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Good day all, My question is about announcing and hosting webinars within community. I know I can utilize events and the Zoom Integration: https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/1503-zoom-events-integration? If using the integration, would you please share your experiences and the pros. How are you hosting community…
Ranks/Ranking is an essential part of gamification. Ranks are used to see who is actively participating in the community either by sharing content, submitting or answering questions, submitting or voting for ideas, etc. Ranks can drive engagement as well as lend credibility to users and their posts. No wonder we get…
Most communities I’ve worked with have had some sections of the communities available to the public (i.e., guest users aka anyone not logged in to the community), and some sections that are member-only or only visible to specific roles. It can generate some buzz to have exclusive content, but it can also be a bit of a…
When you build a landing page for your community, you’re making your best guess about what members need most, kind of like bundling up before stepping outside. You think you know what will keep everyone warm and engaged, but you won’t really know until you see how people move through the space. That’s where heat maps bring…
Hello friends! If you're in the SF Bay Area and looking for fun community goodness, come join us at the December Community Manager Connect Meetup. We'll be hanging out, talking shop (and not talking shop), swapping ideas, sharing wins, and generally enjoying the fact that community people are the best people to spend time…
Every community has a handful of members who consistently step up by answering questions, sharing knowledge, welcoming newcomers, and modeling the behaviors you want others to follow. A powerful way to strengthen your community is to formally recognize these standout contributors as leaders. ❓️Why this matters Elevating…
I work at an awesome company that wants to scale community across all of our products which means a lot of forums, groups, internal teams, and opportunities. In prep for my 2026 strategy, I'd love to hear how other companies successfully managed this type of scale. I'm looking for ideas on doing this across 50+ products.…
Hey Vanilla friends! As we head into the final month of the year, we’re excited to celebrate with a little extra cheer — and a lot of extra knowledge. This December, we’re launching our Season of Sharing, a month-long initiative to help you get even more value, ideas, and best practices from your community platform. ⭐ What…
Hey Success Community! 👋 Happy turkey week to those who celebrate! Let's take a look at what's been happening in the Success Community this month: 🍦 Vanilla Updates 📣 Season of Sharing starting next week! Excited for Super Forum? We Are Too! 🧭 Community Strategy 🎯 Understanding User Visits & Content Engagement in Your…
Is there a way to review what a community group member wrote in their initial request to join the group? One of our group members wants to access some of the comments from folks requesting to join to understand their knowledge base of the group topic. Is this possible? If so, who can retrieve this information and how?…
Before you disappear for the holidays, join us for our last connect session of the year! We'll help you wrap up any last minute projects or start to plan your strategy for next year. ⭐️ Got something cool to share? Have a victory in your community and want to show off your accomplishments with fellow community builders? 🙋…
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Hey Vanilla Friends! Big news - Super Forum 2026 is coming and you're all invited! Vanilla was really missed at last year's conference, so we want to make sure as many people join us as possible in 2026. But First .. We Need You to Register for HUG To get the full Super Forum experience, you’ll need an account in the…
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