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 button (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: Where 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

Member 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 the Write something section.

A popup will appear where you can enter a Title and Path for your post, select a Topic, and write your content.

You can also add Emojis, upload a file from your 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 your 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 icon (10), and choosing whether to pin it to the 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 on one page does not make it pinned across all other pages.
The most recently pinned post appears at the top.

Post comments

You can choose to sort comments by Oldest, Newest, or 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 them.

Joining a community

Community owners can also invite you by sharing a community link.

When you open that link and click Join, what happens next depends on your account and access.

Scenario 1: You already have a systeme.io account

1. You’re logged in and already have access: If you’re logged in and already have access to the owners domain (For example, an early access to a course on this domain), simply click Join to enter the community.

You’re not logged in, but you already have access: If you’re not logged in, clicking Join will ask you to log in first with your systeme.io account to join the community.

3. You don’t have access yet: If you don’t have access to the domain, clicking Join will ask for your email. Enter your email address, and you will receive an email to confirm your membership, once done, you can Join the community.

Scenario 2: You don’t have a systeme.io account

If you don’t have an account yet, the steps are similar to the previous one:

Enter your email and click Join the community
You’ll receive an email to confirm and create your student account

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.