Reply To: Private Message Pagination
per_page option is availble for the message loop, like inbox (which is default), sentbox and notices where all received message are stored. This option let you paginat the result.
Now, the case of a long conversation. This start in the inbox, where you found it at page 1 or 12…
You click on the message and you see the content. This page is not concerned by the loop containing your per_page option. You can control that in the url.
If you read the code in the file i indicated you previously, you’ll see that there is no pagination system in it.
Message option can be set in bp-templates\bp-legacy\buddypress\members\single\messages\message-loop.php
You need to copy this file into your child-theme first so you won’t loose your modification at next update. See codex if you need more infos about theming.
