# Create your teacher community on explainx

Written by Geeta Thakker
Updated 2026-10-04

Only explainx instructors and platform admins or owners can create a teacher community. Sign in with the eligible account and open [Create a community](/communities/new). The creator becomes its owner. Ordinary student membership does not grant creation access.

## Set up your community

1. Enter a **Name** learners will recognize.
2. Add a **Description** explaining the topic and who belongs here.
3. Use **Pinned note for members** for posting rules, where to start, or a current announcement.
4. Choose an **Accent color**, then select **Create community**.

The community starts hidden from public listings and with invitation-based membership. It includes **Announcements**, **Introductions**, and **Questions & ideas** spaces. A readable web address is generated automatically.

## Find the reorganized settings

Open the three-dot **Community menu → Settings**:

- **Basics** changes the name, description, pinned note, and color.
- **Parent community** groups this community under another one you own or teach in.
- **Public page and joining**, available to the owner, controls the address, listing, introduction, and membership options.

Invitations and staff appointments are under **Community menu → Members**. Use [invitations and roles](/help/articles/community-invitations-and-roles) when you are ready to bring people in.

## Group related communities

Under **Parent community**, choose another community you own or teach in and select **Save**. For example, put Claude inside AI. Choose **None (top level)** to remove the grouping.

Parent and child communities keep separate memberships, roles, and access rules. Grouping only organizes them in the sidebar; it does not add members to either community. A community cannot be its own parent or be nested in a loop.

## Prepare conversations and share the right link

Open **Community feed → Write a post**, choose a space, and publish a welcome message. Use [Spaces](/help/articles/community-spaces-and-discussions), [Resources](/help/articles/community-resource-library), and [Events](/help/articles/community-events-and-rsvps) for the ongoing group.

Return through the sidebar or [My communities](/communities). Member addresses use `/communities/<slug>`; a listed public profile uses `/c/<slug>`. See [Publish a community profile](/help/articles/publish-community-profile) before sharing a public joining page.

## Connect workshop learners

A workshop classroom belongs to one run; a teacher community can continue across runs. Creating a community alone does not add learners or move conversations. You can [link it to a classroom](/help/articles/connect-classroom-communities), add the current roster, or [move and tag students](/help/articles/move-classroom-students) from My classrooms. Paid communities retain their membership requirements.