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“General chat” channels

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.

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

Section titled “Configure a channel to have only the “general chat” topic”
  1. Click on the gear () icon in the upper right corner of the web or desktop app.
  2. Select Channel settings.
  3. Click All in the upper left.
  4. Select a channel.
  5. Select the Permissions tab on the right.
  6. Under Messaging permissions, set Allow posting to the general chat topic? to Only “general chat” topic allowed.
  7. Click Save changes.
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