Edit Community

Edit Your Community Profile

Customize your community’s identity, permissions, and onboarding process. This screen lets you update branding, manage member screening questions, and control who can join and post content.

Prerequisites

You need to be a community admin or creator to edit community settings. You must have an existing community to modify.

Update Basic Community Information

How to get there: Community Home > Settings > Edit Community

1. Tap the back arrow to return to the main community view after making changes.
2. Under COMMUNITY NAME, enter or edit your community’s display name (max 30 characters).
3. Update your community’s profile photo by tapping the circular icon at the center — choose a new image from your device.
4. Update the cover photo by tapping the banner area — this appears at the top of your community page.

Choose Clear Branding

Use a recognizable logo or photo for your profile image. For Diwali communities or wedding planning groups, a festive or themed image helps members identify your space instantly.

Control Who Can Join (Visibility Settings)

How to get there: Community Home > Settings > Edit Community > VISIBILITY section

1. Scroll to the VISIBILITY section.
2. Select one of three options:
   • Public — Anyone can see and join your community without approval.
   • Private — Only invited members can join. Your community is completely hidden.
   • Protected — Your community is visible, but new members need your approval to join and view content.

Each choice displays a description explaining what members can see and do.

Private for Corporate Events

If organizing a corporate Diwali celebration or internal team meetup, choose Private to control attendance and prevent external visibility.

Add Your Community’s Location

How to get there: Community Home > Settings > Edit Community > CONTACT section

1. Under the CONTACT section, enter your community’s address details (all optional):

   • Address — Street address
   • City — City name
   • State — State/Province
   • Country — Select from the dropdown (searchable)
   • Zip Code — Postal code

2. Tap Select country to open a searchable list of nations.

3. Type to filter countries and tap to select.

Location Helps Members Find You

For local wedding planning groups or college fest committees, adding your city and state helps members know they’re joining the right community.

Create a Custom Community URL Handle

How to get there: Community Home > Settings > Edit Community > COMMUNITY HANDLE section

1. Under COMMUNITY HANDLE, enter a custom URL alias (e.g., wedding-2025 or diwali-fest).

   • Use lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens, or underscores only.
   • Length must be 4–50 characters.
   • Cannot start or end with a separator or number.

2. The system checks automatically — you’ll see ✓ (available) or ✗ (taken) next to your entry.

3. If your handle is available, tap Set URL expiration date to choose when this custom link expires (required).

4. Select a date from the calendar — you can set it up to 5 years in the future.

Memorable Handles Boost Sharing

A short, memorable handle like creative-hub-2026 is easier to share in WhatsApp invites or email than a long ID code.

Next Best Action

After setting up your community handle:

• If inviting via link: Share your community link
• If requiring approvals: Set up screening questions below to vet new members

Set Permissions and Content Controls

How to get there: Community Home > Settings > Edit Community > PERMISSIONS section

1. Under PERMISSIONS, toggle switches to enable or disable:

   • Allow Sub-Communities — Members can create nested groups within your community.
   • Lock Content — Posts and files are restricted; only approved members can access them.

2. Tap each toggle to turn the setting on (purple) or off (gray).

Locking Content Limits Discoverability

Enabling Lock Content means non-members cannot preview posts or files. Use this for private wedding planning groups or confidential corporate events.

Block Prohibited Words

How to get there: Community Home > Settings > Edit Community > RESTRICTED WORDS section

1. Under RESTRICTED WORDS, enter prohibited words separated by commas (e.g., spam, abuse, harassment).

2. Members will not be able to use these words in posts, comments, or messages.

Protect Community Culture

For large communities like college fests or public interest groups, restricted words help maintain a respectful environment automatically.

Add Onboarding Questions for New Members

How to get there: Community Home > Settings > Edit Community > ONBOARDING QUESTIONS section

1. Scroll to ONBOARDING QUESTIONS (shows question count).

2. To add a new question:

   • Tap + Add Question to expand the form.
   • Enter the Question Title (e.g., “What’s your budget?”).
   • Enter a Property Name (auto-generated from title or customize it).
   • Select an Input Type (Text, Number, Date, DateTime, List, or Boolean).
   • If selecting List, add options by typing and tapping +.
   • Toggle Required if members must answer this question.
   • Tap Save to add the question.

3. To edit an existing question:

   • Find the question in the list.
   • Tap the edit icon (pencil) on the question card.
   • Modify any field and tap Save.

4. To delete a question:

   • Tap the delete icon (trash) on the question card.
   • Confirm the deletion in the popup — this action cannot be undone.

Field	Description	Required
Question Title	What members see	Yes
Property Name	System identifier for responses	Auto-generated
Input Type	Text, Number, Date, DateTime, List, or Boolean	Yes
Options	Answer choices (for List type only)	If List type
Required	Force members to answer	No

Keep Screening Short

Limit to 3–5 questions for better completion rates. For wedding registrations, ask budget, guest count, and date preferences only.

Next Best Action

After configuring screening questions:

• For open communities: Send invitations to existing contacts
• For approval-based: Review and approve new member requests as they arrive

Save Your Changes

How to get there: Community Home > Settings > Edit Community > bottom of screen

1. Review all changes you’ve made.
2. Tap the Save Changes button (purple).
3. Wait for the confirmation message — “Community updated successfully.”
4. You’re automatically returned to your community home.

Changes Apply Immediately

Some settings (like visibility or restricted words) take effect right away. Members may notice changes in real time.

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Your Situation	Recommended Next Step
Just created the community	Invite your first members
Need to vet applicants	Review pending member requests
Want to analyze engagement	View community analytics
Need to moderate posts	Set up content moderation
Planning a paid event	Connect payment methods

Related Articles

• Create a Community — Start a new community from scratch
• Invite Members to Your Community — Send invitations via link, email, or SMS
• Manage Member Roles and Permissions — Assign moderators and control permissions
• Review Member Requests — Approve or decline pending members
• Delete or Archive a Community — Permanently remove a community
• View Community Analytics — Track growth and engagement metrics
• Moderate Community Content — Remove posts and manage violations

Troubleshooting

“Community name is required” — You must enter a name before saving. Enter 1–30 characters.

“This URL is already taken” — The custom handle you chose belongs to another community. Try a variation (e.g., add a year or location).

“Failed to update community” — Your connection may have dropped or you don’t have permission to edit. Check your internet and try again.

“Question updated successfully” but changes don’t appear — Refresh the page by swiping down or closing and reopening the community settings.

Members can’t see restricted words blocking posts — Restricted words only prevent creating new posts. Existing posts with those words remain visible.

Expiration date field is required but hidden — You must enter a custom handle first; the expiration date only appears after you fill that field.