Edit a Team

To edit a public or private team:

  • From the top-right menu, Click Team Info to view more details about the team.

  • Click Edit to edit the Team information.

  • Update the Team information.

  • Click Save.

Other Team Edit Actions

Some additional edit actions for a team include:

Password Access

Secure a team by setting up password access. It means users can only join the team with a valid password.

Hide System Messages

Select the Rocket.Chat action alerts to hide. For example—"Hide User Joined messages" will hide the alert that shows up in the chat whenever a new user joins the team.

Allow Reacting

Allow authorized members to react to messages in a broadcast team.

The delete and reset option is also available when editing a Team.

Hide or Leave a Team

  • To Hide or Leave a team, click the three dots icon next to the delete button in the Team Information page.

  • Select Hide or Leave from the dropdown options.

  • To unhide a team, you may search for it in your Rocket.Chat workspace.

When leaving a team, you can decide if you want to continue in the Team channels or not.

Delete A Team

Once you delete a team, the associated chat content and configurations will also be deleted. You also have the option to keep or delete team channels. If you delete a team and decide to keep the channels, those will go to the workspace. A team can only be deleted by the team owner.

  • Click the Team Information icon, then click Delete.

This action can not be undone.

Archive A Team

When a team is archived, it is converted to read-only and is no longer open to any new activity. However, the message history is still accessible. A team can only be archived by the team owner.

  • From the top-right menu, Click Team Information icon to view Team information.

  • Click Edit to edit the Team information.

  • Toggle on the Archive option.

To unarchive a team, toggle off the Archive option.

Star Messages in a Team

You can always star important messages in a team to easily find them later. Starred messages are identified by a small star ⭐ by the side.

To star a message,

  • Click the three-dot icon when you hover over the message. Then, select Star.

To un-star a message,

  • Click the three-dot icon when you hover over the message. Then, select Remove Star.

To view all stared messages,

  • Click on the three-dot icon of the Team menu bar and select Starred Messages. A list of all stared messages is displayed.

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Rocket.Chat versions receive support for six months after release.