How do I disable private messages between members but not admin to members in the latest version?

Admins can send PMs to anyone. If you want members to be able to PM staff, you can try GitHub - pfaffman/discourse-allow-pm-to-staff: Allow private messages to be sent to staff for users who could otherwise not send private messages. · GitHub

Hi, You change the value of the personal message enabled groups setting to staff or admins. :slight_smile: Users will still be able to reply to messages sent by staff or admins, but will not be able to initiate personal messages to staff or admins. There is no built-in feature that allows that. S…

[image] Coin-coin le Canapin: change the value of the personal message enabled groups setting to staff or admins Right! I should retire that plugin.

But there is a difference, your plugin allows user to create personal messages to admins, whereas the Discourse setting only allow users to reply to personal messages initiated by the admins/staff (or whatever setting we choose).

[image] Coin-coin le Canapin: the Discourse setting only allow users to reply to personal messages initiated by the admins/staff My understanding is that once a pm has been created everyone can participate. I’m pretty sure that the setting discussed here didn’t exist when I wrote the plugin. …

Hey, I have installed the plugin, and enabled the personal message enabled groups to staff and moderators, but with these settings I am able to message all the users irrespective of their roles like everyone can message everyone. Please kindly help me out to fix this, I just want that users can me…

[image] Jay Pfaffman: [image] Canapin: the Discourse setting only allow users to reply to personal messages initiated by the admins/staff My understanding is that once a pm has been created everyone can participate. I’m pretty sure that the setting discussed here didn’t exist when I wrote…

[image] rahim123: I still haven’t gotten around to installing @pfaffman ’s plugin [image] Problems changing the minimum trust level (PMs and Flags) Feature Still works great! Thanks a ton. Please keep this plugin active, and if there’s any way to get it …

Comment désactiver les messages personnels entre les membres, mais pas de l'administrateur aux membres ?

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rahim123 Mars 17, 2023, 2:18 9

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Comment désactiver les messages personnels entre les membres, mais pas de l'administrateur aux membres ?

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