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Mute or unmute a topic

Zulip lets you mute topics and channels to avoid receiving notifications for messages you are not interested in. Muting a channel effectively mutes all topics in that channel. You can also manually mute a topic in an unmuted channel, or unmute a topic in a muted channel.

Muting has the following effects:

  • Messages in muted topics do not generate notifications (including alert word notifications), unless you are mentioned.
  • Messages in muted topics do not appear in the Combined feed view or the mobile Inbox view.
  • Muted topics appear in the Recent conversations view only if the Include muted filter is enabled.
  • Unread messages in muted topics do not contribute to channel unread counts.
  • Muted topics and channels are grayed out in the left sidebar of the desktop/web app, and in the mobile app.
  • In the desktop/web app, muted topics are sorted to the bottom of their channel, and muted channels appear in a collapsible section at the bottom of their channel folder in the left sidebar.

You can search muted messages using the is:muted search filter, or exclude them from search results with -is:muted.

Mute or unmute a topic

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  1. Hover over a topic in the left sidebar.
  2. Click on the ellipsis ( ).
  3. Configure topic notifications using the row of icons at the top of the menu.

Automatically unmute topics in muted channels

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  1. Go to Notifications.
  2. Under Topic notifications, select the desired option from the Automatically unmute topics in muted channels dropdown.

Manage configured topics

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  1. Go to Topics.
  2. Configure notifications for each topic by selecting the desired option from the dropdown in the Status column.
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