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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 you to follow Categories so you can 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 updates to products…
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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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Create & Manage Groups
Groups are member-driven "micro-communities" within your larger Vanilla community. They provide focused spaces where members can connect around shared interests, roles, or projects, enabling more intimate and targeted conversations outside your main public discussions. [info callout] NOTE: You must enable the Groups and…
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Groups Overview
Groups are member-driven "micro-communities" within your larger Vanilla community. They provide focused spaces where members can connect around shared interests, roles, or projects, enabling more intimate and targeted conversations outside your main public discussions. Groups can be public, private, or secret, and,…
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Ideation
The Ideation feature gives your community a dedicated, structured way to collect ideas and feedback, so users can propose suggestions, vote, and discuss—while you keep everyone informed with clear statuses. It’s commonly used by product teams to crowdsource feature requests and align an organization's roadmap with user…
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Manage Group Content & Members
As with other areas of your Higher Logic Vanilla Community, you can choose to configure your Group pages with either a Legacy or Custom layout (on the Appearance > Group Pages > Group Layout Settings page). Your chosen layout impacts how your community's Group pages look and function, as well as how their content and…
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Private Communities
By default, people who don't have an account or aren't signed in to your Higher Logic Vanilla (Vanilla) community can view public content but cannot participate. Enable Private Communities when you want to require sign-in before anyone can view community content. Guests are redirected to the sign-in page, making the…
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Scoped Ideation Statuses
The Scoped Ideation Statuses feature allows you to control which idea statuses are available within each of your community's subcommunities and categories, instead of relying on a single global list for your entire community. This is especially useful in communities that have multiple product areas, subcommunities, or…