Have you ever wanted to add a private messenger on WordPress? Whether your WordPress site is a multi-author blog, forum or Q / A site (Questions answers), the ability to send private messages is usually very useful.

While it is true that we strongly recommend not to overload your server with features that you can do without (we usually use Skype for discussions within our team), the fact that all of this is decentralized can be a concern for more than one.

So in this tutorial I will show you how to add a private messenger on WordPress.

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After installing and activating the plugin, a new menu will be available on your dashboard. Just click on " Front End PM> Registration For the first settings.

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The instructions are pretty straightforward. All you need to do is create a page that will serve as a host for all mail (Title and slug). You can alternatively use the shortcode that is proposed.

By visiting the page, you will notice that the mailbox is actually displayed.

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From there, the process of using is pretty straightforward. Here is a list of what you will be able to do with this plugin:

  • Send and receive messages to all registered users of the blog
  • Make announcements (Which will be visible to all users)
  • View all registered users
  • Configure messaging (free reception of new messages, notification of new messages by email).

The only small defect that Iai could see is that this plugin is completely in English. But you can easily translate it using " poedit ". Remember, this is a translation tool for Themes as well as WordPress plugins.

How to Configure Front End PM

To configure the plugin, simply click on the submenu " Settings »From the menu Front End PM ».

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There you will find a set of options that allow you:

  • Set the maximum number of messages kept by users
  • The number of messages to display per page
  • The time interval between each sending (In segondes)
  • Blocked users who can not access email
  • Custom CSS
  • Publisher type
  • And several other options.

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Once it's done, don't forget to save your settings.

That's all there was to do to add private messaging on WordPress, hope this tutorial is of great help to you.