zulip/templates/zerver/help/restrict-editing-of-old-messages-and-topics.md

# Restrict editing of old messages and topics

If you are an administrator of a Zulip organization, you can easily change the
time limit that your organization's users have to change their messages after sending
them. Alternatively, you can choose to disable message editing for your organization
users.

{!go-to-the.md!} [Organization Settings](/#administration/organization-settings)
{!admin.md!}

4. Locate the **Users can edit old messages**
checkbox and **Message edit limit in minutes (0 for no limit)** input field
underneath it.

    By default, user message editing is enabled for 10 minutes after sending.

    * **Users can edit old messages** - Uncheck this option if you wish to
    disable message editing. Upon doing so, the **Message edit limit in minutes (0 for no limit)**
    input field will be grayed out.

    * **Message edit limit in minutes (0 for no limit)** - If you enable message
    editing in your organization, you can restrict the time that organization
    users have to edit their messages. Simply input the time limit in minutes
    that you would like to set; for example, if you want to set a message edit
    time limit of 5 minutes, enter **5** in the field.

        !!! tip ""
            If you would like to disable the message editing time limit for your
            organization, enter **0** in the field. This enables users to edit
            their messages whenever they want.

{!save-changes.md!} organization settings.