Communities are dedicated areas for discussions and sharing to help employees build stronger connections or stay aligned on key initiatives. Employees can use the Discovery page to find and join relevant communities at any time, creating a more connected and engaged workplace. 

Community Managers can manage the community, as well as manage and update the settings in the Studio. In a Community’s settings, you can assign the Community Manager role to users who already have access to the Studio, such as those with a plugin editor role or higher. 

Media Recommendations

For the community banner, Staffbase recommends using an image with dimensions of 720 × 164 pixels. For the community icon, we recommend using an image with dimensions of 80 × 80 pixels.

Prerequisites:

• You have installed the Communities plugin.
• You have created a community.
• You have icon and banner images for your community.

Configuring the Community Settings 

1. In the Studio navigate to Content > Communities > the community for which you want to configure the settings.
2. In the Description, provide a brief text to explain the community.
3. Under Community Icon, click to upload or drag and drop an icon image.
4. Under Community Banner, click to upload or drag and drop a banner image.
5. Optionally, under Common Settings, select Desktop or Mobile to display the individual community in the menu.
6. From the Visibility in the App dropdown, select the users who can see the community.
7. From the Community Managers dropdown, search for system-wide editors to assign manager rights.
8. From the Initial Members dropdown, add the first user groups or users to be included in the community.
9. Click Save.

You have configured the settings of the community. You can now publish the community.

Publishing a Community

Once you have configured the settings for a community, you can publish it. When you publish the first community, users are able to see the Communities Discovery page.

1. In the Studio, navigate to Content > Communities.
2. Navigate to the community you want to publish.
3. Click the three dots to open the action menu.
4. Click Publish.

You have published the community and it is now visible to users on the Discovery page in the Menu, if visible. You can edit the Menu position of the Communities Discovery page or unpublish the community at any time. 

Editing the Community Settings

1. In the Studio, navigate to Content > Communities.
2. Navigate to the community you want to update.
3. Click the three dots to open the action menu.
4. Click Edit.
5. Update the settings as needed.
6. Click Save.

You have edited the settings of the community.