I noticed that there was a discussion on this topic back in 2023, but it didn’t seem to reach a clear conclusion, as noted by Jay: How do I disable personal messages between members but not admin to members? Has anything changed recently regarding this? Specifically, how can we disable private mes…

If you are self hosted there is a plugin. Allow pm to staff. [image] Allow-pm-to-staff Plugin information_source Summary Allow all users to PM Staff hammer_and_wrench Repository Link https://github.com/pfaffman/discourse-allow-pm-to-staff open_book I…

You can remove users from the personal message enabled group site setting, and then staff can still message them. The setting is about who is allowed to initiate a message and you cannot remove admins and moderators from it. If you want users to be able to initiate messages to admins, you can allow…

Disable personal message between members

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Heliosurge (Dan DeMontmorency) July 21, 2025, 4:15am 2

If you are self hosted there is a plugin. Allow pm to staff.

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Disable personal message between members

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