In short
A community is a shared space that lives on one Linxy Mark. People who scan that Mark — or a Linxy IQ card made for it, or an invite link — can join, and once they are in they post, comment, react, and add photos to one shared album. Where the host allows it, they can also ask for printed copies of those photos.
A community is not an Event and not a Brand Connection. It is the place where the people around one thing — a family, a class, a team, a congregation, a wedding — keep in touch before, during and after it. Every Occasion creates one automatically.
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What a community holds
| Part | What it is |
|---|---|
| Feed | Posts from members and the host, newest first. The host can pin a post to the top |
| Comments and reactions | Members reply to a post and react to it with an emoji |
| Album | Every photo on an approved post, gathered in one place. Adding photos to the album is simply a post that contains only photos — it shows in the feed and in the album |
| Print requests | If the host turns them on, members can ask for a printed copy of an album photo |
| Messages to the host | In an Active Community, a member can message the host one to one |
How people join
There are no typed codes to guess. A person joins in one of three ways:
| Way in | How it works |
|---|---|
| Scan the community’s Linxy Mark | The Mark the community lives on — on a card, a poster, a table sign or a printed photo |
| Scan a Linxy IQ | The host can generate a Linxy IQ for the community and print it on cards, signage or favors |
| Open an invite link | A shared link anyone can use, or a personal link for one person that expires |
In the Linxy App, a person can look around first, then tap Join the community and choose the name other members will see. Their phone number and email stay private. The community then stays in the Communities list on their home screen.
The two kinds of community
The host picks one when turning the community on, and the choice is permanent for that Mark. To change it later, create a new Mark and move members over.
| Active Community | Fusion Community | |
|---|---|---|
| Plans | Free and built in | Pro and up |
| Messaging | The community’s own messenger: members message the host one to one | Encrypted Fusion Connections (LEE): private channels and identity-bound messaging |
| Suits | Families, clubs, reunions, weddings, teams | Commercial use that needs premium controls |
What the host controls
The host decides who can post (all members, or the host only as a broadcast), whether posts need review first, whether members can attach photos and videos, whether members can see each other, how members appear (name only, name and photo, or full profile), and whether anonymous posting is allowed. The host also sets the community’s name, welcome message, cover image and colors. See Hosting a community.
Privacy
Members see the display name each person chose — never their phone number or email. The host’s overview shows who connected and when conversations happen, but not what was said; conversations are read and answered in the Linxy App or the web conversation client.
Things people commonly get wrong
Related reading: Communities in the Linxy App, Hosting a community, and What an Occasion is.