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This article explains how to create and set up channels in your Content Hub.
If you're an organizational group manager or someone authorized by your organization to create channels, you can also create channels in bulk and customize their settings and member permissions. For more information, check out our article Channel management in bulk.
- This feature requires the Theming module to be enabled, with the 'createchannel' feature set to 'Yes'.
- If you don't see the Channel option or +Create Channel button, ask your administrator to give you the required permission.
Create a channel from the +Create menu
1. Select Channel from the +Create menu.
The Create channel window opens.
2. Complete the following:
Enter a Name (up to 60 characters) and Description. The description appears on the channel page.
If a channel with the same name already exists, the Name field is highlighted and the message "Channel with the same name already exists" is displayed. Enter a unique channel name before creating the channel.
Click the Privacy menu and select one of the following:
- Open – All logged-in users can view and contribute content. Users with the Viewer role can view content but can't contribute.
- Restricted – All logged-in users can view content. Only channel members can contribute content.
- Private – Only channel members can view and contribute content.
- Shared Repository – Only channel members can view and contribute content. Content can be published to other locations based on entitlements.
- Public, Restricted – Anyone, including guests, can view content. Only channel members can contribute content according to their publishing entitlements.
- Public, Open – Anyone, including guests, can view content. All logged-in users can contribute content. Users with the Viewer role can view content but can't contribute.
Enable Moderate content (if available) to require contributed media to be reviewed and approved. Media won’t appear in the channel until a channel manager approves it.
Enable Subscription (if available) to allow users to subscribe to the channel and receive email notifications when new content is added.
Enable Kaltura Room (if available) if you want to create a Kaltura Room for the channel. For more information, see Create a Kaltura Room within a channel.
3. Click Create.
The new channel is created and opens on its channel page.
Create a channel from the My Channels page
- Select My Channels from the user menu.
- Click +Create Channel at the far right.
The 'Channels' page opens.
The Create channel window opens.
Complete the channel settings described above, then click Create.
Next, see Add media to a channel in Content Hubs.
