# Disable private messages between members but only between one admin and one member
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-private-messages-between-members-but-only-between-one-admin-and-one-member/21389
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [21 באוקטובר, 2014, 10:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-private-messages-between-members-but-only-between-one-admin-and-one-member/21389 "2014-10-21T22:32:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@benjamin\_bnds](https://meta.discourse.org/u/benjamin_bnds)
#### Post date: [21 באוקטובר, 2014, 10:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-private-messages-between-members-but-only-between-one-admin-and-one-member/21389/1 "2014-10-21T22:32:49Z")
Is it possible to disable private messages between members but only enable it between one admin and one member?
I would like to use Discourse for the customer support of my company.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [21 באוקטובר, 2014, 10:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-private-messages-between-members-but-only-between-one-admin-and-one-member/21389/2 "2014-10-21T22:36:33Z")
Yes, turn off private messaging in the site settings. Admins will still be able to PM.
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### Author:  [@kpfleming](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kpfleming)
#### Post date: [22 באוקטובר, 2014, 6:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-private-messages-between-members-but-only-between-one-admin-and-one-member/21389/3 "2014-10-22T18:09:18Z")
What happened to the feature request for categories designed for tech support (where only the poster and the category moderators could see the topics)?
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### Author:  [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)
#### Post date: [22 באוקטובר, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-private-messages-between-members-but-only-between-one-admin-and-one-member/21389/4 "2014-10-22T18:26:39Z")
That one is over here:
> [@New category permission : "Create and see"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-category-permission-create-and-see/12053):
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> Hi, I would like to have your opinion about a new permission for categories. I’m building a support platform using Discourse in which users can ask questions and “professional” users can answer. I would like to create a category in which standard users can ask questions but can only be answered by “professional” users. Standard users can see the questions and answers of others but can only create their own topics or answer their own topics. Currently we have “Create, answer, see”, “Answer, s…
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### Author:  [@ACADEMYOFPYTHON](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ACADEMYOFPYTHON)
#### Post date: [17 בפברואר, 2023, 5:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-private-messages-between-members-but-only-between-one-admin-and-one-member/21389/5 "2023-02-17T05:01:25Z")
This doesnt work for the 2023 version… any ideas? please?
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### Author:  [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [17 בפברואר, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-private-messages-between-members-but-only-between-one-admin-and-one-member/21389/6 "2023-02-17T17:40:28Z")
Hi, there is no need to sort of cross-post on a 8 years old topic, let’s keep things on your original post 🙂
> [@How do I disable personal messages between members, but not admin to members?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-disable-private-messages-between-memebers-but-not-admin-to-memebers-in-the-latest-version/255436):
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> How do I disable private messages between members but not admin to members in the latest version?
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### Author:  [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [17 בפברואר, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-private-messages-between-members-but-only-between-one-admin-and-one-member/21389/7 "2023-02-17T17:40:52Z")