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Registering a channel with ChanOP
Updated 8 Sep 2026
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Use /ChanOP REGISTER #channel to claim ownership of a channel you created. What you need to have done first and what registration provides.
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Dropping a channel registration
Releasing a channel you no longer want to own with /ChanOP DROP. The channel will continue to exist but lose its registered protections.
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Channel registrations expire if no ChanOP command is used within 60 days. How to keep your channel active and what happens when it expires.
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Enabling +t mode and using /ChanOP SET #channel TOPICLOCK so only ops can change the topic, and setting a permanent topic via ChanOP.
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Setting bans with +b, removing them with -b, and using +e exception masks to allow specific users through an existing ban.
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