Tutorials and tips for getting the most out of Vanilla. Learn how to setup your site in a way that best suits your unique community.
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…
What's changed in Release 2026.017: Site Structure is now the central place to review and manage the relationships between languages, subcommunities, Categories, Knowledge Bases, layouts, and Style Guides. Changes are staged in a plan so you can review them before they affect members. See Release 2026.017 notes for an…
Page customization is still available through Layout Editor. This article covers legacy Pockets, which do not run on Layout Editor pages. For current widgets and Custom HTML options, see Layout Editor Widgets. For migration guidance, see Retiring Legacy Pockets. NOTE: Pockets only display in legacy layouts, and will not…
Higher Logic Vanilla (Vanilla) supports several default post types. In this article, we'll focus on the Questions & Answers (Q&A) post type, which makes it easier for users to have their questions answered and helps users to quickly locate questions that need to be answered. Discussions, Questions and Ideas are default…
Find setup instructions for community add-ons and related features below. Some guides live in other documentation categories because they cover a broader feature or integration. Add-ons notes Availability depends on your plan, community configuration and feature status. Always test new add-ons and configuration changes on…
The posts in your Higher Logic Vanilla (Vanilla) community are automatically arranged by most recent, either by post-creation date or most recent comment post date. This means that every time an existing post receives a new comment, it will again move to the top of the list; sometimes, however, a post may not receive…