The Ultimate Member Private Messages Addon enriches your website by enabling users to communicate privately. Here are its key features:

• Private Messaging Capability: Users can send private messages to each other without broadcasting them to the public.
• Message Button on Profiles: Adds a "message" button on user profiles, facilitating easy initiation of private conversations through a messages modal.
• Messages Tab on Profiles: Introduces a "messages" tab on each user's profile, allowing users to view all conversations, read, and send private messages from their profiles.
• Automatic Refresh: Offers automatic refresh for private messages, ensuring users see real-time updates without manual refreshing.
• Emoticon Support: Allows users to add emoticons to their private messages effortlessly, enhancing the messaging experience.
• Character Limit Control: Provides an option to set the maximum number of characters allowed in each conversation reply.
• User Preference Settings: Users can decide whether they want to receive private messages or not, and they can manage e-mail notifications for new conversations.
• Role-Based Controls: Admins can control which user roles can use, send, or receive private messages and set limits for new conversations creation within specific timeframes.
• Blocking Feature: Users can block specific users from messaging them and unblock them easily from their account page.
• Message Formatting: Messages accept plain text, automatically converting URLs into clickable links; no other HTML is accepted.
• Unread Message Count: Easily display the count of unread messages in your menu using the {new_messages} tag.
• Integrations: Integrates with other extensions like Followers, Real-time Notifications, and Online Users for enhanced functionality.

This addon ensures a robust and customizable private messaging system, ideal for websites requiring one-to-one user interaction with privacy and control features.