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Status Needs Review
Categories 02. Communities
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 5, 2025

RELATED IDEAS

Implement Community template not just for post-TE deployment but should include pre-existing communities as well

I noticed back in 2018 that I had a similar idea regarding Community templates, specifically this one: https://connections-ideas.hcltechsw.com/ideas/IDEACNCTNS-I-255

As stated in your product documentation: https://help.hcl-software.com/connections/v8-cr8/admin/admin/t_admin_comm_templates_container.html

By creating community templates from existing communities, new communities can get productive more quickly. Your organization can achieve the following results

I understand that creating a new community template applies only to communities created after the Tailored Experience (TE) deployment. However, is there a way to include pre-existing communities as well?

Consider an organization that already has thousands of communities before deploying TE in the Component Pack—manually updating all of them would be highly impractical.

I want to bring this idea to Connections management because I noticed that my suggestion from five years ago was quite similar to what was discussed then. At that time, it was tagged that there were no plans to implement it. However, I would like to raise it again, as my idea is now clearer: I believe the new Community template functionality should not only apply to communities created after TE deployment but also support pre-existing ones.

I hope you can find a way to make this possible.

Thank you

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