# What's the timeline for improving messaging?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-timeline-for-improving-messaging/41202
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [March 17, 2016, 3:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-timeline-for-improving-messaging/41202 "2016-03-17T15:03:28Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2016, 3:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-timeline-for-improving-messaging/41202/1 "2016-03-17T15:03:28Z")
There are a handful of missing messaging features that are becoming increasingly urgent for us, and I think the discourse team probably agree they need to happen but they are lower on your priority list than ours. Is there anything I can do to help speed it up, besides becoming a hosting customer? :innocent:
These are the most pressing ones:
- [inviting groups to existing messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-invite-a-group-to-a-message/31040/5)
- [removing groups from messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-invite-a-group-to-a-message/31040/6)
- [You received this because… in footer of emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-message-notification-email-change-visit-topic-to-visit-message/38358/4)
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### Author:  [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2016, 3:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-timeline-for-improving-messaging/41202/2 "2016-03-17T15:07:01Z")
Well, if it helps @tobiaseigen’s case, #1 would certainly be appreciated over at Stonehearth.
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### Author:  [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2016, 4:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-timeline-for-improving-messaging/41202/3 "2016-09-14T04:43:01Z")
FYI - [#1 has now been implemented. Groups can be invited and removed from private messages.](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-invite-a-group-to-a-message/31040/5). :rocket:
.. but #3 has not happened. It’s back on my radar though so maybe I will try to make it happen.
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### Author:  [@scombs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/scombs)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2016, 8:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-timeline-for-improving-messaging/41202/4 "2016-09-18T20:53:53Z")
Regarding
> [@tobiaseigen](#):
>
> You received this because… in footer of emails
I’d also like to keep in mind
> [@Email Notification recipients unclear when PM is sent to multiple users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-notification-recipients-unclear-when-pm-is-sent-to-multiple-users/26934):
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> When a private message is received in Discourse it looks like this: Note the list of users. When the private message notification is received by Email - it is not clear if there are other recipients. [image] I would suggest that a list of other recipients is included to avoid any confusion.
For now, in my community, I am changing the email button text from “Read Message” to “View Recipients”.
I feel like pushing users to the site should be the main objective while trying to avoid the pitfalls.
I posted some [email footer enhancements tips](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-notification-footer-with-links-for-reply-privately-sender-profile-and-user-profile/50305) for Reply Privately and other features using existing Discourse shortcodes and Customize Text. I didn’t check any of the group email templates or related email text but maybe some of the codes are already present or could be implemented in a similar way.