Umbraco Granular User Permissions
This helps Claude implement custom permission controls for specific entity types in Umbraco's backoffice, like giving different users different access levels on individual content nodes. You'd reach for this when the standard user group permissions are too broad and you need per-entity control. The skill pulls from official Umbraco docs and includes a reference to a working example in the CMS source code at `/Umbraco-CMS/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/examples/user-permission/`. It covers the manifest setup with forEntityTypes and meta schema configuration, plus the Lit element implementation for the permission UI. Good for complex multi-user content scenarios where you can't just rely on blanket group permissions.
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- Aug 21, 2026
Install
$ npx -y skills add umbraco/umbraco-cms-backoffice-skills --skill umbraco-granular-user-permissions --agent claude-codeInstalls into .claude/skills of the current project.
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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.
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- Documentation, .NET & C#
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- Jun 3, 2026
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