{"id":3591,"date":"2022-07-25T18:15:41","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T16:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/?p=3591"},"modified":"2026-01-23T13:19:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T12:19:26","slug":"set-default-channels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/using-pumble\/channels\/set-default-channels\/","title":{"rendered":"Set Default Channels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In order for new members to be onboarded into your system more easily, you can set default channels for them to automatically join. Default channels may be those related to company&#8217;s policy, culture, the ones where important and confidential info is shared, or anything else you and your team find essential, or of relevance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"note\">This feature is available on all plans and can be used by workspace owner or admins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you&#8217;re setting up default channels for your workspace, it&#8217;s important to note that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Only public channels can be set as default channels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All members are automatically added to #general and this cannot be changed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guest users aren&#8217;t automatically added to default channels<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Add the default channels in the following way:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on your workspace name at the top left corner of your desktop screen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hover over <strong>Workspace settings<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>General settings<\/strong> from the dropdown<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the arrow next to <strong>Default Channels<\/strong> to expand the group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add new channels users will join by default<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong> to complete the action<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-at-12.55-1-1024x363.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-at-12.55-1-1024x363.png 1024w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-at-12.55-1-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-at-12.55-1-768x272.png 768w, 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the arrow next to <strong>Default Channels<\/strong> to expand the group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>x<\/strong> next to the Channel name and remove it<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong> to complete the action<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group related-articles\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Articles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list related-articles-list\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pumble.com\/help\/using-pumble\/channels\/channel-basics\/\">Channel Basics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In order for new members to be onboarded into your system more easily, you can 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