Looking for clarification on the scope of the disable private messaging option. When the option is checked, it disallows users to private message each other (except to staff). This is great. However, at the moment, users can initiate private messaging through these methods: Using any action whi…

[image] viethoang: Using any action which prompts the system user to PM them (status of exporting their posts, for example), the user can invite other users to the exchange between the original user and system. I believe that’s a bug we should fix @eviltrout . If PM is disabled don’t allow the…

Fixed here: FIX: Regular users shouldn't be able to invite to PMs if disabled committed 04:57PM - 19 May 17 UTC (UTC) [image] eviltrout +59 -…

Scope of private message disabling

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eviltrout (Robin Ward) May 19, 2017, 4:58pm 3

Fixed here:

Topic		Replies	Views
Allow users to disable new PMs Announcements new-feature , personal-messages	8	1749	February 9, 2024
Is it possible to disable private messaging for a specific user? Support	32	9678	March 22, 2019
Is it possible to disable PMs but enable chat (including user-to-user chat)? Support	3	89	September 13, 2025
Disable personal message between members Support personal-messages	2	143	July 21, 2025
How do I disable personal messages between members, but not admin to members? Support	9	1448	April 29, 2023

Scope of private message disabling

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