Managing Communities [FOR ADMINISTRATORS]

IN THIS ARTICLE
Overview
Accessing the Manage Communities Page
Manage Communities Page
Searching, Customizing, and Filtering Communities
Search by Community Name
Customize Columns
Filter Communities
Sort Columns
Create Community
Community Information Table
Community Actions
View Community
Edit Settings
Move Community
Archive

Overview

Every term tends to start the same way: new communities to stand up, and a long list of settings to get right across all of them—start and end dates, point systems, participation targets, and LMS links. A single community with incorrect settings can be easy to miss until it impacts instructors or students.

Manage Communities brings all of that into one place. From this page, you can view every community in your organization in a single table, with key settings displayed side by side—such as owner, start and end dates, point system, participation expectations, and LMS connection status.

You can search, sort, and filter to quickly find the communities you need, whether you're looking for those owned by a specific instructor or those starting in a given term. From there, you can take action and ensure communities are set up correctly.

Manage Communities is available to Organization Administrators. To access it, navigate to Organization Settings → Communities.

⚠️Note: This feature is currently in beta and is not yet available to all institutions.
If you would like to enable this feature, please contact us at clientsuccess@yellowdig.com

Accessing the Manage Communities Page

To access Manage Communities:

Navigate to the bottom-left corner of the Yellowdig platform, click on your organization icon above your profile picture, and select Organization Settings.
From the Organization Settings menu, select Communities.
The Manage Communities page will open.

Manage Communities Page

The Manage Communities page provides a centralized, searchable, and customizable table of all communities in your organization.

Admins can:

Search for communities by name
Customize which columns are displayed
Filter communities based on specific criteria
Sort data within columns
Create new communities
Access quick actions for each community

Searching, Customizing, and Filtering Communities

Search by Community Name

Use the Search by community name field to quickly locate a specific community by entering all or part of the community name.

Customize Columns

Select Customize to control which columns are visible in the table.

A checklist of all available columns will appear
Check or uncheck columns to show or hide them
You can rearrange columns by dragging them using the six-dot icon next to each column name

This allows you to tailor the table view to your needs.

Filter Communities

Select Filter to narrow down the list of communities.

Filters are based on the same fields available in the table
This allows administrators to quickly locate communities based on specific criteria (such as dates, status, or ownership)

Sort Columns

Each column can be sorted by clicking the arrow icon next to the column title.

Click once to sort (e.g., lowest to highest or A–Z)
Click again to reverse the order (highest to lowest or Z–A)

Create Community

Select Create community to create a new community directly from this page if you are not planning to create it from the LMS assignment initial launch. (You can later link any course to a community)

Community Information Table

Each row represents a community within the organization.

The table includes the following columns:

Column	Description
Community	Displays the name of the community. Selecting the name opens the community.
Owner	Displays the user who owns the community.
Status	Shows the community's current status (Active, Archived, Read-Only).
Organization	Displays the organization associated with the community.
Created On	Shows the date the community was created.
Start Date → End Date	Displays the community duration and number of periods.
Point System	Shows the point system assigned to the community.
Point Goal	Displays the total participation points required.
Linked to LMS	Indicates whether the community is connected to an LMS.

Community Actions

Each community includes an Actions menu (three-dot icon) on the right side of the table.

Selecting this menu opens options for managing that specific community.

View Community

Opens the community feed.

For more information, see: Communities

Edit Settings

Opens the community settings page where configuration options can be updated.

For more information, see: Points System Page | Participation Settings

Move Community

Opens a menu that allows administrators to move the community to another organization or sub-organization.

For more information, see: How Yellowdig Sets Up Organizations: An Illustration