Subscribe users to a channel
Organization administrators can
configure
who can subscribe other users to any channel. Channel administrators can
configure who can
subscribe
other users to a particular channel.
You will only see the options below if you have the required permissions.
Subscribe users to a channel
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Click on the gear () icon in
the upper right corner of the web or desktop app.
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Select Channel settings.
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Click All channels in the upper left.
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Select a channel.
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Select the Subscribers tab on the right.
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Under Add subscribers, enter a name or email address. The typeahead
will only include users who aren't already subscribed to the channel.
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Click Add.
To subscribe users in bulk, you can copy members from an
existing channel or user group.
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Tap the Channels
(
)
tab at the bottom of the app.
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Scroll down to the bottom, and tap ALL CHANNELS.
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Press and hold a channel until the long-press menu appears.
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Tap Channel settings.
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Tap Add subscribers.
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Start typing the name of the person you want to subscribe, and
select their name from the list of suggestions. You can continue
selecting as many users as you'd like to subscribe.
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Approve by tapping the checkmark
(
)
button in the bottom right corner of the app.
Note: Subscribing someone else to a channel sends them an
automated direct message from notification bot.
Alternate methods to subscribe users to a channel
Via channel settings
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Hover over a channel in the left sidebar.
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Click on the ellipsis ().
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Click Channel settings.
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Select the Subscribers tab on the right.
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Under Add subscribers, enter a name or email address. The typeahead
will only include users who aren't already subscribed to the channel.
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Click Add.
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Press and hold a channel until the long-press menu appears.
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Tap Channel settings.
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Tap Add subscribers.
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Start typing the name of the person you want to subscribe, and
select their name from the list of suggestions. You can continue
selecting as many users as you'd like to subscribe.
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Approve by tapping the checkmark
()
button in the bottom right corner of the app.
If you are in a channel view, you can access the
channel settings menu from the information
(
)
button in the top right corner of the app.
Via mentioning a user in the compose box
When you mention a user while composing
a message in the web or desktop app, an alert banner appears above the
compose box if they are not subscribed to the channel.
Click the Subscribe them button on the banner to subscribe the user to
the channel. You will not see the button if you don't have permission to
subscribe the user.
You do not have to send the message you are composing for
the user to be subscribed this way.
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