IPS News Updates

It’s been four months since Invision Community 5.0.0 was released and we’ve had a lot of feedback over those months which has fed into a number of improvements. While we have a number of bigger features in the pipeline, sometimes the smaller improvements which improve your time on the community can have a bigger impact. Let’s take a look at those changes. Tag usage chart filtersOur re-imagined tagging system brings content from across the suite into a single page offering opportunities for secondary categorization. The AdminCP statistics chart for tag usage was updated with a customizable filter so you can drill down by app and sections allowing you to look at tag usage i…

Invision Community's advertising system enables the inclusion of linked images in your community's feeds to highlight events, draw attention to important updates, and promote external services. You can even monetise your community by selling advertising space via the built-in commerce tools. In Invision Community 5’s July release, we’ve added several improvements to the advertising system to make advertisement placement more flexible and even allow them to be placed in emails. Let’s dive in! A flexible approach to advertisement placementThe system enables you to place advertisements between topics when viewing a list and between posts when viewing a specific topic. Howev…

As we close out another year with Invision Community, I wanted to take this opportunity to review the progress we’ve made and look ahead to next year and beyond. It's certainly been another busy year with over 1,300 improvements, fixes and new features. We listen to your feedback and meet each month with many community management teams. These conversations help us understand what it takes to build and grow a strong community. This year was about listening closely to that feedback and then turning that insight into practical improvements across the platform. We launched major new features, reduced friction, improved insight, added new integrations and API endpoints, improv…

The Invision Community November edition includes numerous improvements, including customizable welcome emails and a new feature to keep your community running smoothly. Auto-splitting large topicsWhile most topics run their course over a small number of pages, some continue to receive daily replies for years, growing to quite a size. Many communities have breakout areas where people enjoy simple forum games or trivial social updates that help bond community members together. However, when forums reach hundreds or thousands of pages, they can struggle a little and may take a little more time to show. We all know how vital page loading speed is to both SEO and user experien…

The Invision Community October release is packed with improvements, updates, and new features, including app-like mobile menus, a curated profile photo gallery, and a popular club request. Mobile app-like menusOur October release features redesigned dropdown menus with an app-like design on mobile devices, improved accessibility, and smoother performance. Dropdown menus have received a significant redesign, resulting in a native, app-like experience on touch devices. Menus transition into view, occupying a larger area of the screen, which is great for accessibility. They can be dismissed by swiping the menu off-screen in a downward direction or by tapping the blank area a…

Our Invision Community September release adds a wave of powerful improvements to our REST API, Webhooks, and Zapier integration, designed to give developers and community managers more flexibility, insight, and automation. ZapierZapier has long been part of Invision Community, helping you automate routine tasks and connect with apps you already use and make them work together automatically. Instead of copying and pasting information from one system to another, Zapier acts like a bridge that passes data between them the moment something happens. Our September release introduces numerous new triggers and polling endpoints, enabling automations to reach further across your w…

Leaders must show upVisible, active leadership sets the culture, drives trust, and sparks engagement. Communities reflect their leaders. If leaders are present, transparent, and approachable, the community thrives. If leaders are absent, culture drifts toward noise, conflict, or apathy. Members look for cues from the top. People follow your lead. Show how you want others to behave. Culture is contagious. Silence leaves space for chaos. Engagement sticks. People stay when leaders make them feel valued. Communities succeed when leaders act as participants. Be an active leaderLeadership isn’t about dropping in with polished statements and disappearing. It’s about being part…

Imagine empowering your community members to take real-world actions and instantly see their achievements recognized online. That’s the power of Quests, a brand-new feature coming soon to Invision Community. What are Quests?Quests are a flexible, engaging way to gamify experiences both in-person and online. They’re made up of challenges that members complete to finish a Quest. Each completed Quest rewards your members with badges or other rewards of your choice, fostering deeper connections and continued participation in your community. Real-World ImpactQuests were designed to bridge the gap between in-person experiences and online communities. For example, at an event, a…

Our September release of Invision Community is packed with improvements and new features, including editor enhancements and a brand-new integration with a popular service. Our commitment to enhancing Invision Community, which is shaped by feedback from many of our customers and partners, continues with this release. In addition to the usual fixes, we have some exciting updates to share. Editor improvementsThe editor is one of the most important components of Invision Community, as it serves as the interface for contributing to the community. We have upgraded the editor by transitioning to the latest version of Tiptap for Invision Community 5. This update introduces severa…

Over the past year, Gatorade Performance Partner has built something special for athletic trainers, coaches and other sports performance practitioners: the Gatorade Fieldhouse. Gatorade Fieldhouse is a member‑only hub where professionals can ask questions, share best practices, and stay in touch long after an event ends. The online community was prominently featured at this summer’s National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) conference in June 2025, where Gatorade’s booth invited attendees to “join the conversation.” A digital home for sports health professionalsGatorade Fieldhouse.mp4 Gatorade Fieldhouse is the first cross‑discipline digital forum for sports health …

Courses have been part of Invision Community since 2023, giving communities a way to run structured learning with sequential modules and lessons, quizzes, required courses for specific groups, and paid courses through Commerce.In Invision Community 5.1, Courses get many new features and improveme...View the full post

Workflows for Pages DatabasesView the full post

Invision Community 5.1 brings a wide range of improvements to the user interface, with a particular focus on performance, accessibility, and usability.We’ve modernized many of our existing components, reduced our reliance on third-party JavaScript, and made dozens of small refinements that make t...View the full post

Invision Community 5.1: Nurture your members with email drip campaignsView the full post

Our Invision Community September release adds a wave of powerful improvements to our REST API, Webhooks, and Zapier integration, designed to give developers and community managers more flexibility, insight, and automation.ZapierZapier has long been part of Invision Community, helping you automate...View the full post

Create an effective onboarding strategy with Invision CommunityView the full post

If you run a busy community, you'll know how important Achievements and tagging are to encourage member activity and to keep a large amount of content organised.We've had a lot of feedback on two areas. First, some members quickly worked out that they could boost their points by repeating the sam...View the full post

Invision Community October: native mobile menus, auto-follow and moreView the full post

Community Leaders must show up for their communityView the full post

If your community hosts meetups, workshops, conferences, or socials, Events is set to play a much bigger part in how you run them.Events arrived in Invision Community 5.0 with venues, online meetings and simple event management. In Invision Community 5.1, it grows into an event platform with rich...View the full post

What is community engagement and how to encourage itView the full post

Introducing Quests: Tailored gamification and bridging in-person events with your communityView the full post

Saved Reports and Community Health MetricsView the full post

It’s been four months since Invision Community 5.0.0 was released and we’ve had a lot of feedback over those months which has fed into a number of improvements.While we have a number of bigger features in the pipeline, sometimes the smaller improvements which improve your time on the community ca...View the full post

The Invision Community November edition includes numerous improvements, including customizable welcome emails and a new feature to keep your community running smoothly.Auto-splitting large topicsWhile most topics run their course over a small number of pages, some continue to receive daily replie...View the full post