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Author Selector
The Author Selector addon allows admins and moderators to change the author of: discussions, questions, polls, and ideas. Before we begin... There are two prerequisites for admins and moderators to be able to change the author of a piece of content: The Author Selector addon must be enabled The admins and moderators must…
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Ban Rules
You can set up Ban Rules in your community to deny site access to specified users and/or groups of users. Individual and group bans can be set by: IP address (see Ban Rules notes, below), email address, name, or fingerprint. 📝 NOTE: A "fingerprint" is a randomly-generated ID that Vanilla assigns to users at login and which…
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Category Configuration & Management
In your Higher Logic Vanilla (Vanilla) community, Categories are the high-level organizers of your posts, and each post must be placed in a Category. You can view your community's Categories by clicking Categories in the top navigation available on all community pages. Managing a community's Categories involves, for…
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Category Following & Notifications
The Category Following feature allows all users to: Follow Categories, allowing them to choose whether to receive in-app and/or email notifications regarding new content in those Categories. Following your favorite Categories allows you to easily know when new posts and comments are available via notifications, like…
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Category Types
In this article, we'll cover the four Category Types available in your Higher Logic Vanilla (Vanilla) community: Discussions Nested Flat Heading Before we begin... Because Category Types are an integral aspect of Categories, here's a quick refresher: Categories are the high-level organizers of your posts. Each post must be…
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Civil Tongue
Civil Tongue is an addon for your Higher Logic Vanilla (Vanilla) community that allows you to define a list of forbidden words that, when used, will be replaced with text of your choice. Enable Civil Tongue Access the Dashboard. Navigate to Settings > Addons > Addons. Click to slide the Civil Tongue toggle to the right.…
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Community Rules & Warnings
In any online community, civil and courteous behavior is necessary in order to foster an environment in which all users are comfortable participating. The reality, however, is that some users exhibit behaviors that are less than desirable. To help foster such an environment, Admins and Moderators in your Higher Logic…
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Create & Manage Groups
In your Higher Logic Vanilla (Vanilla) community, a Group is a subset of your community population in which a limited set of users form and manage their own (public or private) space for limited-participation posts. This is beneficial because it allows these individuals to have a more focused conversation about a topic…
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Ideation
Ideation is designed around the singular principle of soliciting and gathering ideas and feedback from your users. Benefits Admins can keep users in the loop about their submissions via default and/or custom status labels Users can vote and comment on submissions to help crowd-source the best ideas Common use-case User…
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Keyword Blocker
Keyword Blocker allows you to define a list of forbidden words that, when used, will block the post (discussion, question, comment, poll, etc.) from being added to your community. Instead, the post will be sent to the Moderation Queue for an Admin or Moderator to decide whether to approve or delete it. Check out this…