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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

Flarum ^1.8
PHP 8.0+

License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

ralkage / flarum-ext-profile-messages

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