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⚡️ activate your community!
control student inflow with our community status feature!
still got questions? get in touch: support@somos.education.
⏯️ how to activate or pause your community
[🎥 coming soon]
you’ll learn how to:
- activate your community for the first time
- pause your community when you need a break
- set an away message when your community is paused
📚 step-by-step guides
you can update your community status from your dashboard and your profile. we also recommend letting your existing students know in heartbeat if you’re going to be away
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1️⃣ from your dashboard
follow this step-by-step guide to learn how to activate or pause your community from your dashboard.
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2️⃣ from your profile
this tutorial walks you through the process of changing your community's status from your profile page.
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3️⃣ in heartbeat
use this guide to discover how to inform your students about your away status through heartbeat.
🤔 frequently asked questions
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- when you pause your community, new students won't be able to join. however, existing students will still have access to the community and its resources.
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- no, pausing your community only prevents new students from joining.
- your existing students will still be able to access all the content and features of your community.
- if you are on a complete break, please be sure to let your existing students know via heartbeat so that they are aware!
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- yes, you can set a custom message to let potential new students know when you plan to reactivate your community or any other details you'd like to share.
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- the status change happens immediately. as soon as you activate or pause your community, the new status is reflected.
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- no, there is no limit. you can change the status of your community as often as you need to fit your schedule and needs.
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