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Published Jun. 30, 2025

Show the Control Panel Menu by role

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Rishabh Agrawal

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Issue

  • In the earlier versions or updates of Liferay, the Control Panel Menu was hidden for specific users, and in order to achieve this, custom themes were being used. Hence a new feature is introduced directly in the UI wherein the control panel menu can be viewed by the users according to the roles selected.

Environment

  • Liferay DXP 7.4 (update 87 and below)

Resolution

  • Activating the "Show Control Menu by role" option and selecting the roles that can see the Control Menu will overwrite the default roles.
  • Below are the steps to enable the option:
    • Navigate to Site > Site Settings > Site Configuration >Menu Access
    • Activate the "Show Control Menu by Role" option and save.
    • Now select the roles that should be able to see the control menu and save it.
  • The observed behavior is a new feature that has been addressed via LPS-176136 and is included in Liferay DXP 7.4 update 88 onwards. 
    • Kindly refer to the below snapshot:

 

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