# How do I send a message to a user group?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-send-a-message-to-a-user-group/47615
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [July 21, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-send-a-message-to-a-user-group/47615 "2016-07-21T18:24:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author: ![kuba-orlik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/kuba-orlik/32/318490_2.png) [@kuba-orlik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kuba-orlik)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-send-a-message-to-a-user-group/47615/1 "2016-07-21T18:24:51Z")

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I’m on v1.6.0.beta10+38. How do I send a message to a user group?

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2016, 11:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-send-a-message-to-a-user-group/47615/2 "2016-07-21T23:53:15Z")

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Compose a new message, and enter the group name in the To: field for the message.

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### Author: ![kuba-orlik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/kuba-orlik/32/318490_2.png) [@kuba-orlik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kuba-orlik)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2016, 6:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-send-a-message-to-a-user-group/47615/3 "2016-07-22T06:25:31Z")

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Unfortunately, it doesn’t work for us:

[discourse-group-message.ogv](https://owncloud.kuba-orlik.name/s/qYYKr94LAAQZzIj)

Perhaps there’s a way to enable it and I missed it?

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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2016, 6:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-send-a-message-to-a-user-group/47615/4 "2016-07-22T06:29:19Z")

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Try this:

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/f/8/f862104833b7a7f2ec62f32cd995ef293781e71d.png)

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### Author: ![kuba-orlik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/kuba-orlik/32/318490_2.png) [@kuba-orlik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kuba-orlik)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2016, 6:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-send-a-message-to-a-user-group/47615/5 "2016-07-22T06:31:03Z")

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Ah, that’s right, I missed it. Thank you!

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2016, 6:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-send-a-message-to-a-user-group/47615/6 "2016-07-22T06:39:48Z")

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This UI is so embarrassing to even show a screenshot of ☹ we should be doing better than this.

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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2016, 1:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-send-a-message-to-a-user-group/47615/7 "2016-07-22T13:21:51Z")

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Groups have so many options, maybe adding tabs there like the customization menu and having a tab for members, a tab for mention and messaging, etc. 🤔

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### Author: ![Emilio\_F\_Castillo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/emilio_f_castillo/32/201087_2.png) [@Emilio\_F\_Castillo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Emilio_F_Castillo)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2020, 11:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-send-a-message-to-a-user-group/47615/8 "2020-04-20T23:52:51Z")

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This was helpful. Thank you.

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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-send-a-message-to-a-user-group/47615/9 "2024-06-08T12:37:03Z")

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