Community Categories

Before Community Group Managers can create communities, they must enter the community categories. Categories are used to organize communities. Typical categories include "Student Groups," "Parent Groups," "Alum Groups," etc. A category is simply a label used for organizing communities; it does not play any function in restricting access.

Create a community category

1. Under Extracurricular, selectCommunity groups and then Setup.

2. Select Community Categories, then Add.

3. Enter the following information:

   • Name: Enter the name of the category (e.g. Parent Groups).

   • Level: Choose one or more school levels with which the category should be associated.

   • Sort Order: Enter a number to determine the order in which the categories will be listed.

   • Publish to front end: Skip this checkbox.

   • Inactive: Select this option to inactivate the category.

   • Description: Skip this section.

   • Thumbnail: Select an image for the category.

4. When you're done, select Save & Exit.