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Fixes#22742. When viewing a shared chat as an unauthenticated user, UserMessage.svelte crashes with TypeError: can't access property "id", Z() is null because user is null in the shared chat context.
Fixed
Added null checks for user in UserMessage.svelte to prevent crash when viewing shared chats as unauthenticated viewer
ProfileImage block is now wrapped in {#if user} guard
Added fallback display for message author when user is null (shared chat view)
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## 📋 Pull Request Information
**Original PR:** https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/22751
**Author:** [@aayushbaluni](https://github.com/aayushbaluni)
**Created:** 3/17/2026
**Status:** ❌ Closed
**Base:** `dev` ← **Head:** `fix/22742-shared-chats-user-null`
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### 📝 Commits (10+)
- [`fe6783c`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/fe6783c16699911c7be17392596d579333fb110c) Merge pull request #19030 from open-webui/dev
- [`fc05e0a`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/fc05e0a6c5d39da60b603b4d520f800d6e36f748) Merge pull request #19405 from open-webui/dev
- [`e3faec6`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/e3faec62c58e3a83d89aa3df539feacefa125e0c) Merge pull request #19416 from open-webui/dev
- [`9899293`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/9899293f050ad50ae12024cbebee7e018acd851e) Merge pull request #19448 from open-webui/dev
- [`140605e`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/140605e660b8186a7d5c79fb3be6ffb147a2f498) Merge pull request #19462 from open-webui/dev
- [`6f1486f`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/6f1486ffd0cb288d0e21f41845361924e0d742b3) Merge pull request #19466 from open-webui/dev
- [`d95f533`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/d95f533214e3fe5beb5e41ec1f349940bc4c7043) Merge pull request #19729 from open-webui/dev
- [`a727153`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/a7271532f8a38da46785afcaa7e65f9a45e7d753) 0.6.43 (#20093)
- [`6adde20`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/6adde203cd292a9e3af9c64a2ae36b603fed096a) Merge pull request #20394 from open-webui/dev
- [`f9b0534`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/f9b0534e0c442631d1cb7205169588b9b6204179) Merge pull request #20522 from open-webui/dev
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# Changelog Entry
### Description
- Fixes #22742. When viewing a shared chat as an unauthenticated user, `UserMessage.svelte` crashes with `TypeError: can't access property "id", Z() is null` because `user` is null in the shared chat context.
### Fixed
- Added null checks for `user` in `UserMessage.svelte` to prevent crash when viewing shared chats as unauthenticated viewer
- ProfileImage block is now wrapped in `{#if user}` guard
- Added fallback display for message author when `user` is null (shared chat view)
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📋 Pull Request Information
Original PR: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/22751
Author: @aayushbaluni
Created: 3/17/2026
Status: ❌ Closed
Base:
dev← Head:fix/22742-shared-chats-user-null📝 Commits (10+)
fe6783cMerge pull request #19030 from open-webui/devfc05e0aMerge pull request #19405 from open-webui/deve3faec6Merge pull request #19416 from open-webui/dev9899293Merge pull request #19448 from open-webui/dev140605eMerge pull request #19462 from open-webui/dev6f1486fMerge pull request #19466 from open-webui/devd95f533Merge pull request #19729 from open-webui/deva7271530.6.43 (#20093)6adde20Merge pull request #20394 from open-webui/devf9b0534Merge pull request #20522 from open-webui/dev📊 Changes
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src/lib/components/chat/Messages/UserMessage.svelte(+11 -7)📄 Description
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UserMessage.sveltecrashes withTypeError: can't access property "id", Z() is nullbecauseuseris null in the shared chat context.Fixed
userinUserMessage.svelteto prevent crash when viewing shared chats as unauthenticated viewer{#if user}guarduseris null (shared chat view)Contributor License Agreement
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