src/app/modules/channels/sidebar/sidebar.html

@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
     </div>
 
     <a
-      *ngIf="showBecomeProButton"
+      *ngIf="false && showBecomeProButton"
       class="m-btn m-link-btn m-btn--with-icon m-btn--slim m-btn--action"
       routerLink="/pro"
     >
@@ -285,7 +285,18 @@
       *ngIf="session.getLoggedInUser().guid == user.guid"
       [object]="user"
     ></minds-button-boost>
+
     <m-channel--badges [user]="user"></m-channel--badges>
+
+    <a *ngIf="session.getLoggedInUser()?.is_admin" (click)="proAdminToggle()">
+      <m-tooltip
+        icon="business_center"
+        [iconClass]="user.pro ? 'selected' : ''"
+        i18n
+      >
+        Pro
+      </m-tooltip>
+    </a>
   </div>
 </div>
 

src/app/modules/channels/sidebar/sidebar.ts

@@ -160,6 +160,26 @@ export class ChannelSidebar {
       .present();
   }
 
+  async proAdminToggle() {
+    const value = !this.user.pro;
+    const method = value ? 'put' : 'delete';
+
+    this.user.pro = value;
+
+    try {
+      const response = (await this.client[method](
+        `api/v2/admin/pro/${this.user.guid}`
+      )) as any;
+
+      if (!response || response.status !== 'success') {
+        throw new Error('Invalid server response');
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error(e);
+      this.user.pro = !value;
+    }
+  }
+
   get showBecomeProButton() {
     const isOwner =
       this.session.isLoggedIn() &&

src/app/modules/newsfeed/newsfeed.component.html

@@ -129,7 +129,9 @@
       <a
         class="m-page--sidebar--navigation--item"
         routerLink="/pro"
-        *ngIf="session.isLoggedIn() && !session.getLoggedInUser().pro"
+        *ngIf="
+          false && (session.isLoggedIn() && !session.getLoggedInUser().pro)
+        "
       >
         <i class="material-icons">business_center</i>
         <span>Become Pro</span>

src/app/modules/pro/channel/subscription/subscription.component.html

 <div *ngIf="isLoggedIn">
   <ng-container *ngIf="!inProgress; else inProgressSpinner">
     <button
+      [hidden]="true"
       *ngIf="!active"
       class="mdl-button mdl-button--colored mdl-color--green"
       [disabled]="inProgress || criticalError"

src/app/modules/pro/channel/subscription/subscription.components.scss

+m-pro--subscription {
+  .m-pro-subscription--error {
+    display: block;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    color: #fff;
+    margin: 8px 0 0 5px;
+  }
+}