Automattic / Automattic/jetpack

Jetpack Social: settings page doesn't indicate the site needs to be public to use features

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[Feature] Publicize [Package] Publicize [Platform] Atomic [Plugin] Jetpack [Plugin] Social [Pri] Normal Bug
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Description

### Impacted plugin

Social

### Steps to Reproduce

1. Set a site to private
2. Install the Jetpack Social plugin
3. Go to Jetpack > Social
4. There is no indication that the site is private and, therefore, cannot use those features yet.

### A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.

I expected that the page would show me a warning message saying that the features of the plugin can't be used when the site is private.

Here's the Marketing > Sharing Buttons screen in Calypso for comparison:

![Markup on 2022-11-07 at 14:47:38](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/14153300/200422392-fae59a11-a598-43e1-82d2-0c34dc6785ce.png)
be used

### What actually happened

* The "Manage social media connections" is greyed out, but without any indication as to why.
* The "Automatically share your posts to social networks" toggle just flips back to the initial state if clicked, without any warning message.

![Screen Capture on 2022-11-07 at 14-50-13](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/14153300/200422832-392bd81f-835d-4734-b31e-e855c30a6073.gif)

### Browser

Google Chrome/Chromium

### Other information

_No response_

### Platform (Simple, Atomic, or both?)

Atomic

### Reproducibility

Consistent

### Severity

Most (> 50%)

### Available workarounds?

No but the platform is still usable

### Workaround details

_No response_

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start at the Jetpack > Social settings page and reproduce the issue with a private Atomic site, checking the disabled connection control and the sharing toggle. Done means the page clearly explains that the site must be public and the controls no longer fail silently when used on a private site.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
php, wordpress
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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