Publish a community profile and choose how people join

The community owner can publish a profile that people can find in Explore and share with prospective members. Publishing the profile does not make private discussions, resources, events, or the member directory public.

Complete your public profile

Open Community menu → Settings from the three-dot menu beside the community name, then find Public page and joining. Basics and Parent community are separate settings sections.

1. Review the automatically generated Web address. Use 3–80 characters: lowercase letters, numbers, and single hyphens between words. It is editable while the community is hidden and locked while listed, so check it before listing.
2. Enter your Host name.
3. Fill in About (public) with who it is for and what membership includes. Publishing requires at least 50 characters.
4. Choose How people join.
5. Set Who can find it to Listed — anyone can find it in Explore and search, then select Save public page.

Use View the public page to check the result. The name and description from your community settings also appear publicly. Keep private instructions in Pinned note for members, inside the workspace.

Choose a joining option

• Invite only — you send invite links: people need a valid invitation from your team. A published profile explains the community but does not grant access by itself.
• Anyone can join — free: signed-in people can join from the profile.
• People ask to join — you approve them (free): people request access from the profile. Owners and instructors review those requests under Members.
• Paid membership: offer one-time payment, a monthly membership, eligible paid workshop access, or a supported combination. Follow the paid membership guide before publishing.

For a private group without a public listing, choose Hidden under Who can find it and use invitations. Changing visibility and changing membership access are separate decisions. Unpublishing does not by itself remove existing members or cancel their subscriptions.

Share the appropriate address

The public joining page uses /c/<slug>. Members open the workspace at /communities/<slug>. Copy the current page address when sharing. Older ID-based workspace links still resolve after access checks where a readable address exists.

Review before sharing

Open the profile while signed out to check what prospective members will see. Describe the actual format, time commitment, and support you provide. If you offer paid access, make the available plan and any workshop requirement clear.

You can revise the public introduction later. Changes that would disrupt existing paid or workshop-based access may be blocked. Choose the access model before inviting learners; switching a free community to paid access is available only before members join.

Send learners the joining guide if they need help using an invitation, submitting a request, or confirming their membership.