Can I change a member's post before I approve it?
No. A post waiting for your approval can only be approved or rejected, so you cannot change a member's words. If a few words need changing, approve it and add a comment, or message the member and reject it.
Updated 6 October 2026
Open Community, then Dashboard
Dashboard is the first line under My community. On a phone, press the menu button at the top right first.
Dashboard, at the top of the Community list.
Open my communityFind the post under Posts awaiting approval
Each waiting post has three buttons: Approve & publish, Open post and Reject. There is no Edit button. If you use Community Guard, waiting posts sit under Waiting for you instead, with Approve & publish, Reject and sometimes Reject and suspend. There is no Edit there either.
A waiting post, with its three buttons.
If it only needs a small change, press Approve & publish
It goes live in your community, exactly as the member wrote it.
Approve & publish, under the post.
Open Feed and press the post
The post you just approved is now in Feed, with the newest at the top. Press its title to open it.
The approved post, at the top of Feed.
Type your note under Your reply, then press Post reply
Your comment shows under their post for everyone in your community.
Your reply, under the post.
If the words must change first, press Message beside the member
Open Community, then Members, and press Message on their row. Ask them to post it again with the change. If you want to quote their words, copy them before the next step.
Message, on the member's row in Members.
Then press Reject
Back on the Dashboard, press Reject under the post. A box asks Reject this post? Press Reject post and it is removed, or Keep it to leave it waiting. With Community Guard on, the button says Reject it, and you can undo it on the post.
Reject, under the waiting post.
Can I message one member privately, and can members message each other?
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Can I approve new members before they get into my community?
Yes. Switch on approval and anyone who asks to join waits in a Requests list in Members until you let them in, the way a private LinkedIn or Facebook group works. People you invite, and people who pay, still go straight in. About five minutes to set up.
Can I check comments before they go up?
Turn on comment approval and every member comment waits for you. It's a separate switch from the one for posts.
Can I keep my community hidden until I'm ready to launch?
Your community goes live once it is made and your email is confirmed, and there is no switch that takes it offline. Two settings work together instead: one keeps your posts from anyone who isn't a member, the other means nobody gets in until you let them.