Why use the Edit mode for that purpose? According to the JSR-168 spec PLT.8.2: anonymous wrote : Within the EDIT portlet mode, a portlet should provide content and logic that lets a user customize the behavior of the portlet. The customization is user-specific, hence the need to be logged in. There's nothing that prevents you from having a multi-page portlet without using the edit mode. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4065938#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...