Mute a single contact on WhatsApp Basically I still want to receive the messages from a contact but on lesser priority. I don't want a notification to appear when this contact messages me.

It is possible to mute a group chat, but not for single contact. Or I haven't found it.

How to mute a single contact on WhatsApp?
In the conversation click the three dots in the top right > View Contact > scroll down and select Mute.

Or go to contacts, tap the profile picture on the left, click the "i" icon, to view the contact and scroll down and select mute.

Using WhatsApp 2.12.250 on Android 5.1.1 (Nexus 5).