Welcome to our latest offering: Communities!
Designed to foster engagement, interaction, and collaboration, Communities brings you the future of online group interactions. Dive into an ecosystem where you can set up public groups for wider discussions or private ones for more focused conversations.
Setting up communities:
🪄Let’s dive into the new features Communities has to offer!
✨ Private Groups: An Exclusive Space
– Private groups serve as specialized hubs where only authorized members can engage in discussions and view shared content, ensuring confidentiality and exclusivity.
– Admins and owners can easily transition regular groups into private ones through group settings. A perfect avenue for focused collaboration or confidential discussions.
👥 Role Descriptions
– Owner: The supreme authority. The creator of a group can assign users as admin or contributor. This role remains exclusive.
– Admin: Assigned by the owner, admins can also onboard users as either admins or contributors.
– Contributor: A valuable participant without administrative rights.
🔐 Membership Dynamics
▸ Joining a Private Group:
– Navigate to the group URL and click on ‘Request‘.
– Post-request, the button switches to ‘Requested‘.
– Once approved, an email confirmation containing magic links will be sent for quick access and easy group exploration.
▸ Membership Approvals:
– Potential members can express interest by requesting to join.
– Admins and owners handle these requests, with approvals sent out via email, complete with magic links.
🔄 Transitioning Between Group Types:
Public to Private: Convert your public groups to private ones anytime, making content within exclusive to its current members.
Private to Public: Transitioning the other way, all pending members are instantly accepted. However, an informational alert will be dispatched for transparency.
Toggling Between Group Types
– Only accessible to admins and owners via the ‘Settings‘ button.
– Navigate to: Specific group > Settings > Group Settings > Group Type.
– Choose the desired group type – public or private.
– Decide on the group’s visibility to non-members.
🌟 And …
– Group Management Flexibility: Introduce the ability to soft delete (make inactive) and restore groups, meaning better control over the community’s groups without permanent deletion.
– Enhanced Member Search: Search for members effortlessly on the View Members page. Plus, can directly access a member’s profile from this page.
– Privacy Settings: Choose whether to display phone numbers and email addresses under the Social Media section. A great way to maintain user privacy!
– Advanced User Filters: Now filter users based on their status and roles for more streamlined management.
– Security Update: For better user privacy, email addresses are now hidden on the view members page.
📚 Learn More About Communities
– How to Setup, Customize, and Manage Your Communities
– How to Manage Members Inside Groups
– Content Management in Communities
Jump into Communities and explore the plethora of opportunities it brings to the table. Happy networking! 🌐🎉