diff --git a/app/views/users/edit_website_settings.html.erb b/app/views/users/edit_website_settings.html.erb
index 2fdeffb..7d6a654 100644
--- a/app/views/users/edit_website_settings.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/edit_website_settings.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 <% title "Edit Website Settings: #{@user.name}" %>
 
+<%
+  def can_edit?
+    (@user.is?(current_user) && confirmed?) || (mod? && current_user.role >= @user.role && current_user.confirmed?)
+  end
+%>
+
 <%= link_to @user.name, @user %> → Edit Website Settings
 <h1>Edit Website Settings</h1>
 
@@ -10,25 +16,31 @@
       <tr>
         <td>Header moves with scrolling (Experimental - do not report bugs)</td>
         <td>
-          <%= f.check_box :header_scroll %>
+          <%= f.check_box :header_scroll, disabled: !can_edit? %>
         </td>
       </tr>
       <tr>
         <td>Show exact UTC times</td>
         <td>
-          <%= f.check_box :utc_time %>
+          <%= f.check_box :utc_time, disabled: !can_edit? %>
         </td>
       </tr>
       <tr>
         <td>Dark theme*</td>
         <td>
-          <%= f.check_box :dark %>
+          <%= f.check_box :dark, disabled: !can_edit? %>
         </td>
       </tr>
     </tbody>
   </table>
-  <p><%= f.submit "Save changes", class: "btn blue left" %></p>
+  <p><%= f.submit "Save changes", class: "btn blue left", disabled: !can_edit? %></p>
   <div class="clear"></div>
+
+  <% if !@user.is?(current_user) && !current_user.confirmed? %>
+    <span class='red-alert'>You must confirm your own email before you can edit other user's website settings.</span>
+  <% elsif !@user.confirmed? && @user.is?(current_user) %>
+    <span class='red-alert'>You need to confirm your email before you can edit your website settings.</span>
+  <% end %>
 <% end %>
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