The Attendee list, as well as the number of Attendees, is private and only shown to any Host/Admin of the event. However, the Chat Preference determines whether or not chat messages sent from Attendees are shown to other Attendees, or if Attendees will have access to the chat at all.

When the chat is Public, Attendees can see chat messages sent by other Attendees.

On the other hand, when it's set to Private, those messages will not be shown to other Attendees.
​
​Keep in mind that, regardless of the Chat Preference, whether private or public, Admins will be able to see all chats that come in.
​
While if the chat is disabled before the session is started, the chat box will be hidden completely from Attendees when they join. They can still click on the chat button in the menu bar, but will see an overlay letting them know chat was disabled. If the chat is disabled during an active session, Attendees will also see a disabled overlay.

In disabled mode, the chat will remain visible for Admins, displaying the disabled overlay, but also showing a message letting them know that any messages they send will be sent to the Admin chat. If an Admin proceeds to send a message, the chat will switch automatically to the Admin chat.

By default, your Chat Preference will be set to Public.

Hosts will have the ability to disable the chat from the event customization options. While other Admins will have the ability to disable the chat during the session at any time.

Here's exactly how to adjust it with the customization options!

To start, head to the Events tab, find the Event you'd like to edit, and click Customize event.
​

Or, from within the event itself, click on the Customize tab.
​

In the Customize tab, you'll find the Room card, where you'll be able to manage everything related to what goes on in the Event room. Hosts will have the ability to change the chat preferencee here in the customization options. While other Admins can toggle between the three chat preferences live during the session at any time.

To find the Chat Preferences, you'll want to select the Settings tab. Here, you should see the option to set a Chat Preference for your Attendees.

For Automated events, both scheduled and on-demand instances, you have the optionto disable chat individually for both scheduling options.

You'll also have the option to set a title for your chat. If left toggled off, the default title will remain as Chat.
​
Alternatively, the chat preference can be updated within the Event Room. To update within the event room, head to the Chat box and under the Chat tab, click the dropdown.
​

When the chat preference is updated, a message will appear, letting all Admins know that the preference has been updated, what it was changed to, and who updated it.

As mentioned above, if the chat is disabled prior to starting your event, attendees, when they are able to join once started, will not see a chatbox. Should they click on the chat button, or should the chat preference be updated mid-event, where the chat box would already be visible, the Attendee will see that the chat is disabled.