help: Update permissions docs for group-based permissions.

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Alya Abbott
2025-01-28 14:39:56 -08:00
committed by Tim Abbott
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@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ administrators can deactivate anyone's custom emoji.
{!admin-only.md!} {!admin-only.md!}
By default, anyone other than guests can [add custom emoji](/help/custom-emoji) You can configure who can add custom emoji. This permission can be granted to
to the organization. However, you can restrict the ability to do so to specific any combination of [roles](/help/user-roles), [groups](/help/user-groups), and
[roles](/help/user-roles). individual [users](/help/manage-a-user).
{start_tabs} {start_tabs}

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@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@ messages](/help/direct-messages):
or someone else). or someone else).
- Who can **start** a direct message conversation. - Who can **start** a direct message conversation.
These settings are designed so that users can always respond to a direct message These permissions can be granted to any combination of
they've received (unless organization permissions change). They also provide a [roles](/help/user-roles), [groups](/help/user-groups), and individual
lot of flexibility for managing DMs in your organization. For example, you can: [users](/help/manage-a-user). They are designed so that users can always respond
to a direct message they've received (unless organization permissions change).
They also provide a lot of flexibility for managing DMs in your organization.
For example, you can:
- Prevent 1:1 DMs between [guest users](/help/guest-users). - Prevent 1:1 DMs between [guest users](/help/guest-users).
- Allow members to respond to DMs from an admin or moderator, but not to start - Allow members to respond to DMs from an admin or moderator, but not to start

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@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@
Zulip lets you separately configure permissions for editing and deleting Zulip lets you separately configure permissions for editing and deleting
messages, and you can set time limits for both actions. Regardless of the messages, and you can set time limits for both actions. Regardless of the
configuration you select: configuration you select, message content can only ever be modified by the
original author.
* Message content can only ever be modified by the original author. Note that if a user can edit a message, they can also “delete” it by removing
* Any message can be deleted at any time by an organization administrator.
Note that if a user can edit a message, they can also "delete" it by removing
all the message content. This is different from proper message deletion in two all the message content. This is different from proper message deletion in two
ways: the original content will still show up in [message edit ways: the original content will still show up in [message edit
history](/help/view-a-messages-edit-history), and will be included in history](/help/view-a-messages-edit-history), and will be included in
@@ -36,6 +34,10 @@ irretrievably) removes the message from Zulip.
## Configure message deletion permissions ## Configure message deletion permissions
These permissions can be granted to any combination of
[roles](/help/user-roles), [groups](/help/user-groups), and individual
[users](/help/manage-a-user).
{start_tabs} {start_tabs}
{settings_tab|organization-permissions} {settings_tab|organization-permissions}

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@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@
{!admin-only.md!} {!admin-only.md!}
Zulip lets you configure which [roles](/help/user-roles) can edit Zulip lets you configure who can edit message topics and move topics between
message topics and move topics between channels. In general, allowing all channels. These permissions can be granted to any combination of
organization members to edit message topics is highly recommended because: [roles](/help/user-roles), [groups](/help/user-groups), and individual
[users](/help/manage-a-user).
In general, allowing all organization members to edit message topics is highly
recommended because:
- It allows the community to keep conversations organized, even if some members - It allows the community to keep conversations organized, even if some members
are still learning how to use topics effectively. are still learning how to use topics effectively.

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@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ allowed to use `@all` (and, equivalently, `@everyone` and `@channel`) in channel
with more than 15 subscribers, and `@topic` in topics with more than 15 with more than 15 subscribers, and `@topic` in topics with more than 15
participants. participants.
This permission can be granted to any combination of [roles](/help/user-roles),
[groups](/help/user-groups), and individual [users](/help/manage-a-user).
{start_tabs} {start_tabs}
{settings_tab|organization-permissions} {settings_tab|organization-permissions}