💬 8.4 Group Chats & Social Feed

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 find chats go to mobile app → switch to host mode → tap on the chat bubble select your community group or event specific chat type your message or upload an image/gif click send creating a new chat room on top of community and event specific chat rooms (referred to as channels ), you can also manually create a new one in case you'd like to keep a channel exclusive for certain topics, or include individual members from your community after tapping the chat bubble icon, scroll down and find the +add channel button select the name for your new channel choose between adding all your community members to it, or only individual members once the channel is created, you can manage more options in the more ( ) button, including invite friends , in case you'd like to include new members post creation mute, if you'd prefer to not receive notifications for that channel view member to check on the current list of members leave quietly , removing the channel from your chat page delete channel , removing all messages from the channel how to send direct messages go to mobile app → switch to host mode → select the dashboard tab select the members option select the community member, then tap on the chat bubble 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 🚨 if you received a message alert from a community member but can't find the message, remember to check both your community and personal accounts by switching between them, as both profiles are able to send and receive messages 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