How to create a community

In this article, you will learn how to create a community using systeme.io.

Creating a community

Go to the Assets tab, then click on the Communities (1).

On the communities page, click the Create (2).

On the popup that appears, provide the following details for your community:

A name
The domain name to assign to it
The URL path to use
Whether messages should be automatically validated or manually moderated

After adding these details, click on Save (4).

The community dashboard

After the community has been created, you'll be taken to its dashboard, where you'll find the following tabs:

Home: From which you can add posts and create topics
Search: You can search through posts and comments
Members: To access the list of community members
Settings: To manage the community's configuration
Scheduled posts: Posts that are scheduled
Topics: You can add different topics

Members details

From the Members tab, you can view community members' details, such as when they joined and any roles they have (4).

You can search for a member’s name (5) and invite members to join your community by clicking on the Invite new members (6).

You can also view all banned members of the community (7).

You can invite a member by entering their email address (8), then clicking the Invite (9).

Note: To save time, you can add members to your community in bulk by copying and pasting a list of email addresses, rather than typing them manually.

Settings

From the Settings tab, you can modify the community's name, URL path, and add a cover image for your community.

Note: The community cover image that you select will be displayed on the communities list page, as well as the community's "Join" page.

You can also choose between two different types of communities in the community settings:

Private community: Only members you invite can access this type of community.
Public community: Anyone can join your community after signing up.

You can also choose to modify the settings for automatic validation of posts:

Topics

You can add topics by adding a name and a path and clicking on Add topic.

Posting in a community

To post on a community, click on Write something section.

A popup will appear where you need to write a Title for your post, a Path, select a Topic and write the content.

You can also add Emojis, upload a file from you laptop, add a direct link (It supports links from: YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Vimeo, Wistia, and Loom), add a Gif, and a voice memo (It needs to be pre recorded and saved to you device).

After creating your post, you can choose to post it directly by clicking on Add post or to schedule it by turning on the Schedule this post switch.

After the post is published, you can click on the three dots menu, then on Remove post to delete the post or on Edit to apply changes to the post.

Community owners and moderators can pin posts by clicking on the Pin logo (10), and choose whether to pin it to home page or to the topic the post is part of.

Once the pinning action is confirmed, a notification message appears to confirm success. The post is then featured at the top of the feed with a small blue banner to distinguish it from non-pinned posts and includes an Unpin option.

Notes:

As of now, pinning a post in one page does not make it pinned across all other pages.
The most recently pinned post appears at the top.

Post's comments

You can choose to sort comments by Oldest/Newest first, or by most popular.

You can choose to pin a comment by clicking on the three dots menu, then on Pin comment.

Pinned comments appear at the top with the word Pinned next to to them.

Joining a community

If a person is not a member of a community, they can join by clicking on the Join button.

Note: Non-members can't add posts or comments unless they join the community.

If a user is already connected to your community, they will automatically become a member when they click the Join button. Otherwise, they will be redirected to the registration page to complete the process.

After completing these steps, the user must set a password to become a member of the community. An email with a link to create a password will be sent to the email address they provided.

Things to keep in mind:

1) All community members can add posts and leave comments.

2) To receive notifications whenever a member reacts to his posts in the community, check the Notify me about published community posts option in the notification settings.

3) Community members (including the owner) can change the display name that will appear when adding posts or comments in a community.

4) It's important to know that the member list is only available to community members in a private community, but is available to everyone in a public community.

5) A member can leave a community by clicking on the red icon at the top of the community.

Finally, confirm by clicking the Leave button.