{"id":118,"date":"2021-01-29T16:52:06","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T15:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/?p=118"},"modified":"2025-11-14T06:34:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T05:34:23","slug":"create-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/using-pumble\/channels\/create-channel\/","title":{"rendered":"Create Channel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By default, all team members in your workspace have the ability to create both public and private channels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Channel names can have up to 80 characters.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-tabbed-content wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-holder wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-horizontal-holder-mobile wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-horizontal-holder-tablet\" id=\"ub-tabbed-content-b53f78db-ded0-4ad1-ae41-d2011dbd22b6\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tab-holder horizontal-tab-width-mobile horizontal-tab-width-tablet\">\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"tablist\" class=\"wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tabs-title wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tabs-title-mobile-horizontal-tab wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tabs-title-tablet-horizontal-tab\" style=\"justify-content: flex-start; \"><div role=\"tab\" id=\"ub-tabbed-content-b53f78db-ded0-4ad1-ae41-d2011dbd22b6-tab-0\" aria-controls=\"ub-tabbed-content-b53f78db-ded0-4ad1-ae41-d2011dbd22b6-panel-0\" aria-selected=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tab-title-wrap active\" style=\"--ub-tabbed-title-background-color: #eeeeee; --ub-tabbed-active-title-color: inherit; --ub-tabbed-active-title-background-color: #eeeeee; text-align: center; \" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tab-title\">Desktop<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div role=\"tab\" id=\"ub-tabbed-content-b53f78db-ded0-4ad1-ae41-d2011dbd22b6-tab-1\" aria-controls=\"ub-tabbed-content-b53f78db-ded0-4ad1-ae41-d2011dbd22b6-panel-1\" aria-selected=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tab-title-wrap\" style=\"--ub-tabbed-active-title-color: inherit; --ub-tabbed-active-title-background-color: #eeeeee; text-align: center; \" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tab-title\">Android<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div role=\"tab\" id=\"ub-tabbed-content-b53f78db-ded0-4ad1-ae41-d2011dbd22b6-tab-2\" aria-controls=\"ub-tabbed-content-b53f78db-ded0-4ad1-ae41-d2011dbd22b6-panel-2\" aria-selected=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tab-title-wrap\" style=\"--ub-tabbed-active-title-color: inherit; --ub-tabbed-active-title-background-color: #eeeeee; text-align: left; \" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tab-title\">iOS<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tabs-content\" style=\"\"><div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tab-content-wrap active\" id=\"ub-tabbed-content-b53f78db-ded0-4ad1-ae41-d2011dbd22b6-panel-0\" aria-labelledby=\"ub-tabbed-content-b53f78db-ded0-4ad1-ae41-d2011dbd22b6-tab-0\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\n<ol id=\"block-7e5f22df-b4a9-4cbb-bf5a-f0d50868bec9\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on three dots next to your <strong>Workspace name<\/strong> at the top left<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose <strong>Create channel<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Name your channel (channel name can only contain letters, numbers, underscores, hyphens, and must be between 1 and 80 characters long)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide a brief description so that other team members would know what the channel is about (not required)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set the channel as public or private<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Create <\/strong>once you&#8217;re done<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1421\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/create-channel.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8681\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Start adding team members if the created channel is set to private. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">For more information about private and public channels, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/using-pumble\/channels\/channel-basics\/\">Channel basics<\/a> article. <\/p>\n\n<\/div><div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tab-content-wrap ub-hide\" id=\"ub-tabbed-content-b53f78db-ded0-4ad1-ae41-d2011dbd22b6-panel-1\" aria-labelledby=\"ub-tabbed-content-b53f78db-ded0-4ad1-ae41-d2011dbd22b6-tab-1\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\n<ol id=\"block-177df3e0-fd11-49ff-a05c-c1126bc62dc8\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Tap on the <strong>+<\/strong> icon next to <strong>Channels<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Tap on <strong>Create<\/strong> <strong>a channel<\/strong><br><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"210\" class=\"wp-image-9828\" style=\"width: 350px;\" src=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Create-a-channel-Android.jpeg\" alt=\"Create a channel in Pumble on Android\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Create-a-channel-Android.jpeg 2072w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Create-a-channel-Android-300x180.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Create-a-channel-Android-1024x615.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Create-a-channel-Android-768x461.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Create-a-channel-Android-1536x922.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Create-a-channel-Android-2048x1230.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Create-a-channel-Android-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Name your channel (channel name must be lowercase, without space or periods, and it can&#8217;t be longer than 80 characters)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Decide if the channel will be public (anyone can join) or private (you invite new users to join)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once you&#8217;re done tap on <strong>Create<\/strong><br><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"268\" class=\"wp-image-7981\" style=\"width: 350px;\" src=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2024-05-07-at-14.55.34.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2024-05-07-at-14.55.34.png 650w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2024-05-07-at-14.55.34-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2024-05-07-at-14.55.34-16x12.png 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Start adding team members if the created channel is set to private. <\/p>\n\n<\/div><div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tab-content-wrap ub-hide\" id=\"ub-tabbed-content-b53f78db-ded0-4ad1-ae41-d2011dbd22b6-panel-2\" aria-labelledby=\"ub-tabbed-content-b53f78db-ded0-4ad1-ae41-d2011dbd22b6-tab-2\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Tap on the\u00a0<strong>Jump to<\/strong>\u00a0button at the bottom of the screen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Tap on <strong>Channels<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Tap on <strong>Create<\/strong> <strong>a channel<\/strong> <br><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"162\" class=\"wp-image-9823\" style=\"width: 350px;\" src=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Create-a-channel-iOS-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Creating a channel in Pumble iOS app\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Create-a-channel-iOS-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Create-a-channel-iOS-300x139.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Create-a-channel-iOS-1024x474.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Create-a-channel-iOS-768x356.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Create-a-channel-iOS-1536x711.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Create-a-channel-iOS-2048x948.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Create-a-channel-iOS-18x8.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Name your channel (channel name must be lowercase, without space or periods, and it can&#8217;t be longer than 80 characters)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Decide if the channel will be public (anyone can join) or private (you invite new users to join)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide a brief description so that other team members would know what the channel is about (not required)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once you&#8217;re done tap on <strong>Create<\/strong><br><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"333\" class=\"wp-image-7973\" style=\"width: 350px;\" src=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Image-from-iOSnn.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Image-from-iOSnn.jpg 1242w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Image-from-iOSnn-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Image-from-iOSnn-1024x974.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Image-from-iOSnn-768x730.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Image-from-iOSnn-13x12.jpg 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Start adding team members if the created channel is set to private. <\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div 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href=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/using-pumble\/channels\/delete-archive-channel\/\">Delete or Archive a Channel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By default, all team members in your workspace have the ability to create both 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