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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 Pro 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.
Business+ 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 workspace owner or admin.
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. Org owners and admins can restrict who can manage channel posting permissions for multi-workspace channels .
Note: On the Business+ and Enterprise Grid subscriptions, owners and admins with permission can manage channel posting permissions with 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 on the channel name in the conversation header.
Select the Settings tab.
Next to Posting permissions , click Edit .
Choose who can post and if you want to allow message threads .
Click Save changes .
Note: Workspace owners and admins always have channel posting permissions, unless they're in multi-workspace channels .
Business+ subscription
Enterprise Grid subscription
On the Business+ subscription, workspace owners and admins can decide who can manage channel posting permissions for their workspace:
From your desktop, click on 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 on Save .
Org level
Org owners can set an org policy to specify who can manage channel posting permissions:
From your desktop, click on your workspace name in the top left.
Select Settings & administration from the menu, then click Organisation – [Organization name] .
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 only in their workspace:
From your desktop, click on 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 on 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
Available on all subscriptions
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