# Add different buttons in the same reply template

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-different-buttons-in-the-same-reply-template/279137>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** reply-template\
**Created:** [September 15, 2023, 11:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-different-buttons-in-the-same-reply-template/279137 "2023-09-15T11:22:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![jimkleiber](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jimkleiber/32/121814_2.png) [@jimkleiber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jimkleiber)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 12:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-different-buttons-in-the-same-reply-template/279137/1 "2022-06-01T00:21:58Z")

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I love this and I think it may help a lot with running classes where I have people answer reflection questions or even as a pseudo form.

One thing I want to explore is if people can reply directly to the post’s author with a PM without having to type the recipient’s name. In this way, I could post an exercise or drill and then people could reflect privately to me using the template, which in some scenarios I may love. I could also provide the same template but with two different buttons, where they can reply publicly in the topic or privately in a PM to me (or the author).

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/8/6/e/86e73f3c7c395e245010182fc253908c98e296f6.png)

I know it’s not that hard for people to add a recipient in the PM composer, I just wonder, would it be easy to add an option for something like `create_pm_reply` or something that will go directly to the author of the post to which one is replying?

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