Source
Channels, threads & search — found from sitemap — Rocket.Chat
Checked for Rocket.Chat on 5 Oct 2026
- Page
- https://docs.rocket.chat/docs/channels
- Checked
- 5 Oct 2026, 04:41 UTC
- How we may use it
- Public page, crawling permitted
Technical details
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- page
- http status
- 200
- content hash
- sha256:db3d8fa2a150890cf810ac1f7dce7ee101344a83b6218c200498271fe722409a
- permission
- robots_ok
- screenshot
- Screenshot on file (internal exhibit, not published)
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Facts read from this source
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Channels definition Report an error
“Channels in Rocket.Chat are chat rooms designed to improve communication and collaboration.”
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Public channels Report an error
“Open to all members of a Rocket.Chat workspace. Anything posted is visible and searchable by everyone.”
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Private channels Report an error
“Only visible to invited members. Used for sensitive or confidential conversations. Membership is by invitation only.”
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Private channel invite permissions Report an error
“By default, only administrators, room owners, and moderators can invite members.”
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Discussion privacy inheritance Report an error
“A discussion created in a channel inherits the channel's privacy setting.”
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Public discussion visibility Report an error
“It is not listed in workspace search or in the Directory and can be opened only by users who have its link.”
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Read only reactions toggle Report an error
“To allow reactions: Go to Channel info > Edit > Advanced settings and enable Allow reacting.”
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Broadcast reaction limitation Report an error
“Users can’t react to messages.”
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Encrypted channels Report an error
“Encrypted channels have end-to-end encryption enabled across all messages exchanged by the channel members.”
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Channel editable details Report an error
“Channel Name: How the channel appears in the sidebar and search. Topic: Displayed in the header near the title, useful for providing context. Announcement: Highlighted in a bar under the room header. Description: The channel’s description.”
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Archived channels Report an error
“Nobody can post messages on an archived channel and a channel search will not find that channel. Admins can find archived channels using the Directory”
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Password protected channels Report an error
“Password-protected channels require users to enter the password before joining.”
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Channel retention settings Report an error
“Automatically prune old messages: Enable automatic removal of older messages based on retention policies. Override global retention policy: Apply custom message retention rules specifically for this channel.”
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General channel Report an error
“Every workspace includes a general channel created automatically when administrators first log in. All users are added to it by default.”
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Channel advanced settings Report an error
“Hide system messages: Choose which automated messages (for example, join or leave notifications) are hidden.”
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Version support duration Report an error
“Rocket.Chat versions receive support for six months after release.”
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