Umbraco Granular User Permissions

What is it?

Granular User Permissions allow you to create custom permission controls for specific entity types in Umbraco. Unlike general entity permissions that apply to all instances, granular permissions can be configured per-entity, allowing fine-grained access control. This is commonly used for document permissions where different users can have different permissions on different content nodes.

Documentation

Always fetch the latest docs before implementing:

• Foundation: https://docs.umbraco.com/umbraco-cms/extend-your-project/backoffice-extensions/foundation
• Extension Registry: https://docs.umbraco.com/umbraco-cms/extend-your-project/backoffice-extensions/extending-overview/extension-registry
• User Permissions: https://docs.umbraco.com/umbraco-cms/extend-your-project/backoffice-extensions/extending-overview/extension-types

Reference Example

The Umbraco source includes a working example:

Location: /Umbraco-CMS/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/examples/user-permission/

This example demonstrates granular user permission implementation. Study this for production patterns.