### What
This PR improves the `getSafeRedirect` utility to improve security
around open redirect handling.
### How
- Normalizes and decodes the redirect path using `decodeURIComponent`
- Catches malformed encodings with a try/catch fallback
- Blocks open redirects
Within auth-enabled collections, we inject the `password` and
`confirmPassword` fields into the field schema map. While this is fine
within the edit view where these fields are used, this breaks field
paths within the version diff view where unnamed fields are no longer
able to lookup their corresponding config. This is because the presence
of these injected fields increments the field indices by two.
A temporary fix for this is to simply inject these fields _last_ into
the schema map. This way their presence does not disrupt field path
generation. A long term fix should be implemented, however, where these
fields actually exist on the collection config itself. This way no
config mutation would be required as the sanitized config would the
single source of truth.
To do this, we'd need to ensure that these fields do not appear in any
APIs, and that they do not generate types, etc.
This PR introduces a new utility function, `getSafeRedirect`, to
sanitize and validate redirect paths used in the login flow.
It replaces the previous use of `encodeURIComponent` and inline string
checks with a centralized, reusable, and more secure approach.
#### `getSafeRedirect` utility:
- Ensures redirect paths start with a single `/`
- Blocks protocol-relative URLs (e.g., `//evil.com`)
- Blocks JavaScript schemes (e.g., `/javascript:alert(1)`)
- Blocks full URL redirects like `/http:` or `/https:`
Fixes#11458
Some complex, nested fields were receiving incorrect field paths and
schema paths, leading to a `"Error: No client field found"` error.
This PR ensures field paths are calculated correctly, by matching it to
how they're calculated in payload hooks.
Query Presets allow you to save and share filters, columns, and sort
orders for your collections. This is useful for reusing common or
complex filtering patterns and column configurations across your team.
Query Presets are defined on the fly by the users of your app, rather
than being hard coded into the Payload Config.
Here's a screen recording demonstrating the general workflow as it
relates to the list view. Query Presets are not exclusive to the admin
panel, however, as they could be useful in a number of other contexts
and environments.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1fe1155e-ae78-4f59-9138-af352762a1d5
Each Query Preset is saved as a new record in the database under the
`payload-query-presets` collection. This will effectively make them
CRUDable and allows for an endless number of preset configurations. As
you make changes to filters, columns, limit, etc. you can choose to save
them as a new record and optionally share them with others.
Normal document-level access control will determine who can read,
update, and delete these records. Payload provides a set of sensible
defaults here, such as "only me", "everyone", and "specific users", but
you can also extend your own set of access rules on top of this, such as
"by role", etc. Access control is customizable at the operation-level,
for example you can set this to "everyone" can read, but "only me" can
update.
To enable the Query Presets within a particular collection, set
`enableQueryPresets` on that collection's config.
Here's an example:
```ts
{
// ...
enableQueryPresets: true
}
```
Once enabled, a new set of controls will appear within the list view of
the admin panel. This is where you can select and manage query presets.
General settings for Query Presets are configured under the root
`queryPresets` property. This is where you can customize the labels,
apply custom access control rules, etc.
Here's an example of how you might augment the access control properties
with your own custom rule to achieve RBAC:
```ts
{
// ...
queryPresets: {
constraints: {
read: [
{
label: 'Specific Roles',
value: 'specificRoles',
fields: [roles],
access: ({ req: { user } }) => ({
'access.update.roles': {
in: [user?.roles],
},
}),
},
],
}
}
}
```
Related: #4193 and #3092
---------
Co-authored-by: Dan Ribbens <dan.ribbens@gmail.com>
Previously, if you were querying a collection that has a join field with
`draft: true`, and the join field's collection also has
`versions.drafts: true` our db adapter would still query the original
SQL table / mongodb collection instead of the versions one which isn't
quite right since we respect `draft: true` when populating relationships
**BREAKING CHANGE:**
This bumps the **minimum required Next.js** version from 15.0.0 to
15.2.3. This update is necessary due to a critical security
vulnerability found in earlier Next.js versions, which requires an
exception to our standard semantic versioning process.
Additionally, this bumps all templates to the latest Next.js and Payload
versions.
This PR adds support for passing additional props to the HTML element of
Next.js `RootLayout`.
#### Context
In our setup, we use several custom Chakra UI components. This change
enables us to add a custom font `className` to the HTML element,
following the official Chakra UI documentation:
[Using custom fonts in Chakra UI with
Next.js](https://v2.chakra-ui.com/getting-started/nextjs-app-guide#using-custom-font)
#### Example Usage
With this update, we can now pass a `className` for custom fonts like
this:
```tsx
import { Rubik } from 'next/font/google'
const rubik = Rubik({
subsets: ['latin'],
variable: '--font-rubik',
})
const Layout = ({ children }: Args) => {
return (
<RootLayout htmlProps={{ className: rubik.variable }}>
{children}
</RootLayout>
);
}
```
Passes the `i18n` arg through field label and description functions.
This is to avoid using custom components when simply needing to
translate a `StaticLabel` object, such as collection labels.
Here's an example:
```ts
{
labels: {
singular: {
en: 'My Collection'
}
},
fields: [
// ...
{
type: 'collapsible',
label: ({ i18n }) => `Translate this: ${getTranslation(collectionConfig.labels.singular, i18n)}`
// ...
}
]
}
```
### What
This PR updates the `login` flow by wrapping redirect routes with
`encodeURIComponent`. This ensures that special characters in URLs (such
as ?, &, #) are properly encoded, preventing potential issues with
navigation and redirection.
### What
This PR ensures that `select` and `radio` field option labels properly
accept and render JSX elements.
### Why
Previously, JSX elements could be passed as option labels, but the type
definition for options only allowed `LabelFunction` or `StaticLabel`,
resulting in type errors. Additionally:
- JSX labels did not render correctly in the list view but now do.
- In the versions diff view, JSX labels were not supported since it only
accepts strings. To address this, we now fallback to the option `value`
when the label is a JSX element.
Payload now fully exposes Next.js' metadata options. You can now use the
`admin.meta` config to set any properties that Next.js supports and
Payload will inject them into its `generateMetadata` function call. The
`MetaConfig` provided by Payload now directly extends the `Metadata`
type from Next.js.
Although `admin.meta` has always been available, it only supported a
subset of options, such as `title`, `openGraph`, etc., but was lacking
properties like `robots`, etc.
This PR updates the field `validate` function property to include a new
`path` argument.
The `path` arg provides the schema path of the field, including array
indices where applicable.
#### Changes:
- Added `path: (number | string)[]` in the ValidateOptions type.
If `experimental.fullySpecified` is set to `true` in the next config, the Payload admin panel fails to compile, throwing the following error:
```ts
Failed to compile.
../../node_modules/.pnpm/@payloadcms+next@3.25.0-canary.46647b4_@types+react@18.3.1_graphql@16.10.0_monaco-editor@0.40_w3ro7ziou6gzev7zbe3qqrwaqe/node_modules/@payloadcms/next/dist/views/Version/RenderFieldsToDiff/fields/Select/DiffViewer/index.js
Attempted import error: 'DiffMethod' is not exported from 'react-diff-viewer-continued' (imported as 'DiffMethod').
```
The issue stems from incorrect import statements in `react-diff-viewer-continued` 4.0.4. This was fixed in `react-diff-viewer-continued` 4.0.5.
This PR also enables `fullySpecified` in our test suites, to catch these issues going forward.
### What?
Supersedes https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/pull/11490.
Refactors imports of `formatAdminURL` to import from `payload/shared`
instead of `@payloadcms/ui/shared`. The ui package now imports and
re-exports the function to prevent this from being a breaking change.
### Why?
This makes it easier for other packages/plugins to consume the
`formatAdminURL` function instead of needing to implement their own or
rely on the ui package for the utility.
Previously, collections with similar names (e.g., `uploads` and
`uploads-poly`) both appeared active when viewing either collection.
This was due to `pathname.startsWith(href)`, which caused partial
matches.
This update refines the `isActive` logic to prevent partial matches.
This fixes an issue where the active collection nav item was
non-clickable inside documents. Now, it remains clickable when viewing a
document, allowing users to return to the list view from the nav items
in the sidebar.
The active state indicator still appears in both cases.
The `req.url` property at the page level was not reflective of the
actual URL on localhost. This was because we were passing an
incompatible `url` override into `createLocalReq` (lacking protocol).
This would silently fail to construct the URL object, ultimately losing
the top-level domain on `req.url` as well as the port on `req.origin`
(see #11454).
Closes#11448.
### What?
The `locale selector` in the version comparison view shows all locales
on first load. It does not accomodate the `filterAvailableLocales`
option and shows locales which should be filtered.
### How?
Pass the initial locales through the `filterAvailableLocales` function.
Closes#11408
#### Testing
Use test suite `localization` and the `localized-drafts` collection.
Test added to `test/localization/e2e`.
This PR significantly improves performance when navigating through the admin panel by reducing the number of times `initReq` is called. Previously, `initReq`—which handles expensive tasks like initializing Payload and running access control—was called **three times** for a single page load (for the root layout, the root page, and the notFound page).
We initially tried to use React Cache to ensure `initReq` only ran once per request. However, because React Cache performs a shallow object reference check on function arguments, the configuration object we passed (`configPromise`) and the `overrides` object never maintained the same reference, causing the cache to miss.
### What’s Changed
* **New `getInitReqContainer` Helper**
We introduced a helper that provides a stable object reference throughout the entire request. This allows React to properly cache the output, ensuring `initReq` doesn’t get triggered multiple times by mistake.
* **Splitting `initReq` into Two Functions**
The `initReq` logic was split into:
* **`initPartialReq`:** Runs only **once** per request, handling tasks that do not depend on page-level data (e.g., calling `.auth`, which performs a DB request).
* **`initReq`:** Runs **twice** (once for Layout+NotFound page and once for main page), handling tasks, most notably access control, that rely on page-level data such as locale or query parameters. The NotFound page will share the same req as the layout page, as it's not localized, and its access control wouldn't need to access page query / url / locale, just like the layout.
* **Remove duplicative logic**
* Previously, a lot of logic was run in **both** `initReq` **and** the respective page / layout. This was completely unnecessary, as `initReq` was already running that logic. This PR returns the calculated variables from `initReq`, so they don't have to be duplicatively calculated again.
### Performance Gains
* Previously:
* `.auth` call ran **3 times**
* Access control ran **3 times**
* Now:
* `.auth` call runs **1 time**
* Access control runs **2 times**
This change yields a noticeable performance improvement by cutting down on redundant work.
Maintains column state in the URL. This makes it possible to share
direct links to the list view in a specific column order or active
column state, similar to the behavior of filters. This also makes it
possible to change both the filters and columns in the same rendering
cycle, a requirement of the "list presets" feature being worked on here:
#11330.
For example:
```
?columns=%5B"title"%2C"content"%2C"-updatedAt"%2C"createdAt"%2C"id"%5D
```
The `-` prefix denotes that the column is inactive.
This strategy performs a single round trip to the server, ultimately
simplifying the table columns provider as it no longer needs to request
a newly rendered table for itself. Without this change, column state
would need to be replaced first, followed by a change to the filters.
This would make an unnecessary number of requests to the server and
briefly render the UI in a stale state.
This all happens behind an optimistic update, where the state of the
columns is immediately reflected in the UI while the request takes place
in the background.
Technically speaking, an additional database query in performed compared
to the old strategy, whereas before we'd send the data through the
request to avoid this. But this is a necessary tradeoff and doesn't have
huge performance implications. One could argue that this is actually a
good thing, as the data might have changed in the background which would
not have been reflected in the result otherwise.
### What?
This PR reverts a presumably accidental change made in
[b80010b1a1](b80010b1a1),
that broke the email verification feature in v3.24.0 and onwards.
### Why?
Through the missing verify in `const [collectionSlug, verify, token] =
params.segments`, the token value was always the string `verify`
When visiting a collection's list view, the nav item corresponding to
that collection correctly appears in an active state, but is still
rendered as an anchor tag. This makes it possible to reload the current
page by simply clicking the link, which is a problem because this
performs an unnecessary server roundtrip. This is especially apparent
when search params exist in the current URL, as the href on the link
does not.
Unrelated: also cleans up leftover code that was missed in this PR:
#11155
This bumps next.js to 15.2.0 in our monorepo, as well as all @types/react and @types/react-dom versions. Additionally, it removes the obsolete `peerDependencies` property from our root package.json.
This PR also fixes 2 bugs introduced by Next.js 15.2.0. This highlights why running our test suite against the latest Next.js, to make sure Payload is compatible, version is important.
## 1. handleWhereChange running endlessly
Upgrading to Next.js 15.2.0 caused `handleWhereChange` to be continuously called by a `useEffect` when the list view filters were opened, leading to a React error - I did not investigate why upgrading the Next.js version caused that, but this PR fixes it by making use of the more predictable `useEffectEvent`.
## 2. Custom Block and Array label React key errors
Upgrading to Next.js 15.2.0 caused react key errors when rendering custom block and array row labels on the server. This has been fixed by rendering those with a key
## 3. Table React key errors
When rendering a `Table`, a React key error is thrown since Next.js 15.2.0
Continuation of #11008. When `filterOptions` are set on a relationship
field that is _nested within another field_, those filter options are
not applied to `Filter` component in the list view. This is because we
were only shallowly resolving filter options on top-level fields, as
opposed to recursively traversing fields to resolve them even when
deeply nested.
Previously, we were calling `getNavPrefs` (a payload.find call) three times for every single page load.
This PR:
1. Ensures that `getNavPrefs` is called only once per page load, reducing two unnecessary `payload.find` calls every time a page is loaded or navigated to.
2. Adds `pagination: false` to the `payload.find` call, making it more efficient and improving performance.
## How?
We were using React's cache to ensure that navigation preferences (`getNavPrefs`) were fetched only once per request. However, this wasn't working as expected because the first argument of `getNavPrefs` was an object. Each time it was called, a new object reference was passed, preventing React from caching it properly.
To fix this, this PR ensures that only primitive values are used as arguments for caching, following best practices and making the cache function work as intended.
## getPreferences function caching
Our `getPreferences` function used in the ui package is now wrapped in react cache, to minimize the amount of times it runs on a single request. This mimics the behavior of our other `getPreferences` function in the next package.
## getPreferences incorrect behavior
The `getPreferences` function in the next package was passing through the incorrect user slug. This would not have been noticeable in projects with just one users collection, but might break in projects with multiple users collections.
## getPreferences performance optimization
This PR adds `pagination: false` to the getPreferences payload.find() call, which will speed up the query.
## upsertPreferences transaction errors
Due to the potential of preference upsert operations running in parallel (e.g. when switching locales), this PR disables transactions in the preferences creation / update calls. This fixes the transaction errors reported in https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/11310
`getRequestLocale` => `upsertPreferences` is already called as part of `initReq`, yet we were still unnecessarily calling `getRequestLocale` afterwards, which potentially resulted in at least one unnecessary `payload.find()` or `payload.update()` call.
### What?
Adding `assetPrefix` to the `next.config` prevents the hot module
reloading functionality.
### Why & How?
Need to incorporate `assetPrefix` into the URL generated for webpack
HMR.
Fixes#11150
#### Testing
1. Add `assetPrefix: '/test'` to the `next.config.mjs` in the root
folder
2. Run `pnpm test _community`
3. Go to the `_community/collections/posts` config and change a field
4. Open post collection in browser and see no change (if this PR is
checked out then you _**will**_ see the change)
### What?
The admin panel was not respecting where constraints returned from the
readAccess function.
### Why?
`getEntityPolicies` was always using `find` when looping over the
operations, but `readVersions` should be using `findVersions`.
### How?
When the operation is `readVersions` run the `findVersions` operation.
Fixes https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/11240
Restoring a version has two types of messages, success and error, but no
matter if this action is a success or a failure, the toast message is
never displayed.
The fix is to import the toast from `@payloadcms/ui` instead of `sonner`
directly.
Fixes#11059
