feat: Adds setting to disable post reactions

app/controllers/authors_controller.rb

@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ def extension
     end
 
     reactions_string = post&.reactions_string
-    if reactions_string
+    if reactions_string && !@author.reactions_disabled
       actions.unshift(
         label: reactions_string,
         url: "#{post.author_relative_url}?reactions",
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ def update
     @author.hide_from_homepage = a_params[:hide_from_homepage]
     @author.guestbook_disabled = a_params[:guestbook_disabled]
     @author.newsletter_disabled = a_params[:newsletter_disabled]
+    @author.reactions_disabled = a_params[:reactions_disabled]
     @author.cover_style = a_params[:cover_style]
     @author.blog_layout_style = a_params[:blog_layout_style]
     @author.custom_theme_enabled = a_params[:custom_theme_enabled]
@@ -417,7 +418,7 @@ def delete_all_data
   def a_params
     params.require(:author).permit(:username, :display_name, :bio, :link, :email,
       :secret, :twitter, :meta_image_url, :guestbook_disabled, :header_image_url, :hide_from_homepage,
-    :newsletter_disabled, :cover_style, :blog_layout_style, :custom_theme_enabled)
+    :newsletter_disabled, :reactions_disabled, :cover_style, :blog_layout_style, :custom_theme_enabled)
   end
 
 end

app/controllers/posts_controller.rb

@@ -59,12 +59,17 @@ def show
     @styles = @post.author.css if @post.author.custom_theme_enabled
     @is_accessory_page = false
 
-    @reaction_links = Reaction::REACTIONS.map do |reaction|
-      {
-        reaction: reaction,
-        url: "#{@post.author.get_host}/authors/#{@post.author.id}/posts/#{@post.id}/reactions/new?reaction=#{reaction}"
-      }
-    end
+    @reaction_links =
+      if @post.author.reactions_disabled
+        []
+      else
+        Reaction::REACTIONS.map do |reaction|
+          {
+            reaction: reaction,
+            url: "#{@post.author.get_host}/authors/#{@post.author.id}/posts/#{@post.id}/reactions/new?reaction=#{reaction}"
+          }
+        end
+      end
   end
 
   def index

app/controllers/reactions_controller.rb

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ class ReactionsController < ApplicationController
   include CaptchaHelper
 
   before_action :find_post
+  before_action :ensure_reactions_enabled
 
   def create_via_email
     creation_token = params[:creation_token]
@@ -38,4 +39,12 @@ def create
       render json: { error: captcha_verification['error'] }
     end
   end
+
+  private
+
+  def ensure_reactions_enabled
+    return unless @post&.author&.reactions_disabled
+
+    not_found
+  end
 end

app/mailers/authors_mailer.rb

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def new_reaction(reaction_id)
     @reaction = Reaction.find(reaction_id)
     @post = @reaction.post
     @author = @post.author
-    return if @post.author.email_verified == false
+    return if @author.email_verified == false || @author.reactions_disabled
 
     mail(
       to: @author.email,

app/mailers/subscription_mailer.rb

@@ -12,12 +12,17 @@ def new_post(post, subscriber)
     subscription = subscriber.subscription_for_author(post.author)
     reaction_creation_token = subscriber.reaction_creation_token(post)
 
-    @reaction_links = Reaction::REACTIONS.map do |reaction|
-      {
-        reaction: reaction,
-        url: "#{post.author.get_host}/authors/#{post.author.id}/posts/#{post.id}/reactions/create-via-email?reaction=#{reaction}&creation_token=#{reaction_creation_token}&subscriber_id=#{subscriber.id}"
-      }
-    end
+    @reaction_links =
+      if post.author.reactions_disabled
+        []
+      else
+        Reaction::REACTIONS.map do |reaction|
+          {
+            reaction: reaction,
+            url: "#{post.author.get_host}/authors/#{post.author.id}/posts/#{post.id}/reactions/create-via-email?reaction=#{reaction}&creation_token=#{reaction_creation_token}&subscriber_id=#{subscriber.id}"
+          }
+        end
+      end
 
     @unsubscribe_url = "#{@post.author.get_host}/subscriptions/#{subscription.id}/unsubscribe?t=#{subscription.token}"
     if subscription.frequency == 'daily'

app/views/authors/settings.html.erb

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
             :header_image_url,
             :guestbook_disabled,
             :newsletter_disabled,
+            :reactions_disabled,
             :hide_from_homepage,
             :secret,
             :cover_style,

client/app/components/authors/settings/General.jsx

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const fieldTypes = {
     HEADER_IMAGE_URL: "header_image_url",
     GUESTBOOK_DISABLED: "guestbook_disabled",
     NEWSLETTER_DISABLED: "newsletter_disabled",
+    REACTIONS_DISABLED: "reactions_disabled",
     HIDE_FROM_HOMEPAGE: "hide_from_homepage",
 };
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ const General = ({
         header_image_url,
         guestbook_disabled,
         newsletter_disabled,
+        reactions_disabled,
         hide_from_homepage,
     } = author;
 
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ const General = ({
         header_image_url: header_image_url || "",
         guestbook_disabled,
         newsletter_disabled,
+        reactions_disabled,
         hide_from_homepage,
     });
 
@@ -122,7 +125,9 @@ const General = ({
                     </label>
                     <input
                         id="author-username"
-                        className={`text-field ${fieldHasErrorMessages(fieldTypes.USERNAME) ? "text-field--error" : ""}`}
+                        className={`text-field ${
+                            fieldHasErrorMessages(fieldTypes.USERNAME) ? "text-field--error" : ""
+                        }`}
                         value={editedAuthor.username}
                         onChange={(e) => editAuthor(fieldTypes.USERNAME, e.target.value)}
                     />
@@ -248,6 +253,12 @@ const General = ({
                 checked={editedAuthor.newsletter_disabled}
                 label="Disable email subscription and newsletter"
             />
+            <Checkbox
+                id="author-reactions-disabled"
+                onClick={(checked) => editAuthor(fieldTypes.REACTIONS_DISABLED, checked)}
+                checked={editedAuthor.reactions_disabled}
+                label="Disable post reactions"
+            />
             <Checkbox
                 id="author-hide-from-homepage"
                 onClick={(checked) => editAuthor(fieldTypes.HIDE_FROM_HOMEPAGE, checked)}

client/app/components/posts/Show.jsx

@@ -19,15 +19,19 @@ const Show = ({
             <Post post={post} isMainPost reactionLinks={reactionLinks} />
             {!post.unlisted && (
                 <div>
-                    <div className="reaction-links">
-                        <div className="header h4">React to this post</div>
-                        {reactionLinks.map((link) => (
-                            <a key={link.url} className="reaction-link" href={link.url}>
-                                {link.reaction}
-                            </a>
-                        ))}
-                    </div>
-                    <hr />
+                    {reactionLinks.length > 0 && (
+                        <>
+                            <div className="reaction-links">
+                                <div className="header h4">React to this post</div>
+                                {reactionLinks.map((link) => (
+                                    <a key={link.url} className="reaction-link" href={link.url}>
+                                        {link.reaction}
+                                    </a>
+                                ))}
+                            </div>
+                            <hr />
+                        </>
+                    )}
                     {!post.author.newsletter_disabled && (
                         <div id="subscription-form">
                             <label htmlFor="email" className="h4">

client/app/components/subscription_mailer/NewPost.jsx

@@ -51,14 +51,18 @@ const NewPost = ({ hiddenText, post, renderedText, weeklyUrl, unsubscribeUrl, re
                     </p>
                 )}
 
-                <p>Share your anonymous reaction to this post with the author—it would mean a lot to them!</p>
-                <div className="reaction-links">
-                    {reactionLinks.map((link) => (
-                        <a className="reaction-link" href={link.url}>
-                            {link.reaction}
-                        </a>
-                    ))}
-                </div>
+                {reactionLinks.length > 0 && (
+                    <>
+                        <p>Share your anonymous reaction to this post with the author—it would mean a lot to them!</p>
+                        <div className="reaction-links">
+                            {reactionLinks.map((link) => (
+                                <a className="reaction-link" href={link.url}>
+                                    {link.reaction}
+                                </a>
+                            ))}
+                        </div>
+                    </>
+                )}
 
                 <div className="links-footer" style={{ marginBottom: "20px" }}>
                     {weeklyUrl && <a href={weeklyUrl}>Receive Weekly Updates Instead</a>}

client/app/types/author.js

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const type = PropTypes.shape({
     link: PropTypes.string,
     meta_image_url: PropTypes.string,
     newsletter_disabled: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+    reactions_disabled: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
     secret: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
     twitter: PropTypes.string,
     username: PropTypes.string.isRequired,

db/migrate/20260513120000_add_reactions_disabled_to_authors.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class AddReactionsDisabledToAuthors < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.2]
+  def change
+    add_column :authors, :reactions_disabled, :boolean, default: false
+  end
+end

db/schema.rb

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2023_02_24_140201) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2026_05_13_120000) do
 
   create_table "authors", id: :integer, options: "ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb3", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.string "secret", collation: "latin1_swedish_ci"
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     t.string "cover_style", default: "full", collation: "latin1_swedish_ci"
     t.string "blog_layout_style", default: "vertical", collation: "latin1_swedish_ci"
     t.boolean "custom_theme_enabled", default: false
+    t.boolean "reactions_disabled", default: false
     t.index ["hide_from_homepage"], name: "index_authors_on_hide_from_homepage"
     t.index ["homepage_activity"], name: "index_authors_on_homepage_activity"
   end