Over the last two weeks, we’ve rolled out a major upgrade to Communities on ERGs.io — making it easier for members to connect, share ideas, ask questions, and build real engagement inside their groups.

Here’s what’s new 👇

💬 Community Feed

Communities now have dedicated discussion feeds where members can:

• Create posts

• Like and comment

• Participate in ongoing conversations

• Post anonymously when desired

Posts now appear instantly after publishing for a faster, more seamless experience.

🧵 Nested Comment Threads (Reddit-Style)

Conversations can now go deeper and stay organized.

New commenting features include:

• Unlimited nested replies

• Visual thread indentation

• Color-coded thread borders by depth

• Collapse/expand controls for cleaner discussions

• Inline reply boxes for faster interaction

✏️ Inline Editing

Members can now edit their own posts and comments directly within the feed — no page reload required.

Simply hover over your content and click the pencil icon to make updates.

🗑️ Post & Comment Deletion

Authors can now delete their own posts and comments with confirmation safeguards in place.

Deleting a comment will also remove all nested replies associated with that thread.

📌 Pinned Posts

Community admins can now pin important posts to keep announcements, resources, or key discussions visible at the top of the feed.

Pinned posts now include:

• Amber highlight styling

• “Pinned” badge indicators

• Stable positioning even as new posts are published

👥 Join / Leave Communities

Members can now join or leave communities directly from the sidebar.

Member counts and profile avatars refresh instantly for a more responsive experience.

🪪 Member Directory

Each community now includes a dedicated Members tab showing who has joined.

Members also have full control over visibility through a new profile setting:
“Show me in the member directory.”

🛠️ Expanded Admin Controls

Community admins can now:

• Pin or unpin any post

• Delete any post or comment when moderation is needed

⚙️ Technical Improvements

Behind the scenes, we also made several infrastructure improvements to support long-term scalability and stability, including:

• Migration to Sequelize ORM models for Communities

• Standardized profile ID handling across the platform

• PATCH request CORS fixes

• Expanded profile model support for community functionality

🐞 Bug Fixes

We also resolved several issues, including:

• Pinned posts shifting position after new posts were published

• Missing edit/delete controls for content owners

• Admin delete confirmation dialogs not appearing consistently

More community improvements are already in development 👀