Communities now have previews, allowing you to see who in your circles has joined that particular hub and more.When clicking, instead of directing you straight to the page/profile, a pop-up window will appear with posts from that community, how many posts and members that community has as well as who in your circles has joined. A button to join is present, or if you want to explore further before hitting that button, there is a handy "View community" link underneath.
Look familiar? The preview for Communities is similar to what is shown when clicking on a profile or page on the Discover tab when in the "People" menu.
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| The new previews allow you to get a taste before deciding on joining or not |
The new preview window will currently only work when clicking on a community from the "Communities you might like" card that pops up in your stream and Explore/What's Hot tab. Before this recent change rolled out, clicking on a community within the suggestions card would just take you directly there rather than offering up a sample.
A Fresh Communities Default Photo
Communities which don't have a custom photo uploaded show a light blue and rather dull default photo. We don't know exactly when, but within the past few days/weeks, the old stock picture has been freshened up a bit. Take a look: |
| A fresh face for new communities |
Now that's an improvement, as previously it was a sight for sore eyes (no offense design team!).
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