--- title: All Things Admin Console 👑 description: Learn all about the settings and customizations available to you as a Haystack workspace admin. --- [Skip to content](https://support.haystackteam.com/en/-all-things-admin-console#main-content) [![Logo (Black Text)-1.svg\]](https://support.haystackteam.com/hubfs/Logo%20(Black%20Text)-1.svg)](https://support.haystackteam.com/en?hsLang=en) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Contact Support](https://support.haystackteam.com/en/customer-support-submit-a-ticket) [Contact Support](https://support.haystackteam.com/en/customer-support-submit-a-ticket?hsLang=en) Hi there, how can we help? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help Desk](https://support.haystackteam.com/en?hsLang=en) 2. [Managing Your Workspace](https://support.haystackteam.com/en/managing-your-workspace?hsLang=en) # All Things Admin Console 👑 📣 Only users with specific **Admin** permissions can view the admin console. If you're unsure about your permissions, reach out to your platform admins or our team at [support@haystackteam.com](mailto:Only%20users%20with%20Workspace%20Admin%20permissions%20can%20configure%20the%20Slack%20integration.%20If%20you're%20unsure%20about%20your%20permissions,%20reach%20out%20to%20your%20platform%20admins%20or%20our%20team%20at%20support@haystackteam.com). **Whether you prefer to learn by watching the full video or following along with our super-detailed, time-stamped instructions, you've got this! Pick your learning adventure below!**   **Table of Contents:** - [Workspace Insights: Your Overview](https://support.haystackteam.com/en/-all-things-admin-console#workplace-insights) - [Managing Your Workspace: Branding and Culture](https://support.haystackteam.com/en/-all-things-admin-console#manage-workspace) - [Permissions Settings](https://support.haystackteam.com/en/-all-things-admin-console#permissions-settings) - [Security Settings](https://support.haystackteam.com/en/-all-things-admin-console#security-settings) - [Manage People](https://support.haystackteam.com/en/-all-things-admin-console#manage-people) - [Manage Groups](https://support.haystackteam.com/en/-all-things-admin-console#manage-groups) - [Other Functional Tools](https://support.haystackteam.com/en/-all-things-admin-console#other-functional-tools) #### Workspace Insights: Your Overview (00:56) This page gives you a quick snapshot of what's happening with your user base. | Statistic | What It Means | Quick Action | | --- | --- | --- | | **Total Users** | All people provisioned with an account. |   | | **Activated Users** | Users who have signed in. |   | | **Unclaimed Users** | Users provisioned but haven't signed in yet. | Click **Send Reminder** to prompt them to sign in (useful right after launch). | | **Workspace Health** | A score based on your activated user percentage. |   |   #### Manage Workspace: Branding and Culture (01:54) This is your home for customization, names, colors, and logos—a chance to make your Haystack truly feel like your company! | Feature | Action | Timestamp | | --- | --- | --- | | **Names** | Set your **Company Name** (used throughout) and **Workspace Name** (used in header tab, email/Slack notifications). Get creative! | 02:08 | | **Rename Items** | Customize language like renaming "Employees" to "**Team Members**" or "Anniversaries" to "**Haystack-a-versaries**." This automatically updates across the workspace. | 02:37 | | **Colorways** | Set your **Primary Color** (for buttons and text highlights) and **Secondary Color** (for backgrounds and hover states). Think branding! | 03:07 | | **Logo Options** | Upload logos for your **Header Logo** (top left), **Email Notifications**, and **Favicon** (browser tab icon). Images automatically resize. | 03:35 | | **Background Images** | Upload images for the **Login Background** (full browser window image) and default **Profile/Group Covers**. | 04:02 | | **Gallery/Assets** | Upload pre-approved marketing images, brand assets, or office photos for content creators to use as easy headers. | 04:39 |   #### Permissions Settings (05:48) A quick stop to manage who has the power to create and invite. - **Who can create groups?** Most teams set this to **Workspace and Group Admins**. - **Who can invite new users?** **Workspace and People Admins** is the default. - **Important:** If you use **SCIM** (for single sign-on via Okta, Azure, etc.), the invite setting will default to **Disabled**. This is intentional, as your SSO handles invitations. #### Security Settings (07:07) A highly regulated area. Make friends with your Legal and Security teams before making changes here! | Feature | Function | Recommendation/Note | | --- | --- | --- | | **Apply Watermark** | Diagonally watermarks the current employee's name across the entire workspace. | Prevents confidential content from leaking via screenshots. Once on, you often forget it's there. | | **Email Company Footer** | Adds a customized message (e.g., "This message is internal...") to the footer of all Haystack email notifications. | Contact your Legal team for the right copy. | | **Asset Downloads** | Enables/disables the ability for employees to download images, files, and PDFs from the platform. | Most teams leave this **ON**. Turning it off applies globally to *all* content. | | **Email/Mobile Notifications** | Toggles all outgoing notifications **ON** or **OFF** for your entire workspace. | **Crucial during implementation!** Leave this **OFF** until launch day to prevent accidental notifications to your team. | | **Default Reactions/Comments** | Sets the default state (on/off) for comments and emoji reactions on Posts, Events, and Pages across the whole system. | You can still override these settings on an individual content piece. Some teams turn off comments on Resource Pages to direct questions elsewhere. |   #### Manage People (10:29) This is where you manage your user base, permissions, and status. | User State | Action | | --- | --- | | **Activated Users** | Users who have signed in. You can **Deactivate** them from here. | | **Deactivated Users** | Users who no longer have access. You can **Reactivate** them from here. | | **Unclaimed Users** | Users who haven't signed in yet (often the largest group at launch). You can send **Reminders** and edit email addresses. |   #### Manage Groups (11:43) A high-level view of all your groups, with two handy admin features: - **Group Types:** Create categories and filters for organizing your groups page (e.g., Department, ERG, Office). - **Mark as Required:** Toggle this **ON** for any group (besides your default All Hands group) that you want to automatically add every employee to, preventing them from leaving. --- #### Other Fun and Functional Tools | Feature | Function | Timestamp | | --- | --- | --- | | **Manage Roles** | **Admin Management** space to set and update permissions for various roles. | 12:54 | | **Manage Emojis** | The fun space! Upload custom images to create **Custom Emojis** (like those in Slack) for your content and reaction selectors. | 13:16 | | **Connected Apps** | Manages your **Federated Search** tool, which allows users to search content from external tools like Google, Dropbox, or Guru within Haystack. | 13:56 | | **User Provisioning/Login** | Manages all your **Single Sign-On (SSO)** tools (Azure, Okta, etc.). This is generally managed by your IT team. | 14:39 |   And there you have it! You've officially graduated from reader to **Haystack master**. 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