Manage channel members#

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Add members to a channel#

Using Mattermost in a web browser or the desktop app, any member of a channel can add other members to public or private channels, unless your System Admin has restricted access to do so.

  1. Select the channel name at the top of the center pane to access the drop-down menu, then select Add Members.

Use options available through the channel name to add a member to a channel.

  1. Search for users, select users, then select Add to add users to the current channel. Mattermost notifies you when a user is already a member of the channel.

Tip

  • From Mattermost v7.8, people you’ve messaged directly are listed first, followed by all users in alphabetical order.

  • Alternatively, to add members to a channel, select the channel name, select the View Info Use the Channel Info icon to access additional channel management options. icon, select Members in the right pane, and then select Add.

  1. Tap the channel name at the top of the screen.

  2. Tap Add members.

  3. Select members to add to the channel. You can scroll through the alphabetical list of members, or search for members in the Search field.

  4. Tap Add Members.

Note

You can also @mention users to add them to a channel. If they’re not a channel member, Mattermost prompts you to add them.

Add users from their profile#

Using a web browser or the desktop app, you can also add users to channels within their profile pop-over.

  1. Select a user’s profile image.

  2. Select Add to a Channel.

Use options on a user's profile pop-over to add a member to a channel.

  1. Type to find a channel name, then select a channel and choose Add.

Leave a channel#

You can leave public or private channels any time.

Select the channel name at the top of the center pane to access the drop-down menu, then select Leave Channel.

  1. In a channel, tap Access additional message actions using the More actions icon. in the top right corner.

  2. Tap Leave channel.

Remove other members from a channel#

Any member of a channel can remove other members from a channel.

You have two ways to remove members from a channel:

  • Select the channel name at the top of the center pane to access the drop-down menu, then select Manage Members. Select the member’s user role, then select Remove from Channel.

  • Select the channel’s View Info Use the Channel Info icon to access additional channel management options. icon, and select Members in the right pane. From there, select Manage, select a user’s role, then select Remove from Channel.

Use options available through the channel name to remove a member from a channel.

  1. In a channel, tap Access additional message actions using the More actions icon. in the top right corner.

  2. Tap View Info.

  3. Tap Members.

  4. Tap Manage in the top right corner of the screen.

  5. Tap a user role to change it, and tap Remove from Channel.

  6. Tap Done.