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BY MARIA
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GIAVEDONI
HOW TO CREATE AND MANAGE A GOOGLE
PLUS COMMUNITY

2. Type Who can join
Who can
see
members
and
posts
Who can
find
community
through
search Best for...
Public - Anyone can join Everyone Everyone Everyone
Meeting people on Google+
who share your interests.
Examples: black and white
photography, fanclub for your
favorite sports team, current
world events
Public- Moderator approval needed to join Anyone can
request to join,
but moderators
need to approve
membership
Everyone Everyone
Sharing content publicly, but
limiting who can create it.
Examples: alumni from your
university, your local
neighborhood businesses,
running club
Private- Let people find through search and request
to join
Anyone can
request to join,
but moderators
need to approve
membership
Only
members
Everyone
Creating closed communities
for specific public
organizations.
Examples: a jazz band, dance
troupe, parent teacher
association
Private- Hide community from searches Only invited
people
Only
members
Not shown
in search
results *
Small groups to have more
private conversations.
Examples: Johnson family,
Economics study group, party
planning committee
Communities

3. Note:The name and photo of a private community
that’s hidden from search will still be visible to people
who type in or directly visit the community’s web
address.
If you choose not to have search engines index you
community, your community itself won't appear in
Google search results. However: Your community will
still remain visible to anyone with your community
URL. Other pages and content (including websites,
blogs, and Google products such as Picasa Web) that
link to your community can still appear in search
results on Google and other search engines.

4. 1. On Google+, hover mouse over the top left to expand Google+
main navigation.
2. Click the communities icon.
3. Click the Create community button at the top right.
4. Decide whether or not you want your community to be Public or
Private and click the corresponding box.
5. Enter a name for your Community.
Pick a unique name that clearly communicates the purpose of
your community. If you also have a Google+ page, try to avoid
choosing the same name as your page so people aren’t confused
which is which when searching.
6. Whether you choose Public or Private, there’s one more choice
to make. See the table above to see which option is best for your
community. If you want to change your community’s visibility
type, you’ll have to delete the community and create a new one.
7. Click Create community.
8. Keep up with your community on the go with the Google+
mobile app.
Create a community

5. 9.Add a photo
Your photo will be the first thing people see. Pick a photo that
represents the purpose behind your community.
Set a community photo in the "Edit Community" section under
the Actions menu
10.Complete the About section
The About section is the primary place for new members to
learn about your community, so use this opportunity to:
 Describe the purpose of your community
 Set clear expectations around posts and discussions
 Add any additional information or relevant links
11.Invite people to join
Follow the steps and share with your circles to invite people to
join:
1. While in your community, click Actions to open the drop-
down.
2. Select Invite people.
3. A share box will open. You can write a message to include
with your invitation.
4. Add names, circles, or email addresses of the people you’d
like to invite.
5. Click Send.

6. This article is intended only for Google Apps users. You're probably
a Google Apps user if you're using Google+ with a work or school
account. If you're using a personal Google account, see Create a
Google+ Community instead.
Use communities to start conversations around specific projects,
interests, or particular groups. For example, you might start a
community for your expanded work group, a class project, a charity
drive within your organization, or a joint initiative between your
company and outside contributors.
Community privacy options
You can restrict communities to only your organization (that is,
restricted to only your company or school), or you can choose to
include people outside your organization. When setting up a
community, think about who should be able to find and join the
community, who should be able to see the content and members, and
whether people need to request to be a member.
There are eight types of communities, as described in the tables
below.
If you restrict the community to your organization:
Type of community Who can join
Who can see
posts and
members
Who can find
community via
search*
Open within your
domain- Anyone in your
organization can join
Everyone in your organization Everyone in your
organization
Everyone in your
organization
Open within your
domain- Moderator
approval needed to join
Anyone in your organization can
request to join, but moderators
must approve membership.
Everyone in your
organization
Everyone in your
organization
Create a Google+ Community at
work or school

7. Private in your
domain - Moderator
approval needed to join
Anyone in your organization can
request to join, but moderators
need to approve membership
Community
members
Everyone in your
organization
Private in your
domain - Hide
community from searches
Only people in your organization
who are invited
Community
members
Not shown in
search results**
*Restricted communities might not yet be searchable in your domain.
**The name and photo of a "private in your domain" community that’s hidden from search will
still be visible to people in your organization who type in or follow a link to the community’s
web address. The name and photo will not be visible outside your organization.
If you choose not to have search engines index your community, the community itself won't
appear in Google search results. However, your community will still remain visible to anyone in
your organization with the URL. Other pages and content (including websites, blogs, and
Google products such as Picasa Web) that link to your community can still appear in search
results. If someone outside your organization follows a link to your organization, they will see
an error and won't be able to view the community.
If you don't restrict the community to your organization:
Type of community Who can join
Who can see
posts and
members
Who can find
community via
search
Public - Anyone can join Everyone Everyone Everyone
Public - Moderator
approval needed to join
Anyone can request to join,
but moderators must approve
membership
Everyone Everyone
Private - Let people find
through search and request
to join
Anyone can request to join,
but moderators must approve
membership
Community
members
Everyone
Private - Hide community
from searches
Only invited people Community
members
Not shown in
search results*
*Note: The name and photo of a private community that’s hidden from search will still be visible to
people who type in or follow a link to the community’s web address.

8. If you choose not to have search engines index your community, the community itself won't appear in
Google search results. However, your community will still remain visible to anyone with the URL. Other
pages and content (including websites, blogs, and Google products such as Picasa Web) that link to
your community can still appear in search results.
1. Before you create a community, review the privacy options
above, and choose which type of community you need.
Choose your privacy options carefully, as the only way to
change them later is to delete the community and create it
again from scratch.
2. On Google+, hover your mouse over the top left to expand
the Google+ main navigation.
3. Click the communities icon.
4. Click the Create community button at the top right.
5. Decide whether to restrict your community to people in your
organization and click the corresponding box.
If the first options you see are Open and Private, it means your
organization has chosen to make your communities restricted, by
default. If you want to let people outside your organization access
your community, and you know that your organization is ok with
that, click change at the top of the dialog box. Otherwise, just go on
to the next step.
6. Decide who can see members and posts:

9. If your community is restricted to your domain, choose whether it
should be Open (anyone in your domain can see members and
posts) or Private (only approved members can see members and
posts).
If your community is not restricted, choose whether it should
be Public (anyone can see members and posts) or Private (only
approved members can see members and posts).
7. Enter a name for your Community.
8. Pick your final option:
If your community is Open or Public, choose whether or not a
moderator must approve members.
If your community is Private, choose whether to make it findable
via search. Members of Private communities must always be
approved; if a Private community is not searchable, only invited
people can join.
9. Click Create community.

10. Add a photo
Your photo will be the first thing people see. Pick a photo that
represents the purpose behind your community.
Set a community photo in the "Edit Community" section under
the Actions menu.
Complete the About section
The About section is the primary place for new members to learn
about your community, so use this opportunity to:
 Describe the purpose of your community
 Set clear expectations around posts and discussions
 Add any additional information or relevant links
Invite people to join
Follow the steps and share with your circles to invite people to join:
1. While in your community, click Actions to open the drop-
down menu.
2. Select Invite people.
3. A share box will open. You can write a message to include
with your invitation.
4. Add names, circles, or email addresses of the people you’d
like to invite.
5. Click Send.
Next steps

11. As a manager of a Google+ community, you can organize
discussions by categories, remove offensive content, highlight great
posts, and add moderators to help you keep the conversation
going.
Making changes to your community works best on a desktop
computer. Not all edit features are available on mobile devices.
Getting started
1. Open Google+and select Communities from the drop-down
menu in the upper-left corner.
2. Click the gear icon in the left corner.
3. You’ll see a drop-down menu that helps you invite members,
edit basic information in your community, and manage
membership settings.
 View, search for, and invite people to join your community.
 Once someone has confirmed their membership, owners and
moderators can manage their membership settings.
How to manage a community
Invite people

12.  Change basic information like the community’s photo and
“About” section.
 From here, owners and moderators can also add or remove
categories. The categories you add will guide discussions, and
help members find the topics they’re most interested in. For
example if you have a band community, you might want to
have a category for each section type (brass, percussion,
strings).
 After making changes, click Save in the upper-right corner.
 To edit a person’s membership settings, hover over their
name and click the arrow.
o Owners can:
 Add, remove, or ban community members
 Add or remove moderators
 Pin or remove posts
 Add or edit categories
o Moderators can:
 Add or edit categories
Edit Community
Manage Members

13.  Pin or remove posts
 Add, remove, or ban community members
 Remove yourself from the community. You’ll no longer see
the group in your communities, and you won’t see its posts in
your home stream.
Owners and moderators can choose which posts to highlight, and
which posts to remove.
1. Open Google+Google+ and select Communities from the
drop-down menu in the upper-left corner.
2. Click All Posts in the lower-left corner.
3. Hover over the post you want to edit and click the arrow in
the right corner. You’ll see a drop-down menu that lets you
pin or remove the post.
Leave community
Manage Posts

14. o If you pin a post, it will remain at the top your
community’s home page until an owner or moderator
removes it. You can only pin one post at a time.
o If you remove a post, you can also report or ban the
member who posted it.
1. Open Google+Google+ and select Communities from the
drop-down menu in the upper-left corner.
2. Click All Posts in the lower-left corner.
3. Click the gear icon in the left corner, then click Edit
Community.
4. Check the box confirming you’d like to permanently remove
the community, then click Delete Community.
Delete the community

15.  Check on your community daily, and encourage members to
have conversations and share ideas. You can then participate
in their conversations by posting, leaving comments, and
+1’ing posts.
 Try posting different types of content like pictures, questions,
or general updates. The posts that get the most comments
and +1s will help you learn what your members like best.
 When you create a community, write a post to set
expectations and welcome new members.
 Keep information in your community’s profile up to date so
new and prospective members have the latest information.
 Add moderators who can help you manage content and share
regularly. They can also add new categories to help guide
discussions.
Tips for managing the community

16. If I post to a public community, does that mean all my friends and
followers can see it?
No, the posts you share to a public community will not show up in
your friends and followers’ Home streams, unless your friends and
followers are also members of the same community.
Your public community posts will be visible to people who navigate
to your profile page unless you have set your settings for them not
to appear. Visitors will see text indicating that it was shared to a
community.
Remember that your private community posts will only be visible to
people in those communities, regardless of whether or not you
show community posts on your profile.
How can I control whether my public community posts appear on
my profile page?
While in communities:
1. Open Google+. Place your cursor in the top left corner for the
Google+ main menu.
2. Select Settings.
3. Scroll to 'Profile'.
4. Check or uncheck the box next to Show your Google+
communities posts on your Google+ profile
Frequently asked questions

17. How do Google+ Communities work with Google+ Pages?
Google+ Pages and Profiles are a great way to share content and
start specific conversations with people interested in your content.
Google+ Communities allow people with shared interests to talk to
each other by starting new conversations around the interests they
share.
Additionally, Google+ Pages can participate in Google+
Communities. Pages can create, moderate, join and participate in
communities. This makes it easy for Google+ users to join
conversations with the brands and organizations they care about.
-Can I change my community from public to private, or vice versa?
A community’s privacy settings currently can’t be changed once it’s
been created. Please pick your desired setting from the start.
-How can I control how many community invitations I receive?
You can control who is allowed to send you invitations as well as
whether you receive invitations via email / mobile.
To control who is allowed to send you community invitations, visit
the Google settings page and adjust the “Who can send you
notifications” control.
To turn emails and mobile notifications for community invitations
on or off entirely, visit the Google settings page and toggle the
“Invites me to a community” setting.
Note: Even if you have community invitations enabled via email /
mobile, you won’t receive any invites from people you haven’t
allowed to notify you.

18. -Are community names unique? If someone else has a
“Basketball” community, does that prevent me from making a
“Basketball” community?
No, names do not have to be unique.
-If I moderate a post out of my community, is it deleted?
No, the post stays on the profile of the person who authored it.
-Why aren’t people seeing my invites?
They may not see your invites if they don’t have you in their circles,
or if they’ve limited the “Who can send you notifications?” setting.
Learn more about who can send you notifications.
-How do notifications in communities work?
You can turn your community notifications on or off by clicking on
the icon on a community’s page.
Community members can use notifications to know when new
things are shared with their communities. If notifications
are On you’ll get a notification by email, on your device, and by the
Google toolbar when someone posts something new.
Notifications default on in communities where the membership is
moderated - that is, private communities, or public communities
where you need to ask to join. It's also on by default for any
community you create.
Notifications are default off in communities where anyone can join
- that is, most public communities. They also default off, no matter
what, when a community is large.