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Manage channel posting permissions Channel members can limit who can post to the channel that 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 subscription
Free and Standard subscriptions 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 subscription Posting permissions can be set for any channel, except for channels that are shared with an external organisation . By default, anyone can manage a channel's posting permissions, unless restricted by administrators.
Enterprise Grid subscription Posting permissions can be set for any channel, except for channels that are shared with an external organisation . 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 Enterprise Grid subscription, you can manage channel posting permissions from the org dashboard. Learn more about channel management tools .
First, review the channel posting permissions by subscription 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 Details More
Click on 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 subscription
Enterprise Grid subscription
On the Plus subscription, 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 settings .
Go to the Permissions tab.
Scroll down to Channel management and click on Expand .
Choose who can manage channel posting permissions.
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 Organisation settings .
Click Settings in the left column, then select Organisation 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 just in their workspace:
From your desktop, click your workspace name in the top left.
Select Settings & administration from the menu, then click Workspace settings .
Go to the Permissions tab.
Scroll down to Channel management and click on Expand .
Choose who can manage channel posting permissions.
Tip: In default org-wide channels , posting is restricted to owners and admins only.
Who can use this feature?
Org owners /admins , workspace owners /admins , members and guests
Free , Standard , Plus and Enterprise Grid subscriptions
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