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A Craft CMS 5 plugin that reminds admins to review and update user group permissions whenever the schema changes in a way that introduces new permissions.

When you add a new section, entry type, global set, asset volume, category group, user group, or install a plugin, Craft does not automatically grant the new permissions to your existing user groups. It's easy to ship a change and forget that your editors now can't see the content you just built. This plugin closes that gap with a gentle, dismissible reminder.

What it does

• Watches for schema changes that add new permissions.
• Shows a sticky bar at the bottom of the control panel for admins, and/or a modal listing every outstanding change.
• Adds a Permission Reminders control panel section listing all pending reminders, each individually dismissible.
• Links straight to the user permission settings so you can act immediately.

Reminders are only shown to admins, since only admins can edit permissions.

Requirements

• Craft CMS 5.0.0 or later
• PHP 8.2 or later

Installation

From your project directory:

composer require justinholtweb/craft-update-permissions-reminder
php craft plugin/install update-permissions-reminder

Or install from the Plugin Store / Settings → Plugins in the control panel.

Settings

Settings → Plugins → Update Permissions Reminder:

• Show sticky reminder bar — toggle the bottom bar.
• Show reminder modal — toggle the details modal.
• Watched changes — choose which of the following trigger reminders: sections, entry types, global sets, asset volumes, category groups, user groups, and installed plugins.

How it works

The plugin listens to Craft's afterSave events for the relevant schema objects and records a reminder when a new one is created. Each reminder is stored in updatepermissionsreminder_reminders and cleared when an admin dismisses it.

License

This plugin is licensed under the Craft License.