{"id":2801492,"date":"2025-07-29T11:00:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T18:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=2801492"},"modified":"2025-07-29T11:00:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T18:00:27","slug":"improved-control-over-discussion-participation","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-hub\/constituent-engagement\/improved-control-over-discussion-participation","title":{"rendered":"Improved control over discussion participation"},"author":75471,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37131],"tags":[770242],"industry":[],"product":[36811],"class_list":["post-2801492","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-constituent-engagement","tag-hub-discussions","product-arcgis-hub"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":75471,"user_firstname":"Samantha","user_lastname":"Hunter","nickname":"Sam Hunter","user_nicename":"shunter","display_name":"Samantha Hunter","user_email":"SHunter@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2020-07-30 21:19:15","user_description":"Senior Product Designer on ArcGIS Hub","user_avatar":"<img data-del=\"avatar\" src='https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SamHunter2020-213x200.jpg' class='avatar pp-user-avatar avatar-96 photo ' height='96' width='96'\/>"}],"short_description":"Hub discussions now offer more options and flexibility over discussion participation with new channel permissions and allowed channel lists.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2>The evolution of discussions<\/h2>\n<p>Discussions, available to all ArcGIS Hub Premium customers, enable participants to post on maps or boards to capture feedback, generate ideas, and communicate without leaving Hub.<\/p>\n<p>We released private (group-only) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-hub\/sharing-collaboration\/have-you-heard-about-hub-discussions\">discussions on content<\/a> in 2022. 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However, discussion channels have been limited in configuring who was allowed to participate and how, within groups, an organization, or the public.<\/p>\n<p>Now, we offer even more control and flexibility over discussion participation with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New channel permissions<\/li>\n<li>Allowed channel list on boards and <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/team\/discussions-faq.htm#anchor5\">discussable content<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Coming soon: configuration of the default and allowed board layouts (map, grid, or list)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2>What are discussion channels?<\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2801792,"id":2801792,"title":"DiscussionPostEditorWithChannel.png","filename":"Screenshot_2025-05-21_at_1_14_29\u202fPM.png","filesize":65438,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_2025-05-21_at_1_14_29\u202fPM.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-hub\/constituent-engagement\/improved-control-over-discussion-participation\/screenshot_2025-05-21_at_1_14_29-pm","alt":"Post editor interface with a box highlight around the channel information. 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Channel permissions allow you to assign roles to members and managers, whether for the public, an organization, or specific groups. These roles dictate what managers and members can do when participating in discussions. Once you properly configure a channel, you can use it for multiple discussions.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, if you want to engage your community using a public channel, anyone with an account can take part, and you can designate members from one or more groups to help moderate the conversation. Alternatively, you might create a read-only channel for your organization&#8217;s members and allow a specific group to participate, enabling them to share updates within the organization.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2>Updated channel permissions<\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2801882,"id":2801882,"title":"NewDiscussionChannelEditor","filename":"NewDiscussionChannelEditor.png","filesize":272017,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NewDiscussionChannelEditor.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-hub\/constituent-engagement\/improved-control-over-discussion-participation\/newdiscussionchanneleditor","alt":"Two images of the channel editing form side by side to help control participation. The first one shows the basic fields like title and moderation. 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Leave the allowed channels list empty if you want any channel to be able to have discussions. Select one or more channels to restrict participation to only those selected.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> For controlled participation, we recommend setting a single allowed channel so that it is auto-applied when participants go to add a post. If many\/any channels are allowed there is an additional step for participants when posting, to first select the channel (audience) of the post.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2>What\u2019s next for discussions?<\/h2>\n<p>Soon, from the discussion board workspace, you will be able to set the layout that visitors will see first: map, grid, or list. And you will also be able to control which layouts are available for participants to toggle between. For example, if you want to use a board to collect ideas you will be able to hide the map layout and select grid layout as the default.<\/p>\n<p>If you create or update channels using the new permissions and allowed channel list, we would love to hear your thoughts! 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