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b5f007d35e docs: fix broken path links, anchors, and tab rendering from RST-to-MDX migration (#37433)
* docs: resolve cross-file anchor mismatches from RST-to-MDX migration

The Sphinx-to-Docusaurus migration converted `:ref:`/`{ref}` links using
naive text-slugification, so anchors that pointed to headings in a
different file (e.g. release-summary tables linking into their
respective changelog pages) were emitted as same-page fragments and
silently resolved to nothing.

Built a label registry from the original Sphinx `.. _label:` / `(label)=`
targets to recover the true source file for each cross-reference, then
rewrote the affected links to point at the correct file + heading
anchor. Fixes 282 broken cross-file anchors, primarily in the mobile/
desktop/server release-summary pages, plus assorted same-page anchor
mismatches caught by re-auditing after the prior admonition/anchor fix.

* docs: manually resolve remaining anchor mismatches after cross-file audit

Hand-verified fixes for anchors that fuzzy-matching alone couldn't
safely resolve (confirmed against actual heading text/context, and in a
few cases against the original RST source, before applying):

- Typos and dropped words carried over from the original Sphinx docs
  (e.g. "bot-acocunts", "auto-follow-all-new-channel-threads" ->
  "follow-all-new-channel-threads").
- Sphinx auto-generated duplicate-heading IDs (#id1/#id3/#id4) resolved
  to their real target headings.
- Numbered-step TOC links in enterprise-roll-out-checklist.mdx that
  dropped the leading "N. " used in the actual heading slugs.
- Push-notification docs pointing at the wrong file entirely
  (environment-configuration-settings instead of
  push-notification-server-configuration-settings).
- SAML "saml-enterprise" label resolved to its true cross-file target
  (authentication-configuration-settings#saml-2-0), recovered from the
  original RST label definition that the automated registry missed
  because it sat after an RST transition marker.
- sso-saml-technical references converted from broken same-page/
  malformed-path anchors to correct page links.

* docs: fix SAML 2.0 anchor slug (saml-2-0 -> saml-20)

github-slugger strips periods rather than hyphenating them, so "SAML
2.0" slugifies to saml-20, not saml-2-0 as previously fixed.

* docs: fix broken path links found during docs/main migration cleanup

* docs: convert div.tab blocks to Docusaurus Tabs/TabItem components

* docs: restore missing Kubernetes deployment architecture diagrams

The RST-to-MDX migration never copied over the AWS/Azure/Oracle
architecture diagrams referenced by the deployment-architecture-at-scale
page, leaving broken images in each Tabs/TabItem.

* docs: fix 7 anchor mismatches from the fragment/heading audit

Covers three root causes from the anchor mismatch breakdown:
- Fragment repeated the target page's own title instead of a real
  heading, so the link is simplified to point at the bare page.
- Heading exists verbatim but lives on a sibling settings page
  (experimental-configuration-settings, push-notification-server-
  configuration-settings) rather than environment-configuration-settings.
- A page path was mistakenly pasted into a same-page #fragment instead
  of being used as a real cross-page link.

* docs: fix 8 anchor slugs that were close but didn't match the real heading

Repoints links whose fragment was a plausible guess (typo, reworded
heading, or wrong section) at the actual auto-generated slug of the
target heading, confirmed by inspecting each target page directly.

* docs: merge split Tabs blocks so tabs render horizontally

The div.tab conversion script split some sibling tab groups into
separate single-item Tabs blocks whenever a stray blockquote marker
sat between them, causing them to render stacked instead of as one
horizontal tab bar. Merges the MySQL/PostgreSQL and Team/Enterprise
Edition tab groups back into single Tabs blocks.

* docs: remove Azure tab and restore Kubernetes deploy content

The Mattermost Operator, Azure, and Oracle platform tabs on the
Kubernetes deployment guide were split across two separate Tabs
blocks (rendering stacked instead of as one tab bar) and all three
tab bodies were empty because the migration never flattened the
original RST include directives. Removes the unsupported Azure tab
and restores the Mattermost Operator and Oracle content from the
pre-migration RST sources as a single merged Tabs block.

* addresscoderabbitreview

* docs: unify Linux/Kubernetes/Containers deploy pages and fix FIPS/STIG placement

Kubernetes and Containers duplicated full install content across a top-level
page (Tabs) and orphaned sidebar subpages that nothing linked to. Reworked
both to follow the Linux page's pattern: shared content on the landing page,
platform-specific instructions live once in their own subpage.

Also removed configure-fips-at-install-time.mdx, which claimed FIPS is
available for native Linux installs — FIPS/STIG in Mattermost is a container
image property (Chainguard-based build), not available outside Docker/
Kubernetes. Consolidated all FIPS/STIG references onto
containers/fips-stig.mdx and pointed the Mattermost Operator subpage (not
Oracle OKE, which doesn't expose image selection) at it.

* docs: fix review findings — image alt text, Important callout markup, typo

- Replace generic alt="image" on scaling diagrams with descriptive text
  identifying cloud provider and user scale.
- Convert raw div.important markup in deploy-containers.mdx to the
  repo's <Important> component, matching usage elsewhere in the file.
- Fix "Matermost" typo in manage-your-display-options.mdx.

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Co-authored-by: Hanzo Dev <[email protected]>
2026-07-10 14:50:13 +03:00

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---
title: "Archive and unarchive channels"
---
import Tabs from '@theme/Tabs';
import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem';
<PlanAvailability slug="all-commercial" />
## Archive a channel
Delete [public channels](/end-user-guide/collaborate/channel-types#public-channels) and [private channels](/end-user-guide/collaborate/channel-types#private-channels) when they're no longer needed by archiving them. Archiving channels removes them from the channel sidebar and marks them as read-only. Anyone can archive a public or private channel they're a member of, unless your system admin has [disabled](/administration-guide/onboard/advanced-permissions) your ability to do so.
<Tip>
You can continue to access archived channels, unless your system admin has [disabled](/administration-guide/configure/site-configuration-settings#allow-users-to-view-archived-channels) your ability to do so.
</Tip>
<Tabs>
<TabItem value="web-desktop" label="Web/Desktop">
To archive a channel, select the channel name at the top of the center pane to access the drop-down menu, then select **Archive Channel**.
</TabItem>
<TabItem value="mobile" label="Mobile">
To archive a channel:
1. Tap the channel you want to delete.
![Select a channel that you want to edit.](/images/mobile-select-a-channel.jpg)
2. Tap the **More** <img src="/img/ui/dots-vertical_F01D9.svg" alt="Use the More icon in the top left corner to access Mattermost desktop apps customization settings." className="theme-icon" /> icon located in the top right corner of the app.
![Tap on More options to access available options for the channel.](/images/mobile-select-more-options-for-a-channel.jpg)
3. Tap **View info**.
![Tap on View info to see the basic channel info.](/images/mobile-select-view-info-for-a-channel.jpg)
4. Tap **Archive Channel**.
![Tap on Archive channel to archive the current channel.](/images/mobile-edit-channel.jpg)
5. Tap **Yes** to confirm.
![Tap on Yes to confirm your choice.](/images/mobile-confirm-archive-a-channel.jpg)
</TabItem>
</Tabs>
<Note>
- When a Mattermost user is deactivated in the system, your [direct message channel](/end-user-guide/collaborate/channel-types#direct-message-channels) with that user are archived and marked as read-only. An **Archived** icon <img src="/img/ui/archive-outline_F120E.svg" alt="Archived channels are identified with a File Box icon." className="theme-icon" /> displays next to archived channels. From Mattermost v11.5, archived private channels display a distinct **Archive Lock** icon to differentiate them from other archived channels.
- [Group message channels](/end-user-guide/collaborate/channel-types#group-message-channels) can't be archived, but they can be closed to hide them from the channel sidebar.
- The default **Town Square** channel can't be archived.
- System admins can archive channels without needing to be a channel member by using the System Console.
- Because a copy of the channel exists on the server, you can't reuse the URL of an archived channel when [creating a new channel](/end-user-guide/collaborate/create-channels).
</Note>
## Unarchive a channel
System admins and Team admins can restore archived channels. When a channel is unarchived, channel membership and all its content is restored, unless messages and files have been deleted based on a [data retention policy](/administration-guide/configure/compliance-configuration-settings#data-retention-policies).
<Tabs>
<TabItem value="web-desktop" label="Web/Desktop">
Search for the channel if required. Then, open the channel, select the channel name at the top of the center pane to access the drop-down menu and select **Unarchive Channel**.
![Unarchive a channel.](/images/unarchive-channel.png)
</TabItem>
<TabItem value="mobile" label="Mobile">
To unarchive a channel:
1. Tap the channel you want to unarchive.
![Select a channel that you want to edit.](/images/mobile-select-a-channel.jpg)
2. Tap the **More** <img src="/img/ui/dots-vertical_F01D9.svg" alt="Use the More icon in the top left corner to access Mattermost desktop apps customization settings." className="theme-icon" /> icon located in the top right corner of the app.
![Tap on More options to access available options for the channel.](/images/mobile-select-more-options-for-a-channel.jpg)
3. Tap **View info**.
![Tap on View info to see the basic channel info.](/images/mobile-select-view-info-for-a-channel.jpg)
4. Tap **Unarchive Channel**.
![Tap on Unarchive channel to unarchive the current channel.](/images/mobile-unarchive-a-channel.jpg)
5. Tap **Yes** to confirm.
![Tap on Yes to confirm your choice.](/images/mobile-confirm-unarchive-a-channel.jpg)
</TabItem>
</Tabs>
<Tip>
Alternatively, system admins can unarchive channels [via the mmctl](/administration-guide/manage/mmctl-command-line-tool#mmctl-channel-unarchive), and Team admins can unarchive channels [via the API](https://api.mattermost.com/#operation/RestoreChannel).
</Tip>