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Good day Community, Has anyone utilized a Category for focused, and private conversations instead of a Group? Are there functionalities (or other benefits) of a Category that would make it superior to a Group other than page design? My concern with a Category over a Group is the management of membership: a private Group…
I love the transparency when someone edits another person's post but I'm wondering if this notification can be restricted by role? There are times when our members post discussions in the wrong places and a simple move to a new category will show up as if the post was updated, potentially creating confusion with our…
Hello Success community, Who's ready for another #TipTuesday? As you may know, Ranks are a tool that allow you to either grant or restrict specific community privileges to your users based on their activity on the site. (Need a refresher on Ranks? Check out this article for more info.) Each Ranks has a label that will…
Hi all! We're looking to swap back to the native Vanilla Search page and are noticing some key metrics that we'd love are not available. Has anyone tried to track the following? Click Event Count - How many overall clicks happened on results from the search page User Query w/Clicks - list of queries (sorted by # of times…
CMX Summit, a big community manager conference, is coming up May 1-2 in Redwood City, California. I've been to CMX Summits in the past and have always found them useful, so I am looking forward to attending this year. If you will be going, I would enjoy meeting you to talk about common interests. To sweeten the pot, I will…
Hello Community, We are looking to establish SLAs for response times to unanswered questions and posts. We would appreciate any best practices and recommendations on how others are managing this, as well as methods for tracking posts that need replies. Thank you!
Hi all! Super User programs are one of those areas that we should all be looking at, but seem to fall towards the bottom half of our to-do list. For those that have at least started a program, what is the biggest impact you are seeing? For those that haven't, what would you hope to see with a program in place? Would love…
Hi everyone! We just signed a contract with HL Vanilla at the end of the year and will be migrating over by mid-year. We're also currently Influitive customers and are likely looking to migrate off that platform. I know SlapFive has an integration with Vanilla, and Base can integrate as well. Would love to hear from anyone…
Hi everyone, I’m excited to share that Higher Logic has launched a new podcast, “Power of Connection,” and I’ll be your host! In each episode, I sit down with business and community leaders who’ve seen firsthand how online communities can create stronger connections with customers. Get practical tips, new ideas, and real…
Hey Vanilla Friends 👋 Welcome back to our new monthly metrics program. In case you missed our earlier installments, you can see them here. For a while now we've had many people asking for some kind of reference for their community metrics. Many of you want to know how your community compares to other Vanilla Customers.…
Our friends at SlapFive have a great event happening in NYC 🍎 this week that we wanted to share! If you're in the NYC area and rethinking how to scale customer growth, this workshop’s for you. Details below! Growth doesn’t always mean new spend. Advocacy is one of the few strategies that scales through timing, relevance,…
Welcome to the Higher Logic Vanilla Community. This forum has been created so that our customers can converse, get support, exchange ideas and connect with anyone else using a Vanilla powered hosted community. Every community has its own culture and boundaries and we are excited to create this space for you, but we also…
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Keeping your community secure and spam-free is essential for maintaining trust, engagement, and a great user experience. Join us for an interactive session where we'll dive into the tools and best practices you can use to safeguard your community. Whether you're just getting started or looking to fine-tune your setup, this…
Our newest Community Showcase is now live! Brandon and Malachi from Awardco are telling us all about their Client Steering Committee, and how it benefits both their customers and internal teams. Check it out!
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Hello Vanilla Success Community! We're Brandon and Malachi (@borme & @Hopoatem ), and we manage the Awardco Community, a space for clients of our employee recognition software. We're excited to share how our Client Steering Committee has been a game-changer for our community's implementation and launch. We believe our…
Time for another #TipTuesday! Rich Editor supports the embedding of iFrame content from external sources, both in your community's: Knowledge bases Layout Editor widgets Discussions and comments As a community manager or moderator, you're the heart of the community space, welcoming new members, answering questions, keeping…
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