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cms/settings.py

@@ -668,3 +668,8 @@ if USE_LTI:
     # SESSION_ENGINE = "django.contrib.sessions.backends.cached_db"
     # Consider using cached_db for reliability if sessions are lost between many LTI launches
     RELATED_MEDIA_STRATEGY = "no_related"
+
+    # Whether LMS course categories (is_lms_course=True) appear in the public
+    # category list. Off by default — LMS courses are internal LTI constructs
+    # and are not meaningful to regular MediaCMS users.
+    SHOW_LMS_COURSES_IN_CATEGORIES = False

cms/version.py

@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = "8.0.1b"
+VERSION = "8.0.1c"

files/views/categories.py

@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ class CategoryList(APIView):
                 rbac_categories = request.user.get_rbac_categories_as_member()
                 categories = categories.union(rbac_categories)
 
+        if not getattr(settings, 'SHOW_LMS_COURSES_IN_CATEGORIES', True):
+            categories = categories.filter(is_lms_course=False)
+
         categories = categories.order_by("title")
 
         serializer = CategorySerializer(categories, many=True, context={"request": request})