# Staff email exposure on User Profiles

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-email-exposure-on-user-profiles/262677
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 24, 2023, 7:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-email-exposure-on-user-profiles/262677 "2023-04-24T07:38:24Z")
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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: [April 24, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-email-exposure-on-user-profiles/262677/4 "2023-04-24T16:32:54Z")

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> [@awesomerobot](#):
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> While it doesn’t involve showing an email address, I recall multiple requests to allow normal users to PM staff even when other PMs are disabled, and there’s a defunct plugin that used to enable this: [Kinder Guardian - let New members message Staff](https://meta.discourse.org/t/kinder-guardian-let-new-members-message-staff/45737)…

I think @pfaffman has an updated one here:

> [@Allow-pm-to-staff](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-pm-to-staff/260946):
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> information_sourceSummary Allow all users to PM Staffhammer_and_wrenchRepository Link [https://github.com/pfaffman/discourse-allow-pm-to-staff](https://github.com/pfaffman/discourse-allow-pm-to-staff)open_bookInstall Guide [How to install plugins in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-in-discourse/19157)Features Allow users to send a PM to staff even if they would not otherwise be able to send a PM. Configuration allow\_pm\_to\_staff\_enabled–Enables the plugin (default true) allow\_pm\_allowed\_pm\_groups–Set groups who can receive PMs from all users (default “staff”). S…

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