore

Following these steps will disable full site publish for all users except admin.

First, switch over to the core database.

Next, open the security editor on the launchpad.

In the Security Editor, choose the Sitecore Client Publishing role.

Deny “Read” on the following items.

This prevents the publish button from appearing on popup menu on the desktop. See images below.
This prevents the full site publish menu option from appearing in the content editor. See images below.

Images for reference


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