# 📣 Introducing default chat channels (automatically add users)

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-default-chat-channels-automatically-add-users/233141>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Tags:** chat, new-feature\
**Created:** [July 18, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-default-chat-channels-automatically-add-users/233141 "2022-07-18T20:57:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![mcwumbly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mcwumbly/32/103861_2.png) [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-default-chat-channels-automatically-add-users/233141/30 "2022-09-01T16:39:34Z")

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> [@alehandrof](#):
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> What remains unclear to me is whether this check is run periodically. In other words, if a previously inactive user interacts with the site tomorrow will they automatically join the chat channel or not?

Yep, [the job runs every hour](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-chat/blob/main/app/jobs/scheduled/auto_join_users.rb) and should cover this scenario.

> [@alehandrof](#):
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> I understand from this thread that only “active” users join the channel. That’s fine – though the label on the option should be updated to more accurately describe the feature.

Definitely open to suggestions to improve the copy here to make this part more clear!

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