While many Network Creators want to make their social network as open and accessible as possible, we recognize that there are also those looking to create a very private environment. To do this, you can check or update the following:
- Restrict membership: Make your social network private, invite only and turn on member moderation. By making your social network private, those who aren’t members will need to join before they can see anything. If someone visits your social network and doesn’t sign in, they’ll only see your social network’s name, tagline, icon, appearance settings (such as background or text formatting), and space to sign in or sign up. Turning on member moderation allows you or your Admins to approve their profile before they’re able to join. Requiring an invitation ensures that only those who are invited can even apply for membership.
- Disable sharing content via Twitter: In Plus and Pro, members have the option to Tweet interesting content, like photos, videos or blogs. By default, tweeting will include a short message with the title of the content being shared to their Twitter account. This message will also include a shortened URL others can click on to see the content directly on your social network. Turning off posting to Twitter hides the “Share on Twitter” links and icons.
- Disable sharing content via Facebook: In Plus and Pro, members are able to publish interesting content, like photos, videos or blogs to their Facebook Wall/News Feed. This will publish a short story based on the content being shared to their Facebook profile. This post may also include a preview of the content, such as a thumbnail photo or text from the shared page. Turning off Facebook sharing hides the “Share on Facebook” links and icons.
- Disable “Share” links: In Plus and Pro, members can share interesting content from your social network to services such as MySpace and Digg, or to contacts via email. Depending on where content is shared, a short message and thumbnail based on the content being shared may be included. Turning off the Share links feature hides the “Share” links and icons. This can be found in the Settings > Features section of your dashboard by clicking on “Share Links”.