zulip/templates/zerver/help/pin-a-stream.md

Pinning a stream

Pinning a stream will put that stream at the top of your streams sidebar. If you are subscribed to a lot of streams, pinning your favorite streams can be a good way to keep things organized.

How to pin a stream

There are two easy ways to pin a stream:

Pinning a stream using the sidebar

The quickest way to pin a stream is by using the Pin stream ... to top feature on the sidebar.

1. On the sidebar, hover over the stream you want to pin and press the arrow to the right of the stream name.

2. A menu will pop up. Press Pin stream ... to top.

Pinning a stream using the stream settings

The other way to pin a stream is by ticking the Pin stream to top of left sidebar box in the stream settings.

1. Open your subscription settings by pressing the gear at the top of the left sidebar.

2. Now select the stream you want to pin and tick the box Pin stream to top of left sidebar.

Result

The stream you just pinned will now be at the top of your streams list:

How to unpin a stream

Unpinning a stream works the same way as pinning a stream. You can:

• Press the arrow to the right of the stream you want to unpin and select Unpin stream ... from top, or
• Open your subscription settings, select the stream you want to unpin and untick the box Pin stream to top of left sidebar