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Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
In this article, we'll examine each of the industry standard, vetted principles Higher Logic Vanilla (Vanilla) employs to improve the discoverability of your site and its content. Curation Having a team dedicated to the curation of your Vanilla community is critical to its success. Concisely edited discussion titles,…
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Sentiment Analysis Implementation in Vanilla Forums
How Sentiment Analysis is Calculated in Vanilla Forums Overview Vanilla Forums uses advanced AI-powered sentiment analysis to automatically evaluate the emotional tone of user-generated content. This system helps community managers understand the overall health of conversations and identify potentially problematic content…
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Set up your Custom Domain
When setting up a new Higher Logic Vanilla (Vanilla) community, customizing its web address (URL) is an important step. We recommend giving your Vanilla community its own home on a subdomain of the primary domain you use for your web presence. For example, if your main website is example.com , you should use an address…
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Setting up Custom SSL (HTTPS) with Vanilla Cloud
All Vanilla Cloud communities are automatically protected by Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) from the moment they're created. We have partnered with Cloudflare to offer simple SSL certificate issuing services to all of our customers. This means that we’re able to automatically issue SSL certificates for your community on your…
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Supported Browsers
Higher Logic Vanilla supports the latest versions of the following browsers. [info callout] NOTE: Some browsers might present an experience other than what is intended. Use one of the recommended browsers to ensure the most reliable experience. [alert callout] IMPORTANT: Support for Microsoft Internet Explorer has ended.…
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Understanding AI Bot Shield
While the recent explosion of AI has brought with it genuine excitement, this new technological frontier also ushers in some security concerns that both businesses and individuals should be aware of. In this article, we're going to focus on one such concern: the fact that AI bots, for the purpose of AI training, may crawl…
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Vanilla Accessibility Statement
Higher Logic Vanilla is committed to making its software usable by all people by meeting or exceeding the requirements of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 Level AA (WCAG 2.1 AA). A key focus of our accessibility efforts is ensuring keyboard accessibility, allowing all features and functionalities to be operable…
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Vanilla Technology Stack
Vanilla uses modern technology across our software application, hosting environment, monitoring tools, and security infrastructure. The main technologies we use include: Tech Stack REACT: A JavaScript library used for front-end interfaces. PHP: The primary programming language. NGINX: Web server software. Percona (a…