# \#bcc **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/bcc/267.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [Discourse BCC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-bcc/134721)
**Author:** [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 1:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-bcc/134721 "2026-09-01T01:59:38Z")
:discourse2: Summary Discourse BCC allows staff users to send individual personal messages to several users at once. :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link https://github.com/discourse/discourse-bcc … --- ## [Discourse bcc is not compatible with Encrypt](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-bcc-is-not-compatible-with-encrypt/203133)
**Author:** [@alexhartley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alexhartley)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 10:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-bcc-is-not-compatible-with-encrypt/203133 "2024-12-23T10:50:42Z")
I did some testing tonight commenting out all plugins except encryption, and worked my way up from there until it broke. It appears to be discourse-bcc that’s causing it on my instances. If I remove that plugin: First i… --- ## [Add %{first name} variable to BCC plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-first-name-variable-to-bcc-plugin/297599)
**Author:** [@cogdog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cogdog)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2024, 8:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-first-name-variable-to-bcc-plugin/297599 "2024-03-03T08:37:55Z")
I am so glad I found this! It will help much for sending announcements as group messages as most people do not realize a reply goes to all. The placeholders work although I cannot really see how I would personalize with… --- ## [BCC plugin glitches when you PM an email address](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bcc-plugin-glitches-when-you-pm-an-email-address/284070)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2023, 2:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bcc-plugin-glitches-when-you-pm-an-email-address/284070 "2023-11-01T02:53:17Z")
I’ve just used the Discourse BCC plugin to send out a nice little batch of personalised individual PMs. Included in my batch of users was two email addresses (as they did not yet have accounts). The two PMs due to go t… --- ## [Add placeholder for custom field](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-placeholder-for-custom-field/297601)
**Author:** [@tpetrov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tpetrov)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 3:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-placeholder-for-custom-field/297601 "2021-11-10T15:42:12Z")
Super useful!! Is it possible to use a placeholder for a custom field? Thanks! --- ## [Add %{name} variable to BCC plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-name-variable-to-bcc-plugin/186861)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 1:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-name-variable-to-bcc-plugin/186861 "2021-05-11T01:55:38Z")
This is for the official Bcc plugin. Suggestion 1 Could we please have {name} as well as {username}? Using a real name is a lot more personal in forums where that is acceptable. Suggestion 2 Have you considered bringin… --- ## [BCC: Add username placeholder](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bcc-add-username-placeholder/177343)
**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 7:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bcc-add-username-placeholder/177343 "2021-02-25T19:34:39Z")
Hey Robin, amazing plugin! What do you think about adding a username placeholder so that each individual message will address the user by his name? --- ## [What’s the behaviour if I add a group as well as individuals?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-s-the-behaviour-if-i-add-a-group-as-well-as-individuals/297600)
**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-s-the-behaviour-if-i-add-a-group-as-well-as-individuals/297600 "2020-03-03T16:54:00Z")
Just to confirm I understand usage of this correctly: If I mix individual users and groups as recipients of the same single message that gets the :white\_check\_mark: for this feature – will those individuals and all mem…