# Can't convert Personal Message to a Public Topic

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-convert-personal-message-to-a-public-topic/294137>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Tags:** personal-messages\
**Created:** [February 5, 2024, 3:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-convert-personal-message-to-a-public-topic/294137 "2024-02-05T03:31:22Z")\
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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:** [February 9, 2024, 3:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-convert-personal-message-to-a-public-topic/294137/9 "2024-02-09T03:25:39Z")

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Are you using any plugins that may the interfere with making a private topic public? Maybe the Encrypt plugin? Not sure if it would interfere or not.

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