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Option to hide room owner name for unauthenticated users (guests) #2843

@danielwujecki

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@danielwujecki

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Currently, when an unauthenticated user (guest) visits a room link, they can see the full name of the room owner on the pre-join page. In some organizational or educational contexts, sharing a public link shouldn't automatically expose the real name of the host/teacher to the entire internet due to privacy concerns and data protection policies.

Describe the solution you'd like

I would like a new setting in the Admin Panel (under Room Settings) that allows administrators to toggle the visibility of the room owner's name for unauthenticated users.

  • If enabled: Guests will not see the owner's name when visiting the room URL.
  • Authenticated (logged-in) users should still be able to see the room owner, regardless of this setting.
  • The default value should be false (owner is visible to everyone) to keep the current default behavior.

Describe alternatives you've considered

An alternative would be using an environment variable (e.g., in the .env file) to control this behavior.

Additional context

This requires adding a new property to the RoomSettings class, creating a migration, and adjusting the RoomHeader.vue and RoomDetailsList.vue components to evaluate the new setting alongside the authentication state.

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