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[Authentication & Authorization](/categories/authentication) 4. / 5. maurohmartinez/impersonate-users-backpack-laravel ActiveLibrary[Authentication & Authorization](/categories/authentication) maurohmartinez/impersonate-users-backpack-laravel ================================================= A simple package that adds the impersonate operation for admins 1.1.7(5mo ago)118.8k↓13.6%4[1 issues](https://github.com/maurohmartinez/impersonate-users-backpack-laravel/issues)MITPHPPHP ^8.0 Since Jul 18Pushed 5mo ago2 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/maurohmartinez/impersonate-users-backpack-laravel)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/maurohmartinez/impersonate-users-backpack-laravel)[ RSS](/packages/maurohmartinez-impersonate-users-backpack-laravel/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (2)Versions (24)Used By (0) Impersonate users with Backpack for Laravel =========================================== [](#impersonate-users-with-backpack-for-laravel) [![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/d6daf208385a827abc00148a9b6a8d7d5944e9d0e9d252e842e53a7463d1db33/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f6d6175726f686d617274696e657a2f696d706572736f6e6174652d75736572732d6261636b7061636b2d6c61726176656c2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/maurohmartinez/impersonate-users-backpack-laravel)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/24fafa562ac7fa91f6414eb08ac844afacd42639755585b2ac5fad7ae8971a82/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f6d6175726f686d617274696e657a2f696d706572736f6e6174652d75736572732d6261636b7061636b2d6c61726176656c2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/maurohmartinez/impersonate-users-backpack-laravel) This is a simple package to allow admins impersonate users. [![alt text](https://github.com/maurohmartinez/impersonate-users-backpack-laravel/raw/main/src/sample.gif?raw=true)](https://github.com/maurohmartinez/impersonate-users-backpack-laravel/blob/main/src/sample.gif?raw=true) Install ------- [](#install) In your terminal: ``` # install the package composer require maurohmartinez/impersonate-users-backpack-laravel ``` In case you want/need to publish files to further customize this package: ``` php artisan vendor:publish --provider="MHMartinez\ImpersonateUser\app\Providers\ImpersonateUserServiceProvider" ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) 1- Add in your `UserCrudController`. ``` use \MHMartinez\ImpersonateUser\app\Http\Controllers\Operations\ImpersonateUserOperation; ``` This will add a button for List and Show Operations to impersonate users. 2- Next step is to handle the logic to indicate which admins have permission to impersonate others, or can be impersonated. You just need to modify a bit your `User Model` to implement the interface `ImpersonateInterface` like this: ``` class User extends Authenticatable implements ImpersonateInterface ``` And then add the following two methods in your `User Model`: ``` /** * If you use Laravel-Backpack/PermissionManager you can do like this. * But you can also add any logic you need. */ public function canImpersonateOthers(): bool { return $this->can('permission_to_impersonate'); // or replace "permission_to_impersonate" with the right permission } /** * Following the same example, you can deny admins from impersonating super admins. */ public function canBeImpersonated(): bool { return !$this->hasRole('superadmin'); // or replace "superadmin" with the right permission } ``` 3- Now, you just need to add the button to exit impersonating (no worries, it will only show up when needed). For example, you can add the button in `topbar_right_content.blade.php` like this: ``` @include('impersonate_user::exit_impersonated') ``` 4- Important — If you want to impersonate non-admin users you will need to skip the backpack middleware that determines if the user is admin. This is because this operation will need to allow your impersonated non-admin user to use a backpack route to log you back. How to do it? - Publish the config file if you haven't done so (described here, above step one). ``` php artisan vendor:publish --provider="MHMartinez\ImpersonateUser\app\Providers\ImpersonateUserServiceProvider" --tag=config ``` - Add the middleware classname like it follows, and you will be good to go: ``` return [ 'session_key' => 'impersonating_user', 'base_guard' => 'backpack', 'admin_middleware' => Path\To\Middleware\IsAdmin::class, 'skip_middlewares' => [], ]; ``` This will allow this operation to skip that middleware when logging out impersonated non-admin users. 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