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deleting private messages


  • dainismichel
    Participant

    @dainismichel

    9 years, 3 months ago

    a member either accidentally or due to some other issue, sent me the same private message four times.

    the convo thread is a bit silly.

    i wanted to delete three of the messages, but noticed: it looks like i can’t!

    searched a bit and apparently, the word on the forum-street is: there is no way to delete PM except through the DB. is that still true?

    also, if i go into the DB and just delete the whole row for those 3 instances — i won’t break anything else in BP will i?

    best wishes to all of you in 2015!

    🙂

    -dainis

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  • Henry Wright
    Moderator

    @henrywright

    9 years, 3 months ago

    @dainismichel

    When in doubt, back up your database! You’ve probably heard that lots of times but in situations like this where the outcome is uncertain, it is definitely worth being prudent.

    searched a bit and apparently, the word on the forum-street is: there is no way to delete PM except through the DB. is that still true?

    Are you referring to an individual private message, or a whole thread? There should definitely be a way to delete an entire thread via the front-end. It will depend on your theme but by default, there should be a delete button available.


    dainismichel
    Participant

    @dainismichel

    9 years, 3 months ago

    a member sent me the same private message 4x within the same thread.

    i’d like to remove all but one of the messages and respond.

    it would be goofy to respond to the 4th message instance — because the message is exactly the same.

    so, ideally, i would remove instance2, instance2, and instance4, leaving instance1 and the keeping the thread in tact.

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