Navigate a community

Find channels, members, and content within a community.

Community layout

When you open a community, you'll see these areas:

Desktop

Area	Location	Description
Members panel	Far left	Displays the community name and members grouped by role
Channel list	Left of content area	Shows channels organized in groups
Main content area	Center	Displays the active channel's messages or content
Channel toolbar	Top of content area	Shows channel name, description, and action buttons

Mobile

Area	Description
Channel list	Shows channels organized in groups
Main content area	Displays the active channel
Channel header	Shows channel name and action buttons

Browse channels

Channels are organized into groups. Text channels are marked with a # symbol, and voice channels are marked with a speaker icon.

Desktop

1. In the channel list, select a channel group header to expand or collapse it.
2. Select a channel to open it in the main content area.

Mobile

1. Tap a channel group to expand or collapse it.
2. Tap a channel to open it. The selected channel is highlighted in the channel list.
3. Swipe right or tap the back arrow to return to the channel list.
4. Swipe left to reopen the selected channel.

View the member list

Desktop

The members panel is on the far left side of the community view. It shows:

• The community name and icon at the top
• Online and offline members grouped by their primary role
• A collapse/expand button to hide or show the panel

To collapse the members panel, select the arrow button at the top of the panel.

By default, the panel shows all community members. To see only members who have access to the current channel, use the toggle at the top of the panel to switch from Community to Channel.

Mobile

To view all community members:

1. Tap the community name at the top of the screen.
2. Tap Members. The member list opens, with members grouped by role.

To view members of a specific channel:

1. Open the channel.
2. Tap the channel name at the top of the screen.
3. Tap Members. The channel member list opens, with members grouped by role and online status.

Use the channel toolbar

The channel toolbar appears at the top of the main content area when you're in a text channel.

Desktop

Button	Description
Search (magnifying glass)	Search messages in the current channel
Pinned messages (pin)	View messages pinned in the channel
Files (document with folded corner)	Browse files uploaded to the channel
Channel options (three dots)	Edit or delete the channel (if you have permission)

Mobile

Tap the Search icon (magnifying glass) in the channel header to search messages in the current channel.

To access pinned messages, tap the channel name to open channel details.