# Add a "New Private Message" button to the inbox
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-new-private-message-button-to-the-inbox/22388
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [November 21, 2014, 10:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-new-private-message-button-to-the-inbox/22388 "2014-11-21T10:58:58Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@rumpelsepp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rumpelsepp)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2014, 10:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-new-private-message-button-to-the-inbox/22388/1 "2014-11-21T10:58:58Z")
I often use private messages on my discourse board. It annoys me that there is no “New Private Message” button on my “Messages” (`/users/rumpelsepp/private-messages`) page. If I want to send a message to several users I always have to do it like this:
- Go to the profile of one user.
- Click Private Message.
- Add the others.
I would be happy to be able to do it like this (similar to creating a new topic on the latest page):
- Go to my Inbox
- Click new message.
- Add the others.
Here is what I mean:
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### Author:  [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2014, 8:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-new-private-message-button-to-the-inbox/22388/2 "2014-11-21T20:49:14Z")
There’s a plugin that puts the button everywhere you may want to try out:
[https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-message-button-plugin/14317](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-message-button-plugin/14317)
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2014, 9:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-new-private-message-button-to-the-inbox/22388/3 "2014-11-21T21:45:12Z")
This is a good idea, can you add it to your list @techapj?
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-new-private-message-button-to-the-inbox/22388/4 "2014-11-21T23:56:36Z")
I actually think it should go here, though, since it is specific to this ‘tab’:
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### Author:  [@TechnoBear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TechnoBear)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2014, 4:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-new-private-message-button-to-the-inbox/22388/5 "2014-11-26T16:30:07Z")
This is what I was asking for here:
> [@Sending PM requires first locating recipient](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sending-pm-requires-first-locating-recipient/15250):
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> On vBulletin, I can send a PM to somebody by going to my messages and typing a username into a new message. Unless I’m missing something, that’s not possible on Discourse. Instead, you need to visit the member’s Profile page or use the pop-up box from their avatar on a post. Not very convenient. Is there any way this can be improved?
so that topic can now be closed, thank you.
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### Author:  [@gdpelican](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gdpelican)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-new-private-message-button-to-the-inbox/22388/6 "2014-11-28T20:00:02Z")
I’d love to take a crack at this, if no one else is actively working on it.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2014, 8:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-new-private-message-button-to-the-inbox/22388/7 "2014-11-28T20:07:54Z")
Sure go for it! @techapj is busy on email at the moment.
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### Author:  [@gdpelican](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gdpelican)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2014, 5:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-new-private-message-button-to-the-inbox/22388/8 "2014-11-30T05:09:21Z")
PR here:
[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/3009](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/3009)
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### Author:  [@gdpelican](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gdpelican)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2014, 4:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-new-private-message-button-to-the-inbox/22388/9 "2014-12-03T04:50:10Z")
Anything I can do from my end to move this along?
Don’t want to rush anyone, but wanted to make sure I’m not holding anything up.
(I signed the CLA, or at least believe I did.)
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### Author:  [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2014, 12:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-new-private-message-button-to-the-inbox/22388/10 "2014-12-03T12:33:48Z")
Looks to have been merged 😄
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### Author:  [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2014, 2:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-new-private-message-button-to-the-inbox/22388/11 "2014-12-03T14:04:06Z")