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If you are a member of a community, you will see the You’re a member label on the card:
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Community types
The following community types can be created:
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The global community is unique when compared to other communities in Fuse, as it does not have a community type selected in theCommunity admin screen, such as Open, Protected, Private or Public. You cannot change the community type for the global community. For more information on the global community, see Global community. |
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Open | Any user can join and view the community. | ||
Protected | Any user can search for the community in Fuse and view it. Users can apply to join a protected community but the membership must be approved by the community admin.
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Private | Only current members can see the community and the content within it when navigating Fuse, including in search results. Site admins are only able to see references to private communities they don’t belong to in:
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Public | Allows non-registered users to view content within the community but does not allow them to engage with the content such as commenting, liking, and sharing.
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Viewing a community
To view a community in full, including viewing a community you are a member or to access the screen where you can join a community you currently not a member of, click the View button.
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Joining a community
You can join a community by clicking the Join community button on the community homepage. If the community is open, you are automatically added to the community after clicking Join community.
To join a community:
On a community card, click View.
The community homepage appears.
On the community homepage:
If the community is an open community, you can join by clicking the Join community button and you are automatically added to the community as a member.
If the community is protected, you user must click the Join community button and await approval from the community admin. The button label will change to Pending and the admin will approve or reject the application for membership, in the Membership requests section of the Community admin screen.
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The Join community button is not available in private or public communities. |
Searching and filtering
If you have a very large list of communities, you can search through them using the search bar at the top of the screen and the list of topics narrows down to only show communities that match your search criteria.
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