# Bevestigingsdialoog en waarschuwing toevoegen voor Impersonate-actie

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-confirmation-dialog-and-warning-for-impersonate-action/334654
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** impersonate
**Created:** [5 november 2024 om 20:03 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-confirmation-dialog-and-warning-for-impersonate-action/334654 "2024-11-05T20:03:38Z")
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### Author: ![ToddZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/toddz/32/328350_2.png) [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)
#### Post date: [5 november 2024 om 20:03 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-confirmation-dialog-and-warning-for-impersonate-action/334654/1 "2024-11-05T20:03:39Z")

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Continuing the discussion from [Impersonate a user and returning to admin user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impersonate-a-user-and-returning-to-admin-user/119683/6):

A feature request has surfaced over in #Documentation for a confirmation/info dialog to make the implications of _Impersonate_ more clear.

I had once made the mistake of assuming it was a simpler “view site as [user]” feature, something I’ve seen elsewhere, but found that’s not the case…

> [@Impersonate a user and returning to admin user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impersonate-a-user-and-returning-to-admin-user/119683/5):
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> It might be worth noting that impersonating a user is not transparent – it creates a logged visit for that user, and resets any notification flags that are acted on. Probably best to communicate to any real user that it’s being done.

> [@Impersonate a user and returning to admin user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impersonate-a-user-and-returning-to-admin-user/119683/6):
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> Can we at least add a confirmation dialog on the Impersonate button? Currently it starts the impersonation right away without warning the user of the caveats, especially the one it creates a logged visit.
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> The other buttons in its vicinity (like Delete user) do have a confirmation dialog. As a user I would expect the Impersonate button to open a dialog just like the others.
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> ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/6/3/a/63a18197930a6a00322862bfe77597058dcf8b53.png)

> [@Impersonate a user and returning to admin user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impersonate-a-user-and-returning-to-admin-user/119683/7):
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> …yeah, that would be a good place to warn that you’re about to _become that user_ and leave tracks — not just poke around behind the scenes without impact.