{"id":13780,"date":"2022-09-05T09:00:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T09:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rumbletalk.com\/blog\/?p=13780"},"modified":"2025-10-14T05:19:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T05:19:45","slug":"members-chat-lets-you-thrive-with-exclusive-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rumbletalk.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/09\/05\/members-chat-lets-you-thrive-with-exclusive-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Members Chat lets you thrive with exclusive communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Members Chat and group chats<\/a> are a great way to bring people together and make connections based on the things we have in common, from family groups to large communities of people who all share a common interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When deciding which type of chat to open for your group, you must consider the following factors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group chats are typically smaller and ideal for private connections. A group chat is perfect for chatting with up to 250 people, most of whom are family or close friends. Members are invited to join or can join directly through a link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A community, or Members Chat<\/a>, is a much larger, public-facing groups that are typically made up of strangers. A community can have an unlimited number of members and administrators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The key word is inclusiveness<\/h2>\n\n\n
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If someone joins a group chat in the middle of a conversation, they will miss out on everything that has gone before, and it may take some time to catch up. Not the best way to welcome a new member!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone in a community has access to the entire chat history<\/a>, regardless of when they joined. New members can browse previous messages or focus on the current chat and jump right in. They have that option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You have the authority<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Administrators can remove or add members to group chats.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Administrators have special powers in communities<\/a> to oversee the conversation. Admins can add and remove members, invite admins to write in the community chat, ban people<\/a> from joining or rejoining the community, and appoint other admins to help manage the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Members Chat for active members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To allow your site members to view and communicate with one another, you must enable Members Chat.<\/p>\n\n\n

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To enable the chat type, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Navigate to Settings<\/em><\/strong> on the admin panel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Choose General & Logins<\/em><\/strong> > Members Login Options<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Toggle the Members<\/em><\/strong> box.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. If you want to use your website’s membership, then toggle the User authentication required<\/em><\/strong> box.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. To add or remove members chat from your site, go to Users<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Add or delete users that you want to add in your membership chat rooms<\/a>. You can also change a user’s room access to enable or disable their access to a specific chat room (in this case, the members’ chat).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Managing members’ conversations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Members Chat is only available to members, so you can control who has access to it by adding or removing members from your site’s dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You may:<\/p>\n\n\n\n