From 2005c9fee9355420bfabc168e2869f1d21083f8b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guilherme Gazzo Date: Wed, 9 May 2018 15:26:59 -0300 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Create draft-new-feature-broadcast.md --- draft-new-feature-broadcast.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) create mode 100644 draft-new-feature-broadcast.md diff --git a/draft-new-feature-broadcast.md b/draft-new-feature-broadcast.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..1d983d181e --- /dev/null +++ b/draft-new-feature-broadcast.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +# Broadcast channels + +**Added in version:** 0.64 + +**Type of feature:** User Feature, Admin Feature + +**Involved settings:** On channel creation you should enable this option +![how to](/.......png) + +**Description:** only allowed members will be able to send message (same as read only rules), and commons members will be able to reply the messages by one click + +**How to use this feature:** Select `broadcast option` on create channel, after that you will not be able delete this option. +After creation just send messages by the channel, only admins, moderators and owners will be able to send messages. Regular users can read messages and reply by Direct Messages. From 34a119ef5e64de5d711d6a1329f9129b180535ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Martin Schoeler Date: Wed, 9 May 2018 15:50:01 -0300 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Convert draft into documentation --- draft-new-feature-broadcast.md | 13 ------------- user-guides/channels/README.md | 11 ++++++++++- 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 draft-new-feature-broadcast.md diff --git a/draft-new-feature-broadcast.md b/draft-new-feature-broadcast.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1d983d181e..0000000000 --- a/draft-new-feature-broadcast.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,13 +0,0 @@ -# Broadcast channels - -**Added in version:** 0.64 - -**Type of feature:** User Feature, Admin Feature - -**Involved settings:** On channel creation you should enable this option -![how to](/.......png) - -**Description:** only allowed members will be able to send message (same as read only rules), and commons members will be able to reply the messages by one click - -**How to use this feature:** Select `broadcast option` on create channel, after that you will not be able delete this option. -After creation just send messages by the channel, only admins, moderators and owners will be able to send messages. Regular users can read messages and reply by Direct Messages. diff --git a/user-guides/channels/README.md b/user-guides/channels/README.md index b48d220645..8073b76ad0 100644 --- a/user-guides/channels/README.md +++ b/user-guides/channels/README.md @@ -72,4 +72,13 @@ To **hide** a channel, hover your mouse over the channel in the list of channels To create a channel you need to click on the plus `+` button that is alongside the channel search bar. -This will open a pop up, and there you can set the name of that channel, if it is public or private, set it to read-only and invite users. +This will open a pop up, and there you can set the name of that channel, if it is public or private, set it to read-only, broadcast it and invite users. + +Read only channels, messages can only be posted by people with the right permission. Users can react to messages in this Good for announcements, voting channels and such. + +Broadcasted channels will behave like read only channels, with only users with the right permission being able to post there. The differences to a read only channel are: + +- Users without permission (the same one to post on read only channels) inside this channel wont be able to see each other in the user list. +- Users without permission won't be able to react to messages. +- On every message posted on this channel will have a reply button that redirects the user to a direct message with the user that posted the message, having a reply to the message clicked already ready on the message box. +- This channel cannot be converted to a normal or read only channel again.