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+const {createTransactionalMigration} = require('../../utils');
+const logging = require('@tryghost/logging');
+
+module.exports = createTransactionalMigration(
+    async function up(knex) {
+        const portalPlansRaw = await knex('settings').select('value').where('key', 'portal_plans').first();
+        const freeTier = await knex('products').select('visibility').where('type', 'free').first();
+
+        if (!portalPlansRaw || !freeTier) {
+            logging.warn('Could not read `portal_plans` setting or `visibility` of the free tier - skipping migration');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        let portalPlans;
+        try {
+            portalPlans = JSON.parse(portalPlansRaw.value);
+
+            if (!portalPlans || !Array.isArray(portalPlans)) {
+                logging.warn('`portal_plans` setting is not valid - skipping migration');
+                return;
+            }
+        } catch (err) {
+            logging.warn('Could not parse `portal_plans` setting - skipping migration');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (portalPlans.includes('free') && freeTier.visibility === 'none') {
+            logging.info('`portal_plans` setting contains "free", but free tier is not visible - updating free tier visibility to public');
+            await knex('products').update('visibility', 'public').where('type', 'free');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!portalPlans.includes('free') && freeTier.visibility === 'public') {
+            logging.info('`portal_plans` setting does not contain "free", but free tier is visible - updating free tier visibility to none');
+            await knex('products').update('visibility', 'none').where('type', 'free');
+            return;
+        }
+    },
+
+    async function down() {
+        // noop, as this is a data discrepancy fix
+    }
+);