“General chat” channels - Zulip

import {TabItem, Tabs} from "@astrojs/starlight/components";

import FlattenedSteps from "../../components/FlattenedSteps.astro"; import NavigationSteps from "../../components/NavigationSteps.astro"; import ZulipTip from "../../components/ZulipTip.astro"; import ChannelSettingsNavbarTip from "../include/_ChannelSettingsNavbarTip.mdx"; import SaveChanges from "../include/_SaveChanges.mdx"; import SelectChannelViewPermissions from "../include/_SelectChannelViewPermissions.mdx";

Zulip's topics help you keep conversations organized, but you may not need topics in some channels (e.g., a social channel, or one with a narrow purpose).

If you have permission to administer a channel, you can configure it to only have the special “general chat” topic. The name of this topic is shown in italics, and is translated into your language.

Users won't need to enter a topic when sending a message to a “general chat” channel.

<ZulipTip> You can also allow topics, but [configure who can start new ones](/help/configure-who-can-start-new-topics). </ZulipTip>

Configure a channel to have only the “general chat” topic

  1. Select a channel.

  <SelectChannelViewPermissions />

  1. Under **Messaging permissions**, set **Allow posting to the *general chat*
     topic?** to **Only “general chat” topic allowed**.

  <SaveChanges />
</FlattenedSteps>

<ChannelSettingsNavbarTip />

</TabItem> </Tabs>