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# Configure message editing and deletion
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{!admin-only.md!}
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There are several settings that control who can edit and delete messages and
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topics. By default, users have 10 minutes after posting a message to edit
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it, they can edit any topic at any time, and they cannot delete their
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messages.
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Different organizations have different message editing needs, so this area
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is highly configurable. Two things are true under any configuration:
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* Message content can only ever be modified by the original author.
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* Any message can be deleted at any time by an organization administrator.
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| | Admins | Members |
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|--- |--- |--- |
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| Edit your message content | [1] | [1] |
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| Edit others' message content | | |
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| Edit your message topics | [1] | [1] |
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| Add a topic to a topicless message | [1] | [1] |
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| Edit others' message topics | [1] | [1, 2] |
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| Delete your messages | ✔ | [3] |
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| Delete others' messages | ✔ | |
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[1] Controlled by **Allow message editing**.
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[2] Controlled by **Users can edit the topic of any message**.
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[3] Controlled by **Allow message deleting**.
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There are a few useful things to understand about the message editing
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settings.
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* **Allow message editing** can be set to **Never**, **Any time** or
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**Up to [a customizable time limit] after posting**. If set to **Never**,
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users cannot edit message topics either. For any other value, users can
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edit message topics at any time.
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* If a user can edit a message, they can also "delete" it by removing all
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the message content. This is different from proper message deletion in two
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ways: the original content will still show up in
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[message edit history](view-a-messages-edit-history), and will be included
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in [exports](/help/export-your-organization). Deletion
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permanently (and irretrievably) removes the message from Zulip.
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You can access the message editing and deletion settings as follows.
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{settings_tab|organization-settings}
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4. Under **Message editing**, configure **Allow message editing**,
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**Users can edit the topic of any message**, and **Allow message deleting**.
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{!save-changes.md!}
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## Related articles
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* [Disable message edit history](/help/disable-message-edit-history)
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