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Today, we’re hosting the Facebook Communities Summit and announcing new tools in Facebook Groups that empower community builders to accomplish more together. As communities continue to evolve, we want to make it easier for people to collaborate in new ways and have fun while they’re doing it. We also continue to invest in new ways to keep groups on our platform safe.
Every group develops its own culture. To make their groups look and feel unique, admins will be able to:
Members will also soon be able to give community awards, like Insightful, Uplifting or Fun, to content that they find valuable. These awards encourage engagement, make the content more visible to members and help demonstrate the group’s content at its best.
With one main feed for discussions in a group, it can be hard for members to find content they want to engage with. We’re testing the ability for admins to create subgroups within their groups for specific topics, regions or occasions, that can be managed in one place, so that members can more easily go deeper on what they care about.
When people want to connect in real-time, they will soon be able to use Community Chats in both Facebook and Messenger, as well as create recurring events when they want to get together more regularly, either virtually or in-person.
These new tools will help make it easier for admins to manage their groups:
We’re also introducing a suite of tools to help admins sustain their efforts and advance the purpose of the group. We’re testing the ability for admins to:
With different ways to earn or raise money through their groups, admins can tailor their approach to what works best for their community.
Some communities use both Groups and Pages to connect with people, which can be more time intensive for admins to manage and unclear to members where to go for what. So, we’re introducing a new consumer experience that brings the best of Pages and Groups into one place.
For admins of Facebook Groups, the new experience will allow them to use an official voice when interacting with their community. For admins of Facebook Pages, the new experience will help them build community in a single space for members to participate and engage. Admins of Pages will also be able to take advantage of the moderation tools that Groups have today. This new experience is in early testing over the next year, before it becomes more broadly available.
During today’s Facebook Communities Summit, we’ll also celebrate and recognize the diverse communities on Facebook through our first-ever Community Day and the Facebook Community Awards. Read more about the event and other new features on the Facebook Community website.
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