Who can see private recognitions?
Private Clappy kudos aren't posted in any Slack channel and only the giver and recipients see them, but Clappy admins see them in profiles and exports.
SlackUpdated Oct 7, 20261 min readA private recognition in Clappy, the BuddiesHR kudos app for Slack, is only seen by the giver and the recipients. Clappy admins can still see it, with its message, in people's profiles in the web dashboard and in exports.
Make a recognition private#
In the Give Recognition form, pick Private under 👁️ Visibility ("Only you and the recipient(s) can see it."). In the web dashboard, pick Private: only you and them under Who can see it?. The direct messages are marked "🔒 This recognition is private".
Who sees what#
| Where | Who sees a private recognition |
|---|---|
| Kudos channel | Nobody: it isn't posted. |
| Direct messages | The giver and each recipient. |
🆕 Latest activities on the Home tab |
The giver and the recipients. Admins too only see the ones they're part of. |
Feed tab of the web dashboard |
Nobody: the feed only shows public kudos. |
My history in the web dashboard |
The giver and the recipients, marked Private. |
| People's profiles in the web dashboard | Clappy admins, with the message. |
| Excel export | Admins who export it, with a Visibility column. |
Do private claps count?#
Yes. Private claps count in received, given and redeemable totals, levels, leaderboards and the insights dashboard, like public ones.