FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
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.
While in communities:
Place your cursor in the top left corner for the main menu.
Select Settings.
Scroll to 'Profile'.
Check or uncheck the box next to Show your Google+ communities posts on your Google+ profile
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. A communit's privacy settings currently can't be changed once it's been created. Please pick your desired setting from the start.
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 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.A communit's privacy settings currently can't be changed once it's been created. Please pick your desired setting from the start.
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. 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.
A communit's privacy settings currently can't be changed once it's been created. Please pick your desired setting from the start. A communit's privacy settings currently can't be changed once it's been created. Please pick your desired setting from the start. A communit's privacy settings currently can't be changed once it's been created. Please pick your desired setting from the start.
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.
While in communities:
Place your cursor in the top left corner for the main menu.
Select Settings.
Scroll to 'Profile'.
Check or uncheck the box next to Show your Google+ communities posts on your Google+ profile
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. A communit's privacy settings currently can't be changed once it's been created. Please pick your desired setting from the start.
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 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.A communit's privacy settings currently can't be changed once it's been created. Please pick your desired setting from the start.
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. 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.
A communit's privacy settings currently can't be changed once it's been created. Please pick your desired setting from the start. A communit's privacy settings currently can't be changed once it's been created. Please pick your desired setting from the start. A communit's privacy settings currently can't be changed once it's been created. Please pick your desired setting from the start.
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.
While in communities:
Place your cursor in the top left corner for the main menu.
Select Settings.
Scroll to 'Profile'.
Check or uncheck the box next to Show your Google+ communities posts on your Google+ profile
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. A communit's privacy settings currently can't be changed once it's been created. Please pick your desired setting from the start.
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 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.A communit's privacy settings currently can't be changed once it's been created. Please pick your desired setting from the start.
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. 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.
A communit's privacy settings currently can't be changed once it's been created. Please pick your desired setting from the start. A communit's privacy settings currently can't be changed once it's been created. Please pick your desired setting from the start. A communit's privacy settings currently can't be changed once it's been created. Please pick your desired setting from the start.
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.
While in communities:
Place your cursor in the top left corner for the main menu.
Select Settings.
Scroll to 'Profile'.
Check or uncheck the box next to Show your Google+ communities posts on your Google+ profile
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. A communit's privacy settings currently can't be changed once it's been created. Please pick your desired setting from the start.
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 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.A communit's privacy settings currently can't be changed once it's been created. Please pick your desired setting from the start.
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. 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.
A communit's privacy settings currently can't be changed once it's been created. Please pick your desired setting from the start. A communit's privacy settings currently can't be changed once it's been created. Please pick your desired setting from the start. A communit's privacy settings currently can't be changed once it's been created. Please pick your desired setting from the start.
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.
While in communities:
Place your cursor in the top left corner for the main menu.
Select Settings.
Scroll to 'Profile'.
Check or uncheck the box next to Show your Google+ communities posts on your Google+ profile
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. A communit's privacy settings currently can't be changed once it's been created. Please pick your desired setting from the start.
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 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.A communit's privacy settings currently can't be changed once it's been created. Please pick your desired setting from the start.
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. 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.
A communit's privacy settings currently can't be changed once it's been created. Please pick your desired setting from the start. A communit's privacy settings currently can't be changed once it's been created. Please pick your desired setting from the start. A communit's privacy settings currently can't be changed once it's been created. Please pick your desired setting from the start.