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Places and Groups Facts  Places and Groups are created by the Community team. Any community member can request a new place or group through the new community place/group request process.  How to create or change a community place Places and Groups consist of Interaction Style Boards (Board options: Question, Blog, Document, Videos, Event, Ideas). Each board can have its own set of pre-defined Labels. Labels are useful for searching, filtering and subscribing at a more granular level. Difference between Places and Groups:  Places –Primary use cases are for Esri products, industries, services or programs, or Esri sponsored initiatives. Places will have at least two associated Place Managers for monitoring and oversight. Groups – Primary use cases are to bring smaller groups of people together to collaborate on a specific goal, special interest or specific topic. Groups can be setup as open, closed or hidden. Groups will have a specified Group Owner(s) assigned. Groups require membership, specifically closed and hidden are member only. Group Types: • Open: Visible, open to anyone in the Community. • Closed: Publicly searchable but requires a request or an invitation to join and view boards and posts. • Hidden: Invisible to the public and accessible by invite only.   Place and Group Structure is mostly flat. Groups will primarily be organized under: User Groups and all places will be organized under one of the Top-Level Communities: • Products • Industries • Developers • Worldwide • Services • Learning • ArcGIS Topics • Events   additional documentation:  Community Place Managers Guide  Community Group Owners Guide  *The attached document outlining changes to places and groups in the new community as compared to the community prior to Nov. 2020. Place and Group FAQ ... View more

Starting May 8, 2026, the tag feature will no longer be available for most members. Following a phased approach, this feature will be turned off for all members and historic tags will eventually be removed from posts. Learn more: Upcoming Change to Post Tags   To add a Tag to a post:  Click the add tags button on any post To remove a Tag (currently only place managers, community team have this access) Go to post or board you want to remove tags from Look for the related tags component on the right Click on View All You are now viewing all of the tags for the board where the lives Click on the Tag Options dropdown menu. Click on Manage all tags for that board  You are taken to a page that lists the tags Check the box next to the ones you want to remove Click Options, and Delete Tags  IMPORTANT: This action will delete the tags selected for the entire board. We have submitted an enhancement request to allow editing and removing of tag right on a post (like the add tags option)     ... View more