[DEPR]: Learner Dashboard NON_BROWSABLE_COURSES environment variable #693
Description
RFC Start Date
2025-08-01
Target Plan Accepted Date
2025-08-15
Target Transition Unblocked Date
October 2025
Earliest Breaking Changes Unblocked Date
January 2026
Earliest Open edX Named Release with Breaking Changes
Verawood - 2026-04
Rationale
The NON_BROWSABLE_COURSES environment variable is used exclusively to control the presence of the "Discover New" menu item in the header. As part of the frontend-base conversion, header links are now entirely configurable via site.config, so this toggle is made superfluous.
Removal
This search lists all the references to the environment variable that will be removed:
Replacement
As noted above, after the frontend-base conversion all header links will be configurable via site.config.
Deprecation
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Additional Info
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Task List
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Task List
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