Finding linked messages in replies work now, resolves #2920

Author: fourjr

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ however, insignificant breaking changes do not guarantee a major version bump, s
 - `?blocked` now no longers show blocks that have expired.
 - Blocked roles will no longer trigger an error during unblock.
 - Custom emojis are now supported in `confirm_thread_creation_deny`. ([GH #2916](https://github.com/kyb3r/modmail/issues/2916))
+- Finding linked messages in replies work now. ([GH #2920](https://github.com/kyb3r/modmail/issues/2920), [Jerrie-Aries](https://github.com/kyb3r/modmail/issues/2920#issuecomment-751530495))
 
 ### Internal
 

core/thread.py

@@ -660,8 +660,10 @@ async def delete_message(
  async def find_linked_message_from_dm(self, message, either_direction=False):
  if either_direction and message.embeds:
  compare_url = message.embeds[0].author.url
+ compare_id = compare_url.split('#')[-1]
  else:
  compare_url = None
+ compare_id = None
 
  if self.channel is not None:
  async for linked_message in self.channel.history():
@@ -679,6 +681,11 @@ async def find_linked_message_from_dm(self, message, either_direction=False):
  msg_id = int(msg_id)
  if int(msg_id) == message.id:
  return linked_message
+
+ if compare_id is not None and compare_id.isdigit():
+ if int(msg_id) == int (compare_id):
+ return linked_message
+
  raise ValueError("Thread channel message not found.")
 
  async def edit_dm_message(self, message: discord.Message, content: str) -> None: