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disable private messaging for specific user

@hotconductor

Participant

9 years ago

I have a small forum where most people PM left n right. Fun group. However, one particular user is being problematic. We would like to be able to disable that user’s ability to send PMs, but not ban them etc. Note: I do NOT want to install that ‘PM for friends only’ plugin. People want to be able to send/receive private messages freely.

To reiterate… How can I remove PM privileges for one specific user?

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@shanebp

Moderator

9 years ago
You could use this action hook, found in :
buddypress\bp-messages\classes\class-bp-messages-message.php
do_action_ref_array( 'messages_message_before_save', array( &$this ) );

Untested, but try:
```
function block_the_jerk( $message_info ) {

   if( $message_info->sender_id == 666 )  // change 666 to jerk's user_id
       unset( $message_info->recipients );

   return $message_info;
}
add_action( 'messages_message_before_save', 'block_the_jerk');
```
This should remove all recipients – causing the send message function to return false.
I’m not sure what if any feedback the jerk will see.
@hotconductor

Participant

9 years ago

are you saying I should try to apply that on class-bp-messages-message.php

Never touch core files.
Place the code in your theme/functions.php.

@shanebp

Moderator

9 years ago

[ sorry, I hit Edit instead of Reply. See above. ]

@hotconductor

Participant

9 years ago

Got it! BTW, can I put multiple user names there with , bewteen them?
@shanebp

Moderator

9 years ago
No, you need to use in_array for that
```
$block_ids =  array( 666, 777 );

if ( in_array( $message_info->sender_id, $block_ids ) ) 
```

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