Manage join and leave messages

In Slack, join and leave messages let other members know who's coming and going in a channel. 

How join and leave messages work

By default, all join and leave messages are visible in channels. Smaller groups working together in Slack may find these messages helpful, but, large groups might prefer to hide them. If a Workspace Owner chooses to turn off this preference, here's how they'll work:

👀  Messages are displayed  

• Someone is invited to join a public or private channel 
• Someone leaves a private channel

🙈 Messages aren't displayed

• Someone joins a public channel with more than 20 members 
• Someone leaves a public channel 

Change your preference

Hide messages

Show all messages

1. Click your workspace name in the top left to open the menu.
   
2. Select Workspace settings.
3. Scroll down to the Join & Leave Messages section and click Expand.
4. Uncheck Show a message when people join or leave channels.  
5. Click Save.

1. Click your workspace name in the top left to open the menu.
   
2. Select Workspace settings.
3. Scroll down to the Join & Leave Messages section and click Expand.
4. Check Show a message when people join or leave channels. 
5. Click Save.

Note: For those using Slack Enterprise Grid, you won’t see join or leave messages — the activity is simply too distracting for large groups.

Who can use this feature?

• Workspace Owners and Workspace Admins can access this feature. 
• Available on free and paid plans.