# Settings disappeared after the chat function was disabled.

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/398401
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** chat, fixed
**Created:** [March 13, 2026, 6:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/398401 "2026-03-13T18:58:28Z")
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### Author: ![RGJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rgj/32/523185_2.png) [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/398401/2 "2026-03-13T21:43:15Z")

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> [@25w31b](#):
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> I just disabled chat on Discourse Meta, and it disappeared permanently from the preferences. I can no longer find the chat settings.

It’s a bit different, that first time it could be seen but didn’t work. This time it’s gone. I can reproduce this, by the way.

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