zulip/help/manage-inactive-streams.md

Manage inactive streams

In normal Zulip usage, streams fall in and out of use. By default, Zulip automatically moves streams that haven't been used in a while to the Inactive section at the bottom of your streams list in the left sidebar. This helps prevent low-traffic streams from cluttering the left sidebar.

You can configure Zulip to move (demote) inactive streams more or less aggressively. This is an advanced setting; you can safely ignore it if this is your first time using Zulip.

Manage inactive streams

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2. Under Advanced, configure Demote inactive streams.

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The default is Automatic, which demotes inactive streams once you're subscribed to a minimum total number of streams. Always and Never either demote or don't demote inactive streams regardless of how many streams you have.