In the last two years, social networks have risen. SharePoint is also closely following the pace of the Times, in the 2013 version, added the community site. Community site provides a forum function, users can ask questions, others can answer. Moderators can also give medals to those who have contributed.
You can turn on community-related functionality in the following ways, depending on your organization's needs.
1. Open community Feature.
If you want to open the Community function on an existing site, this is the most appropriate.
2. Create the Community Site.
If you want to re-plan a unified management discussion and knowledge sharing place, it is more appropriate to create a new community site.
This will be in the site to obtain the function of community. The main points include the following:
1. Enhanced Discussion edition (discussion board)
The general site of the discussion version, in response to the time is not at the @ person.
But Community's Discussion edition can be @.
In this way, the person who is @ can receive an email notification to know someone @ him.
2. Badge
Administrators can issue badges to users based on their level of contribution.
3. Community members List
4. What ' s happening Web Parts
5. Most contributing page parts
Social features of SharePoint 2013 (a) community sites (Community site)