> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.nudj.cx/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Archived & Featured Communities

> Archive vs active, featured toggle, community status dropdown, restoration

Communities have five statuses — **Draft**, **Live**, **Archived**, **Scheduled**, and **Expired** — controlled via the status dropdown (#810, #1502) on Community Settings. **Featured** is a separate toggle (not a status). This page covers the two special states: Archived and Featured.

## Archived communities

Archiving a community hides it from members without deleting any data. Useful for:

* Seasonal communities (holiday pop-up, product launch)
* Deprecated brand experiences you might revive
* One-off communities from past campaigns

### How to archive

Community Settings -> Status -> **Archived**. Confirm the dialog. The community disappears from the member app immediately.

### The Archived Communities page

Org Settings -> Communities -> **Archived** tab (#1038). Shows every archived community with:

* Name, banner, member count at archive time
* Date archived
* Restore action (Admin+ only)

### Restoring

Click **Restore** on any archived community. It flips status back to Draft (you then confirm to Live). All data comes back as it was.

<Warning>
  Members who were in the archived community see the community reappear. Depending on how long it was archived, consider whether to post a "we're back" announcement.
</Warning>

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## Featured communities

The **Featured** toggle (#899) surfaces a community in multi-community contexts:

* Org-level landing page shows featured communities first
* Community picker defaults to featured
* Embed launcher highlights featured communities

### How to feature

Community Settings -> **Featured** toggle -> on. Save.

Any number of communities can be featured simultaneously. Ordering follows creation order unless you manually pin.

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## Status matrix

| Status    | Visible to members?                  | In admin lists?                                 | Data preserved? |
| --------- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------- | --------------- |
| Draft     | No                                   | Yes                                             | Yes             |
| Live      | Yes                                  | Yes                                             | Yes             |
| Scheduled | Not yet (goes live at a future date) | Yes                                             | Yes             |
| Archived  | No                                   | [Archived page](#the-archived-communities-page) | Yes (#1038)     |
| Expired   | No (window ended)                    | Yes                                             | Yes             |

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## When to use each

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Draft" icon="pen">
    You're building. Not ready for members.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Live" icon="globe">
    Public. Members can join and participate.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Archived" icon="box-archive">
    Seasonal end, deprecated, pausing with intent to maybe return. Data preserved, hidden from members.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Scheduled" icon="clock">
    Community is configured but not yet visible to members — it goes live at a future date you set.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Expired" icon="hourglass-end">
    A time-bounded community whose window has ended. Visible in admin but not to members.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

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## Best practices

<Tip>
  **Archive, don't delete.** Even if you're never coming back, the data is worth keeping for historical analytics and GDPR completeness.
</Tip>

<Tip>
  Feature your **top 3-5 communities** max. Featuring all communities = featuring none.
</Tip>