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visual-permissions

See and edit TYPO3 backend group permissions on the screens where they apply.

The idea

TYPO3 keeps the permissions of a backend group in one big record. You edit them there, far away from the screens they change. A field that editors cannot see is only one entry in a long list. The group can also get permissions from its subgroups.

This extension shows the permissions on the screens where they apply. Pick a group and switch the view on. Each screen now shows what the group can do there, and you can change it on the same screen.

What it covers

Area	What you see
Modules	The module menu shows the modules the group can open.
Page mounts	The page tree shows the pages the group can work in.
File mounts	The folder tree shows the folders the group can work in.
Records and fields	The record form shows what the group can do with each field, and how far it reaches into the table: no access, read, or read and write.
Other permissions	The rest of the group record, in a panel next to the screen.

Each area is like a card with two sides. The front shows what the group has. On the back, you pick more. A permission the group gets from a subgroup is marked as inherited, and you change it on that subgroup.

In the record form, point at a field's square or press it to read what it means. For an inherited field, it names the groups that give it, and one press shows that group.

The extension saves nothing until you click to save. If TYPO3 does not accept a change, the change stays on the screen with a message.

You can also open the backend as one of the group's users, and then go back to the screen where you were.

Note

The Records and fields area still has open problems in how it works for the user, so it can still change a lot.

Screenshots

Records and fields. The front shows the form as the group gets it. On the back, you mark the fields to give the group, and the band above the form sets how far the group reaches into the table: no access, read, or read and write.

What the group has	What you give the group

Modules, page mounts and file mounts. The module menu, the page tree and the folder tree show what the group has, and you mark more on the same tree.

Modules	Page mounts	File mounts

File operations. What the group may do with files and folders holds for every file mount, so it is chosen once, in a dialog opened from the foot of the File mounts panel.

Other permissions. The rest of the group record, next to the screen you are on.

View as. Open the backend as one of the users and come back to the screen where you were.

Getting started

The extension is in an early phase (alpha). Install it with Composer:

composer require wazum/visual-permissions

What changed in each release is in the changelog.

Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + U shows and hides the permissions. Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + V switches to the user you viewed last, and back again.

Settings

You find these in the extension configuration:

Setting	Default	What it does
`animation`	on	Turns the cards with an animation
`shortcut.toggle`	`u`	Key that shows and hides the permissions
`shortcut.switchUser`	`v`	Key that switches to the user you viewed last
`shortcut.show`	on	Shows the shortcuts on the buttons

If you do not want a shortcut, leave its key empty.

Licence

GPL-2.0-or-later

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