Status: Available How the community newsfeed works, and the moderation powers you have over posts and comments.
The newsfeed is where your members post, react, run polls, and talk to each other. It is the main social surface, and it is free for every signed-up member to use. This guide covers how the feed behaves and what you, as an admin or moderator, can do to keep it in good shape.
What members can post
A post can include:
- Text (up to 5,000 characters).
- Media (images and other attachments).
- A poll with 2 to 6 options. Members vote inline.
- Mentions: type
@to tag another member, which notifies them.
Members can comment on any post (comments are up to 2,000 characters), and they can save posts to come back to later.
Reactions
Instead of a single "like", posts and comments support five reaction types. A member picks one reaction per item. Reaction counts are precomputed and roll up shortly after the reaction happens rather than the instant it lands, so a brief lag in the number is normal.
How the feed is ordered
The feed has three ordering tabs members can switch between:
| Tab | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Newest | The most recently created posts first. |
| Recent activity | Posts that have had recent comments or activity bubble up, so active conversations stay near the top. |
| Most popular | Posts ranked by engagement. |
Pinning a post
You can pin (sticky) a post so it stays at the top of the feed regardless of the ordering tab. This is useful for a welcome post, community rules, or anything you want every member to see first.
Pinning is admin-only. Regular members can't pin or unpin posts.
Moderating posts and comments
As an admin or moderator you can remove any post or comment in the feed, not just your own. Use this for content that breaks your community guidelines.
When you remove a comment, the member who wrote it is notified that it was removed by moderation, so removal isn't silent.
Admins and moderators are not subject to the usual content-access checks, so you can see and act on content across the community.