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<h1><strong><em>Featured Features</em></strong></h1><h2 class="ql-align-center"><strong>Forum Boards</strong></h2><p>Forum boards elevate and organize the Forum by grouping posts by topic, timeframe, member type, etc. Boards encourage engagement in relevant interest areas and provide a solution for easier navigation. Plus, boards can be restricted to only be visible to certain groups of members with Spaces.</p><div><div style="left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 75%;"><iframe src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pb1vwrZfss38rrck1DXnxpzqGP1dpV9z/preview" style="top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div><p><br></p><p>Learn more about Forum Boards and how to create them, utilize space-restricted boards, and how members post to boards <a href="https://support.gradual.com/en/articles/10071428-forum-boards" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><strong><em>Not using forum? Ask us to enable forum for your community to begin exploring this feature!</em></strong></p><p><br></p><h2 class="ql-align-center"><strong>Hybrid Event Type</strong></h2><p>Hybrid events can now be created and hosted on Gradual! This new event type combines the features and functionality of virtual and in-person events into one. Provide streaming and virtual engagement access to those attending virtually and the physical address and check-in solutions for those attending the event in person. Agenda sessions, ticket types, and registration forms can all be controlled by their attendance mode to curate the event experience for those logging in from home or joining you on site.&nbsp;</p><div><div style="left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 75%;"><iframe src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pb305Uxc0S6_FSY1cVMJl8yYRNYUCW89/preview" style="top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div><p><br></p><p>Learn more about building and hosting hybrid events <a href="https://support.gradual.com/en/articles/10071429-hybrid-events" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.&nbsp;</p><h1><br></h1><h1><strong><em>Other Features</em></strong></h1><h2 class="ql-align-center"><strong>Tools or Sponsor booth feature description &amp; summary</strong></h2><p>You can now write and display a summary or description of each sponsor or tool booth feature on the card within the booth. This provides more information on each of the features - like what is provided in a PDF download, a quick summary of a video, etc.&nbsp;</p><img src="https://d2xo500swnpgl1.cloudfront.net/uploads/gradual-demo/some-file-0745ebfe-8f47-4840-b92e-6d8b2819119b-1714573700755.png"><p><br></p><p>Learn more about community-level tool booths <a href="https://support.gradual.com/en/articles/10071325-tools-community-sponsor-booths" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>, and event sponsor booths <a href="https://support.gradual.com/en/articles/10071257-create-and-manage-sponsor-booths" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><h2 class="ql-align-center"><strong>Updates to community &amp; event links</strong></h2><h3>Default Event URL slug</h3><p>An updated event URL slug is now created by default in the platform - using the event’s title and a unique identifier. This default URL slug is great because it won’t be affected by changes to your event title, and will dynamically change if the title changes at any point. If you need to customize the event’s URL, admins can still make the change in the dashboard.&nbsp;</p><h3><br></h3><h3>Community Link&nbsp;</h3><p>A link to your community has been added to the header in your dashboard. Easily access the link no matter what page you’re on in the dashboard.&nbsp;</p><img src="https://d2xo500swnpgl1.cloudfront.net/uploads/gradual-demo/some-file-d927000c-d44b-4cd1-8b58-5841b43fca32-1714573796076.png"><p><br></p><p>Learn more about these links and where to find them for your community and events <a href="https://support.gradual.com/en/articles/10071311-links-to-your-community-and-events" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><h2 class="ql-align-center"><strong>Other Forum updates</strong></h2><h3>Reaction mode - Likes vs. Votes</h3><p>The reaction mode for Forum posts can be changed to ‘likes’ or thumbs up 👍 versus up/down voting in your community. The platform uses these reactions from members to populate the most popular Forum posts in your community and provide accurate metrics in your dashboard.&nbsp;</p><img src="https://d2xo500swnpgl1.cloudfront.net/uploads/gradual-demo/some-file-0d09eaca-3e28-4121-88d3-b74a3c1f8633-1714573815788.png"><p><br></p><h3>Links in comments now hyperlink</h3><p>The platform automatically detects URLs and links in Forum comments and will now hyperlink them to the external pagen in a new tab.&nbsp;</p><p>Learn more about Forum engagement <a href="https://support.gradual.com/en/articles/10071396-forum-posts-engagement" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><strong><em>Not using forum? Ask us to enable forum for your community to begin exploring this feature!</em></strong></p><p><br></p><h2 class="ql-align-center"><strong>Integration/Webhooks/API</strong></h2><p>We have introduced a new <a href="https://support.gradual.com/en/articles/10071335-outbound-webhooks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">webhook</a> that will trigger any time a new event is published. The ‘New Event Published’ Webhook triggers the first time a new event is published in Gradual. This allows you to build automations for notifications or sharing new events externally.</p><p>An update to our <a href="https://support.gradual.com/en/articles/10071256-configure-segment-integration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Segment Integration</a>: Custom Event Registration Question Answers are now included in the data available to integrate into Segment</p><h1><br></h1><h1><strong><em>Help Docs &amp; Resources</em></strong></h1><p>Find all the documentation and resources on these new features and updates from April 2024 in our <a href="support.gradual.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">support center</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><em>We’ve also updated our support workflow as we expand our efforts. If you have questions for our team, please contact support@gradual.com to ensure everyone sees it, and the right person can jump in to help answer your question or inquiry.</em></p>

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