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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?…
I would like to create a dashboard for a new Group that we have created. I would like to see stats for a Group such as: Page views Active Users Visits New Users Most Viewed Pages Downloads etc. It appears that I may be able to get this information using a filter Category Name = Social Groups, but I would like these stats…
In general, community groups can be invaluable in user research, providing rich insights and facilitating a deeper understanding of user needs and behaviors. They offer access to diverse perspectives, help identify potential issues, and can be used for various research methods such as focus groups, surveys, and…
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…
A lot of communities I've been checking out these days are leveraging our groups feature — whether groups are right for your community or if basic categories make more sense (but that's another post…) can be a hot topic, but if you've already got groups and want to analyze them a bit more to see how they are being used…
What is User Segmentation Segmentation is basically sorting people in a community into groups based on certain criteria that matter to your community. These criteria could be things like title/role, product, industry, or specialization in a particular area. Segmentation, using Groups, can be crucial in online community to…
Hi, We are looking to grow our group membership by hosting group events like roundtables, fireside chats etc. We've tested, but just to confirm - non-group members cannot RSVP to events? (this is what we would want, we want them to have to join the group to RSVP). If a non-group member tries to join they see this (no RSVP…
Heya, So in the Social Groups documentation it says to take away the VIEW permissions for all roles for the Social Group Category. I only just realized that our forum hadn't done that… which meant that this Category showed up on our Category page (yay!) but that when someone clicked on it they saw a full list of all…
Hey all! We are at a point that we are starting to think about using groups. Given the current state of notifications for activities in groups, how are you managing groups currently? Do you send out a separate email newsletter? I'm leery to put something in Zapier (if I could) because of subscription permissions etc. I…
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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,…
The Problem with Scattered Moderator Tools Your moderators are busy people. When something needs attention, they shouldn't have to hunt through the dashboard, remember URLs, or ask you where to find things. A dedicated moderator hub — a single page visible only to your mod team — gives them a home base where they can…
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