From 3029032d0b7a9307e31c20144667941cdd15558e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alya Abbott Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:05:42 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] help: Clarify how content access requirement works. --- help/configure-who-can-invite-to-channels.md | 22 +++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/help/configure-who-can-invite-to-channels.md b/help/configure-who-can-invite-to-channels.md index 327dd3e834..7e53f1bf21 100644 --- a/help/configure-who-can-invite-to-channels.md +++ b/help/configure-who-can-invite-to-channels.md @@ -1,16 +1,24 @@ # Configure who can subscribe other users to channels -## Configure who can subscribe others to channels in general +You can configure who can subscribe other users to channels. If you have +permission to subscribe users [to a specific +channel](#configure-who-can-subscribe-anyone-to-a-specific-channel), you can +always do so, whether or not you're subscribed yourself. -Subscribing someone to a channel requires having content access to that channel. -All [members](/help/user-roles) of an organization can access content in [public -channels](/help/channel-permissions). - -For [private channels](/help/channel-permissions), content access must be -granted explicitly. Users have content access if: +There is also a [general +permission](#configure-who-can-subscribe-others-to-channels-in-general), which +allows subscribing others to all [public +channels](/help/channel-permissions#public-channels). For [private +channels](/help/channel-permissions#private-channels), you additionally need to +have content access to the channel in order to use this permission. Users have +content access if: {!content-access-definition.md!} +[Guests](/help/guest-users) are never permitted to subscribe others. + +## Configure who can subscribe others to channels in general + {!admin-only.md!} {start_tabs}