Index: branches/unlabeled/unlabeled-1.27.2/core/units/admin/admin_tag_processor.php
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diff -u -r6936 -r7000
--- branches/unlabeled/unlabeled-1.27.2/core/units/admin/admin_tag_processor.php	(.../admin_tag_processor.php)	(revision 6936)
+++ branches/unlabeled/unlabeled-1.27.2/core/units/admin/admin_tag_processor.php	(.../admin_tag_processor.php)	(revision 7000)
@@ -208,11 +208,16 @@
 				return '';
 			}
 
+			$debug_mode = $this->Application->isDebugMode(); // cache this for performance
 			ksort($section_data['children'], SORT_NUMERIC);
 			foreach ($section_data['children'] as $section_name) {
 				$params['section_name'] = $section_name;
 				$section_data =& $sections_helper->getSectionData($section_name);
-
+				if (!$debug_mode && isset($section_data['debug_only']) && $section_data['debug_only']) {
+					// don't show section for debug mode only without debug mode turned on
+					continue;
+				}
+				
 				if (isset($section_data['tabs_only']) && $section_data['tabs_only']) {
 					$perm_status = false;
 					$folder_label = $section_data['label'];