3. Channel Categories
To add a new category to your channel just right-click on your server icon or hit the chevron to the right of the server name!
Type in the name and once created you can drag and drop it wherever you like in the channel list!
Now that you've got your categories in place you can start cleaning house. Because you can now change permissions on a category level when you -do- move something, you'll be asked if you want to sync the permissions. Sync permissions, you say? This means that we will automatically update the permissions on a channel to match those of the category upon a move, should you approve!
With the introduction of categories there are now two default states for a channel; synced and not-synced. A synced channel will have permissions that completely match that of the category.
Category permissions can be changed by right-clicking the category and clicking 'edit category'.
Click on the 'Permissions' tab to alter permissions and add roles
Disabling 'Read Text Channels & See Voice Channels' will make the channels invisible to members that don't have access, rather than just showing them locked!
Note: If you change the permissions on a category, all channels that are synced will automatically update.
If you do not sync permissions when moving a channel between categories, or if you change an individual permission on the channel level, it will then show that the channel is not synced with the category.
This means the channel currently does not share the same permissions as the category and will not automatically update when you make changes to the categories permissions.
Want that channel to get back in line with the category? Just head to the channel permissions menu and click the 'Sync Now' button as pictured above and it will match the channels permissions to the category once again!
Important Note: Synced and not-synced channels can coexist within a category. Changing a category’s permissions will change all synced channel’s permissions, but not the permissions of any not-synced channel!
One final note on category permissions - if you don't want to utilize them at all, you can leave all channels within the category as 'non synced' and manage them individually. Permissions can also be managed on a per-channel basis.