The Zulip sends automated notices via Notification Bot to notify users about
changes in their organization or account. Some types of notices can be
configured, or disabled altogether.
Notices sent to channels are translated into the language that the organization
has configured as the language for automated messages and invitation
emails. The topic name is also
translated. Notices sent directly to users will use their preferred
language.
Notices about channels
Notices about channel settings changes, such as name,
description,
permission and
policy updates are sent to the
“channel events” topic in the channel that was modified.
New channel announcements
This feature is only available to organization owners and administrators.
When creating a new public channel, the
channel creator can choose to advertise the new channel via an automated
notice. You can configure what channel Zulip uses for these notices, or
disable these notices entirely. The topic for these messages is “new
channels”.
New private channels are never announced.
- Instructions for all platforms
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Go to Organization settings.
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Under Automated messages and emails, configure New channel
announcements.
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Click Save changes.
Notices about topics
A notice is sent when a topic is resolved or
unresolved. These notices will be marked as unread only
for users who had participated in the topic.
Additionally, when moving messages to another
channel or
topic, users can decide whether to send
automated notices to help others understand how content was moved.
Notices about users
You will be notified if someone subscribes you to a
channel, or
changes your group membership.
New user announcements
This feature is only available to organization owners and administrators.
You can configure where Notification Bot will post an announcement when new
users join your organization, or disable new user announcement messages
entirely. The topic for these messages is “signups”.
- Instructions for all platforms
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Go to Organization settings.
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Under Automated messages and emails, configure New user
announcements.
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Click Save changes.
Zulip update announcements
Zulip announces new features and other important product changes via automated
messages. This is designed to help users discover new features they may find
useful, including new configuration options.
These announcements are posted to the “Zulip updates” topic in the
channel selected by organization administrators (usually 1-2x a month
on Zulip Cloud). You can read update messages whenever it's
convenient, or mute the topic if you are not
interested. If you organization does not want to receive these
announcements, they can be disabled.
On self-hosted Zulip servers, announcement messages are shipped with the Zulip
server version that includes the new feature or product change. You may thus
receive several announcement messages when your server is upgraded.
Unlike other notices, Zulip update announcements are not translated.
This feature is only available to organization owners and administrators.
- Instructions for all platforms
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Go to Organization settings.
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Under Automated messages and emails, configure Zulip update
announcements.
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Click Save changes.
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