Addons Master List - HL Vanilla Community
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>In this article, we'll take a high-level look at the various addons <strong>Higher Logic Vanilla (Vanilla)</strong> offers.</p><h3 data-id="before-we-begin...">Before we begin...</h3><ul><li>Many of these addons are restricted by plan level. If you're uncertain whether your plan includes a specific addon or feature, contact your CSM or Vanilla Support.</li><li>To have an addon enabled that does not appear on the <strong>Dashboard > Settings > Addons</strong> page, contact your CSM or Vanilla Support.</li><li><em>Always</em> test new addons and features on your staging site prior to enabling them on production.</li></ul><h2 data-id="where-to-viewmanage-your-addons">Where to view/manage your addons</h2><ol><li>Access the Dashboard.</li><li>Navigate to <strong>Settings > Addons</strong>.</li></ol><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/631WO755C0MG/accessing-addons.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/631WO755C0MG/accessing-addons.png" alt="accessing_addons.png" height="840" width="1192" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="advanced-editor">Advanced Editor <span class="safeEmoji nativeEmoji">🚧</span></h2><p><em>This addon is in </em><strong><em>Maintenance</em></strong><em> as Rich Editor is the latest, recommended editor. </em></p><p>Enables editing of posts in several formats, including WYSIWYG, simple HTML, Markdown, and BBCode. This editor is primarily used by legacy customers; we recommend using our <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/13-rich-editor" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Rich Editor</a> instead.</p><h2 data-id="akismet">Akismet</h2><p>Adds Akismet spam filtering to all posts by unverified users and applicant registrations.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Free Akismet for all our clients","photoUrl":"https:\/\/blog.vanillaforums.com\/hubfs\/Imported_Blog_Media\/Akismet_logo-5.png#keepProtocol","url":"https:\/\/blog.vanillaforums.com\/product\/free-akismet-for-all-our-clients","embedType":"link","name":"Free Akismet for all our clients"}"> <a href="https://blog.vanillaforums.com/product/free-akismet-for-all-our-clients" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://blog.vanillaforums.com/product/free-akismet-for-all-our-clients </a> </div><h2 data-id="all-viewed">All Viewed</h2><p>Allows users to mark ALL discussions within a Category as read.</p><p>In Vanilla, new content in a Category is indicated with bold title text, making it easier for users to visually understand what's new. Enabling this addon allows users to quickly mark all content in a Category as viewed so they can more easily keep track of new content. </p><h2 data-id="api-v1">API v1 <strong>🚧</strong></h2><p><em>This addon is in </em><strong><em>Maintenance </em></strong><em>as </em><a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/api" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"><em>API v2</em></a><em> is the recommended version. </em></p><p>Provides simple access_token API access to the community. </p><p><strong>📝 NOTE</strong>: This addon was formally called <strong>Simple API</strong>.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Vanilla Forums, create an online community that your customers will love","url":"https:\/\/docs.vanillaforums.com\/api\/","embedType":"link","name":"Vanilla Forums Documentation | Vanilla API v1"}"> <a href="https://docs.vanillaforums.com/api/" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://docs.vanillaforums.com/api/ </a> </div><h2 data-id="author-selector">Author Selector</h2><p>Allows admins and moderators to change the author of a discussion, question, poll, or idea.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Author Selector is an addon available at all plan levels. This allows admins and mods to change the author of a discussion, question, poll or idea. The admin or mod will require the 'edit' permission for the discussion they are trying to change the Author of in order to proceed. You can enable this by going to settings,…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/190-author-selector","embedType":"link","name":"Author Selector - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/190-author-selector" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/190-author-selector </a> </div><h2 data-id="auto-signout-timer">Auto Signout Timer</h2><p>Automatically signs users out if they've been i<strong>nactive </strong>for a period of time. Once enabled, click the settings icon to set the number of minutes that must lapse before users are automatically signed out. </p><p>This feature is mostly used as an extra security precaution. </p><h2 data-id="auto-role-by-email">Auto-Role By Email</h2><p>Add users with a confirmed email address to roles, based on their email domain.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Auto-Role by Email is a Vanilla addon that allows new users to be added to specific roles based on their email domain (in addition to default role). To have this plugin enabled, simply request from your CSM. Considerations Your forum must require users to confirm their email addresses (see settings\/registration and toggle…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/90-auto-role-by-email","embedType":"link","name":"Auto-Role By Email - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/90-auto-role-by-email" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/90-auto-role-by-email </a> </div><h2 data-id="avatar-pool">Avatar Pool</h2><p>Create a limited stock of default avatars that members can choose between.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Vanilla offers five options for User Avatars: Default Avatars Gravatar Vanillicons Avatar Pool Allow users to upload their own avatar photo The first four options can be used in conjunction with the last. Let’s look at how each one works and how to set them up. Default Avatars: Select one image to be the default for all…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/120-avatars#avatar-pool%3A","embedType":"link","name":"Avatars - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/120-avatars#avatar-pool%3A" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/120-avatars#avatar-pool%3A </a> </div><h2 data-id="badges">Badges </h2><p>Give badges to your users to reward them for contributing to your community.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Purpose Badges are designed to reinforce desirable behaviours from users on a forum. They are awarded based on a pre-determined criteria or threshold passed. Earning a badge does not necessarily signify that a user is the best or the most reputable user in the community but rather is a one reward among many within a…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/15-badges","embedType":"link","name":"Badges - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/15-badges" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/15-badges </a> </div><h2 data-id="badgify-comments">Badgify Comments</h2><p>Assign a custom badge to a specific discussion; each user who comments in that discussion will automatically receive the badge.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Overview With this addon, you can assign a custom badge to a particular discussion. Each user that comments on that discussion can automatically receive the badge. How to use Badgify Comments Once the Addon is enabled, users with the Badge-> Give permission can select the gear icon at the top right of the post to toggle…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/104-badgify-comments","embedType":"link","name":"Badgify Comments - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/104-badgify-comments" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/104-badgify-comments </a> </div><h2 data-id="bulk-user-import">Bulk User Import</h2><p>Enables admins to bulk-add and bulk-edit users via CSV files. </p><p>When bulk-adding users, you can send invites or directly add them.</p><h2 data-id="bump">Bump</h2><p>By default, discussions are only brought to the top of a Category if someone comments on them. This addon<strong> </strong>adds the <strong>Bump </strong>option to a discussion's (<strong>...</strong>) menu, allowing admins to push (or bump) a discussion to the top of a Category <em>without </em>making a comment.</p><p>This is a great way to bump questions that don't have answers or once again highlight certain discussions that may have become buried in a Category.</p><h2 data-id="civil-tongue-ex">Civil Tongue Ex</h2><p>A swear word filter for your community, helping to make it a "cleaner," more civil environment for everyone.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Civil Tongue is an addon for your community that allows you to enter a list of forbidden words and have them replaced with text of your choice. You can enable this by going to your Dashboard, then Settings, then Addons, and selecting Civil Tongue. To edit what words are forbidden and what word they should be replaced with,…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/268-civil-tongue","embedType":"link","name":"Civil Tongue - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/268-civil-tongue" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/268-civil-tongue </a> </div><h2 data-id="cleanspeak">Cleanspeak</h2><p>Cleanspeak subscribers can connect their Vanilla community to their Cleanspeak API to monitor new posts and edits for harmful, lewd, or problematic content. When posts violate your Cleanspeak moderation rules, they will be sent to the Vanilla Moderation Queue for human-review before they can be published.</p><p>This addon is available upon request, and requires a Cleanspeak subscription and credentials.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-small float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/3DMJ2O2YJNEQ/image.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/3DMJ2O2YJNEQ/image.png" alt="image.png" height="315" width="600" loading="lazy" data-display-size="small" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="gravatar">Gravatar</h2><p>Implements Gravatar avatars for all users who have not uploaded a custom profile picture and icon.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Vanilla offers five options for User Avatars: Default Avatars Gravatar Vanillicons Avatar Pool Allow users to upload their own avatar photo The first four options can be used in conjunction with the last. Let’s look at how each one works and how to set them up. Default Avatars: Select one image to be the default for all…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/120-avatars#gravatar%3A","embedType":"link","name":"Avatars - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/120-avatars#gravatar%3A" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/120-avatars#gravatar%3A </a> </div><h2 data-id="hero-image">Hero Image <strong>🚧</strong></h2><p>T<em>his addon is in </em><strong><em>Maintenance </em></strong><em>as you can now add a hero image through our Theme Editor or Layout Editor. </em></p><p>Adds a hero image upload per category. The image is accessible through the Smarty tag <code class="code codeInline" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">{hero_image_url}</code>. Supports a default image and inheritance from parents.</p><h2 data-id="hosted-tours">Hosted Tours</h2><p>Provides new admins with a quick tour of the Vanilla product upon their first login.</p><h2 data-id="ideation">Ideation </h2><p>Enables users to to upvote and optionally downvote discussions in an Idea category.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Ideation gives forum users the ability to upvote and optionally downvote discussions. Ideas Overview An idea is a discussion that can be voted on by forum users. It has a status that lets moderators easily communicate decisions made on the idea, and determines whether it’s open or closed for voting. You can modify, add or…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/92-ideation","embedType":"link","name":"Ideation - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/92-ideation" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/92-ideation </a> </div><h2 data-id="ignore">Ignore</h2><p>Allows users to ignore others, filtering their comments out of discussions.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Ignore is a plugin that allows your users to ignore other users. This plugin that must be enabled by your CSM or Vanilla Support Once this option is enabled, users will see a new option when visiting another user's profile: Ignored Content Once you've ignored a user, the ignored user’s comments are buried (i.e. I need to…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/117-ignore","embedType":"link","name":"Ignore - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/117-ignore" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/117-ignore </a> </div><h2 data-id="keyword-blocker">Keyword Blocker</h2><p>Allows you to define words that will cause an entire discussion post to be sent to the moderation queue for review.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Overview Keyword blocker is an addon that must be enabled by Vanilla staff. Please contact your CSM or Vanilla Support in order to have this enabled on your community. Keyword blockers allows you to select certain unacceptable words and have the entire post sent to the moderation queue. If you would prefer the post was…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/269-keyword-blocker","embedType":"link","name":"Keyword Blocker - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/269-keyword-blocker" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/269-keyword-blocker </a> </div><h2 data-id="knowledge">Knowledge</h2><p>A community-centered knowledge base that helps your customers with self-service and tribal knowledge.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Overview: Vanilla Knowledge is a feature that lets you create knowledge bases. Knowledge Base types Two Knowledge Base types are supported: 1) Guide type KBs and 2) Help Center KBs. The Guide type is for a series of articles that should be consumed in sequential order, for example a product user guide. Help Center types…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/81-vanilla-knowledge-user-guide","embedType":"link","name":"Vanilla Knowledge User Guide - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/81-vanilla-knowledge-user-guide" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/81-vanilla-knowledge-user-guide </a> </div><h2 data-id="link-types">Link Types</h2><p>When enabled, the <strong>Link Types </strong>addon automatically opens links that are not on the same domain as your <strong>Higher Logic Vanilla</strong> community (i.e., external URLs) in a new browser tab.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"When enabled, the Link Types addon automatically opens links that are not on the same domain as your Higher Logic Vanilla community (i.e., external URLs) in a new browser tab. ⭐️ EXAMPLE: If a user is on higherlogic.vanilla.com and clicks a link to visit a third-party integration web site, it will open in a new tab;…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/565","embedType":"link","name":"Link Types - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/565" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/565 </a> </div><h2 data-id="multilingual">Multilingual</h2><p>Allows users to select their preferred language via a link in the footer, and administrators may embed their community in different languages in different places. This addon only translates Vanilla community elements, not user-generated content.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Our multilingual plugin (allows users to change the interface of the community, but does not translate any User Generated Content (UGC). Good for bilingual communities where the main content will be in English (or another main language) but users may want to see the menu items in their local language. Users must choose the…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/398-multilingual-addon","embedType":"link","name":"Multilingual Addon - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/398-multilingual-addon" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/398-multilingual-addon </a> </div><h2 data-id="oauth2-sso">OAuth2 SSO</h2><p>Connect to an authentication provider to allow users to log in to your Vanilla community via SSO.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Options for using OAuth 2.0 Vanilla currently provides tailored OAuth 2.0 integrations with these third-party identity providers as ready-to-go addons: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Google+ To learn more about how to use these SSO methods, please go to this article. We also provide a generic OAuth2 addon that works with basic…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/33-oauth2","embedType":"link","name":"OAuth2 - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/33-oauth2" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/33-oauth2 </a> </div><h2 data-id="online">Online</h2><p>Tracks who is online, providing a full list of users in the side panel. You can place this addon on any page across your community (or all pages).</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"The Online Addon allows you to display a module on any or all pages of your community showing a list of users who are currently online in the community. The list will appear in the sidepanel. Within the settings you can set the following; Where you would like the Online list to appear Should active users for the entire…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/947\/TM5DAO1BWY5V.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/374-whos-online","embedType":"link","name":"Who's Online - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/374-whos-online" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/374-whos-online </a> </div><h2 data-id="openid">OpenID</h2><p>Allows users to sign in with OpenID. This addon must be enabled before using the <strong>Google Sign In</strong> and <strong>Steam</strong> <strong>Connect </strong>plugins.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Vanilla Forums integrates with a number of social applications that you can use as SSO solutions, this article focuses on that usage. You can find an overview of our social integrations here for applications other than as method of sign in. Facebook Facebook Connect allows users to sign in using their Facebook account. You…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/36-social-connect-options","embedType":"link","name":"Social Connect Options - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/36-social-connect-options" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/36-social-connect-options </a> </div><h2 data-id="pockets">Pockets</h2><p>Allows administrators to add areas (i.e., pockets) to their community where they can insert custom HTML, CSS, or JavaScript into their theme. This powerful tool that makes Vanilla flexible for ad placement, Google Analytics, and other small customizations.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Overview Pockets add areas to your forum where you can inject custom HTML, CSS or Javascript into your theme. It is a powerful tool that makes Vanilla flexible for ad placement, Google Analytics, and other small customizations. Freeform HTML Pockets are designed to be used by advanced users and developers who can write and…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/19-pockets","embedType":"link","name":"Pockets - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/19-pockets" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/19-pockets </a> </div><h2 data-id="polls">Polls</h2><p>Allow users to poll the community for their opinion or thoughts on topics of interest.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Polls is an addon that adds a new discussion type “Poll.” Users can poll the community for their opinion, or thoughts on a certain topic. i.e. What’s the greatest sitcom of all time : Friends, Cheers, Wings, HIMYM and then other community members can make their pick and comment on the question. To turn on polls, simply…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/93-polls","embedType":"link","name":"Polls - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/93-polls" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/93-polls </a> </div><h2 data-id="private-discussions">Private Discussions</h2><p>Allows administrators to display a restricted version of discussions with a 'call to action' requesting that they register (or sign in if already registered). Admins can also <em>limit how much of a discussion displays</em> and <em>set whether embedded images and videos display</em>.</p><h2 data-id="profile-extender">Profile Extender</h2><p>Allows administrators to create new fields for users to add to their profiles (like status, location, or gamer tags).</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"The Profile Extender add-on allows you to create new fields for users to add to their profiles. Within the add-on, there are several options: Required: Option to make this field be mandatory or optional On Registration: Option to make the field appear on registration In Profiles: Option to make the field visible or hidden…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/300-profile-extender","embedType":"link","name":"Profile Extender - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/300-profile-extender" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/300-profile-extender </a> </div><h2 data-id="qa">Q&A</h2><p>Allows users to designate a discussion post as a Question, and officially accept one or more of the comments as the answer.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Overview Vanilla supports question and answer type discussions. Q&A adds a new Discussion option: “Ask a Question.” When a user asks a question, other community members are invited to answer that question. Questions remain in an “Unanswered” queue until the question has received at least one response. For each response…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/20-questions-answers-q-a","embedType":"link","name":"Questions & Answers (Q&A) - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/20-questions-answers-q-a" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/20-questions-answers-q-a </a> </div><h2 data-id="ranks">Ranks </h2><p>Enables ranks to be assigned to a user to grant or remove certain privileges across your community. </p><p><strong>📝 NOTE</strong>: A rank is <em>not</em> the same as <em>Roles & Permissions</em>, which govern content access, moderation abilities, and administrator access.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"What is a Rank? A rank can be assigned to a user to grant or remove certain privileges on your forum. A rank is not the same as Roles & Permissions, which govern content access, moderation abilities, and administrator access. A user can only have one rank at a time. Typically, the user’s rank is displayed on their…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/21-ranks","embedType":"link","name":"Ranks - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/21-ranks" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/21-ranks </a> </div><h2 data-id="reactions">Reactions </h2><p>Adds one-click reaction options to discussions and comments, allowing users to indicate an emotional (e.g., “Awesome!”) or empirical (e.g., “Agree” or “Vote Down”) response without typing a comment. This introduces feedback that is otherwise missing from a community when members don’t have anything to add to a discussion via a comment.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"What are reactions? Reactions are a 1-click response to discussions and comments. Using Reactions enables community members to indicate an emotional (“Awesome”, “LOL”) or empirical (“Agree”, “Vote Down”) response without typing a comment. This introduces feedback that is otherwise missing from a community when members…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/22-reacting-to-content","embedType":"link","name":"Reactions - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/22-reacting-to-content" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/22-reacting-to-content </a> </div><h2 data-id="recaptcha-support">reCAPTCHA Support</h2><p>Adds an anti-bot captcha as part of the new user registration process.</p><h2 data-id="reporting">Reporting</h2><p>Reporting is a way for members to bring moderators’ attention to content that they believe is inappropriate. <strong>Report </strong>is an option under <strong>Flag</strong> in the Reactions available under each post.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"What is Reporting? Reporting is a way for members to bring moderators’ attention to content that they believe is inappropriate. “Report” is an option under “Flag” in the Reactions available under each post. (Image) Reporting a post Go to Flag → Report in the Reactions menu at the end of the post. A popup box will prompt…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/28-reporting-posts","embedType":"link","name":"Reporting Posts - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/28-reporting-posts" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/28-reporting-posts </a> </div><h2 data-id="resolved-discussions-v2">Resolved Discussions v2</h2><p>Allows staff users to mark discussions as "resolved." The resolved status is shared among all staff users (i.e., if one staff user marks a discussion as resolved or comments on it, it will appear as resolved for all staff users).</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"This feature is currently available at all plan levels. Overview The Resolved Discussions plugin allows staff users to mark discussions as 'resolved' by commenting on them, or with the click of a button. The 'Resolved' status is shared among all staff users (i.e., if one staff user marks a discussion as resolved or…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/178-resolved-discussions-v2","embedType":"link","name":"Resolved Discussions v2 - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/178-resolved-discussions-v2" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/178-resolved-discussions-v2 </a> </div><h2 data-id="rich-editor">Rich Editor</h2><p>The latest WYSIWYG editor for Vanilla. Easy to use, with support for rich content embedding. Also supports a more minimal text mode, Markdown, and BBCode.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Overview The Rich Editor is the default editor on Vanilla. It allows for intuitive styling and formatting to posts and discussions. (Image) It should be noted that older clients of Vanilla may still be using our Advanced Editor, and are allowed to upgrade at any time. To enable this, navigate to your dashboard, then…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/13-rich-editor","embedType":"link","name":"Rich Editor - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/13-rich-editor" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/13-rich-editor </a> </div><h2 data-id="role-titles">Role Titles</h2><p>Enables the display of all of a user’s roles on any content they contribute. If the author has multiple roles assigned, all roles will be shown, unless the role is set to “Private.” Additionally, this addon adds role-specific CSS classes to their comments for theming.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Overview Many communities see the benefits of identifying a user’s position in the community (either their role or rank) on any content they add. Making your moderators and administrators easily identifiable is important for a few reasons: Reminds your users that their are real people at the heart of this community Shows…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/429-role-titles-addon","embedType":"link","name":"Role Titles Addon - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/429-role-titles-addon" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/429-role-titles-addon </a> </div><h2 data-id="salesforce">Salesforce </h2><p>Allow staff users to create leads and cases from discussions and comments.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Overview This document refers to our salesforce Case Creation and Lead Creation addon (Allow staff users to create leads and cases from discussions and comments.). It does not refer to Salesforce OAuth2 SSO functionality. Requirements You must have SSL enabled on your domain. (Your forum must be served over HTTPS).…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/23-integrating-with-salesforce","embedType":"link","name":"Integrating with Salesforce - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/23-integrating-with-salesforce" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/23-integrating-with-salesforce </a> </div><h2 data-id="salesforce-oauth2-sso">Salesforce OAuth2 SSO</h2><p>Allow users to sign in to your Vanilla community using their Salesforce credentials.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"This article describes the set-up process for enabling your users to sign in to your Vanilla community using their Salesforce credentials. For this, we have a dedicated addon, Salesforce OAuth2 SSO, in the Dashboard: After the addon is enabled and configured (as described below in Enable and configure the addon), a Sign In…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/GXW21TRYG1JP\/share-imagevanilla-community.jpg","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/602","embedType":"link","name":"Salesforce SSO using OAuth 2.0 - HL Vanilla Community","faviconUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/5OJX0TDUV3I6\/vanilla-32x32-favicon.png"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/602" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/602 </a> </div><h2 data-id="saml-sso">SAML SSO</h2><p>Allows Vanilla to SSO to SAML 2.0 compliant identity providers.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"SSO with SAML: Overview Vanilla has implemented the parts of the SAML 2.0 spec required for SSO. This is done by enabling the SAML SSO addon, and configuring it via its Settings page (Dashboard → Addons → SAML SSO → Settings button). SAML accounts are mapped to existing forum accounts by email address, or a new account is…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/32-saml-sso","embedType":"link","name":"SAML SSO - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/32-saml-sso" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/32-saml-sso </a> </div><h2 data-id="sharethis">ShareThis <span class="safeEmoji nativeEmoji">🛑</span></h2><p><em>This addon has been </em><strong><em>deprecated </em></strong><em>as of February 2022.</em></p><p>Adds ShareThis (<a href="http://sharethis.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">http://sharethis.com</a>) buttons below discussions.</p><h2 data-id="signatures">Signatures</h2><p>Enables users to create custom signatures that display after their comments.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Signatures are an addon that can be enabled at any plan level: https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/110\/OMYQGZ5KU2MV.png Once enabled, there are a few global signature settings you can edit: https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/360\/SPYPCG807R7P.png Keep in mind that these settings will be the baseline for signatures - you…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/141-signatures","embedType":"link","name":"Signatures - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/141-signatures" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/141-signatures </a> </div><h2 data-id="sitemaps">Sitemaps</h2><p>Creates an XML sitemap based on <a href="http://www.sitemaps.org" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">http://www.sitemaps.org</a>.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Vanilla subscribes to common sense, vetted principles for improving the discoverability of your site and its content. We employ no “tricks” because we believe they ultimately hurt your traffic and reputation. Curation Having a team dedicated to the curation of your forum is critical to its success. Concisely edited…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/50-search-engine-optimizations#opt-in-features","embedType":"link","name":"Search Engine Optimizations (SEO) - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/50-search-engine-optimizations#opt-in-features" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/50-search-engine-optimizations#opt-in-features </a> </div><h2 data-id="split-merge">Split / Merge</h2><p>Allows moderators with <em>discussion edit permissions</em> to split and merge discussions.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Overview Once your community becomes quite active, as a moderator, you might run into scenarios where you need to merge two discussions or create a new discussion from a comment which might not belong.The Split\/Merge functionality within Vanilla makes it very simple. Split \/ Merge is an addon that can be enabled at all…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/96-split-merge","embedType":"link","name":"Split \/ Merge - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/96-split-merge" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/96-split-merge </a> </div><h2 data-id="spoof">Spoof</h2><p>Administrators can "spoof" (i.e., <em>impersonate</em>) other users, meaning they temporarily sign in <em>as</em> that user. This is a helpful tool to troubleshoot issues someone may be experiencing.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"The Spoof addon allows Admins to \"impersonate\" other users in order to experience the Vanilla community as that user would. This is beneficial for troubleshooting an issue or strange behavior that might arise for non-Admin users, but which Admins don't experience due to their permissions. By temporarily logging in to the…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/575","embedType":"link","name":"Spoof - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/575" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/575 </a> </div><h2 data-id="steam-connect">Steam Connect</h2><p>Allows users to sign in to your site using their Steam account. </p><p><strong>📝 NOTE</strong>: This requires the <strong>OpenID</strong> plugin to be enabled first.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Vanilla Forums integrates with a number of social applications that you can use as SSO solutions, this article focuses on that usage. You can find an overview of our social integrations here for applications other than as method of sign in. Facebook Facebook Connect allows users to sign in using their Facebook account. You…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/36-social-connect-options#steam-connect","embedType":"link","name":"Social Connect Options - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/36-social-connect-options#steam-connect" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/36-social-connect-options#steam-connect </a> </div><h2 data-id="stop-auto-draft">Stop Auto Draft</h2><p><strong>🛑 </strong>This addon was deprecated in February, 2023. </p><ul><li>It has been replaced with a configurable <strong>Rule</strong> on the <strong>Dashboard > Settings > Forum > Posting</strong> page. Toggle this Rule ON/OFF to control whether drafts are auto-saved in your community. </li><li>Refer to the article below to learn more.</li></ul><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"In this article, you'll learn how to configure numerous settings to tailor how discussion posts are made in your Higher Logic Vanilla (Vanilla) community. Access Posting Settings Access the Dashboard. Navigate to Settings > Forum > Posting. Posting Settings overview At the top of the page, the Enable checkboxes on…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/GXW21TRYG1JP\/share-imagevanilla-community.jpg","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/610","embedType":"link","name":"Posting Settings - HL Vanilla Community","faviconUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/5OJX0TDUV3I6\/vanilla-32x32-favicon.png"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/610" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/610 </a> </div><h2 data-id="stop-forum-spam">Stop Forum Spam</h2><p>Is your Vanilla community experiencing issues with spam? This integrates the spammer blacklist from stopforumspam.com to mitigate the issue.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Spam Prevention Vanilla is equipped with several layers of SPAM prevention. While automated tools do most of the work, we encourage you to be vigilant and to enlist your membership to report any suspected spam. Spam Detection Vanilla includes 2 spam detection plugins: StopForumSpam and Akismet. These can be turned on or…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/29-spam-prevention-and-detection","embedType":"link","name":"Spam Prevention and Detection - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/29-spam-prevention-and-detection" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/29-spam-prevention-and-detection </a> </div><h2 data-id="subcommunities">Subcommunities</h2><p>A subcommunity is one method of dividing a community into multiple "mini communities" (often by language or product). Subcommunities are a great way to manage a community in multiple languages on the same instance.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"What are Subcommunities? A subcommunity is one method of dividing a forum into multiple different areas. Often by language or by product. Subcommunities are a great method of managing a forum in multiple languages on the same instance. A subcommunity artificially divides a Single Community or a Node into different areas by…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/53-subcommunities","embedType":"link","name":"Subcommunities - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/53-subcommunities" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/53-subcommunities </a> </div><h2 data-id="troll-management">Troll Management</h2><p>A "troll" is a user who spends their time intentionally starting fights within a community, upsetting other users, posting off-topic comments, etc. </p><p>This addon allows you to mark users as trolls, making it so that only they can see their comments and discussions. This typically results in them no longer posting or leaving the community altogether.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Overview Trolls aren't exactly users that you want to keep around, so Vanilla provides an addon specifically to deal with these users. It is called \"Troll Management\" and it can be found in the Settings, then Addons section of the Dashboard. A \"troll\" is a user who spends their time starting fights within a community,…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/95-troll-management","embedType":"link","name":"Troll Management - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/95-troll-management" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/95-troll-management </a> </div><h2 data-id="twitter-social-connect">Twitter Social Connect </h2><p>Allows users to sign in to your site using their Twitter account.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Vanilla Forums integrates with a number of social applications that you can use as SSO solutions, this article focuses on that usage. You can find an overview of our social integrations here for applications other than as method of sign in. Facebook Facebook Connect allows users to sign in using their Facebook account. You…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/36-social-connect-options#twitter","embedType":"link","name":"Social Connect Options - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/36-social-connect-options#twitter" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/36-social-connect-options#twitter </a> </div><h2 data-id="vanilla-analytics">Vanilla Analytics</h2><p>Track important trends in your community and chart them in a customizable dashboard.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"⚠️ Replaced by the new Analytics Experience in 2021.022 release. ⚠️ Advanced Analytics Overview Advanced Analytics, available on certain plans as an add-on, give you further insights into your community. Metrics: A single number that quantify something for the selected date range. Leaderboards: Tables showing the ranking…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/38-advanced-analytics","embedType":"link","name":"Advanced Analytics - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/38-advanced-analytics" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/38-advanced-analytics </a> </div><h2 data-id="vanilla-jsconnect">Vanilla jsConnect</h2><p>Enables custom single sign-on (SSO) solutions that can be same-domain or cross-domain.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Single sign-on (SSO) systems are complex. Setting up your own SAML or OAuth system requires an investment of time and effort, and generally is not feasible for small-to-medium business owners. If you have a website that stores your users’ identities and the only thing you need to integrate is a forum, jsConnect is a far…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/34-jsconnect","embedType":"link","name":"jsConnect - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/34-jsconnect" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/34-jsconnect </a> </div><h2 data-id="vanillicon">Vanillicon</h2><p>Vanillicon is one of five options for user Avatars. These are fun default user icons (avatars) from vanillicon.com.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Vanilla offers five options for User Avatars: Default Avatars Gravatar Vanillicons Avatar Pool Allow users to upload their own avatar photo The first four options can be used in conjunction with the last. Let’s look at how each one works and how to set them up. Default Avatars: Select one image to be the default for all…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/120-avatars","embedType":"link","name":"Avatars - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/120-avatars" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/120-avatars </a> </div><h2 data-id="vanilla-pop">Vanilla Pop <strong>🚧</strong></h2><p><em>This addon is in </em><strong><em>Maintenance</em></strong><em>. </em></p><p>Vanilla Pop allows you to interact with your community through email.</p><p>With Vanilla Pop you can:</p><ul><li>Reply to an emailed discussion on the community or through email.</li><li>Have conversations through email, but keep a record in Vanilla.</li></ul><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Vanilla Pop is a feature of Vanilla’s Enterprise forums that allows you to interact with your forum through email. With Vanilla Pop you can: Reply to an emailed discussion on the community or through email. Have conversations through email, but keep a record on Vanilla. Your Forum’s Email Address The top of the page tells…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/24-vanilla-pop-forum-email-interaction","embedType":"link","name":"Vanilla Pop - Forum Email Interaction - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/24-vanilla-pop-forum-email-interaction" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/24-vanilla-pop-forum-email-interaction </a> </div><h2 data-id="walk-through">Walk Through</h2><p>Allows other plugins to display custom tours to administrators.</p><h2 data-id="warnings-notes">Warnings & Notes</h2><p>Allows moderators to warn users and add private notes to their profiles. This addon is used to help moderate activity across your community.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"What are Warnings? Warnings can be given to users by moderators for behavior that is not appropriate in the community. Warnings use a points system that increases a user’s warning level with successive warnings until the warnings expire. Once users reach certain points thresholds they can be jailed or banned. What are…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/30-warnings-notes-add-on","embedType":"link","name":"Warnings & Notes Add-on - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/30-warnings-notes-add-on" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/30-warnings-notes-add-on </a> </div><h2 data-id="zendesk">Zendesk </h2><p>Allows you to:</p><ul><li>Link your Zendesk account to your Vanilla user profile.</li><li>Submit users’ discussions and comments as tickets to your hosted Zendesk.</li></ul><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Overview This plugin allows you to: Link your Zendesk account to your Vanilla user profile. Submit users’ discussions and comments as tickets to your hosted Zendesk. Setup If you already have an account you need to enable API Access for this plugin to work. Login to your Zendesk Site. Go to the Admin Setting. Under…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/25-zendesk","embedType":"link","name":"Zendesk - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/25-zendesk" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/25-zendesk </a> </div><h2 data-id="higher-logic-product-life-cycle">Higher Logic Product Life Cycle</h2><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"The table below lists the current stage for each Higher Logic Vanilla module and feature. To learn more about each stage, including its feature improvement activity and support assurance details, s...","photoUrl":"https:\/\/theme.zdassets.com\/theme_assets\/9270033\/fa6f85a88614d7e2425e60e20321e3008c1c2e5c.png","url":"https:\/\/support.higherlogic.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/4408090657556","embedType":"link","name":"Product Life Cycle - Higher Logic Vanilla"}"> <a href="https://support.higherlogic.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408090657556" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://support.higherlogic.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408090657556 </a> </div><p><br></p> </article> </main>