This commit introduces a new permission toggle that allows administrators to control whether users can publicly share their notes.
Adds a new environment variable USER_PERMISSIONS_NOTES_ALLOW_PUBLIC_SHARING to control the default setting.
Adds a public_notes permission to the sharing section of the user permissions.
Adds a toggle switch to the admin panel for managing this permission.
Implements backend logic to enforce the permission when a user attempts to share a note publicly.
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## 📋 Pull Request Information
**Original PR:** https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/17801
**Author:** [@Classic298](https://github.com/Classic298)
**Created:** 9/26/2025
**Status:** ✅ Merged
**Merged:** 9/26/2025
**Merged by:** [@tjbck](https://github.com/tjbck)
**Base:** `dev` ← **Head:** `feature/notes-public-sharing-permission`
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### 📝 Commits (1)
- [`41e4e73`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/41e4e7395c1ba9ae0f4098bca72e88ced6c0b0e1) feat: add permission toggle for public sharing of notes
### 📊 Changes
**4 files changed** (+28 additions, -1 deletions)
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📝 `backend/open_webui/config.py` (+6 -0)
📝 `backend/open_webui/routers/notes.py` (+12 -0)
📝 `backend/open_webui/routers/users.py` (+1 -0)
📝 `src/lib/components/admin/Users/Groups/Permissions.svelte` (+9 -1)
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### 📄 Description
This commit introduces a new permission toggle that allows administrators to control whether users can publicly share their notes.
- Adds a new environment variable `USER_PERMISSIONS_NOTES_ALLOW_PUBLIC_SHARING` to control the default setting.
- Adds a `public_notes` permission to the `sharing` section of the user permissions.
- Adds a toggle switch to the admin panel for managing this permission.
- Implements backend logic to enforce the permission when a user attempts to share a note publicly.
### Contributor License Agreement
By submitting this pull request, I confirm that I have read and fully agree to the [Contributor License Agreement (CLA)](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/blob/main/CONTRIBUTOR_LICENSE_AGREEMENT), and I am providing my contributions under its terms.
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📋 Pull Request Information
Original PR: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/17801
Author: @Classic298
Created: 9/26/2025
Status: ✅ Merged
Merged: 9/26/2025
Merged by: @tjbck
Base:
dev← Head:feature/notes-public-sharing-permission📝 Commits (1)
41e4e73feat: add permission toggle for public sharing of notes📊 Changes
4 files changed (+28 additions, -1 deletions)
View changed files
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backend/open_webui/config.py(+6 -0)📝
backend/open_webui/routers/notes.py(+12 -0)📝
backend/open_webui/routers/users.py(+1 -0)📝
src/lib/components/admin/Users/Groups/Permissions.svelte(+9 -1)📄 Description
This commit introduces a new permission toggle that allows administrators to control whether users can publicly share their notes.
USER_PERMISSIONS_NOTES_ALLOW_PUBLIC_SHARINGto control the default setting.public_notespermission to thesharingsection of the user permissions.Contributor License Agreement
By submitting this pull request, I confirm that I have read and fully agree to the Contributor License Agreement (CLA), and I am providing my contributions under its terms.
🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.