Major Forum Bug

Summary

Not sure where to post this as there is not section for that. Anyways, non-staff can access private code snippets of other people.

What type of bug are you experiencing?

UI/Tools

URL where the bug was encountered

Steps to Reproduce

Just go on that site and enable the “Show personal” filter to see the private code snippets of people.

Expected Result

Dont show that

Observed Result

It shows

Platform

Forums

Operating System

Win64

Additional Notes

I’d like to attach some images but I can’t. Anyways, when I click on a private snippet it says “This snippet is Personal and is not visible to the public. To make it accessible to others, switch its type to Advanced”. Everyone can see it though.

Hey there @Probezeit and @game-maker! Thanks for the report! Definitely looks like private snippets aren’t being hidden appropriately. I’ll see if I can get this passed to the correct team.

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Hey folks—thanks for reaching out!

The banner was incorrect in stating Personal Snippets were not visible to the public. All snippets are ultimately discoverable in the Snippet Repository, as you mentioned, with the “Show personal” filter. They are filtered out by default, as it’s assumed they’re not necessarily structured for use by other users unlike an Advanced snippet.

The team is updating the banner to clarify.

Let me know if you have any questions!

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