admin setting to hide room owner on join of unauthenticated users

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+- Add admin setting to hide room owner on join of unauthenticated users
+
 ## [v4.12.0] - 2026-02-09
 
 ### Added

app/Http/Controllers/api/v1/SettingsController.php

@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ public function update(UpdateSettings $request)
         $roomSettings->auto_delete_never_used_period = $request->enum('room_auto_delete_never_used_period', TimePeriod::class);
         $roomSettings->auto_delete_deadline_period = $request->enum('room_auto_delete_deadline_period', TimePeriod::class);
         $roomSettings->file_terms_of_use = $request->input('room_file_terms_of_use');
+        $roomSettings->hide_owner_for_guests = $request->input('room_hide_owner_for_guests');
 
         $userSettings->password_change_allowed = $request->boolean('user_password_change_allowed');
 

app/Http/Requests/UpdateSettings.php

@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public function rules()
             'room_auto_delete_never_used_period' => ['required', 'numeric', Rule::enum(TimePeriod::class)],
             'room_auto_delete_deadline_period' => ['required', 'numeric', Rule::enum(TimePeriod::class)->only([TimePeriod::ONE_WEEK, TimePeriod::TWO_WEEKS, TimePeriod::ONE_MONTH])],
             'room_file_terms_of_use' => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:65000'],
+            'room_hide_owner_for_guests' => ['required', 'boolean'],
 
             'user_password_change_allowed' => ['required', 'boolean'],
 

app/Http/Resources/Room.php

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use App\Http\Resources\User as UserResource;
 use App\Models\RoomToken;
 use App\Services\RoomAuthService;
+use App\Settings\RoomSettings;
 use Auth;
 use Illuminate\Http\Resources\Json\JsonResource;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate;
@@ -82,13 +83,18 @@ public function toArray($request)
             $latestMeeting->setRelation('room', $this->resource);
         }
 
+        $roomSettings = app(RoomSettings::class);
+
+        // Check if user is authenticated or room owner should be shown to everyone
+        $showOwner = Auth::check() || !$roomSettings->hide_owner_for_guests;
+
         return [
             'id' => $this->id,
             'name' => $this->name,
-            'owner' => [
+            'owner' => $this->when($showOwner, [
                 'id' => $this->owner->id,
                 'name' => $this->owner->fullname,
-            ],
+            ]),
             'last_meeting' => new LastMeeting($latestMeeting),
             'type' => new RoomType($this->roomType)->withFeatures(),
             'model_name' => $this->model_name,

app/Http/Resources/Settings.php

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public function toArray($request)
             'room_auto_delete_deadline_period' => $roomSettings->auto_delete_deadline_period,
             'room_token_expiration' => $roomSettings->token_expiration,
             'room_file_terms_of_use' => $roomSettings->file_terms_of_use,
+            'room_hide_owner_for_guests' => $roomSettings->hide_owner_for_guests,
             'user_password_change_allowed' => $userSettings->password_change_allowed,
             'recording_server_usage_enabled' => $recordingSettings->server_usage_enabled,
             'recording_server_usage_retention_period' => $recordingSettings->server_usage_retention_period,

app/Settings/RoomSettings.php

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ class RoomSettings extends Settings
 
     public ?string $file_terms_of_use;
 
+    public bool $hide_owner_for_guests;
+
     public static function group(): string
     {
         return 'room';

database/settings/2026_02_16_085258_add_room_hide_owner_for_guests_to_room_settings.php

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+
+use Spatie\LaravelSettings\Migrations\SettingsMigration;
+
+return new class extends SettingsMigration
+{
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        $this->migrator->add('room.hide_owner_for_guests', false);
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        $this->migrator->delete('room.hide_owner_for_guests');
+    }
+};

lang/en/admin.php

@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@
             'description' => 'Time period since last usage, after which personalized room links gets automatically removed.',
             'title' => 'Expiration time for personalized room links',
         ],
+        'room_hide_owner_for_guests' => 'Hide the room owner from unauthenticated users',
         'six_month' => '6 Months (180 Days)',
         'statistics' => [
             'meetings' => [

resources/js/components/RoomDetailsList.vue

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     :class="{ 'md:flex-row': props.inline }"
   >
     <!--owner name-->
-    <div class="flex">
+    <div v-if="props.room.owner" class="flex">
       <div class="room-details__icon">
         <i class="fa-solid fa-user" />
       </div>

resources/js/components/RoomHeader.vue

@@ -113,4 +113,5 @@ const props = defineProps({
 });
 
 const emit = defineEmits(["joinedMembership", "reload", "invalidCode"]);
+
 </script>

resources/js/views/AdminSettings.vue

@@ -1018,6 +1018,35 @@
                 />
               </div>
             </div>
+            <fieldset
+              class="grid grid-cols-12 gap-4"
+              data-test="room-hide-owner-field"
+            >
+              <legend class="col-span-12 md:col-span-4 md:mb-0">
+                {{ $t("admin.settings.room_hide_owner_for_guests") }}
+              </legend>
+              <div class="col-span-12 flex flex-col gap-1 md:col-span-8">
+                <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+                  <ToggleSwitch
+                    v-model="settings.room_hide_owner_for_guests"
+                    input-id="room-hide-owner"
+                    binary
+                    :disabled="disabled"
+                    :invalid="
+                      formErrors.fieldInvalid('room_hide_owner_for_guests')
+                    "
+                  />
+                  <label for="room-hide-owner">{{
+                    $t("app.enable")
+                  }}</label>
+                </div>
+                <FormError
+                  :errors="
+                    formErrors.fieldError('room_hide_owner_for_guests')
+                  "
+                />
+              </div>
+            </fieldset>
           </AdminPanel>
 
           <AdminPanel :title="$t('app.users')">