Configuring User Update Settings

You can enable or disable status updates in your community. Status updates allow your end users to post quick status updates about what they're doing.

Internal communities: By default, internally-facing communities (those that typically involve only employees or other internal audiences) have status updates enabled to encourage users to contribute to the community.
External communities: By default, externally-facing communities (those that typically involve customers, vendors, and other external audiences) have status updates disabled.

Fastpath: Admin Console: People > Settings > User Status Update Settings

Table 1. Status Update Configuration Options
Setting	Description
Enable User Status Updates	Enabling this will allow users to post status updates that will appear to the whole community.
Enable Reposting of User Status Updates	Enabling this will allow users to repost the status updates of fellow users.
Enable Status Updates in Social Groups and Projects	Enabling this will allow users to post status updates in social groups and projects.
Character Limit	Indicates the character limit of a user's status update message. The default limit is 420. You can adjust this for your users' needs.