Spaces are configurable access groups that allow you to assign certain members access and visibility to designated content, events, forum boards, and community roundtables. Spaces function as an administrative tool, controlled by dashboard admins. They are behind-the-scenes and members can't see which spaces they are a part of, or what space an event or blog is assigned to from the community environment.
All members, whether they are in a Space(s) or not, can see other People in the community, Messages/Channels, Tools, and all ads and banners. Spaces only restrict visibility and access to events, content, forum board and community level roundtables.
Someone in a Space sees all content and events that are NOT Space-restricted PLUS the content and events that are restricted to their Space. It's an AND setting, not an ONLY setting.
You can assign multiple pieces of content or events to spaces (e.g. Three videos + two events assigned to one space) and also a single piece of content or event to multiple spaces (e.g. One video is assigned to three different spaces). You can also assign one member to multiple spaces.
Currently, Tools and People are not space-allocated and will be visible to all members of the community.
Clubs vs. Spaces
Learn more about the differences between offering clubs or groups to your members versus assigning them to spaces here.
