How can discourse administrators turn off private messages discourse管理员如何关闭私信 [image]

Check this: [image] To disable Messaging options to all users Support Hello, I’ve successfully installed a discourse platform on my server. However, I’m currently seeking a solution to disable the messaging feature for all users on the platform. Could you please guide me on how to accomplish this? Thank you in advance for your assistance! But you will use setting personal message enabled groups

You can switch off these: [This image depicts a screenshot of a settings page for a messaging platform, featuring two options: allowing other users to send messages and chat directly, or only allowing specific users to do so. (Captioned by AI)] Or just allow certain people to message you. It’s under Preferences → Users at bottom. (Note, it might be nice if the second option allowed you to select groups too?)

After the administrator closes the private message: personal message enabled groups Ordinary users cannot chat directly by clicking on someone else’s avatar. I want the administrator to close the private message, Ordinary users can also chat directly by clicking on someone else’s avatar. 管理员关闭私信后:personal message enabled groups 普通用户点击别人的头像，不能直接聊天了。我想要管理员关闭私信后，普通用户点击别人头像还可以直接聊天。 [IMG_20241130_015516] [IMG_20241130_021913]

To prevent users from sending messages to the admin user, use the setting at {your.forum}/u/admin/preferences/users, which merefield mentioned. Staff can always send messages to users, so test with a regular user account.

What I mean is that the user interface should not display ‘private messages’ Only display ‘chat’ [image]

You can hide this with CSS. [image] Making custom CSS changes on your site Site Management bookmark This guide explains how to make CSS changes on your Discourse site, including an introduction to CSS, where to add CSS in Discourse, and how to find the right selectors using browser inspection tools. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator Summary This guide covers: A brief introduction to CSS and key concepts How to add CSS to your Discourse site using theme components Using browser inspection tools to find the right CSS selectors Understanding CSS basics C… Or, I think you could also remove this by increasing the minimum TL required for sending PMs (since there will be quite a few buttons you’ll need to hide).

How can discourse administrators turn off personal messages

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Jagster (Jakke Flemming) November 27, 2024, 11:21am 2

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But you will use setting personal message enabled groups

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How can discourse administrators turn off personal messages

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