CONSOLE: Organizing the Community Content - Content Settings
In this Console Section, you can define or modify how the content will be organized and presented to users, along with other relevant content organization options.
Feed Settings Organize the Community content listing according to your needs.
Categories A Category serves as a content aggregator, aiding editors in planning content production and enabling users to easily access and interact around common topics.
While creating or editing categories, you can define or modify:
CATEGORIES SEO Optimization activities aimed at enhancing website positioning in search engine results. For categories, optimize the following settings:
CATEGORIES ADVANCED SETTINGS:
Content Sorting: You can specify the sorting criteria for content within a Category.Choose from two options:
You can determine whether users automatically follow a Category upon registration.
Three options are available:
SEO: If your Community is set in Open Mode and allows internet users to freely register, it can benefit from indexing by search engines. This means that Community content may appear in search engine results pages (SERP), increasing visits to the Community.SEO settings, including Tag Title and Meta Description, are designed to assist search engines in understanding and indexing Community content:
Conversely, if the Community is set to Closed Mode, meaning that only specifically invited users can register and participate, it's important to deactivate Community SEO optimization.
GDPR Settings: You can define or modify GDPR consents via external tools.
Pages: This feature enables you to add customized web pages to the Community. Standard draft pages are provided for certain purposes:
New static pages can be created to fulfill various needs.
GENERAL PAGES: Customize draft General Pages, such as Community Rules, Guides, and Cookie information.LEGAL PAGES: Drafts of the Community's legal pages are provided, including:
Users can be required to accept these Legal Pages during the registration process, halting registration if the documents are not accepted.
MENU: Create, edit, and manage menu pages. For each menu page, assign a label, URL, and tag attributes. Define the sorting of menu items.
ERROR PAGES: Displayed in case of system errors:
SYSTEM UPDATE PAGE: Displayed during a Community updating process:
Advanced Settings: This feature enables you to activate or deactivate various features related to Content Settings:
LIMIT CONTENT: Enables you to restrict Community content availability. When set to ON, content will be accessible only to registered users. When set to OFF, content will be available to all users.
CONTENT CREATION: Allows you to specify the types of content allowed for publication in the Community. Note that at least one content type must always be available for publication.
LIMIT POSTS AND ARTICLES: Enables you to limit the availability of posts and articles to Community staff members only.
LIMIT POLLS: Enables you to limit the availability of polls to Community staff members only.
CONTENT GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: This function allows you to specify the geographical position of the content.
Feed Settings Organize the Community content listing according to your needs.
- Primary Feed HOME: This is the users' main feed, where you can specify the criteria for sorting content. Choose from three options:
- By Content Recentization.
- By Content Relevance.
- By Latest Interaction.
- Prioritization of Connected Users' Content: You can choose to boost content produced by users connected to the one visiting the Home Feed, with three levels of boost available.
- Secondary Feed EXPLORE: An optional feed where you can determine the sorting criteria for content. Choose from two options:
- By Content Recentization.
- By Latest Interaction.
- Prioritization of Connected Users' Content: Similar to the Primary Feed, you can boost content produced by connected users visiting the Explore Feed, with three levels of boost available.
Categories A Category serves as a content aggregator, aiding editors in planning content production and enabling users to easily access and interact around common topics.
- Categories REGISTRATION WIZARD: Activate the registration wizard to allow users to select the categories they want to follow upon accessing the Community. Deactivating this feature skips the registration wizard, assigning all categories by default to Community users.
- CATEGORIES SORTING: Enable manual ordering to determine the sequence in which users view the list of categories in the sidebar on their Community homepage. Use arrows or drag-and-drop functionality to position category cards. Position 1 denotes the topmost category.
While creating or editing categories, you can define or modify:
- Enable/Disable Categories: Activate or deactivate categories as needed.
- Title: Display name of the category.
- Synonyms: Synonyms aid in recognizing and addressing specific categories during post creation or internal searches.
- Permalink: Facilitates immediate access to a certain category within the Community. A default permalink is provided.
- Slogan: A brief description of the category's purpose.
- Category Image: Suggested size is 1920x1280 px, accepted formats JPG or PNG.
- Thumbnail: Suggested size 600x600 px, accepted formats JPG or PNG.
CATEGORIES SEO Optimization activities aimed at enhancing website positioning in search engine results. For categories, optimize the following settings:
- Snippet Preview: Previews of content shown on a SERP (search engine result page).
- Tag Title and Meta Description: Help search engines understand page content, usually displayed in search results. Tag Title length should not exceed 70 characters, and Meta Description should not exceed 150 characters.
CATEGORIES ADVANCED SETTINGS:
Content Sorting: You can specify the sorting criteria for content within a Category.Choose from two options:
- By Content Recentization.
- By Latest Interaction.
- Auto-Follow:
You can determine whether users automatically follow a Category upon registration.
Three options are available:
- None: The Category will not be assigned to users during the registration process.
- Preselection: The Category will be assigned to users during registration, allowing them to unfollow it later if desired.
- Forced: The Category will always be assigned to users, who will not have the option to unfollow it.
SEO: If your Community is set in Open Mode and allows internet users to freely register, it can benefit from indexing by search engines. This means that Community content may appear in search engine results pages (SERP), increasing visits to the Community.SEO settings, including Tag Title and Meta Description, are designed to assist search engines in understanding and indexing Community content:
- Snippet Preview: Snippets provide previews of content shown on a SERP.
- Tag Title and Meta Description: These elements aid search engines in comprehending the content on a page. A page's Title Tag and Meta Description are typically displayed when the page appears in search engine results. Ensure your description is clear and impactful, with a Tag Title length not exceeding 70 characters and a Meta Description length not exceeding 150 characters.
Conversely, if the Community is set to Closed Mode, meaning that only specifically invited users can register and participate, it's important to deactivate Community SEO optimization.
GDPR Settings: You can define or modify GDPR consents via external tools.
- External Cookie Consent HTML: This feature enables you to insert external Cookie Content tools (e.g., Iubenda or CookieBot HTML code) into the Community.
- Signup Accept HTML Message: Customize the Cookie acceptance message displayed to users during the registration process.
Pages: This feature enables you to add customized web pages to the Community. Standard draft pages are provided for certain purposes:
- Explore: This page can be used to link external pages to the footer menu of the Community, such as a link to a company website.
- Rules: This page outlines the rules for Community users. It can serve as a reference point during moderation.
New static pages can be created to fulfill various needs.
GENERAL PAGES: Customize draft General Pages, such as Community Rules, Guides, and Cookie information.LEGAL PAGES: Drafts of the Community's legal pages are provided, including:
- Cookie: An online draft of the Community's cookie policy.
- Privacy: A downloadable draft of the Community's privacy policy. After downloading, the document must be completed and customized sections highlighted in red before being pasted in the appropriate section.
- Terms and Conditions: A downloadable draft of the Community's terms and conditions. Similarly, customize and highlight sections in red before pasting in the appropriate section.
Users can be required to accept these Legal Pages during the registration process, halting registration if the documents are not accepted.
MENU: Create, edit, and manage menu pages. For each menu page, assign a label, URL, and tag attributes. Define the sorting of menu items.
ERROR PAGES: Displayed in case of system errors:
- Page Not Found: Suggested size is 2000 x 800 px.
- Service Unavailable: Suggested size is 2000 x 800 px.
SYSTEM UPDATE PAGE: Displayed during a Community updating process:
- Upload Image: Upload the image (suggested size 300x300 px) to be displayed to users.
- Colors: Choose the colors for various elements, including Background, Primary, and Secondary.
- Title: Indicate the title of the page.
- Subtitle: Indicate the subtitle of the page.
Advanced Settings: This feature enables you to activate or deactivate various features related to Content Settings:
LIMIT CONTENT: Enables you to restrict Community content availability. When set to ON, content will be accessible only to registered users. When set to OFF, content will be available to all users.
CONTENT CREATION: Allows you to specify the types of content allowed for publication in the Community. Note that at least one content type must always be available for publication.
- POSTS:
- When ON: All users can publish posts.
- When OFF: Post publication is blocked, but Article publication is toggled ON for all users.
- ARTICLES:
- When ON: All users can publish articles.
- When OFF: Posts can be published by all Community users. Community content is visible and accessible only to registered users.
LIMIT POSTS AND ARTICLES: Enables you to limit the availability of posts and articles to Community staff members only.
- When ON: Posts and articles can be published only by staff members.
- When OFF: Posts and articles can be published by all Community users.
LIMIT POLLS: Enables you to limit the availability of polls to Community staff members only.
- When ON: Polls can be published only by staff members.
- When OFF: Polls can be published by all Community users.
CONTENT GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: This function allows you to specify the geographical position of the content.
- When ON: Anyone in the Community, including staff and users, can create localized content. To locate a post, simply type the location in the "enter a location" field; the autocomplete function will assist in selecting the location.
- It is also possible to activate the Google Geocoding function, which allows geolocation and identification of the location when localized content is created in the Community. To activate the Google Geocoding system, navigate to the Google APIs section.