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# Change the accessibility of a stream

If you are a Zulip organization administrator, you can change who can join your
stream by changing the stream's accessibility.

Please note that any users that were previously subscribed to the stream will
remain subscribed to the stream after you change the stream's accessibility.

## Make a public stream private

{!subscriptions.md!}
{!filter-streams.md!}

    !!! tip ""
    {!all-streams.md!}

4. Click on the stream that you want to make private; {!stream-settings.md!}

{!stream-settings-scroll.md!} **Administrator settings** section. This section
shows all stream settings that can be modified by an organization administrator.

6. To make a public stream private, simply locate the **Make stream private**
button located on the bottom of the **Administrator settings** section and click
on it.

7. After clicking the **Make stream private** button, the button will turn into
a **Make stream public** button, and a notification labeled
**The stream has been made private!** will appear, confirming that the stream
has been made private.

## Make a private stream public

{!subscriptions.md!}
{!filter-streams.md!}

    !!! tip ""
    {!all-streams.md!}

4. Click on the stream that you want to make public; {!stream-settings.md!}

{!stream-settings-scroll.md!} **Administrator settings** section. This section
shows all stream settings that can be modified by an organization administrator.

6. To make a public stream private, simply locate the **Make stream public**
button located on the bottom of the **Administrator settings** section and click
on it.

7. After clicking the **Make stream public** button, the button will turn into a
**Make stream private** button, and a notification labeled **The stream has been made public!**
will appear, confirming that the stream has been made public.
docs: Add user guide for Make a public stream private feature 2016-12-24 20:02:14 +01:00			`# Change the accessibility of a stream`

docs: Add macros to the Change who can join a stream doc. 2017-01-05 19:58:22 +01:00			`If you are a Zulip organization administrator, you can change who can join your`
			`stream by changing the stream's accessibility.`
docs: Add user guide for Make a public stream private feature 2016-12-24 20:02:14 +01:00
			`Please note that any users that were previously subscribed to the stream will`
Fix spelling and grammatical errors in zerver/help docs. 2017-01-13 19:00:30 +01:00			`remain subscribed to the stream after you change the stream's accessibility.`
docs: Add user guide for Make a public stream private feature 2016-12-24 20:02:14 +01:00
			`## Make a public stream private`

user docs: Use subscriptions macro in Change who can join a stream doc. 2017-01-02 05:16:33 +01:00			`{!subscriptions.md!}`
docs: Add macros to the Change who can join a stream doc. 2017-01-05 19:58:22 +01:00			`{!filter-streams.md!}`
docs: Add user guide for Make a public stream private feature 2016-12-24 20:02:14 +01:00
docs: Add macros to the Change who can join a stream doc. 2017-01-05 19:58:22 +01:00			`!!! tip ""`
lint: Enforce no lines longer than 120 characters in help docs. This requires some somewhat messy changes to the all-streams macro. 2017-01-05 23:08:16 +01:00			`{!all-streams.md!}`
docs: Add user guide for Make a public stream private feature 2016-12-24 20:02:14 +01:00
docs: Add macros to the Change who can join a stream doc. 2017-01-05 19:58:22 +01:00			`4. Click on the stream that you want to make private; {!stream-settings.md!}`
docs: Add user guide for Make a public stream private feature 2016-12-24 20:02:14 +01:00
docs: Add macros to the Change who can join a stream doc. 2017-01-05 19:58:22 +01:00			`{!stream-settings-scroll.md!} Administrator settings section. This section`
			`shows all stream settings that can be modified by an organization administrator.`
docs: Add user guide for Make a public stream private feature 2016-12-24 20:02:14 +01:00
docs: Add macros to the Change who can join a stream doc. 2017-01-05 19:58:22 +01:00			`6. To make a public stream private, simply locate the Make stream private`
docs: Add user guide for Make a public stream private feature 2016-12-24 20:02:14 +01:00			`button located on the bottom of the Administrator settings section and click`
			`on it.`

			`7. After clicking the Make stream private button, the button will turn into`
docs: Add macros to the Change who can join a stream doc. 2017-01-05 19:58:22 +01:00			`a Make stream public button, and a notification labeled`
			`The stream has been made private! will appear, confirming that the stream`
			`has been made private.`
docs: Add user guide for Make a public stream private feature 2016-12-24 20:02:14 +01:00
			`## Make a private stream public`

user docs: Use subscriptions macro in Change who can join a stream doc. 2017-01-02 05:16:33 +01:00			`{!subscriptions.md!}`
docs: Add macros to the Change who can join a stream doc. 2017-01-05 19:58:22 +01:00			`{!filter-streams.md!}`
docs: Add user guide for Make a public stream private feature 2016-12-24 20:02:14 +01:00
docs: Add macros to the Change who can join a stream doc. 2017-01-05 19:58:22 +01:00			`!!! tip ""`
lint: Enforce no lines longer than 120 characters in help docs. This requires some somewhat messy changes to the all-streams macro. 2017-01-05 23:08:16 +01:00			`{!all-streams.md!}`
docs: Add user guide for Make a public stream private feature 2016-12-24 20:02:14 +01:00
docs: Add macros to the Change who can join a stream doc. 2017-01-05 19:58:22 +01:00			`4. Click on the stream that you want to make public; {!stream-settings.md!}`
docs: Add user guide for Make a public stream private feature 2016-12-24 20:02:14 +01:00
docs: Add macros to the Change who can join a stream doc. 2017-01-05 19:58:22 +01:00			`{!stream-settings-scroll.md!} Administrator settings section. This section`
			`shows all stream settings that can be modified by an organization administrator.`
docs: Add user guide for Make a public stream private feature 2016-12-24 20:02:14 +01:00
docs: Add macros to the Change who can join a stream doc. 2017-01-05 19:58:22 +01:00			`6. To make a public stream private, simply locate the Make stream public`
docs: Add user guide for Make a public stream private feature 2016-12-24 20:02:14 +01:00			`button located on the bottom of the Administrator settings section and click`
			`on it.`

docs: Add macros to the Change who can join a stream doc. 2017-01-05 19:58:22 +01:00			`7. After clicking the Make stream public button, the button will turn into a`
			`Make stream private button, and a notification labeled The stream has been made public!`
			`will appear, confirming that the stream has been made public.`