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title: How to use the Community Feed plugin
description: Combine multiple community walls into one unified feed where users can follow and view posts from across your app.
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# How to use the Community Feed plugin

## Combine multiple community walls into one unified feed where users can follow and view posts from across your app.

The Community Feed plugin connects with your existing community walls and displays a single, combined stream of posts from all the walls a user follows. It also allows you to post public announcements that appear for everyone.

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### **Requirements**

- This is a **Boost** plugin, available on the **Standard, Growth, and Scale** plans
- At least one existing **Community Wall** plugin is configured with **Allow Users to Follow Each Other** enabled

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### **How to use the community feed plugin**

1. Log in, go to Builder in the left navigation
2. Click the **+** button to open the Plugin Marketplace

     - Search for **Community Feed**, then click **Add Plugin**
     - Name your plugin (e.g., “Community Feed”) and click **Add**
3. In your existing **Community Wall** plugin(s):

     - Go to **Settings**
     - Turn on **Allow Users to Follow Each Other**
     - This ensures posts from followed users appear in the Community Feed
4. Return to the **Community Feed** plugin:

     - The header area automatically displays all connected community walls
     - Selecting any wall will load its posts in the feed below
5. In the **Builder** tab:

     - You can add a **Public Post** (optional):

           1. Click **Add Post**
           2. Enter a title and description
           3. Click **Save** to post a global announcement that appears in every user’s feed
     - Test the feed in the app simulator:

           1. Click any post to open it in the image viewer
           2. Click the **X** to close the preview
           3. Ensure followed users’ posts appear correctly across connected walls
6. Click the **Security** tab:

     - Turn on **Require Login** to restrict feature access to logged-in users
     - (Optional) Add tag-based restrictions and choose whether to match any or all tags
7. Click the **Tagging** tab:

     - Enter a tag name to automatically apply to users when they open this feature
     - Click **Add Tag**
8. Click the **Purchase** tab:

     - Check **Require Purchase** to enable
     - Choose your product type (e.g., Single Purchase or Subscription)
     - Upload an image, fill out purchase text, and success/failure messages
9. Click the **Analytics** tab to see feature performance:

     - View data such as number of views, users, and devices over time

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### **Pro tips**

- Make sure each connected Community Wall has **Allow Users to Follow Each Other** enabled, or posts won’t appear in the feed.
- Use **Public Posts** for announcements that need to reach everyone in your app.
- If your feed looks empty, confirm users are following others in the connected community walls.

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