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title: “General chat” channels
---
import {TabItem, Tabs} from "@astrojs/starlight/components";
import FlattenedSteps from "../../components/FlattenedSteps.astro";
import NavigationSteps from "../../components/NavigationSteps.astro";
import SaveChanges from "./include/_SaveChanges.mdx";
import SelectChannelViewGeneralAdvanced from "./include/_SelectChannelViewGeneralAdvanced.mdx";
Zulip's [topics](/help/introduction-to-topics) help you keep conversations
organized, but you may not need topics in some channels (e.g., a social channel,
or one with a narrow purpose).
If you have permission to administer a channel, you can configure it to only
have the special “*general chat*” topic. The name of this topic is shown in
italics, and is translated into [your language](/help/change-your-language).
Users won't need to enter a topic when sending a message to a “*general chat*”
channel.
## Configure a channel to have only the “*general chat*” topic
<Tabs>
<TabItem label="Desktop/Web">
<FlattenedSteps>
<NavigationSteps target="relative/channel/all" />
1. Select a channel.
<SelectChannelViewGeneralAdvanced />
1. Under **Messaging permissions**, set **Allow posting to the *general chat*
topic?** to **Only “general chat” topic allowed**.
<SaveChanges />
</FlattenedSteps>
</TabItem>
</Tabs>
## Related articles
* [Introduction to topics](/help/introduction-to-topics)
* [“*General chat*” topic](/help/general-chat-topic)
* [Require topics in channel messages](/help/require-topics)