How to edit a chat room
You can edit an existing chat room from within your organization's chat rooms management page. To begin, select Organizations on the top menu bar.
A list of all organizations will be displayed. Once you have located your organization's tile, select Manage.
Once you are on your Organization Dashboard, select Chatrooms on the vertical menu bar.
The Chat rooms page will list your organization's existing chatrooms. Locate and click on the Options button belonging to the chatroom you want to edit. Select Edit on the drop-down menu.
The Edit Chat room page will be displayed. All fields are editable.
Field Definitions:
- Name
The name of the chat room. This name will be visible to members on HeyPeers.
- Description
The description field allows you to provide a brief but meaningful summary of your chat room. This summary helps potential users quickly understand the purpose and focus of the chat room, such as its topic, intended audience, and overall vibe. A well-crafted description makes your chat room stand out and ensures it attracts the right participants who share similar interests or goals.
- Minimum Size: 80 characters
- Maximum Size: 750 characters
- Banner Image
An optional graphic or picture displayed on the chat room's details page. It's typically used to represent the chat's purpose, theme, or personality and can include text, graphics, or photos that resonate with the group.
- Recommended Size: 1800 x 220 pixels
- Size Limit: 5MB
- Formats: JPEG, PNG, GIF
- To change the banner image, click on Select Banner to select a new image
- To remove the banner image, click on Remove Banner, which outlines the button in red.
- Note: You must still click on the Update Chat Room button at the bottom of the form to save your changes to the banner.
- Owner and Primary Moderator
The owner of the chat room is the individual who creates and manages the chatroom. This person is responsible for setting its purpose, guidelines, and overall tone. This person moderates the chat conversations, manages members, and ensures a positive environment for discussions.
- Use the dropdown list of your team members to select the owner of the chat room.
- Additional Moderators 1 and 2 (optional)
Additional moderators can be selected. These additional moderators will have full moderator functionality.
- Use the dropdown list of your team members to select any additional moderators.
- Privacy
- Private chat rooms are not visible on the Discover Chat rooms page and members must be invited to the room.
- Public chat rooms are visible on the Discover Chatroom page and are open to all members.
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Click on the Update Chat room button at the bottom of the page to save all of your changes.