---
title: "Backend user permissions"
manual: "Universal Messenger"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/universal_messenger:configuration-backend-user@main"
source: "Configuration/BackendUserConfiguration.rst"
rendered: "2026-10-07T12:03:11+00:00"
---

# Backend user permissions {#configuration-backend-user}

Use the **Universal Messenger** tab on the backend user (or
backend user group) record to grant individual editors rights to send
newsletters through specific newsletter channels.

![Backend user edit form showing the Universal Messenger tab with a list of selectable newsletter channels](../BackendUserConfiguration.png)

> [!NOTE]
> The newsletter page type appears in the page tree's "new page" drag
> area automatically. Administrators always see it, non-admin editors
> see it only when the **Newsletter** page type is enabled in
> their backend group under **Access Rights > Page types**.
>
> Since TYPO3 v14.2 the drag area is derived from these group
> permissions, the former
> `options.pageTree.doktypesToShowInNewPageDragArea` user TSconfig
> option is deprecated and is removed in v15.0. If your installation
> still sets that option explicitly, either add the newsletter page
> type to the list or, preferably, drop the deprecated option and grant
> the page type through the group permission instead.