# No 'Create a Channel' button? **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-create-a-channel-button/237857 **Category:** Support **Tags:** chat **Created:** [September 1, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-create-a-channel-button/237857 "2022-09-01T18:33:36Z") **Posts on this page:** 8 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![jonobacon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jonobacon/32/169578_2.png) [@jonobacon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jonobacon) #### Post date: [September 1, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-create-a-channel-button/237857/1 "2022-09-01T18:33:36Z")
Hey, Playing with `discourse-chat` and I enabled the chat plugin. When I go to the full-screen view of the chat widget, I don’t see a settings button in the corner to add channels. This is what I see: ![Screen Shot 2022-09-01 at 11.31.53 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/7/f/6/7f63c54753c182bf6c0d7c705f5b2da0971c8715.png) Any suggestions for how I fix this? Thanks! ---
### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger) #### Post date: [September 1, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-create-a-channel-button/237857/2 "2022-09-01T18:39:24Z")
As a quick workaround, I think if you collapse fullscreen into ‘chat window’ mode you should be able to use the chevron in the top left to go to your channel menu and find the ⚙ icon with the option in there. 👍 ![Untitled](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/0/e/9/0e9e3e44955f0182f8865971eadf55624056b689.png) ![Untitled](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/2/a/6/2a670ff390cf07c21f82f720f984004834cf00a5.png) ![Untitled](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/a/1/b/a1bbe105c4a41451635a1bcd2dcbfa9f6e50ff7d.png) ---
### Author: ![j.jaffeux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/j.jaffeux/32/60297_2.png) [@j.jaffeux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j.jaffeux) #### Post date: [September 1, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-create-a-channel-button/237857/3 "2022-09-01T18:51:29Z")
Do you have themes installed? ---
### Author: ![jonobacon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jonobacon/32/169578_2.png) [@jonobacon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jonobacon) #### Post date: [September 1, 2022, 6:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-create-a-channel-button/237857/4 "2022-09-01T18:55:54Z")
@JammyDodger thanks, but collapsed still no button: ![Screen Shot 2022-09-01 at 11.55.02 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/8/a/4/8a4bb0b8257521882917738c6d378a2fe3ecd867.png) > [@j.jaffeux](#): > > Do you have themes installed? Yes, I have a custom theme. ---
### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger) #### Post date: [September 1, 2022, 7:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-create-a-channel-button/237857/5 "2022-09-01T19:01:38Z")
If you click on the chevron in the top left corner of that chat window it will take you to the Channel menu. You should be able to find the ⚙ icon with the option to Create Channel in there. ---
### Author: ![jonobacon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jonobacon/32/169578_2.png) [@jonobacon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jonobacon) #### Post date: [September 1, 2022, 7:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-create-a-channel-button/237857/7 "2022-09-01T19:27:29Z")
That fixed it! Thanks! ---
### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger) #### Post date: [September 8, 2022, 7:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-create-a-channel-button/237857/10 "2022-09-08T07:01:32Z")
Just a little follow up - Disabling the `enable sidebar` admin setting brings the chat menu back in fullscreen mode. 👍 🙂 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/b/9/1/b91a842a3cfa34aaaf5a79b054e36e17cd3f18e5.png) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/e/6/f/e6f591058c4d984b900a5cc9bc860df91007b45b.png) ---
### 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 8, 2022, 3:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-create-a-channel-button/237857/12 "2022-09-08T15:10:48Z")
We’ll add it to our list to sort out some way to make this issue less likely to bump into!