--- title: Permission UI the Rails way | daily.dev description: A practical Rails view helper called `allowed?` for conditional rendering based on permission checks. The helper wraps content and supports four behaviors when... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/permission-ui-the-rails-way-anr9ipfd8 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Permission UI the Rails way | daily.dev og:description: A practical Rails view helper called `allowed?` for conditional rendering based on permission checks. The helper wraps content and supports four behaviors when... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/permission-ui-the-rails-way-anr9ipfd8 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/aNr9iPFD8.png og:image:alt: Permission UI the Rails way og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Permission UI the Rails way **[RUBYLAND](https://daily.dev/sources/rubyla)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A practical Rails view helper called `allowed?` for conditional rendering based on permission checks. The helper wraps content and supports four behaviors when access is denied: hide the content entirely, redirect to a link (e.g., an upgrade page), render plain text, render raw HTML, or render a partial. The full helper code is provided, showing how it extends Rails' familiar `render plain:` and `render html:` syntax to conditional UI rendering — useful for SaaS apps with pricing tiers. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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