hint messages update

frontend/src/components/AddChildAliasModal.jsx

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export default function AddChildAliasModal({ features = {}, onClose }) {
       setPartner(p);
       setSelectedPartnerId(p?.id?.toString() || '');
       setRespondSeparately(p?.respond_separately || false);
-      setAllUsers((usersRes.users || []).filter(u => u.id !== currentUser?.id));
+      setAllUsers((usersRes.users || []).filter(u => u.id !== currentUser?.id && !u.is_default_admin));
       if (isMixedAge) {
         setMinorPlayers(thirdRes.users || []);
       } else {

frontend/src/components/SettingsModal.jsx

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ function MessagesTab() {
 
   const rows = [
     { key: 'msgPublic',       label: 'Public Messages',         desc: 'Public group channels visible to all members.' },
-    { key: 'msgGroup',        label: 'Group Messages',          desc: 'Private group messages managed by User Groups.' },
+    { key: 'msgGroup',        label: 'User Group Messages',     desc: 'Private group messages managed by User Groups.' },
     { key: 'msgPrivateGroup', label: 'Private Group Messages',  desc: 'Private multi-member group conversations.' },
     { key: 'msgU2U',          label: 'Private Messages (U2U)',  desc: 'One-on-one direct messages between users.' },
   ];
@@ -162,18 +162,18 @@ function TeamManagementTab() {
 const LOGIN_TYPE_OPTIONS = [
   {
     id: 'all_ages',
-    label: 'Unrestricted',
-    desc: 'No age restrictions. All users interact normally. Default behaviour.',
+    label: 'Unrestricted (default)',
+    desc: 'No age restrictions. All users interact normally.',
   },
   {
     id: 'guardian_only',
     label: 'Guardian Only',
-    desc: "Parents are required to add their child's details in their profile. They respond on behalf of the child for events with availability tracking for the players group.",
+    desc: "Parents/Guardians login one. Parents/Guardians are required to add their child's details in the \"Family Manager\". They will also respond on behalf of the child for events with availability tracking.",
   },
   {
     id: 'mixed_age',
     label: 'Restricted',
-    desc: "Parents, or user managers, add the minor's user account to their guardian profile. Minor aged users cannot login until a manager approves the guardian link.",
+    desc: "No age restriction for login. Date of Birth is a required field. Parents/Guardians must select their child in the Family Manager to allow them to login. Any private message initiated by any adult to a minor aged user will include the child's designated guardian.",
   },
 ];
 
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ function LoginTypeTab() {
         <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 12, marginBottom: 16 }}>
           <div>
             <label className="text-sm font-medium" style={{ color: 'var(--text-secondary)', display: 'block', marginBottom: 4 }}>Players Group</label>
-            <p style={{ fontSize: 12, color: 'var(--text-tertiary)', marginBottom: 6 }}>The user group that children / aliases are added to.</p>
+            <p style={{ fontSize: 12, color: 'var(--text-tertiary)', marginBottom: 6 }}>Select a group that minor aged users will be put in by default. *</p>
             <select className="input" value={playersGroupId} disabled={!canChange}
               onChange={e => setPlayersGroupId(e.target.value)}>
               <option value="">— Select group —</option>
@@ -256,13 +256,16 @@ function LoginTypeTab() {
           </div>
           <div>
             <label className="text-sm font-medium" style={{ color: 'var(--text-secondary)', display: 'block', marginBottom: 4 }}>Guardians Group</label>
-            <p style={{ fontSize: 12, color: 'var(--text-tertiary)', marginBottom: 6 }}>Members of this group see the "Add Child" option in their profile.</p>
+            <p style={{ fontSize: 12, color: 'var(--text-tertiary)', marginBottom: 6 }}>Members of the selected group will have access to Family Manager. *</p>
             <select className="input" value={guardiansGroupId} disabled={!canChange}
               onChange={e => setGuardiansGroupId(e.target.value)}>
               <option value="">— Select group —</option>
               {userGroups.map(g => <option key={g.id} value={g.id}>{g.name}</option>)}
             </select>
           </div>
+          <p style={{ fontSize: 12, color: 'var(--text-tertiary)', marginTop: 4 }}>
+            * Open Group Manager to create a different group, if none are suitable in these lists.
+          </p>
         </div>
       )}
 
@@ -396,7 +399,7 @@ function RegistrationTab({ onFeaturesChanged }) {
 
 // ── Main modal ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 export default function SettingsModal({ onClose, onFeaturesChanged }) {
-  const [tab, setTab] = useState('messages');
+  const [tab, setTab] = useState('login-type');
   const [appType, setAppType] = useState('RosterChirp-Chat');
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -424,9 +427,9 @@ export default function SettingsModal({ onClose, onFeaturesChanged }) {
         <div style={{ marginBottom: 24 }}>
           <label className="text-sm" style={{ color: 'var(--text-tertiary)', display: 'block', marginBottom: 4 }}>SELECT OPTION:</label>
           <select className="input" value={tab} onChange={e => setTab(e.target.value)}>
+            <option value="login-type">Login Type</option>
             <option value="messages">Messages</option>
             {isTeam && <option value="team">Tools</option>}
-            <option value="login-type">Login Type</option>
             <option value="registration">Registration</option>
           </select>
         </div>

frontend/src/pages/Chat.jsx

@@ -137,15 +137,18 @@ export default function Chat() {
     }).catch(() => {});
   }, [features.loginType, features.inGuardiansGroup]);
 
-  // Close help — open deferred add-child popup if pending
+  // Close help — open deferred add-child popup if pending, or settings for first-time default admin
   const handleHelpClose = useCallback(() => {
     if (addChildPending) {
       setAddChildPending(false);
       setModal('addchild');
+    } else if (!helpDismissed && user?.is_default_admin && !localStorage.getItem('rosterchirp_admin_setup_shown')) {
+      localStorage.setItem('rosterchirp_admin_setup_shown', '1');
+      setModal('settings');
     } else {
       setModal(null);
     }
-  }, [addChildPending]);
+  }, [addChildPending, helpDismissed, user]);
 
   // Register / refresh push subscription — FCM for Android/Chrome, Web Push for iOS
   useEffect(() => {

frontend/src/pages/GroupManagerPage.jsx

@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ export default function GroupManagerPage({ isMobile = false, onProfile, onHelp,
   const onRefresh = () => setRefreshKey(k => k+1);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    api.searchUsers('').then(({ users }) => setAllUsers(users.filter(u => u.status==='active').sort((a, b) => (a.display_name||a.name).localeCompare(b.display_name||b.name)))).catch(() => {});
+    api.searchUsers('').then(({ users }) => setAllUsers(users.filter(u => u.status==='active' && !u.is_default_admin).sort((a, b) => (a.display_name||a.name).localeCompare(b.display_name||b.name)))).catch(() => {});
     api.getUserGroups().then(({ groups }) => setAllUserGroups([...(groups||[])].sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name)))).catch(() => {});
     api.getSettings().then(({ settings }) => {
       const pgid = (settings || []).find(s => s.key === 'feature_players_group_id')?.value;