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# Restrict channel membership management

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By default, anyone other than guests can add other users to channels. However,
you can restrict the ability to do so to specific
[roles](/help/roles-and-permissions). You can also can configure who can remove
other users from a public channel. For private channels, administrators must be
subscribed to the channel to configure these settings.

## Configure who can add users

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{settings_tab|organization-permissions}

1. Under **Channel permissions**, configure **Who can add users to channels**.

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## Configure who can remove users

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{relative|channel|all}

1. Select a channel.

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1. Under **Channel permissions**, configure
   **Who can unsubscribe others from this channel**

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## Related articles

* [Add or remove users from a channel](/help/add-or-remove-users-from-a-channel)
* [Roles and permissions](/help/roles-and-permissions)
help: Rename and redirect configure-who-can-invite-to-streams re:channel. 2024-05-02 16:14:41 +02:00			`# Restrict channel membership management`
settings: Create an explicit invite_to_stream_policy setting. This commit creates a new organization setting that determines whether a user can invite other users to streams. Previously this was linked to the waiting period threshold, but this was both not documented and overly limiting. With significant tweaks by tabbott to change the database model to not involve two threshhold fields, edit the tests, etc. This requires follow-up work to make the create stream policy setting work how this code implies it should. Fixes #12042. 2019-04-08 19:23:00 +02:00
			`{!admin-only.md!}`

help: Rename and redirect configure-who-can-invite-to-streams re:channel. 2024-05-02 16:14:41 +02:00			`By default, anyone other than guests can add other users to channels. However,`
help center: Remove unnecessary lists of possible roles for permissions. Also adds some links to related articles. 2022-03-11 01:15:37 +01:00			`you can restrict the ability to do so to specific`
help: Update "Restrict stream invitation" page. - Renames page title to "Restrict stream membership management". - Renames section about "Who can add users to streams" setting. - Adds new section "Configure who can remove users". - Updates help/stream-permissions Fixes #25264. 2023-05-17 02:40:11 +02:00			`[roles](/help/roles-and-permissions). You can also can configure who can remove`
help: Rename and redirect configure-who-can-invite-to-streams re:channel. 2024-05-02 16:14:41 +02:00			`other users from a public channel. For private channels, administrators must be`
			`subscribed to the channel to configure these settings.`
settings: Create an explicit invite_to_stream_policy setting. This commit creates a new organization setting that determines whether a user can invite other users to streams. Previously this was linked to the waiting period threshold, but this was both not documented and overly limiting. With significant tweaks by tabbott to change the database model to not involve two threshhold fields, edit the tests, etc. This requires follow-up work to make the create stream policy setting work how this code implies it should. Fixes #12042. 2019-04-08 19:23:00 +02:00
help: Update "Restrict stream invitation" page. - Renames page title to "Restrict stream membership management". - Renames section about "Who can add users to streams" setting. - Adds new section "Configure who can remove users". - Updates help/stream-permissions Fixes #25264. 2023-05-17 02:40:11 +02:00			`## Configure who can add users`
settings: Create an explicit invite_to_stream_policy setting. This commit creates a new organization setting that determines whether a user can invite other users to streams. Previously this was linked to the waiting period threshold, but this was both not documented and overly limiting. With significant tweaks by tabbott to change the database model to not involve two threshhold fields, edit the tests, etc. This requires follow-up work to make the create stream policy setting work how this code implies it should. Fixes #12042. 2019-04-08 19:23:00 +02:00
			`{start_tabs}`

			`{settings_tab\|organization-permissions}`

help: Rename and redirect configure-who-can-invite-to-streams re:channel. 2024-05-02 16:14:41 +02:00			`1. Under Channel permissions, configure Who can add users to channels.`
help: Update "Restrict stream invitation" page. - Renames page title to "Restrict stream membership management". - Renames section about "Who can add users to streams" setting. - Adds new section "Configure who can remove users". - Updates help/stream-permissions Fixes #25264. 2023-05-17 02:40:11 +02:00
			`{!save-changes.md!}`

			`{end_tabs}`

			`## Configure who can remove users`

			`{start_tabs}`

help-relative-links: Update relative help links for channel rename. 2024-05-02 17:46:14 +02:00			`{relative\|channel\|all}`
help: Update "Restrict stream invitation" page. - Renames page title to "Restrict stream membership management". - Renames section about "Who can add users to streams" setting. - Adds new section "Configure who can remove users". - Updates help/stream-permissions Fixes #25264. 2023-05-17 02:40:11 +02:00
help: Rename and redirect configure-who-can-invite-to-streams re:channel. 2024-05-02 16:14:41 +02:00			`1. Select a channel.`
help: Update "Restrict stream invitation" page. - Renames page title to "Restrict stream membership management". - Renames section about "Who can add users to streams" setting. - Adds new section "Configure who can remove users". - Updates help/stream-permissions Fixes #25264. 2023-05-17 02:40:11 +02:00
help: Rename 'select-stream-view...' include instructions. 2024-04-30 21:57:47 +02:00			`{!select-channel-view-general.md!}`
help: Update "Restrict stream invitation" page. - Renames page title to "Restrict stream membership management". - Renames section about "Who can add users to streams" setting. - Adds new section "Configure who can remove users". - Updates help/stream-permissions Fixes #25264. 2023-05-17 02:40:11 +02:00
help: Rename and redirect configure-who-can-invite-to-streams re:channel. 2024-05-02 16:14:41 +02:00			`1. Under Channel permissions, configure`
help: Consistently name unsubscribe channel setting. Remove question mark. See https://chat.zulip.org/#narrow/channel/101-design/topic/name.20permissions.20settings.20consistently/near/1959774 2024-10-14 14:29:39 +02:00			`Who can unsubscribe others from this channel`
settings: Create an explicit invite_to_stream_policy setting. This commit creates a new organization setting that determines whether a user can invite other users to streams. Previously this was linked to the waiting period threshold, but this was both not documented and overly limiting. With significant tweaks by tabbott to change the database model to not involve two threshhold fields, edit the tests, etc. This requires follow-up work to make the create stream policy setting work how this code implies it should. Fixes #12042. 2019-04-08 19:23:00 +02:00
			`{!save-changes.md!}`

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help center: Remove unnecessary lists of possible roles for permissions. Also adds some links to related articles. 2022-03-11 01:15:37 +01:00
			`## Related articles`

help: Rename and redirect add-or-remove-users-from-a-stream for channel. 2024-05-01 19:14:48 +02:00			`* [Add or remove users from a channel](/help/add-or-remove-users-from-a-channel)`
help center: Remove unnecessary lists of possible roles for permissions. Also adds some links to related articles. 2022-03-11 01:15:37 +01:00			`* [Roles and permissions](/help/roles-and-permissions)`