Communities are a great tool for sharing library content with a group of people you manage. In this article we'll walk you through the process of creating a new community.
Creating a community
Open your settings by clicking your user icon in top right of your screen.
Click "Settings"
On the left side of the screen click "Community Details"
Click "Create Community"
Give the community a name. Pick something that will make sense to all members.
Decide how you want community members to participate
You can now decide how you want to let members contribute content to the community.
Here is a breakdown of the sharing permissions you can set for the community.
All members can share | Select this if you want to allow everyone to share with the community. This is best for groups where sharing is encouraged by all. |
Owners and admins can share | Select this if you want to manage a small group of content creators who can share. For example, a content creating team who will share content with many community members. |
Only the owner (me) can share | Select this if you want to be the only one that can add content to the community. This is best for solo content creators. |
Adding members to a community
Once you've created the community you'll see a new members tab on the sidebar of your settings.
By clicking invite you can add a list of emails you'd like to invite to the community. You can use a tool like this to easily convert a list (e.g. Excel) into a coma separated list that can easily be pasted into this box.
FAQs:
Is there a way to discover communities (e.g. can I search for communities?)
Is there a way to discover communities (e.g. can I search for communities?)
Right now there isn't a community discovery experience supported in Tern. You'll need to manage community requests, invites, and sharing outside of Tern today.
Some ideas on how to use communities:
Friends in the industry: Have a group of friends that support each other? Create a community and share content with each other!
Facebook Groups: Travel advisors are coming together on Tern to share content related to their Facebook communities.
Agencies: Even if your agency isn't fully on Tern, you can still use Communities to share content with colleagues and partners.
Content and Workflow Businesses: Make your Tern-specific content accessible instantly after purchase. Simply add your customer’s email to the group, and they’re in!