# Restrict who you can PM based on Groups

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-who-you-can-pm-based-on-groups/74531
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** groups, personal-messages
**Created:** [21 בנובמבר,‏ 2017,‏ 5:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-who-you-can-pm-based-on-groups/74531 "2017-11-21T17:35:32Z")
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### Author: ![kinetiksoft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/kinetiksoft/32/229578_2.png) [@kinetiksoft](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kinetiksoft)
#### Post date: [25 בנובמבר,‏ 2023,‏ 1:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-who-you-can-pm-based-on-groups/74531/7 "2023-11-25T13:08:31Z")

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Hello everyone,

We have actually solved this problem by raising [markteplace request](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-group-to-group-permissions-to-send-private-messages-to-target-group-members/198936) back in Aug '21 which was completed by [Michael from Communiteq](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaeld/summary) 🫶🏼 and released as [a plugin open-sourced for public](https://github.com/communiteq/discourse-restrict-pms-to-group) to use it.

It’s been several years now, and it works like a charm without maintenance.

I went ahead an posted a new Plugin topic to host & discuss additional information about this function:

> [@Discourse Restrict PMs to certain Groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-restrict-pms-to-certain-groups/286584):
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> information_sourceSummary Restrict public from PMing to certain groups members. Provide privilege to PM restricted groups membershammer_and_wrenchRepository Link [GitHub - communiteq/discourse-restrict-pms-to-group · GitHub](https://github.com/communiteq/discourse-restrict-pms-to-group)open_bookInstall Guide [How to install plugins in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-in-discourse/19157) In case you need to limit general audience from PMing members of certain groups, this plugin will help you achieve such task. You can also make some groups able to PM members of restricted …

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