Club Settings & Customization
Customize the look and feel of your Club homepage and the details and access levels of individual chapters and interest groups from the dashboard.
Club Settings
Club Visibility
This setting toggles the visibility of the module on or off in the community.
Note: The menu item on the front end in your community will only appear once there is at least one club in your dashboard.
Module Name
You can customize the name of the module across the community and in the dashboard. The module name will be displayed on the main navigation bar of your community and will replace the name "Clubs" in other areas of the community and in the dashboard.
The name can be no more than 10 characters.
Club List Page Layout Customization
The club list page is the homepage of chapters and interest groups in your community. It will display a banner, an interactive map, and a list of clubs.
Cover/Banner
The banner appears at the top of the page and allows customization of a background image and/or titling. It is optional and the visibility of the banner can be toggled off in the dashboard
If uploading a graphic, know that the titling will appear in white overlay and should follow the recommended format of 3600x500px | JPG | Up to 5 MB.
Map
Currently, the map is defaulted to appear and show all chapters with locations selected. The map's club locations will pull from the chapters module, and the locations selected from the location-picker. Members can interact with the map by dragging and focusing on regions to see where chapters are represented.
It can be removed in the dashboard Club Settings → Club List Page Layout → Chapters → Layout.
Chapters Style
Chapters are the geographic clubs and can be listed on the page in a variety of ways. You can customize what 'chapters' are called in these settings, and how they are listed and displayed.
Name
Change the name of 'Chapters' by selecting the edit button beside the name.
Names can be no more than 30 characters and once changed will be reflected across the platform.
Layout
Opt to have your chapters listed by cards, in list view with covers, or simply listed out. See examples of each layout option below.
Card layout:
List view with cover layout:
List view layout:
Regions
You can group your chapters by regions, and customize the name of those regions. Regions help organize the chapters but are optional to your club architecture. There can be up to 50 regions.
- If there is only one region in your dashboard, and all clubs are assigned to that region, it will not appear on the club page for users to select.
- If there are more than one region and clubs assigned to multiple regions, they will appear for users to select and see clubs assigned to that region.
You can add, reorder, rename them, or delete them entirely from this settings page, or from within the Chapters tab in your dashboard.
Interest Groups
Interest groups are clubs with no geographic location and can be listed on the page in a variety of ways. You can customize what 'interest groups' are called in these settings, and how they are listed and displayed.
Name
Change the name of 'Interest Groups' by selecting the edit button beside the name.
Names can be no more than 30 characters and once changed will be reflected across the platform.
Layout
The default layout is cards, with indicators of how many members are in the groups, and how many events are being hosted within.
Categories
You can group your groups by categories, and customize the name of those categories. These help organize the interest groups but are optional to your club architecture. There can be up to 50 categories.
- If there is only one category in your dashboard, and all clubs are assigned to that category, it will not appear on the club page for users to select.
- If there are more than one category and clubs are assigned to multiple categories, they will appear for users to select and see clubs assigned to that category.
You can add, reorder, rename them, or delete them entirely from this settings page, or from within the Interest Groups tab in your dashboard.
Community Info Card
This graphic card provides an overview of your community on the Club homepage. You can opt to have this shown (by turning on visibility) or hide it on that page (by turning off visibility) in Club Settings.
By following these steps, customize and change this info card in your community Settings tab.
Club Detail Page Customization
You can customize what assets appear within the individual club pages and their overall format. The optional assets to include in a club (either chapter or interest group) are:
- Local Leaders
- Members
- Events
- Content
- Albums
- Custom Modules (x2):
Note: Changes made here will be reflected on all chapter and interest group pages
In-club Menu
You can provide members with an in-club menu to organize and display the assets available within each club. Toggle this menu on or off in the dashboard and configure the setup to your preferences.
Drag and drop the menu items to the order you like, and hide any assets you don't want to appear in the menu from the Setup button.
Note: Hiding a menu item from this in-club menu does not mean the asset won't appear on the clubs' pages, it simply means it will hide that menu item.
Visibility of Assets
Toggle the visibility on or off within the asset's block. A confirmation pop up will appear to confirm the change as it affects all clubs.
Titles
Change what the assets are titled by selecting the edit icon beside the text.
Order
Drag and drop the asset blocks to reflect the order you'd like them to be listed on the clubs' pages.
Custom Modules
Add a custom module block that will link to another page within your community or an external website.
💡Pro Tip: This is a great feature to link to a Forum Board, a Channel discussion, or other parts of the community!
Community Info Card
This graphic card provides an overview of your community on the Club homepage. You can opt to have this shown (by turning on visibility) or hide it on that page (by turning off visibility) in Club Settings.
By following these steps, customize and change this info card in your community Settings tab.
Bullet Boards
Add calls to action or informative bullet boards to the chapter pages that link to a URL.
At any time you can edit or change these bullet boards, re-order them, or toggle their visibility off and on from the Club Detail Page.
Chapter & Interest Group Settings
Customize settings within each chapter or interest group from the club's dashboard page.
General Info
CHAPTER ONLY: Location
You can provide a geographic location for your Chapter if your chapters are location-based. The platform uses Google Maps to power the location picker in the dashboard. Location is optional and can be left blank if preferred.
You can have multiple chapters in the same location, if there are a number of clubs in the same city, with different memberships.
Display
On the front end, if a location is loaded, and stands as the name of the chapter, it is displayed in red below on the Club homepage
On the front end, the location is displayed as the title in red below on the club's detail page:
Name
You can customize the name of the Chapter or Interest Group to whatever you'd like. If you're using the platform's location picker for a chapter, it will auto-populate the location in the Name field.
Note: There is a character limit of 40 for names and you cannot have two clubs with the same name. The system will show an error if a name is duplicated.
Display
On the front end, the name is displayed in red below on the Club homepage
CHAPTER ONLY: Region
Organize your chapters into different regions for display on Gradual. Create regions or customize the region's titling and order in the Chapters tab.
Select the chapter's region from the drop-down within the chapter's dashboard page.
Display
On the front end, regions are displayed in Green below and can be selected to showcase the list of chapters within the region:
INTEREST GROUPS ONLY: Categories
Organize your groups into different categories for display on Gradual. Create categories, change titling, and reorder them in the Interest Groups tab.
URL Slug
You can customize the URL or have the platform create a unique default identifier slug.
Note: We recommend using the default URL as it is the unique identifier of your club and won’t be affected by changes to your club name.
If you use a custom URL, the previous default URL will become invalid.
Access
Chapters and Interest Groups can be open, private, or secret to see or join by community members.
Note: The user must be a member of the community to join any club. If they're not signed in, they will be prompted to enter their email address when joining a club.
Open: All the club's assets (members, events, content, etc.) are visible for visitors to the community, and it is open for members to join.
Private: Only the club's homepage is visible to visitors and members must join by invitation, via external sign-up or member accounts can be created by community administrators in the dashboard.
Secret: The club and its homepage are un-discoverable for visitors and member accounts must be created by community administrators in the dashboard.
Cover
Upload a cover image for your chapter or group. This image will be displayed on the Club homepage if the card or cover layout is selected.
Landing page Banner
Upload a banner image for the chapter or group. This image will be displayed on chapter or group's page behind the title, join club button and introduction.
Visibility
Toggle the visibility of the entire chapter or group on or off.
Members
Members of the club can be added, sorted, and exported from this tab within the club.
Note: A user must be a member of the community to be added to a chapter or interest group.
You can now include a list of members, with their avatars and links out to their profiles as an asset to your club!
Leaders
Add up to 10 club members as leaders or featured members in your club. These leaders are the only member profiles listed within the chapter or group.
Note: A user must be a member of the club to be added as a Leader.
These leaders are featured as an asset on the club's page. Their profiles are displayed prominently so other members can easily access their profiles or message them.
The name or title can be changed from 'Local Leaders' to whatever you'd like in Club Settings.
Events
Chapter and group events are built and accessible from within the Clubs or Events tab in the dashboard.
Creation
Building a club event follows the same steps as community events and can be created within the Chapter tab, or the Events tab in the dashboard.
Access, Registration & Promotion
By default, events built within the club will only be visible and allow for registrations from within the chapter or club page, not from the main Events menu.
Note: Registrants of club-level events will automatically be added as club members upon event registration - from the front end, or from within the dashboard.
You can promote the event at the community level from within the dashboard, and it will list the event on the club page, and at the community level on the homepage and events page. This also allows all community members to register to attend, not just club members.
Content
Content can be created and accessible from within the Clubs or Events tab in the dashboard.
Creation
Building a content piece follows the same steps as community content and can be created within the Chapter or Interest Club tab, or the Content tab in the dashboard.
Access & Promotion
By default, content published within the club will only be visible within the chapter or club page, not from the main Content menu.
You can promote club content at the community level from within the dashboard, and it will list the piece within the chapter or club page, and at the community level on the homepage and content page. This also allows all community members to read or watch the content, not just club members.
Albums
The albums within chapters or groups are linked to events within that chapter and follow the same access settings as the event. To add photos to the club, you must first add them to an event within the group or chapter.
Once there are albums within events and the club, you can re-sort them to cater to your preferred order or opt to hide them from the front end.
Learn more about event and community albums here.
Permissions
Grant club leaders permission to make updates, create content, and host events with the club via Permissions. Learn more about how to assign these permissions and what these club collaborators can do here.
Metrics
Track engagement and activity in your clubs from the Club Overview page. Learn more about the data and metrics provided on this page here.