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Seeing 'View Admin' on Sites with no admin access [Type] Bug

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[Pri] Medium [Type] Bug /My site groundskeeping
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Description

Expected behavior

'View Admin' section should be hidden for Sites with no admin access

Actual behavior

'View Admin' section is visible for Sites with no admin access

Steps to reproduce the behavior

WP > select site with no admin access > scroll down to 'External' section.
Notice 'View Admin' is visible.

Screenshot_20210925-154804_WordPress

Tested on [device], Android [version], WPAndroid [version]

Samsung S21 Ultra, Android 11, WP 18.2-rc-3

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in the WordPress Android app: select a site without admin access, scroll to the External section, and inspect the View Admin entry. Trace the visibility decision for that entry. Done means View Admin is hidden for sites without admin access and remains available for sites that have it.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
kotlin
Domain
mobile
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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