{"id":2450,"date":"2012-12-14T16:50:07","date_gmt":"2012-12-14T21:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2012\/12\/14\/309-messaging-tutorial\/"},"modified":"2022-09-20T09:09:24","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T13:09:24","slug":"joomla-messaging-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/joomla\/joomla-3\/joomla-messaging-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Joomla 3.1 Messaging Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This guide will show you how to send, read, and configure the messaging component in Joomla. Joomla 3.0 includes a component called <strong>Messaging<\/strong>. This Messaging extension allows site Administrators and Super Users to send and receive private messages from within the Joomla administrative dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to send a New Private Message<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"article_list wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/joomla\/joomla-3\/how-to-log-in-to-administrative-dashboard\/\">Log into your Joomla 3.0 admin dashboard<\/a><\/li><li>In the top menu, click <strong>Components<\/strong>, hover over <strong>Messaging<\/strong>, and then click <strong>New Private Message<\/strong>.<\/li><li>You will see three fields: <strong>Recipient<\/strong>, <strong>Subject<\/strong>, and <strong>Message<\/strong>. Fill out the details of your message and then click <strong>Send.<\/strong><br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"513\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/edu_joomla-3_components_messaging_writing-a-new-private-message.gif\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"writing-a-new-private-message\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"><\/li><li>Click the <strong style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">icon of a person<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"> next to <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Recipient<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">, then click on the <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Name of the person <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">you would like to send a private message to.<\/span><br><div class=\"alert alert-warning\" role=\"alert\">Please note that private messages can only be sent to <strong>Administrators<\/strong> and <strong>Super Users<\/strong>!<\/div><\/li><li><strong style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Type in a subject<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"> for your message, type the message itself, and then<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"> <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">click the <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Send <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">button<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"> <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">in the top left of the page.<\/span><p style=\"clear: both;\"><\/p><h3>After your new message has been sent<\/h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"457\" class=\"wp-image-11256\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/edu_joomla-3_components_messaging_email-notification-of-new-private-email.gif\" alt=\"email-notification-of-new-private-email\"><br><br>After sending a new message, the user will be sent an email to notify them of a new message. This email will not contain the message itself, but instead a link they can click on to view the message. <div class=\"alert alert-warning\" role=\"alert\">This email will only be sent if the user has the <strong>notification of new message<\/strong> option set (see the info on configuration options at the bottom of this tutorial).<\/div><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reading Private Messages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do I know if I have a new private message?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/edu_joomla-3_components_messaging_notification-of-new-message-showing-in-footer.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/edu_joomla-3_components_messaging_notification-of-new-message-showing-in-footer.gif\" alt=\"notification-of-new-message-showing-in-footer\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides email notifications (if you haven\u2019t disabled the setting), if you have a new private message, you\u2019ll see a notification of new messages in the admin dashboard footer. For example, if you look to the screenshot to the right, you can see towards the bottom that there is a number 1 with a mail icon next to it \u2013 notifiying you that you one one new message. Clicking this notification will bring you to a listing of all your messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to read your Private Messages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"article_list wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/joomla\/joomla-3\/how-to-log-in-to-administrative-dashboard\/\">Log into your Joomla 3.0 admin dashboard<\/a><\/li><li>In the top menu, click <strong>Components<\/strong>, hover over <strong>Messaging<\/strong>, and then click <strong>Read Private Messages<\/strong>. If you have any private messages, you will see them in a list on this page. Joomla will show you the subject of the message, whether it has been read or is unread, who it was sent from, and when it was sent.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"376\" class=\"wp-image-11258\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/edu_joomla-3_components_messaging_private-message-list.gif\" alt=\"private-message-list\"><\/li><li>To <em>read<\/em> a message, click on the <strong style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">subject<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"> of the message.<\/span><\/li><li>To <em>reply<\/em> to a private message that you are currently reading, click the <strong>Reply<\/strong> button in the top left of the page. On the next page, type in a message for your reply, and then click <strong>Send<\/strong> in the top left of the page.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Configuring Messaging Options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Each user has a few messaging options that they can configure just for themselves. Again, these are not global options, so if a user changes a setting described below, it will only affect their account, no one else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"article_list wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/joomla\/joomla-3\/how-to-log-in-to-administrative-dashboard\/\">Log into your Joomla 3.0 admin dashboard<\/a><\/li><li>In the top menu, click <strong>Components<\/strong> and then click <strong>Messaging<\/strong><\/li><li>Click the <strong>My Settings<\/strong> button towards the top of the page<\/li><li>Adjust the settings as you need, and then click the <strong>Save &amp; Close<\/strong> button in the top left. We\u2019ll describe each of the settings below:<br>\n<table class=\"article_table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Lock Inbox<\/th>\n<td>Lock your private message inbox.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>default<\/strong>: No<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Email New Messages<\/th>\n<td>Email me when a new private message arrives.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>default<\/strong>: Yes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Auto-purge Messages (days)<\/th>\n<td>Automatically purge private messages after the given number of days.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>default<\/strong>: 7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This guide will show you how to send, read, and configure the messaging component in Joomla. Joomla 3.0 includes a component called Messaging. This Messaging extension allows site Administrators and Super Users to send and receive private messages from within the Joomla administrative dashboard. 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