What are the different History options in Joyned Communities? 

The “Show History” function in Joyned enables new Community members to see messages and Community activity that occurred before they were invited to the group.  

The history settings available on Joyned are: 

• Hide history (default setting): New members will only be able to see posts and messages sent after they were invited to the Community 
• Show all history: New members will be able to see all past Community activity
• Only starred posts: New members will be able to see messages that have been “starred” as important, but no other messages or Community activity sent before they were invited to join. 

By default, new Community members will be able to see all Community activity starting from the moment they were invited (e.g. even if someone waits two weeks before accepting an invitation, they will still be able to see all group activity that occurred during those two weeks).

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How to change the History settings of a Community

Change the History settings of a Community within the app

Please note: Only a Community Owner can make changes to the group’s History settings within the app. You can do this when creating a Community, or you can change the History settings of a Community after it has been created.

Open the community for which you’d like to change the History settings, and tap on the icon with 3 dots in the top right corner. In the bottom menu that appears, select the pencil symbol to access Community Settings. 

On the Community Settings screen, scroll down to the “History” section and use the toggles to select the appropriate History settings. 

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Change the History settings of a Community on the admin website

Please note: In order to manage the History settings of a Community using the admin portal, you must be one of the following: 

• Owner of that Community
• Organisation Owner or Admin
• Area Owner or Admin

Log into your account on the my.joynedapp.com portal.

In the left-hand menu, click on “Communities”, and then choose the name of the Community for which you’d like to change the History settings. 

Next, select the “Details” tab in the top menu. 

In the “History” section on this page, select the appropriate History setting from the dropdown menu, and then click the “Save” button. 

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