{"id":6865,"date":"2021-07-09T05:48:05","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T05:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portal.workdo.co\/en\/?post_type=ufaq&#038;p=6865"},"modified":"2026-01-15T08:58:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T08:58:51","slug":"1030","status":"publish","type":"ufaq","link":"https:\/\/portal.workdo.com.cn\/en\/ufaqs\/1030\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I use the workplace-level chatroom for admins only?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #aaaaaa;\">FAQ-ID\uff1a1030<\/span><br \/>\nIf you want to keep the workplace-level chatroom free from employee chatter and use it only for company-wide announcements, there is an option for that!<\/p>\n<p>When the setting is on, only workplace admins are allowed to use the workplace-level chatroom. But please note that, although employees are not allowed to send texts, photos, videos, locations, and stickers in the workplace-level chatroom, they are still free to create group chatrooms to <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.workdo.co\/en\/ufaqs\/1075\/\">communicate<\/a> and collaborate as normal.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"secondary\">\n<h5>Set Admins-Only Workplace-Level Chatroom<\/h5>\n<div class=\"icon\">Plan\uff1a<span class=\"active\"><a id=\"faqs-link\" class=\"ewd-ufaq-post-margin\" href=\"https:\/\/portal.workdo.co\/en\/pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">All plans<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"icon\">Permission\uff1a<span class=\"disable\">Member<\/span><span class=\"active\"><a id=\"faqs-link\" href=\"https:\/\/portal.workdo.co\/en\/ufaqs\/1064\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Workplace admin<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"icon\">Interface\uff1a<span class=\"active\">App<\/span><span class=\"active\">Web<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Steps\uff1a<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a id=\"faqs-link\" class=\"ewd-ufaq-post-margin\" href=\"https:\/\/portal.workdo.co\/en\/ufaqs\/1158\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enter the Workplace Settings<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Click Workplace Privacy.<\/li>\n<li>Set the Who Can Chat option.\n<ul>\n<li>Owner and Admin \u2502 Only the workplace owner and admins are allowed to send chat messages in the workplace-level chatroom.<\/li>\n<li>Everyone \u2502 All members are allowed to send chat messages in the workplace-level chatroom.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<h5><img src=\"https:\/\/portal.workdo.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ic-price-lightning-yellow-24.png\">Reminder<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>WorkDo has designed three levels (workplace, group &amp; buddy) for different kinds of workplace communication and collaboration. It is intentional that settings that control communication and collaboration are separated. As such, Who Can Chat controls who is allowed to chat in the workplace-level chatroom, and <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.workdo.co\/en\/ufaqs\/1068\">Who Can Post<\/a> controls who is allowed to create tool posts at the workplace level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"secondary\">\n<h5>Relevant Questions<\/h5>\n<p><a class=\"link ewd-ufaq-post-margin\" href=\"https:\/\/portal.workdo.co\/en\/ufaqs\/1075\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sending messages.<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"link ewd-ufaq-post-margin\" href=\"https:\/\/portal.workdo.co\/zh-hant\/ufaqs\/1068\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Can I use the workplace level for admins only?<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"link ewd-ufaq-post-margin\" href=\"https:\/\/portal.workdo.co\/en\/ufaqs\/1063\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Allow members to use their nicknames?<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"link ewd-ufaq-post-margin\" href=\"https:\/\/portal.workdo.co\/en\/ufaqs\/1067\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Can I control members from creating public or private groups?<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"link ewd-ufaq-post-margin\" href=\"https:\/\/portal.workdo.co\/en\/ufaqs\/1062\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Who is allowed to invite new members into workplaces or groups?<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"link ewd-ufaq-post-margin\" href=\"https:\/\/portal.workdo.co\/en\/ufaqs\/1064\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What do different roles do in a workplace or group?<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"link ewd-ufaq-post-margin\" href=\"https:\/\/portal.workdo.co\/en\/ufaqs\/1065\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to add admins to workplaces or groups?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FAQ-ID\uff1a1030 If you want to keep the workplace-level chatroom free from employee chatter and use it only for company-wide announcements, there is an option for that! When the setting is on, only workplace admins are allowed to use the workplace-level chatroom. But please note that, although employees are not allowed to send texts, photos, videos,<a href=\"https:\/\/portal.workdo.com.cn\/en\/ufaqs\/1030\/\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","ufaq-category":[38,494],"ufaq-tag":[1022,688,692,1020,696],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/portal.workdo.com.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ufaq\/6865"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/portal.workdo.com.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ufaq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/portal.workdo.com.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ufaq"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portal.workdo.com.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portal.workdo.com.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/portal.workdo.com.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ufaq-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portal.workdo.com.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ufaq-category?post=6865"},{"taxonomy":"ufaq-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portal.workdo.com.cn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ufaq-tag?post=6865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}