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Interactive Community

Paid addon — Create an interaction space where students and teachers connect in real time. The community offers a modern chat experience inspired by WhatsApp and Telegram.

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Overview

The community is a real-time messaging space organized by channels. Messages arrive instantly without page reloads, supporting formatted text, audio, files, polls and live events.

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Channels

Channels are conversation rooms organized by topic, course or purpose.

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Channel types

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Creating a channel

1

Access Community

In the sidebar, click Community.
2

Create a new channel

Click the create channel button. Set name, description and representative emoji.
3

Configure visibility

Choose whether the channel is public (everyone can join) or private (invite only).
4

Manage members

In private channels, add or remove members through the members sidebar.

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Messages

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Rich text editor

The message field supports advanced formatting:
  • Bold, Italic, Strikethrough and Code
  • Clickable links
  • Mentions with @ to notify other members
  • Keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl+B (bold), Ctrl+I (italic), Ctrl+U (underline)
  • Enter to send, Shift+Enter for new line
Select text to see the floating toolbar. It includes formatting options and AI enhancements (spell check, improve text, translate).

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Audio messages

Record and send voice messages directly in chat:
1

Click the microphone icon

The mic button is in the message field action bar.
2

Record your message

The interface shows a pulsing indicator and duration timer.
3

Send or cancel

Click send to publish the audio or cancel to discard.
The audio player includes:
  • Play/pause button
  • Waveform visualization
  • Speed control (1x, 1.5x, 2x)
  • Duration display

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Attachments and files

Share files in messages:
  • Images — PNG, JPG, GIF, WebP with preview
  • Documents — PDFs and other files
  • Drag and drop or use the attachment button
  • Maximum size: 50 MB per file

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Date organization

Messages are automatically organized with date separators (“Today”, “Yesterday” or formatted date), making history navigation easy.

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Threads

Reply to specific messages without cluttering the main channel:
  • Click “Reply” on any message to open a thread
  • On desktop, threads open in a side panel
  • On mobile, threads open full-screen
  • Each thread shows the original message at top and replies below
  • A counter indicates how many replies the thread has

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Reactions

React to messages with emojis:
  • Hover over a message (desktop) or long-press (mobile) to see options
  • Click an emoji to react
  • Click again to remove your reaction
  • See who reacted and how many times

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Pinned messages

Administrators can pin important messages to the top of a channel. Pinned messages are highlighted with a special indicator.

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Polls

Create interactive polls to collect opinions:
1

Click the poll icon

Use the poll button in the message field action bar.
2

Configure the poll

Set the question, response options and optionally an expiration date.
3

Publish

The poll appears as a special message with voting buttons and progress bars showing real-time results.

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Live events

Schedule and share live meetings directly in channels:
  • Google Meet, Zoom and Microsoft Teams supported
  • Events appear as special cards with status (upcoming, live, ended)
  • Direct access button to join the meeting
  • The creator can end the event when finished

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Real-time indicators

  • Online presence — Green dot on avatar indicates who’s online
  • Typing — Animated indicator when someone is typing in the channel
  • Unread messages — Unread count per channel with visual separator

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Moderation

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Permissions by role

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Moderation actions

  • Edit messages — Authors can edit their own messages (“edited” icon appears)
  • Delete messages — Authors and administrators can delete messages
  • Pin messages — Administrators only
  • Manage members — Add/remove from private channels
Search messages within channels to find previous conversations by text.

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Mobile experience

On mobile, the community adapts with:
  • Long-press to open action menu (reply, edit, delete, pin)
  • Full-screen threads with back button
  • Larger touch targets
  • Optimized interface for smaller screens

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