About
This article explains how to add room moderators and chat moderators for a Kaltura Room session.
This feature requires the ChatandCollaboration module to be enabled.
Who can use this
- Media owners
- Co-editors
Moderator roles and permissions
Moderator roles define what users can do in the room.
- Room owners and co-editors are the main hosts in the room and have the highest level of control.
- Room moderators can open, start, and manage the room, but they can’t edit the media settings.
- Chat moderators can manage chat during sessions (for example, moderate messages).
- Room moderators are separate from media roles (owner, co-editor, co-publisher). Assigning a moderator role doesn’t grant edit permissions.
- If a user needs both room and chat permissions, select both roles when adding them.
- You can assign groups as moderators. All group members receive the selected permissions when they join the room.
- Permissions are applied when users join the room. If group membership changes, users may need to log out and log back in to see the update.
- Room moderators can’t access the media edit page.
Access the chat settings
- From the user menu, select My Media.
- Click the three dots to the right of the desired media and select Edit.
- In the left navigation, click the Roles & permissions tab to display the Roles & permissions page.
The 'My Media' page displays.
Alternatively, you can access the edit page from the media page by clicking the three-dot menu and selecting Edit.
The edit page opens on the Details tab by default, with a left-hand navigation.
Add moderators
- Click Add users at the top right and select Moderators.
- In the Select users field, start typing the user or group name and select it from the auto-suggest list.
- Under Select permissions, choose the relevant permissions:
The 'Add moderators' window opens.
- Check Room moderator to grant full room moderation permissions.
- Check Chat moderator to allow the user to manage chat during sessions.
You can select one or both permissions, depending on the role you want to assign.
4. Click Add.
A success message displays, and the user is added to the list.
- When you add a group, all current and future members of that group receive moderator permissions.
- After you select a group, its name appears in the list of users. Individual users in that group aren’t listed.
