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description: To increase the security of your Salesforce data, guest users are no longer automatically the owner of records they create. Instead, when a guest user creates a record, the record is assigned to a default active user in the org, who becomes the owner.
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# Assign Records Created by Guest Users to a Default User in the Org

To increase the security of your Salesforce data, guest users are no longer automatically the owner of records they create. Instead, when a guest user creates a record, the record is assigned to a default active user in the org, who becomes the owner.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Essentials</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d20622e75 ">To assign a default owner to records created by guest users in an Experience
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                <li>Create and Set Up Experiences </li>

                <li>AND is a member of the site</li>

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Select a default owner in your org.

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-access-264-0-0-production-enus/a92be132-3cbc-412a-9262-130636120c14/images/icon_note.png)

Note In orgs created in Summer ’20 and beyond, guest users can’t be assigned as owners of previously created records in the org. If you don’t select an owner for records created by guest users, the owner of the community is automatically selected as the owner.

1. From Setup, enter Digital Experiences in the Quick Find box, then select **All Sites**.
2. Click **Workspaces** for the community you'd like to access.
3. Click **Administration** | **Preferences**.
4. Select a default user in the record ownership lookup.
5. Click **Save**.

- **[Best Practices and Considerations for Using the Guest Record Default Owner](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.networks_guest_record_default_owner_best_practices.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Keep these best practices and considerations in mind when assigning a default owner to records created by guest users in Experience Cloud sites.