Moderators can change groups such that they lose access

zogstrip · December 19, 2025, 9:03pm

A warning (confirm dialog) will be shown once this PR gets merged

github.com/discourse/discourse

FIX: Warn moderators before group changes that would lock them out

main ← ux-warn-mods-before-losing-access-to-group-settings

merged 01:43PM - 24 Dec 25 UTC

ZogStriP

+291 -64

When moderators (with `moderators_manage_groups` enabled) change a group's visib…ility or members visibility to "Owners only" while not being an owner themselves, they would permanently lose access to manage that group. Similarly, removing themselves as owner when visibility is set to "Owners only" would lock them out. This adds confirmation dialogs warning moderators before: - Changing group visibility to "Owners only" - Changing members visibility to "Owners only" - Removing themselves as owner when visibility is restrictive - Removing themselves as member when they're also an owner Also refactors the category lockout code from PR #36663 to use async/await for consistency. Ref: https://meta.discourse.org/t/391403

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Moderators can change groups such that they lose access

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