In the previous chapter, we added all the frontend functionality for the gift registry. Now customers are able to create registries and add products to the customer registries, and in general have full control over their own registries.
In this chapter, we are going to build all the functionalities that store owners need to manage and control the registries through the backend of Magento.
Magento backend can be considered in many senses a separate application from the frontend of Magento; it uses a completely separate theme, style, and a different base controller.
For our gift registry, we want to allow store owners to see all customer registries, modify the information, and add and remove items. In this chapter, we will cover the following:
Extending the Adminhtml with configuration
Using the grid widget
Using the form widget
Restricting access and permissions with Access Control Lists