umbraco-sections

To add a custom section to the Umbraco backoffice, you define manifest files and configure the extension system. This creates new top-level navigation items, allowing for tailored user experiences and integrated modular functionality.

Yes, you can configure user group permissions for custom Umbraco sections. The extension system manages user permissions for access control, ensuring specific user groups only access authorized custom sections and dashboards within the backoffice.

You add a dashboard to a custom Umbraco section by utilizing the extension system and defining the appropriate manifest files. This supports integrating custom dashboards and sidebar applications directly into your newly created backoffice sections.

The best way to extend the Umbraco backoffice for a product catalog is creating a custom section. This provides a dedicated area complete with custom dashboards for managing product data and sidebars for quick links.

You need to use Umbraco's extension system for backoffice development when you want to implement modular custom sections. It is required for defining manifest files that integrate dashboards, sidebars, and access control into the backoffice.