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In our current implementation, loose lists and tight lists look the same
visually. Loose lists are lists with blank lines between list items, and
the contents of a list item should be enclosed in a paragraph tag in
that case. For unordered lists, paragraph tags have a bottom margin in
starlight and thus looses lists look much more spaced out than tight
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That is not the behaviour we had in mind while writing the
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User roles

{!user-roles-intro.md!}

You can also manage permissions with custom user groups.

Roles

  • Organization owner: Can manage users, public channels, organization settings, and billing. Organization owners can do anything that an organization administrator can do.
  • Organization administrator: Can manage users, public channels, and organization settings. Cannot make someone an owner, or change an existing owner's role.
  • Moderator: Can do anything that members can do, plus additional permissions configured by your organization.
  • Member: This is the default role for most users. Members have access to all public channels. You can configure different permissions for new members and full members, which is especially useful for moderating open organizations. New members automatically become full members after a configurable waiting period.
  • Guest: Can view and send messages in channels they have been subscribed to. Guests cannot see other channels, unless they have been specifically subscribed to the channel. See guest users documentation for additional details and configuration options.
  • Billing administrator: The user who upgrades the organization to a paid plan is, in addition to their normal role, a billing administrator. Billing administrators can manage billing for the organization. For example, someone from your billing department can be a billing administrator, but not an administrator for the organization.

View users by role

{!view-users-by-role.md!}

Change a user's role

{!admin-only.md!}

An organization owner can change the role of any user. You can make yourself no longer an owner only if there is at least one other owner for your organization. An organization administrator cannot make someone an owner, or change an existing owner's role.

{start_tabs}

{tab|via-user-profile}

{!manage-this-user.md!}

  1. Under User role, select a role.

  2. Click Save changes. The new permissions will take effect immediately.

{!manage-user-tab-tip.md!}

{tab|via-organization-settings}

{settings_tab|users}

  1. Find the user you would like to manage. Click the manage bot () icon to the right of their name.

  2. Under User role, select a role.

  3. Click Save changes. The new permissions will take effect immediately.

{end_tabs}