Profile Messages
Public profile wall messages for Flarum, similar to XenForo's visitor messages. Users can post formatted messages on each other's profiles with threaded replies.
Features
Messaging
- Profile wall messages — Post public messages on any user's profile page
- Threaded replies — Reply to messages with expandable reply threads
- Rich content — Full Flarum composer with markdown, BBCode, emoji, and media support
- Composer preview — Preview rendered content before posting via the eye icon
Moderation
- Report system — Report messages as inappropriate, spam, harassment, or other with detail text
- Edit messages — Authors can edit their own; admins/mods can edit any (permission-based)
- Delete messages — Authors, profile owners, and admins can delete messages
- Report count badge — Admins see report count on flagged messages
Profile Settings
- Disable profile messages — Users can block messages on their profile (Privacy settings)
- Default profile view — Users can set Profile Messages as their default profile tab (Privacy settings)
Other
- Permalinks — Click the timestamp to see full date and a copyable permalink
- In-app notifications — Profile owners are notified when someone posts on their profile
- Pagination — Messages load 20 at a time with "Load More"
- Guest-visible — Profile messages are visible to guests (posting requires login)
Installation
composer require ralkage/flarum-ext-profile-messages
php flarum migrate
php flarum cache:clear
Enable the extension in the admin panel under Extensions > Profile Messages.
Permissions
Configure in the admin panel under the extension's permissions tab:
| Permission | Category | Description |
|---|
| Post profile messages | Reply | Allow users to post messages on profiles |
| Delete own profile messages | Reply | Allow users to delete their own messages |
| Edit any profile message | Moderate | Allow moderators to edit any message |
Profile owners can always delete any message on their own profile.
User Settings
Users can configure these in Settings > Privacy:
| Setting | Description |
|---|
| Disable profile messages from other users | Blocks all messages on your profile |
| Show Profile Messages as default profile view | Visitors see messages tab first on your profile |
API Endpoints
| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|---|
GET | /api/profile-messages | List messages (filter by user, parent) |
GET | /api/profile-messages/{id} | Show single message |
POST | /api/profile-messages | Create message or reply |
PATCH | /api/profile-messages/{id} | Edit message |
DELETE | /api/profile-messages/{id} | Delete message |
POST | /api/profile-messages/preview | Preview formatted content |
POST | /api/profile-message-reports | Report a message |
Requirements
Links
License
MIT License.
