What can I do as a community owner? 

Find out what actions you can perform in a community when you are a community owner.

Tip: If you are unsure of what your role is within a community, open the Members page and look for your name. Your role displays under your name.

In addition to the tasks that a regular community member can perform, community owners can perform the following management tasks.

Table 1. Management tasks

Task type	Community owners can
Community management	Delete the community Update the community name Update the community description Change the community access level Upload an image to associate with the community Change the theme of the community Add and remove community tags Edit and delete community content Create, edit, and delete subcommunities Moderate community content For more information, see Manage your communities.
Membership management	Add and remove members Invite new members Accept membership requests (in a moderated community) Change the role of members Import community members For more information, see How do I add community members?
Widget management	Add widgets Edit widget settings Move widgets Hide widgets Delete widgets For more information, see Add widgets to your community.

Community owners can also perform the following tasks when working with community resources.

Table 2. IBM Connections widget tasks

Resource	Community owners can
Activities	Edit and delete any community activities Mark activities as complete Add and remove activity members (by updating the community membership) For more information, see Work with community activities.
Blog	Add, edit, and delete community blog entries and comments Update the community blog title, description, and tags Change the time zone associated with the community blog Change the access level of community blog members Moderate the content of your community blog (when owner moderation is enabled) For more information, see Use a community blog.
Bookmarks	Edit and delete any community bookmarks For more information, see Add bookmarks to a community.
Custom library	Configure the display of folders and files For more information, see Use custom libraries.
Feeds	Edit and delete any community feeds For more information, see Work with feeds.
Files	Update and delete any community files Change the file access level of community members Moderate the content of community files (when owner moderation is enabled) For more information, see Add files to a community.
Forums	Create, edit, and delete community forums Edit, move, lock, pin, and delete forum topics Moderate the content of community forums (when owner moderation is enabled) For more information, see Use community forums.
Ideation Blog	Change Ideation Blog settings Change the access level of members Contribute, edit, graduate, and delete ideas Specify the number of ideas that can be posted Freeze idea creation Freeze an Ideation Blog For more information, see Use an Ideation Blog in your community.
Media Gallery	Edit media gallery settings Edit and delete any media gallery files For more information, see Use a media gallery.
Wiki	Create a community wiki Edit or delete the community wiki Add and remove wiki members (by updating the community membership) Change the wiki access level of community members For more information, see Use a community wiki.

Parent topic

Community membership roles

Related concepts
Manage your communities
How do I add community members?
Use custom libraries

Related tasks

Add widgets to your community

Related reference
What can I do as a community member?
Work with community activities
Use a community blog
Add bookmarks to a community
Work with feeds
Add files to a community
Use community forums
Use an Ideation Blog in your community
Use a media gallery
Use a community wiki

   

 

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