Setting the admin template

You can use the Admin Template to change the homepage or dashboard of the CMNTY Platform Admin section. This is useful when you want a branded Admin section.  Community Managers can change the design of the Admin Template in Admin > Design. Select Admin Template. Change the Brand name if […]

The “Activities” section

The Admin menu is divided into different tabs. In the Activities tab of Admin, you can add content to your CMNTY Platform. You will use the Publish section before and during your project: Prepare and Publish module content. Prepare and send newsletters. Add content to your widgets. Create custom elements or custom […]

Site Appearance

The front-end section of CMNTY Platform allows for a high degree of design customization. You can easily swap out a header image and logo to help you brand your community. You can choose menu background and text colors. You can set a platform color and even access settings like fonts […]

The “Configure” section

CMNTY Journey tip #4 Our fourth stop of your Journey is to explore the Configure section and the settings available there. Modules have overriding features set in this section, so knowing where to find and update these settings will empower your use of the platform. Your CMNTY Platform consists of […]

The Poll widget

A poll is a small survey of just one multiple choice (single or multiple answer) question. With a poll, you can get results for quantitative research very quickly, because the poll only has one question and it is visible next to normal modules. The poll is placed in the sidebar, […]

About the Forum Module

The Forum module is used as a bulletin board to host discussions on various topics. As a Moderator, you can create new boards in the Admin and add new discussions in these forums on the Front-End to which the participants can reply. Participants are able to create discussions themselves and report […]

Creating New Discussions

Before creating a new discussion, a board needs to be created. Follow these steps to create a new topic: Open a forum in the Front-end. Click on the Start new discussion button. Fill in the title and your message and decide if you want your topic to be closed, pinned, private or masked. You […]

Pinned, Masked and Private Discussions

A Pinned discussion is a discussion that is always displayed on top of its board, even when newer discussions are added. A Masked discussion is a discussion where participants will not see comments until they post a comment. Only Moderators and Admin-level roles can make a discussion masked. A Private […]

Create a New Board

You can create a new Board in Forum for your CMNTY Platform by following the steps below: Go to Activities at the top menu in Admin. Choose Forum from the dropdown. Click Add Board in the overview. Hiding “Start New Discussion” Button on Forum The Forum offers a message board where users […]

Custom Domain Name Configuration

  CMNTY is a hosted platform: it runs on our servers in a secure data center separate from your systems. So in order for your platform to become accessible to users at your chosen custom domain name and through a secure connection, an SSL certificate will be necessary. We will […]