Create auto-join channels

Auto-join channels automatically add team members based on user groups.

Create an auto-join channel

• Go to the Admin Panel (https://admin.flock.com).
• Click Manage Channels in the sidebar.
• Click on the Auto-join channels section.
• Click the Create Auto-join Channel button and choose to Create a new auto-join channel.

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• Add a name and description for the new channel.
• Specify user groups that can view and join the channel.
  • For example, if you are creating an auto-join channel for all “LA Designers” and select the user groups “Location = Los Angeles” and “Function = Designer”, only team members in LA who are designers will be able to discover and join the channel! The rest of your team won’t be able to find this channel.
    

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• If you want to automatically add all team members to this channel, select Make this channel auto-join and then For everyone in the team.
• If you want to automatically add team members in specific user groups to this channel, select Make this channel auto-join and then For specific user groups.
• Specify user groups that should be automatically added to the channel.
  For example, if you are creating an auto-join channel for all “NY Product Managers”, once you select the user groups “Location = New York” and “Function = Product Manager”, the relevant team members will be automatically added to the channel. A few months later, when you hire another Product Manager in the New York HQ, s/he will be automatically added to this channel!
• Optional: Specify if you want team members to be able to leave the channel.
• Click Create Channel.

Edit an auto-join channel

• Go to Manage Channels in the Admin Panel.
• Click on the Auto-join channels section.

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• Click the Edit button next to an existing auto-join channel.

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• Once you’ve made changes to channel info and user group criteria, hit Save changes.

Upgrade a public channel to an auto-join channel

• Go to Manage Channels in the Admin Panel.
• Click on the Auto-join channels section.
• Click the Create Auto-join Channel button and choose to Upgrade an existing public channel.

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• Add a name and description for the new channel.
• Select the public channel you want to upgrade.
• If required, you can update the channel’s name and description.
• Specify user groups that can view and join this channel.

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• Select the Make this channel auto-join option.
• Based on your needs, select For everyone in the team or For specific user groups.
  • If you select For specific user groups, specify the user groups that should be automatically added to this channel.
• Optional: Specify if you want team members to be able to leave the channel.
• Click Upgrade to an Auto-join Channel.