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Hey gang! It's Tuesday somewhere. I'm going to deviate a little bit from the usual quick tips for using Vanilla and instead jump into something a little more complicated (and long-winded). Lets get an A.I to moderate images on our communities! My goal here will be to create a way to quickly flag posts that have images…
I have a few questions regarding HubSpot integrations and figured this would be a great place to ask! We are currently looking to add our Knowledge Base to Vanilla. However, we'd like to get more information/analytics from the Knowledge Base. Examples include time spent on article, search terms with no results, and most…
We're excited about the different zaps available to maximize our time. Unfortunately, we did not see a zap to automatically create forum accounts (unless overlooked). Use case: When a customer/non-forum user interacts with our community offerings, we want to automatically create a forum account using Zapier. Is this…
Hi Vanilla Community (Vanillans?) - I was just working with our team to get more actions set up in Zapier to hopefully make my life easier. I may be way behind in knowing this, but I learned that once you create a zap process, you can actually share it with others to copy and implement. There's a blue "Share" button on the…
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You can’t put your feet on the ground until you’ve touched the sky. This was hanging in my hotel lobby in NYC while I’m here for CMA. Great event. Why did that image stop me? Because it reminded me that change is not easy. It’s freaking hard. Reaching for the sky is tiring, frustrating, and can just drain the life out of…
Hey Vanilla friends 👋 We're very excited to you all to a great webinar series that our own @Nicole has been running. This interactive session is open to everyone — whether you're a Vanilla customer or just part of the broader community world. Curious how other community pros are actually using AI? Wondering what’s working,…
Hey Vanilla friends! Happy March! Have you heard the statistic that the pub is widely considered one of Ireland's most iconic and successful cultural exports? True or not, it's always fun to throw on your green jumper and celebrate! Let's take a look at what's been happening in the Success Community this month: 🍦 Vanilla…
Many communities use fun, branded rank names. These are great for personality and engagement, but here’s something to consider, especially if you have or are considering open community spaces: AI doesn’t understand “cute.” It understands clarity. As AI-powered search and answer engines increasingly pull from community…
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