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Posting Settings
In this article, you'll learn how to configure several 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…
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Promoted Content
📝 NOTE: The Promoted Content module is not available with our Foundation theme. We will be building a new Promoted Content Widget to allow for content to be promoted on different pages of your community. Do you want to promote content to your community based on an author's Role or Rank (or something else)? In any…
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Questions & Answers (Q&A)
Higher Logic Vanilla (Vanilla) supports several post types. 📝 NOTE: All communities have Discussions and Comments by default, but others can be enabled (these vary by plan level). Check with your CSM to understand what types are available to you. In this article, we'll focus on the Questions & Answers (Q&A) post type,…
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Rich Editor
The Rich Editor is Higher Logic Vanilla’s (Vanilla) default editor for formatting your posts and discussions. Upgrade to Rich Editor If you’re still using our Advanced Editor, you can enable the Rich Editor at any time. To do so: 1. Navigate to Dashboard > Settings > Discussions > Posting. 2. In the Post Format menu,…
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Rich Editor 2
The Rich Editor 2 is Higher Logic Vanilla’s (Vanilla) latest editor for formatting your posts and discussions. Upgrade to Rich Editor 2 If you’re still using one of our other editors, such as the Advanced Editor or Rich Editor 1, you can enable Rich Editor 2 at any time. To do so: 1. Navigate to Dashboard > Settings >…
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Rich Editor 2 - Table Formatting
To customize the visual aesthetic of your Rich Editor 2 tables, you can add a variety of theme variables to your Style Guide. In this article, we'll examine several of the most common table variables, which will likely be sufficient for your needs. However, if you want to dive a little deeper, you can find the complete…
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Saving Drafts
Accidents happen. We've all navigated away from a page while in the middle of a task or closed our browser. This is why Higher Logic Vanilla automatically saves your work while writing a Discussion, Question, Idea, or Comment. Your post is saved every few seconds, ensuring you never have to worry about losing any progress.…
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Set Default Community Language
Your Higher Logic Vanilla (Vanilla) community’s interface can default to one of dozens of languages through our Language Settings feature. In this article, you'll learn how to set the default language for your Vanilla community. Set default language 1. Access the Dashboard. 2. Navigate to Settings > Technical > Language…
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Sink a Discussion
The discussions in your Higher Logic Vanilla (Vanilla) community are automatically arranged by most recent posts (either discussion creation date or most recent comment post date). This means that every time an existing discussion receives a new comment, it will again move to the top of the list; you may not always want…
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Smart Embed
Higher Logic Vanilla (Vanilla) automatically embeds external content from many social media sites in the knowledge base and post-creation editors. This type of embedding is known as Smart Embed. Smart Embeds are always allowed, as they are from pre-approved, "safe" sites, such as YouTube, Vimeo, etc. 📝 NOTE: It's also…