# 📣 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: [February 6, 2023, 7:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-default-chat-channels-automatically-add-users/233141/39 "2023-02-06T19:55:43Z")

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