# "Start a new DM" in sidebar for users who cannot use DMs

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/start-a-new-dm-in-sidebar-for-users-who-cannot-use-dms/385630
**Category:** UX
**Tags:** chat, sidebar
**Created:** [14 oktober 2025 om 22:10 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/start-a-new-dm-in-sidebar-for-users-who-cannot-use-dms/385630 "2025-10-14T22:10:44Z")
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### Author: ![j.jaffeux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/j.jaffeux/32/60297_2.png) [@j.jaffeux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j.jaffeux)
#### Post date: [24 oktober 2025 om 12:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/start-a-new-dm-in-sidebar-for-users-who-cannot-use-dms/385630/8 "2025-10-24T12:47:47Z")

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@moin you already have seen it 😃

But FTR I made the followup:

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/35595](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/35595)

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