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Mute a user

starlight_help/src/content/docs/mute-a-user.mdx

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import FlattenedSteps from "../../components/FlattenedSteps.astro"; import NavigationSteps from "../../components/NavigationSteps.astro"; import ZulipTip from "../../components/ZulipTip.astro"; import MessageActionsMenu from "../include/_MessageActionsMenu.mdx"; import UserCardThreeDotMenu from "../include/_UserCardThreeDotMenu.mdx";

<ZulipTip> This feature mutes a user from your personal perspective, and does not automatically notify anyone. To notify moderators about problematic behavior, [report a message](/help/report-a-message). </ZulipTip>

You can mute any user you do not wish to interact with. Muting someone will have the following effects:

  • Combined feed sent by a muted user will automatically be marked as read for you, and will never generate any desktop, email, or mobile push notifications.
  • Combined feed sent by muted users, including the name, profile picture, and message content, are hidden behind a Click here to reveal banner. A revealed message can later be re-hidden.
  • Muted users are hidden from direct messages in the left sidebar and the list of users in the right sidebar. Direct messages between you and a muted user are excluded from all views, including search, unless you explicitly search for dm-with:<that user>.
  • Muted users have their name displayed as "Muted user" for emoji reactions, polls, and when displaying the recipients of group direct messages.
  • Muted users are excluded from the autocomplete for composing a direct message or mentioning a user.
  • Muted users are excluded from read receipts for all messages. Zulip never shares whether or not you have read a message with a user you've muted.
  • Recent conversations and other features that display avatars will show a generic user symbol in place of a muted user's profile picture.
  • To avoid interfering with administration tasks, channel and organization settings display muted users' names and other details.
<ZulipTip> Muting someone does not affect their Zulip experience in any way. </ZulipTip>

Mute a user

<FlattenedSteps> <UserCardThreeDotMenu />
  1. Click Mute this user.
  2. On the confirmation popup, click Confirm. </FlattenedSteps>
<ZulipTip> You can also click on a user's profile picture or name on a message they sent to open their **user card**, and skip to step 3. </ZulipTip>

Re-hide a message that has been revealed

<FlattenedSteps> <MessageActionsMenu />
  1. Click Hide muted message again. </FlattenedSteps>

See your list of muted users

<FlattenedSteps> <NavigationSteps target="settings/muted-users" /> </FlattenedSteps>

From there, you can also search for and unmute users.