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Summary
We are introducing an enhanced channel sidebar experience for all Mattermost users. Highlight features include:
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Collapsible Custom Categories
Create custom categories in your sidebar and group channels together for easier navigation.
Spend less time scrolling by collapsing categories to hide channels that are read.
Mute entire categories to control the noise and focus on what matters.
Drag & Drop Channels and Categories
Drag channels in your sidebar to move them between categories or reorder channels within a category.
Drag to reorder entire categories so you can prioritize the channels most important to you.
Filter Unread Channels
Focus your view and see only unread channels in your sidebar with one click. When you’re all caught up, turn off the filter and your sidebar goes back to normal.
Choose to group unread channels separately at the top of the sidebar
Quick Access Menus
Be more productive by accessing common actions on any channels directly in your sidebar from the … menus
Recent Direct Messages
Choose to sort Direct Messages by recent activity or alphabetically.
Configure the maximum number of Direct Messages shown in the sidebar.
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Config and Account Settings
Please review this doc outlining what config and account settings will be available.
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Breaking Changes
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The following config settings are no longer supported with the new channel sidebar experience; however, these settings are still functional if |
Please note that the EnableLegacySidebar setting is a temporary safety measure as we roll-out these new sidebar changes. This setting The legacy sidebar and the above experimental features will be deprecated at some point in 2021. Please contact Eric Sethna with details if there are customers that still require the legacy sidebar.
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Troubleshooting
How to collect logs for common issues with the data migration for categories?
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FAQ
ExperimentalChannelOrganization doesn’t work anymore after upgrading?
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