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Hi @nvwa, Sorry for delayed response
I have notified developers about it, it will be fixed shortly
Regards
Varun Dubey

Hi @nvwa, I have already added it at high priority it should be fixed within a week.

Regards
Varun Dubey

Hi @nvwa @schwarzaufweiss
It is BuddyPress bug. We have submitted it to BuddyPress to fix it. https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/6980
Regards
Varun Dubey

This works for us. It does two things: 1. search all users not just friends 2. clear input field after you select from autosuggest list.

I’ll put it here in case it helps anyone else. No promises, though!

if(function_exists("bp_is_messages_component")) {
       define( 'BP_MESSAGES_AUTOCOMPLETE_ALL', false );
      $current_url = bp_get_requested_url();

      if (strpos($current_url, 'compose') > 0) {

				// Include the autocomplete JS for composing a message.

          remove_action( 'wp_head', 'messages_autocomplete_init_jsblock' );
					add_action( 'wp_head','messages_autocomplete_init_jsblock_custom',99,0);
			}
}

function messages_autocomplete_init_jsblock_custom() {

			?>

			<script type="text/javascript">
					window.user_profiles = Array();
						jQuery(document).ready(function() {
               var obj = jQuery(".send-to-input").autocomplete({
									   source: function(request, response) {
											   jQuery("body").data("ac-item-p","even");
											   var term = request.term;
											   if (term in window.user_profiles) {
													   response(window.user_profiles[term]);
													   return;
											   }
											   var data = {
													   'action': 'messages_autocomplete_results',
													   'search_term': request.term
											   };
											   jQuery.ajax({
													   url: ajaxurl + '?q=' + request.term + '&limit=10',
													   data: data,
													   success: function(data) {
															   var new_data = Array();
															   d = data.split("\n");
															   jQuery.each(d, function(i, item) {
																	   new_data[new_data.length] = item;
															   });
															   if (data != "") {
																	response(new_data);
															   }
													   }
											   });
									   },
									   minLength: 1,
									   select: function(event, ui) {
											   sel_item = ui.item;
											   var d = String(sel_item.label).split(' (');
											   var un = d[1].substr(0, d[1].length - 1);
											   //check if it already exists;
											   if (0 === jQuery('.acfb-holder').find('#un-' + un).length) {
													   var ln = '#link-' + un;
													   var l = jQuery(ln).attr('href');
													   var v = '<li class="selected-user friend-tab" id="un-' + un + '"><span><a href="' + l + '">' + d[0] + '</a></span> <span class="p">X</span></li>';
													   if (jQuery(".acfb-holder").find(".friend-tab").length == 0) {
															   var x = jQuery('.acfb-holder').prepend(v);
													   } else {
															   var x = jQuery('.acfb-holder').find(".friend-tab").last().after(v);
													   }
													   jQuery('#send-to-usernames').addClass(un);
                             jQuery("#send-to-input").val("");
											   }
											   return false;
									   },
									   focus: function(event, ui) {
											   jQuery(".ui-autocomplete li").removeClass("ui-state-hover");
											   jQuery(".ui-autocomplete").find("li:has(a.ui-state-focus)").addClass("ui-state-hover");
											   return false;
									   }
							   });

                               obj.data("ui-autocomplete")._renderItem = function(ul, item) {
									   ul.addClass("ac_results");
									   if (jQuery("body").data("ac-item-p") == "even"){
											c = "ac_event";
											jQuery("body").data("ac-item-p","odd");
										} else {
											c = "ac_odd";
											jQuery("body").data("ac-item-p","even");
										}
									   return jQuery("<li class='"+c+"'>").append("<a>" + item.label + "</a>").appendTo(ul);
							   };

                                obj.data("ui-autocomplete")._resizeMenu = function () {
                                    var ul = this.menu.element;
                                    ul.outerWidth(this.element.outerWidth());
                                };

							   jQuery(document).on("click", ".selected-user", function() {
									   jQuery(this).remove();
							   });
							   jQuery('#send_message_form').submit(function() {
									   tosend = Array();
									   jQuery(".acfb-holder").find(".friend-tab").each(function(i, item) {
											   un = jQuery(this).attr("id");
											   un = un.replace('un-', '');
											   tosend[tosend.length] = un;
									   });
									   document.getElementById('send-to-usernames').value = tosend.join(" ");
							   });
						});
			</script>

			<?php
		}

@davejay Yes, you could put it in the functions.php file of your child theme, or in the bp-custom.php file in your plugins folder. If you’re not aware, you can create a file called bp-custom.php and put it in your plugins folder and it will be used only if buddypress is active. You can put any buddypress-related code in it. Useful for keeping things organized.