# Mute DMs from a group

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/mute-dms-from-a-group/378514
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** notifications, personal-messages
**Created:** [August 14, 2025, 12:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mute-dms-from-a-group/378514 "2025-08-14T00:49:25Z")
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### Author: ![Heliosurge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/heliosurge/32/571810_2.png) [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2025, 6:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mute-dms-from-a-group/378514/6 "2025-08-15T06:31:53Z")

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If you’re self-hosted or not n a plan that supports.

Private Topics Plug-in might work. Instead of using Group mail box use this plugin for which groups can respond to private topics.

> [@Private Topics Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-topics-plugin/268646):
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> information_sourceSummary Private Topics Enables private topics in a regular categoryhammer_and_wrenchRepository Link [GitHub - communiteq/discourse-private-topics · GitHub](https://github.com/communiteq/discourse-private-topics)open_bookInstall Guide [How to install plugins in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-in-discourse/19157)Features This plugin allows you to add an extra security setting to categories so that users can only access their own topics. You can also designate one or more groups that can see all topics in the category. This is typically used for…

You could set maybe group to watch first post? Not sure if notification for category could be set group wide to turn on & Off.

But maybe the assign plugin or custom m automation might work.

Otherwise maybe a custom Feild that they can each toggle on and off manually.

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