Overview
This update introduces Custom Pages for creating tailored landing pages with built-in analytics, Silent Posting so selected users can choose when followers are notified about new discussions, and new Widget Builder (Beta) capabilities with added fragments for customizing Category and Post List widgets.
Release Schedule
- Staging: August 14th
- Production: August 20th
- Enterprise: August 27th
Custom Pages
You can now create fully customized landing pages in your community using the Layout Editor.
With Custom Pages, you have full control over:
- Title & Description – Configure the text that appears in your community search results and (if guest-accessible) in external web search results.
- URL & Location – Decide exactly where your page lives in your community.
- Permissions – Choose who can view the page, from guests to specific member groups.
Plus, built-in Analytics insights give you visibility into page performance — including traffic data, referrer information, and UTM tracking — so you can measure the impact of your custom content.
Perfect for creating landing pages for events, community programs, special initiatives, and more, all styled and structured to fit your needs.
Silent Posting
With Silent Posting, we’ve added a new permission that allows you to give selected users the ability to control whether followers are notified when they post new content. When enabled, these users will see a prompt before publishing a post asking whether they want to notify followers or post silently.
The Silent Posting permission is disabled by default, so you’ll need to enable it for any users you want to grant this option to. If you prefer not to use it, simply leave the permission turned off.
Widget Builder – Beta Update
Our developer-focused Widget Builder lets you customize the code for individual widgets and smaller UI components, with Community Managers able to apply those customizations when configuring widgets in the Layout Editor.
Until now, beta testers have been able to customize:
- Banner
- Call to Action
- Comment Thread Item
- Custom Fragments
- Original Post
- Q&A Comments
- Search Bar
- Site Totals
- Title Bar
New in this release: Added Category List Item and Post List Item, giving you deeper control over the look and feel of your Category Widgets and Post List Widgets.
The Widget Builder is available for free to beta testers while in development. When generally available, it will be included in select plans only. The Widget Builder is available for free to beta testers while in development. When generally available, it will be included in select plans only. Watch our recorded demo and learn more here ›