Creating and managing chat groups

Organise your conversations with chat groups in Workly. Create groups for teams, projects, or any purpose — and manage members with flexible admin controls.

Create a group

1. In the chat sidebar, click New Group
2. Enter a group name
3. Add members from your workspace
4. Click Create

Add members

Any group member can add new members to the group:

1. Open the group’s info panel
2. Click Add Members
3. Search and select workspace members

Remove members

Group admins can remove other members:

1. Open the group’s members list
2. Click on the member to remove
3. Select Remove from Group

Promote to admin

Any existing admin can promote a member to admin:

1. Open the members list
2. Click on the member
3. Select Make Admin

Admins can manage members, remove people, and control group settings.

Demote from admin

Admins can demote other admins back to regular members:

1. Open the members list
2. Click on the admin
3. Select Remove Admin

Leave a group

Any member can leave a group at any time:

1. Open the group settings
2. Click Leave Group
3. Confirm your decision

After leaving, you no longer see the group’s messages or receive notifications. You can be re-added by any current member.

Group name and settings

Admins can change the group name and manage other settings from the group info panel.

Frequently asked questions