Message content

Message Content decides which part of a message reaches the destination and a few details of how it looks. It is available on every plan and exists for the chat and for every source.

The section works on copies. A native forward (Forward in the source's delivery mode) re-sends the original message as it is.

Media types

• Photos — copy photos from the message.
• Video — copy videos and animations.
• Audio — copy audio files and music.
• Files — copy documents and files.
• First media only — from albums copy only the first file. Useful for channels that want one picture per post.

A message whose only media is switched off is delivered as text; a message with no text and no allowed media is skipped and appears in the log as filtered.

Delivery options

• Look as in the source — the caption position and the link preview follow the original post. While it is on, the next two switches take their value from the post.
• Caption above media — put the text above the photo or video instead of below it.
• Web Preview — show a preview for external links in the text (unless it is the post's own link).
• Protect Content — forbid forwarding and saving of the delivered messages (Telegram's protected content flag). Applies to messages sent by the bot.
• Media groups as slideshow — an album goes out as a swipeable slideshow, Telegram's new Rich Media format.

Sync

The Sync block holds the Sync with the source switch: edits and deletions in the source are repeated in the delivered post. Details are in Syncing edits and deletions.

Related settings elsewhere

• Who sends the message, copy or forward, instant or deferred delivery are in Delivery modes.
• Rules that admit or drop a message by its content — has a photo, has links, is a reply, is forwarded and so on — are in Message filtering.
• A header and a footer, the source's name and the layout of the text are in Message template.
• What happens to the copy after the source message is edited or deleted is in Sync.