Sections

Every community is organized in three levels:

The section is the first level: each bold heading in the side menu, with a folder icon, is a section. Inside it are the spaces, and each space has a module that says what it is.

#What it is and what it's for

A section groups spaces that have something in common, and it's how members find their way around the menu. Think of sections as the drawers of a cabinet:

But a section is more than a heading. It has its own visibility and access list, with the same options as a space, and those rules apply to everything inside it. A Subscribers' area section with Subscribers visibility locks every space you put there in one go.

#How it works

#What a section has

#The section's visibility is the floor for its spaces

The section's rules and the space's rules add up:

• anyone who can't get through the section sees nothing inside it;
• a space is never more open than its section. If the section is Subscribers, its spaces can only be Subscribers or Private;
• tightening a section's visibility also tightens the spaces that were more open. The screen tells you beforehand how many spaces will change.

The order, from most open to most closed, is Public › Members › Subscribers › Private. See Visibility and access.

#For those without access: a padlock or nothing

The section chooses what whoever doesn't get through it sees:

• Hide: nothing; the section disappears from the menu.
• Section only: one line with a padlock, without the spaces. Clicking it opens the section page (/{section-slug}), with the icon, the title, the description and the way in (Subscribe to get access, Buy to get access, Sign in…).
• Section and spaces (the default): the section and its spaces with a padlock. Each space can step out of this rule with its own option (Same as the section, Hide or Show with a padlock).

With a padlock, only the icon, the title and the description show, never the content. The default shows: every restricted section shows with a padlock to whoever has no access, until you switch it to Hide. A Private section with nobody under Who gets in is team only: it never shows to anyone else, carries the Team only badge and the option is disabled. The details, the combinations with the space and the offer screen are in For those without access.

#The initial section

Every community has one section marked as initial (the Home section that comes ready-made). When someone opens the community's address, they land on its first space. That's why:

• the initial section can't be deleted ("Cannot delete the home section. Please set another section as home first.");
• you can't unmark the initial section without marking another ("Cannot unset home section. Please set another section as home first.").

#Who manages them

Creating, editing, reordering and deleting sections is for owners and admins. Moderators and members only see the sections. See Roles and permissions.

#Step by step

#Create a section

Role: owner or admin.

1. At the end of the side menu, click Add Section.
2. Choose the Icon.
3. Write the Title (e.g. Start here).
4. Leave the Slug blank so it's generated, or write one (lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens). The slug can't start with _ or be a name the platform reserves for its own pages (such as admin, pricing, billing, checkout, products, settings, members, login, api, mcp); such a slug is refused with "This address cannot be used: do not start it with _ or use a name the platform reserves (such as admin, pricing, billing, products)." A slug generated from the title is adjusted automatically.
5. If you like, write a Description.
6. Choose the Visibility. With Private, add the groups, products, plans, badges or a minimum level that unlock the section under Who gets in. Right below, under For those without access, choose whether whoever is left out sees the section with a padlock (Section and spaces, the default, or Section only) or sees nothing (Hide).
7. Turn on Initial Section only if this section should open first.
8. Click Create Section. It appears at the end of the menu, empty, with Add Space underneath.

#Rename it or change its visibility

1. Hover over the section in the menu and open Section options.
2. Click Edit section.
3. Change what you need and save.

Changing the title doesn't change the slug on its own: links you've already shared keep working.

#Reorder

Drag the section up or down in the menu (Reorder section). The order is the same for every member.

#Collapse

Each section has a Collapse / Expand arrow next to its title. This is a preference of whoever is looking; it changes nothing for anyone else.

#Delete

1. First move or delete the section's spaces. A section with spaces can't be deleted: "Cannot delete section with active spaces. Please delete spaces first."
2. Open Section options › Delete section and confirm.

To take a section out of members' view without losing anything, change its visibility to Private with an empty Who gets in list: only the staff can still see it, with the Team only badge. Don't confuse this with the Hide choice under For those without access: it hides the section only from whoever has no access; whoever is on the list still sees it.

#Examples

A course with a student area. A Start here section (Public) with a welcome Content space that works as a showcase. A Student area section (Private, unlocked by the course plan) with Courses, the class Feed and Events. People who haven't bought see the showcase and the lock.

Coworking. An Announcements section (Members) with a Feed where only the staff posts. A Residents section (Private, unlocked by the Resident plan) with the room calendar and the board.

HR. An Announcements section (Members). A Leadership section (Private, unlocked by the Leadership group, with For those without access on Hide): anyone outside the group doesn't even know it exists.

#Common errors and how to fix them

#Frequently asked questions

Is there a limit on sections? The platform has no limit. In practice, 3 to 6 sections keep the menu easy to read.

Can I put a section inside another? No. The structure has a single section level; to subdivide, use more spaces or more sections.

What happens to the spaces if I make the section private? They become at least as closed as the section. Anyone not on the section's list stops seeing all of them.

Can two spaces in different sections have the same slug? Yes. A space's slug is unique within its section, and the full address is /<section>/<space>.

Is the order of sections the same for everyone? Yes. Only collapsing and expanding is per person.

#In the API

GET /api/sections (with the spaces), POST /api/sections, PUT /api/sections/{id}, DELETE /api/sections/{id} and POST /api/sections/reorder. See Sections & Spaces.

lockedDisplay (hide, section or section_and_spaces) on POST and PUT, and GET /api/sections/{id}, which answers the section page, with denial when it shows with a padlock. See Visibility and access › In the API.

#Related

• Roles and permissions
• Spaces
• Modules
• Visibility and access