Managing Communities

Finding Communities

Users can search for communities using the search feature.

Steps:

1. Click or tap the Search bar.
2. Enter the name of a community or user.
3. Select the community or user from the results.
4. Open the Community section to view available communities.

Joining a Community

Users can join a community to view and interact with its content.

Steps:

1. Open the user profile or community page.
2. Click or tap the “Community” button.
3. View the available community list.
4. Click or tap the “Join” button for the required community.
5. Once the community owner accepts the request:
   • The user becomes a member of the community 
   • Community posts appear in the user’s feed
   • The user can create posts for that community

Leaving a Community

Users can leave a community at any time.

Steps:
From Joined Community

1. Open the “Joined Community” page.
2. Locate the community in the list.
3. Click the 3-dot ellipses menu for the community.
4. Click “Leave Community”.

From User Profile

1. 1. Open the user profile page.
   2. Click the 3-dot ellipses menu.
   3. Click “Unfollow”.

After Leaving a Community

1. The user loses access to:
Community posts
Creating posts for that community
Community feed visibility
2. The user can only view public posts from that user.

Remove a User from My Community

Users can remove members from their communities at any time.

From My Community

1. Open the “My Community” page.
2. Locate the user in the community list.
3. Click the 3-dot ellipses menu.
4. Click “Remove”.

From User Profile

1. Open the user profile page.
2. Click the 3-dot ellipses menu.
3. Click “Remove”.

After Removing a User

1. The removed user loses access to:
Community posts
Creating posts for that community
Community feed visibility
2. The user can only view public posts.

Creating a community

Users can create additional communities for different purposes such as: Friends, Family, Office Work, Sports, Events, Etc...

These communities are displayed in the user’s “My Community” section.

Other users visiting the profile can:

• View available communities
• Send join requests for specific communities

Steps:

1. Open the “My Community” page.
2. Click or tap “Create Community”.
3. Enter the community's name.
4. Upload a community icon/image if needed.
5. Save the community.
6. The newly created community will appear in the community list.

Community Membership:

1. Other users can open the profile and view available communities.
2. Users can send join requests for specific communities.
3. Once the community admin/author accepts the request:
   • The user becomes a community member
   • Community posts become visible in their feeds
   • The user can create posts within that community
4. All community members can:
   • View community posts
   • React to posts
   • Comment on posts
   • Share posts
   • Create posts within the community

Managing Community Details

Community admins/authors can manage their communities at any time.

Users can:

• Change the community name
• Upload or update the community icon/image
• Delete the community
• Remove users from the community

Community Updates:

Any updates made to the community:

• Are reflected for all community members
• Appear updated across feeds and community pages

Editing and Deleting a Community

1. Open the “My Community” page.
2. Select the required community.
3. Click the 3-dot ellipses menu.
4. Click:
   • “Edit Community” to edit the community, or
   • “Delete Community” to remove the community.

Edit Community

1. Change the community's name or update the community icon/image.
2. Click “Save”.
3. Once updated:
   • The changes are reflected across all pages of the application
   • All community members will see the updated community details

Delete Community

1. Click “Delete Community”.
2. Confirm the deletion.
3. Once deleted:
   • The community is permanently removed
   • All members lose access to the community
   • Community posts will no longer appear in feeds or community pages