🔐 Admin Panel Permissions

Configure granular permissions to control what administrators can do with Webtools in the Strapi admin panel.

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Configuration

To configure permissions for a role:

1. Go to Strapi Admin → Settings → Administration Panel → Roles
2. Choose the role (e.g., Author, Editor)
3. Under Plugins → Webtools enable the permissions you need
4. Click Save

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Available Permissions

The following table lists all available permissions for Webtools in the admin panel:

Permission	Description
Access the overview page	Gives access to the main Webtools overview page at /plugins/webtools
Access the URL alias list	Allows to view and manage all URL aliases created for content
Access the URL alias patterns	Allows to configure URL pattern templates (list, create, edit)
Access the URL alias sidebar	Shows the Webtools panel in the Content Manager sidebar when editing content

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Permission Combinations

Common permission setups for different roles:

Role	Overview	URL Alias List	URL Patterns	Sidebar
Content Editor	❌	✅	❌	✅
Senior Editor	✅	✅	❌	✅
Admin	✅	✅	✅	✅
Viewer	❌	✅	❌	❌

Content Editor - Can view URLs when editing content and see the URL alias list, but cannot modify patterns or access the overview page.

Senior Editor - Can access the overview page and manage URL aliases, but cannot modify URL patterns to prevent accidental changes to URL generation rules.

Admin - Has full access to all Webtools features including URL pattern management.

Viewer - Can only view the URL alias list in read-only mode.

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Super Admin Role

👀 Automatic Access

The Super Admin role has all permissions enabled by default and cannot be modified.

💡 RBAC Conditions

For non-Super-Admin roles, you can click the Settings button next to permissions to add conditional access rules (e.g., "can edit when user is creator"). See Strapi RBAC documentation for details.

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Testing Permissions

To verify permissions are configured correctly:

1. Create a test user with the configured role
2. Log in as that user
3. Navigate to Webtools in the admin panel
4. Verify the available pages and actions match the configured permissions

💡 Tip

Restart Strapi and clear your browser cache after making permission changes.

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Troubleshooting

Webtools menu not visible:

• Verify the role has at least one Webtools permission enabled
• Log out and log back in
• Clear browser cache

URL alias sidebar not showing in Content Manager:

• Check that "Access the URL alias sidebar" permission is enabled
• Verify the content-type has Webtools enabled in its schema
• Refresh the page

Cannot access URL patterns page:

• Verify "Access the URL alias patterns" permission is enabled for the role
• Check that the user's role is not disabled
• Clear browser cache

Permission changes not applying:

• Verify you clicked "Save" after modifying permissions
• Restart Strapi server
• Have the user log out and log back in
• Clear browser cache and cookies