How to Use New Themes and Features in Communities

Media Shield is rolling out exciting updates to enhance your community experience. Here's a simple guide to using the new Themes feature and toggling promotional links.

New Themes: Personalize Your Group

The Themes feature lets you customize the appearance of your group and switch between Light and Dark Modes for a better user experience.

Features:

1. Customizable Themes for Admins/Owners:

• Change the sidebar, buttons, surface elements, links, fonts, and backgrounds.
• Use predefined themes or create your own.

2. Light & Dark Mode for All Users:

• Light Mode: Ideal for bright environments.
• Dark Mode: Perfect for low-light conditions, reducing eye strain and saving mobile battery life.

Benefits:

• Create a unique look for your group.

• Improve user comfort and accessibility.

• Encourage more engagement with a visually appealing interface.

How to Enable Themes:

1. For Admins/Owners:

1. Go to Labs > Communities Themes to enable the feature.
2. Navigate to Settings > Custom Themes to personalize your group.
3. Toggle between Light and Dark Mode in the settings.

2. For Members:

• Any changes made by admins will apply automatically, but members can switch between Light and Dark Mode.

Toggle Promotional Links: Public or Private

Admins can now control the visibility of promotional links.

Options:

• Public Links: Visible to everyone, even non-members.

• Private Links: Only visible to group members.

How to Use This Feature:

1. Navigate to Settings > Links.

2. Toggle the visibility to Public or Private.

3. Save your changes to update link settings.

These updates are designed to give you more control, improve user experience, and enhance community interactions. Explore these features today!