Page ↔ Channel Link — R10

A user-created Page can link a Channel — and the Page surfaces it so visitors know "this page has a channel — join it too." A Nyburs channel is a group-chat / discussion surface (like a WhatsApp/Telegram channel): once you join, members message and discuss. The Page keeps its own Posts; the channel is where people talk. Page & channel are independently followable / joinable and cross-linked both ways. Mockup for design sign-off.

How this works — the decisions (baked in)
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A channel is a group chat. The Page has POSTS (its timeline, identity). The linked Channel is a discussion surface — once you join, members message and discuss any topic. The page never has its own chat; the channel is where conversation happens.
2
Link, don't merge. R10 adds only a link: the page surfaces the channel; the channel cross-links back. Two surfaces — a visitor can follow the page, join the channel, or both.
3
User-created pages only — party · public-figure · org · community. The default neutral location/seat pages can't link a channel (they have their own community-affiliation path).
4
1 channel per page (1:1) for v1. "This page has a channel" — clean to manage, clean to join. Many-per-page is a later extension.
3 open questions for the owner — react in context
Q1
Prereq: R10 sits on the user-created Pages platform (affiliated_pages). Land that first, or build R10's page as a thin layer over the existing place↔community join? Rec · build on Pages platform (already in design)
Q2
Cardinality: 1 channel per page, or many from day one? Rec · 1:1 for v1
Q3
Re-link history: keep an audit trail of past links, or "current link only"? Rec · current-only (simplest)
Dropped (owner): the old "broadcast/read-only default" question. A page-linked channel defaults to open discussion — joined members can message.
‹ Journey index ‹ Pages platform L1 Page + linked channel L2 Manage · empty L3 Create / link existing L4 Manage · linked L5 Channel chat + back-link L6 Follower · page vs channel
L1 · page · linked channel

The page surfaces its channel

On a party page (same shell as Pages-platform PP4), a "Channel" card sits below the header: channel name · @handle · member count · Join channel. A dashed divider makes the split explicit — the page's own Posts (its timeline) are separate from the channel, which is a group chat you join to discuss. The 1:1 chip signals one channel per page.

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BJP · Amnour
Vidhan Sabha Political party Verified
Channel · group chat
1 per page
BJP
BJP Amnour Charcha
@bjp.amnour.channel
2,180 members
A place to talk — join to discuss with other members.
↓ Posts on this page — the channel is a separate group chat ↓
Posts
About
BJP
BJP · Amnour
2h · Amnour, Saran · a page post
Booth-level meeting at Amnour block office tomorrow 11 AM. All karyakarta requested to attend. 🪷
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L2 · manage · channel · empty

"Link a channel so followers can join the discussion"

Manage Page → Channel section, before any link. An honest empty state explains the value, then two CTAs: Create a channel (new) or Link a channel you own (existing). The owner chip in the bar marks this as the owner-only management surface. Visible only on user-created page shells.

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Manage page

You own this page
Channel
No channel linked yet
Link a channel so your followers can join and discuss. The page keeps its posts — the channel is the group chat where people talk.
Both create the same link. Either way, the page surfaces the channel and the channel links back to the page — one channel per page.
Why link a channel?
Give followers a place to talk
A group chat they join to discuss with each other and with you.
Keep posts and discussion separate
Page posts stay a timeline; the channel is the conversation.
L3 · create · or · link existing

Create one, or link a channel you own

A segmented toggle holds both paths. Create = name + @handle, with a note that it's an open discussion group chat by default (reuses the existing channel create flow, then auto-links). Link existing = a radio list of channels the caller owns — only their own channels are selectable; the rest are dimmed.

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Add a channel

Create a channel
Link existing
Create a channel
Channel name
BJP Amnour Charcha
Handle auto-suggested from the page
@bjp.amnour.channel
Open discussion by default. Anyone who joins can send messages and discuss. This is a normal group-chat channel — created here and auto-linked to the page. (You can tighten who-can-post later in channel settings.)
A new group-chat channel is created, then linked to BJP · Amnour. You can unlink anytime — the channel itself stays.
…or link a channel you own
BJP
BJP Amnour Charcha
@bjp.amnour.up · 2,180 members · you own
YM
Yuva Morcha · Saran
@ym.saran · 640 members · you own
Amnour News Channel
Not yours — only channels you own can be linked
Only channels you created appear — the server checks ownership of both the page and the channel before linking.
L4 · manage · channel · linked

Linked — Manage or Unlink

After linking, the section shows the channel with Manage channel (opens channel admin) and Unlink (confirm first). An authz note states the ground truth: you own this page and this channel. Unlink never deletes the channel — it just removes the surface link.

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Manage page

You own this page
Channel · linked
Linked channel · group chat
1 per page
BJP
BJP Amnour Charcha
@bjp.amnour.channel
2,180 members · active 5m ago
You own this page and this channel. Only the page owner can manage or unlink. Unlinking removes the link, not the channel — it keeps all its members and history.
Manage channel
Open channel admin — members, who-can-post, settings.
Open the channel
View the chat as a member would.
Unlink channel
Remove the link. The channel and its members stay.
One channel per page. To swap channels, unlink first, then link another you own.
L5 · channel · group chat + back-link

The channel is a group chat — and links back

The real channel surface, like the app's "Village Notice Board": header (avatar + name + member count + ⋯), a discussion of member messages (others left, your own green bubble, date divider, "created this channel" system line) and a real composer (Type a message + camera + mic). At the top, the new "Affiliated page" chip links back to the page.

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BJP
BJP Amnour Charcha
2,180 members
BJP
Affiliated page
BJP · Amnour
BJP · Amnour created this channel
Today
RK
Ranjan Kumar
Kal ke booth meeting me kitne baje pahunchna hai? 11 confirm hai na?
10:42
SP
Sunita Prasad
Haan 11 baje block office. Main parchey lekar aa rahi hoon, koi aur laana chahe to bata de.
10:50
Theek hai, main bhi 11 tak pahunch jaaunga. Sab ko reminder bhej dete hain. 👍
10:58 ✓✓
AM
Amit Mahto
Road wale kaam ke liye dhanyavaad sab ko 🙏 ground par changes dikh rahe hain.
11:05
Type a message
L6 · follower · what's the difference

Page vs channel — for a follower

The mental model, plainly: the page = identity + posts (a timeline you follow); the channel = a group chat you join to discuss with other members. Two surfaces — follow the page, join the channel, or both. This is the explainer a visitor sees when they tap "What's the difference?".

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Page & channel

Page vs channel
Looking at BJP · Amnour? Here's how the two surfaces differ.
The page — posts on the page + your Home
Identity + a timeline. Follow it; the page's posts appear on its Posts tab and the relevant ones splice into your Home feed.
The channel — a group chat your Chats
Join it to message and discuss with other members — any topic, share info. It lives in your Chats; the page itself has no chat.
Follow the page, join the channel, or both
The page
Posts + identity
The channel
Join to discuss
Two separate surfaces, two separate graphs. Leaving the channel never affects following the page, and vice-versa.