💬 8.1 Community Building

create meaningful engagement through posts, chats, and guidelines overview your community page is more than an event hub — it’s a digital space where members can connect, share updates, and stay informed sweatpals provides simple communication tools to keep your members engaged and aligned with your values community chats community chats let hosts and members communicate directly within the sweatpals app how to use chats go to mobile app → switch to host mode → select the chat tab select your community group or event specific chat type your message or upload an image/gif click send feature description group chat for all community members event chat auto created for each public event direct message (host → member) send private follow ups 💡 chats help members coordinate before and after sessions, share photos, and build relationships community posts posts allow hosts to broadcast updates, share announcements, or feature members creating a post go to dashboard → community → posts click create post add text, photo, or link click publish post type description update event reminders, new schedules, or announcements photo post share community moments and highlights link post direct members to sign ups or resources 📢 posts appear on your community page and push notifications go to followers community guidelines each host sets their own tone — but all communities must follow sweatpals’ global community guidelines , which prohibit harassment, spam, or unsafe behavior setting local guidelines navigate to community → settings → guidelines add your own code of conduct save and publish — members must agree when joining 🧭 a clear and positive tone fosters inclusivity and long term retention