Remove 'Send PM' flag option

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The discussion revolves around the removal of the ‘Send PM’ option when flagging posts, which has appeared after a recent update. rstew reports that this feature is problematic for their closed, moderated community, as it allows private messages that cannot be monitored. Canapin acknowledges the issue and provides a CSS workaround to hide the option, though it is not a built-in setting. JammyDodger clarifies that the feature is not new and is controlled by the personal message enabled groups setting, suggesting the change may be due to a permission adjustment rather than a new feature.

1

Hi, After the latest update, we’ve had a function appear when flagging a post that allows the person flagging to DM the original poster. Is there a way to turn this option off?
Thanks

2

Hello Rebecca :wave:

Are you talking about this feature?

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3

Yes that’s the one. Our community is closed and closely moderated so we want to pick up the flags without there being other discussions we can’t see.

4

There is no specific class to hide this element with CSS. A hacky one would be:

.flag-modal-body > form > div > .flag-action-type:first-child {
    h3:first-child, .controls, hr {
        display: none;
    }
}

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Would this solution solve your issue?

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Just to note, that’s not a new feature so it suddenly popping up when it wasn’t there before may be down to a setting change? It’s disabled for any group/trust level that doesn’t have permission to send PMs. You could double check your personal message enabled groups setting to see if that’s as you expect it to be?