This article explains how to use the private messaging feature between users on HivePress, a free site-building service.

Activate the free Messages extension

• HivePress
• Extensions
• Install Messages now
• activation

To do.

Added Messages settings

Messages has settings.

1. HivePress
2. setting
3. Messages

You can see that the item has been added.

Messages feature settings

• Attachments - Check this box if you want to enable attachments in the message function. If you enable it, you can specify the attachment formats you want to allow.
• Monitoring - Monitor messages
• Blocked Keywords - Enter the specific keywords you want to block
• Save - Check to save the message in the database
• Storage period (optional) - If you store data for a long period of time, the amount of data will become too large, so you can set a storage period.

User's Message screen

A message icon will be added to the service listing page.

You will also be able to use the private chat feature when purchasing the service and afterwards.

The message sending screen is simple.

If attachments are allowed

Added Messages section to user's My Page

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You can continue to exchange messages in this manner on your My Page.

Mail Settings

If you leave it like this, you won't notice new messages, so you will need to set up email.

• HivePress
• Email
• Add Email
• Message Received
• Release

Create an email for receiving messages.

Once you click the Publish button, a list of available email placeholders will be displayed, and you can use them to create your email text. Here is a sample.