# Alternative User PMs Button For Admin

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternative-user-pms-button-for-admin/260952
**Category:** Theme component
**Created:** [April 7, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternative-user-pms-button-for-admin/260952 "2023-04-07T15:52:16Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
**Page:** 1

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### Author: ![Arkshine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/arkshine/32/298682_2.png) [@Arkshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkshine)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternative-user-pms-button-for-admin/260952/1 "2023-04-07T15:52:16Z")

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| ℹ | **Summary** | Change how an admin accesses users’ PMs |
| 🛠 | **Repository** | [https://github.com/Arkshine/discourse-alt-user-pms-button-for-admin](https://github.com/Arkshine/discourse-alt-user-pms-button-for-admin) |
| ❓ | **Install Guide** | [How to install a theme or theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-install-a-theme-or-theme-component/63682) |
| 📖 | **New to Discourse Themes?** | [Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966) |

Install this theme component

A small Discourse theme component for Admins that moves the 📧 Messages button from public users’ profiles to the user admin page as a 📧 Show Messages button, keeping the intent in a proper admin context.

![demo](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/7/f/9/7f9ae73b61c6c4d84849aeec84f068285a1c6ace.gif)

This theme component was created as a feature request from this topic: [Add a warning when checking personal messages from a user public profile, as an admin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-warning-when-checking-direct-messages-from-a-user-public-profile-as-an-admin/215630).

> ℹ Don’t forget to reload the page after activating the component to see the change.

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### Author: ![Heliosurge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/heliosurge/32/571810_2.png) [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2026, 3:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternative-user-pms-button-for-admin/260952/2 "2026-08-07T03:45:42Z")

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Running latest Discourse Tests Passed just updated. Component throwing

 ![Screenshot_20260807-004449](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/3/4/c/34c54e715a50512b48d138ca24ca9b190c8d7afd.png)

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### Author: ![Arkshine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/arkshine/32/298682_2.png) [@Arkshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkshine)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2026, 3:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternative-user-pms-button-for-admin/260952/3 "2026-08-07T03:47:39Z")

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Thanks for reporting, I will fix later today!

EDIT: Should be fixed now! @Heliosurge

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### Author: ![Heliosurge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/heliosurge/32/571810_2.png) [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2026, 6:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternative-user-pms-button-for-admin/260952/4 "2026-08-07T06:11:14Z")

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Yes when I updated Quote callouts I checked this one and saw you pushed an update. Outstandingly fast!

🍻 😎👍✨