Getting Started

Welcome to Invision Community! When you visit your site for the first time, the very first thing you’ll want to do is log in to your Admin CP, using the account details that were emailed to you when your site was created. This initial account is part of the Administrator group, which by default has full access to all areas of your community and the Admin CP. Admin CP The Admin Control Panel (referred to as the Admin CP) is the administration area of your community. This is where administrators m

Giving Staff Access As the primary account holder for your community, you may have staff members or site co-owners who also need access—either to your community itself or to your Invision Community purchases. This guide will walk you through how to give them the right level of access. There are two main areas where you may want to grant access. You can choose to give access to one or both, depending on your needs. Alternative Contact - Our Client Area The Client Area is separate from your commun

When launching a new community, one of the first things people ask is how to make the site look exactly the way they want. Below, we’ll take a look at the tools available to help you customise the appearance of your community. This guide is intended as a high-level overview. Where appropriate, we’ve included links to more detailed guides, and you can also explore more in-depth topics in the Visual Design section of the left-hand menu. Themes First, let’s take a moment to understand what a theme

Default Application Your default application controls what is displayed when someone visits your site’s main URL. For example, if you change the default application to Gallery, visitors will be taken straight to the gallery homepage instead of the forums. By default, your community is set up so that the Forums application is shown when visitors access your site. However, you may decide that a different application, such as Pages, Gallery, or Commerce, should be the first thing members see. This

Invision Community makes it easy to customise the top-level menus on your site to suit the way you want your community to work. Whether you’re adding internal links, external URLs, or sub-menus containing other menu items, the Menu Manager lets you set everything up quickly and with minimal effort. Menu Manager The Menu Manager is located in the Admin CP at: System → Site Features → Menu Manager From here, you have control over the primary navigation menu shown across your community. Menu Manag