How to Build an Admin Section in CFWheels http://www.chrisdpeters.com/cfwheels-how-to-build-admin-section/

AdminController.cfc

component extends="Controller" {
 
    //-----------------------------------------------------
    // Public
 
    function init() {
        filters(through="authenticate");
    }
 
 
    //-----------------------------------------------------
    // Filters
 
    private function authenticate() {
        if(!StructKeyExists(session, "user") {
            redirectTo(controller="sessions", action="new");
        }
        else {
            loggedInUser = model("adminUser").findByKey(session.user.id);
        }
    }
 
}

AdminUsers.cfc

component extends="AdminController" {
 
    //-----------------------------------------------------
    // Public
 
    function init() {
        // Be sure to call the parent constructor if you override `init()`
        super.init();
    }
 
    function index() {
        adminUsers = model("adminUser").findAll(order="lastName,firstName");
    }
 
}

linkto-examples.cfm

<cfoutput>
<!--- Links to /admin/events --->
#linkTo(text="List Events", route="adminEvents")#
<!--- Links to /admin/events/new --->
#linkTo(text="Add an Event", route="adminEvents", action="new")#
<!--- Links to /admin/events/view/78 (for example) --->
#linkTo(text="Next Event", route="adminEvents", action="view", key=nextEventId)#
 
<!--- Bonus: Always link to the home page like this!
    Never link to controller="main", action="home" because you'll get duplicate
    content at `/` and at `/main/home` --->
#linkTo(text="Home", route="home")#
</cfoutput>

routes.cfm

<cfscript>
// Admin users
addRoute(name="adminUsers", pattern="admin/users/[action]/[key]", controller="adminUsers", action="index");
addRoute(name="adminUsers", pattern="admin/users/[action]", controller="adminUsers", action="index");
addRoute(name="adminUsers", pattern="admin/users", controller="adminUsers", action="index");
 
// Admin events
addRoute(name="adminEvents", pattern="admin/events/[action]/[key]", controller="adminEvents", action="index");
addRoute(name="adminEvents", pattern="admin/events/[action]", controller="adminEvents", action="index");
addRoute(name="adminEvents", pattern="admin/events", controller="adminEvents", action="index");
 
// Admin home
addRoute(name="admin", pattern="admin", controller="admin", action="index");
 
// Site home page
addRoute(name="home", pattern="", controller="main", action="home");
</cfscript>