Teams & Topics

Organize work with Teams & Topics

Keep projects, people, and conversations organized. Teams group the right members together, and Topics keep every discussion focused.

What are Teams & Topics Create a Team Create a Topic Manage Members Admin Access

What are Teams & Topics in Melp?

Melp keeps you organized, connected, and productive. Teams bring the right people together and Topics keep every conversation on track.

Teams: where collaboration begins

Teams gather people working toward a common goal. Think of a team as the workspace for a project, department, or shared objective. Conversations, files, and meetings are visible only to team members.

Why use Teams?

Group related topics and discussions in one place
Keep communication focused and structured
Control who has access to what
Collaborate across departments or companies without losing context

Example

Running a product launch? Create a Product Launch team with marketing, design, sales, and engineering. Everyone collaborates in one place and uses Topics to keep workstreams focused.

Team roles

There are two key roles inside a team:

Team Admin (Owner) - creates and manages the team
Team Member - invited users who contribute to team activities

TaskTeam OwnerTeam Member

Create a topicNo

Leave a team

Add membersNo

Edit team name or descriptionNo

Assign or dismiss another adminNo

Add a profile pictureNo

Admins can promote a member to admin or step down themselves.

Team settings (admins)

Add or remove members
Update the team name, description, or image
Promote or demote admins

When you are added to a team, you are also added to all its topics.

External participants

Melp supports external collaborators. They only see the specific team or group they are invited to, not the rest of your workspace. It is secure and focused.

Topics: keep conversations focused

Topics are mini workspaces inside a team. Files, messages, links, and media stay attached to the topic so you never lose context.

Why topics help

Keep each discussion separate and organized
Avoid cluttered group chats
Share files, links, and notes that stay attached to the conversation
Stay on track by focusing only on what matters

Guidance

Every team needs at least one topic. When you create a team you are prompted to add a topic to get the conversation going.

How to create a team

Collaborate smarter and faster. Pick any of these ways to create a team.

Create from the Dashboard

From your Dashboard, click Create Team.
Enter a Team Name and an optional description or profile picture.
Add teammates by typing their name or email or selecting them from suggestions.
Click Create and your team is ready.

Create from the Team tab

Open the Team tab in the left sidebar.
Click the + Create Team icon.
Fill in the name, optional description/photo, and add teammates.
Hit Create to launch your team.

Create from Contacts (fastest)

Open the Contacts tab.
Select more than one user from your contact list and click Create Team.
Enter a Team Name plus optional description/photo.
Click Create and you are good to go.

Pro tips: You can edit the team name, picture, or members later (if you are an admin).

Every team must have at least one Topic. You will be prompted to add one after creation.

Inviting people outside your company is supported.

How to create a topic

Topics keep your team focused. Follow these quick steps.

1Hover on the team where you want a topic and click the three-dot More Options icon.
2Select Create Topic.
3Give the topic a clear name like Q3 Marketing Plan or Innovation Design.
4Add a short description so the team knows what it covers.
5Click Create to start collaborating.

Pro tip: Use separate topics for weekly planning, feedback reviews, task-specific conversations, or file sharing for a given project.

Create a new topic to start organized discussions right away. Files and context stay attached to that topic across devices.

How to add or remove team members

Only Team Admins can add or remove members. If you created the team, you are an admin by default.

Add members

Go to the Teams section from your dashboard.
Select Add Members.
Type the name or email of the people you want to add or pick from your Contact List.
Click Done to add them instantly.

Remove members

Open the Team Info page of the team you want to manage.
Click Edit Team.
Find the member, click the More icon next to their name, choose Remove, and confirm.
Click Done to complete the update.

Admin rights: Only admins can manage members. Regular members will not see these options.

Assigning or removing admin access

Need an extra hand? Promote someone to co-admin or remove access when things change. Only Team Admins can do this.

Make someone a Team Admin

Open the Team Info page of the team you want to manage.
Click Edit Team.
Click the More icon next to the teammate's name, select Make Team Admin, and confirm.
Click Done and they now share admin access.

Remove admin rights

Open the Team Info page.
Click Edit Team.
Click the More icon next to their name, select Remove Team Admin, and confirm.
Click Done to set them back to a regular member.

Edit team details like name, description, and profile picture
Promote someone to co-admin from Edit Team
Only admins can manage members or admin rights

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