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Manage channel posting permissions Channel members can limit who can post to the channel they’re in, making it read-only for everyone else. This helps large announcement channels stay on topic and free from distraction.
Channel posting permissions by plan
Free and Standard plans Posting permissions can only be set for the #general channel . By default, anyone can manage this channel's posting permissions, unless restricted by a Workspace Owner or Admin.
Plus plan Posting permissions can be set for any channel, except for channels that are shared with an external organization . By default, anyone can manage a channel's posting permissions, unless restricted by Workspace Owner or Admin.
Enterprise Grid plan Posting permissions can be set for any channel, except for channels that are shared with an external organization . By default, anyone can manage a channel's posting permissions, unless restricted by administrators. Only Org Owners and Admins can manage channel posting permissions for multi-workspace channels .
Note: On the Plus and Enterprise Grid plans, owners and admins with permission can manage channel posting permissions with channel management tools .
First, review the channel posting permissions by plan above to see if you have access to this setting. Once someone sets posting permissions for a channel, only that person, an owner, or an admin can override that setting .
From your desktop, open a channel.
Click the details icon More
Click Manage posting permissions .
Choose who can post in the channel and if you want to allow message threads .
Note: Workspace Owners and Admins always have channel posting permissions, unless they're in multi-workspace channels .
Plus plan
Enterprise Grid plan
On the Plus plan, Workspace Owners and Admins can decide who can manage channel posting permissions for their workspace:
From your desktop, click your workspace name in the top left.
Select Settings & administration from the menu, then click Workspace – [Workspace name] .
Click the Permissions tab at the top of the page.
Scroll down to Channel Management and click Expand .
Choose who can manage channel posting permissions.
Click Save .
Org level
Org Owners can set an org policy to specify who can manage channel posting permissions:
From your desktop, click your workspace name in the top left.
Select Settings & administration from the menu, then click Organization – [Organization name] .
Click Settings in the left column, then select Organization Policies .
Select the Permissions tab.
Next to Channel Management Restrictions , click Add Policy .
Under Who can manage posting permissions in channels
Click Save Policy , then Confirm Policy .
Workspace level
Workspace Owners and Admins can decide who can manage channel posting permissions for channels that are only in their workspace:
From your desktop, click your workspace name in the top left.
Select Settings & administration from the menu, then click Workspace – [Workspace name] .
Click the Permissions tab at the top of the page.
Scroll down to Channel Management and click Expand .
Choose who can manage channel posting permissions.
Click Save .
Tip: In default org-wide channels , posting is restricted to owners and admins only.
Who can use this feature?
All members (default), but Workspace Owners /Admins and Org Owners /Admins can set different permissions
Free , Standard , Plus , and Enterprise Grid plans
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