How not to receive messages from someone without blocking in WhatsApp

The WhatsApp block feature can be very useful when you want to prevent a contact from sending you messages or other content. However, there may be times when all you want is to take a break from certain users. In these circumstances, blocking it is too drastic a solution. Is there a way to avoid receiving messages from a contact without going to that extreme?

A good solution for this problem can be found in the WhatsApp settings. If you want to access them, open the main menu and tap on Settings.

Then, open the chats preferences to continue.

Take a look at the list of parameters and locate Keep chats archived. Tap on the slider to enable this function.

Now, go back to the conversation list and select a chat.

Tap on the name of the contact to see additional options.

Mute the notifications of the contact by tapping on the toggle where you will see next to Mute notifications.

In the pop-up dialog, tell WhatsApp that you want to mute the user indefinitely and that you do not want their notifications to be displayed. Confirm when you have applied these settings.

Finally, long tap the conversation and tap on the archive button.

What did you get out of this? From this point on, the chats you archive will remain hidden even if they receive new messages. Also, since you have muted the notifications of the user, you will never know if they have written to you or not unless you visit the conversation archive. In following these steps, there are several things to keep in mind:

1. The function that keeps chats archived applies to all conversations.
2. Mute notifications is a setting that only applies to the selected contact.
3. The other person will not know that you have archived the conversation or that you have muted notifications.