Enabling or Disabling the Create Menu

The Create menu allows users to create a variety of content, such as discussions and documents, in the community. You can enable or disable this feature.

Fastpath: System > Settings > Home Page > Enable the main navigation create menu
Internal communities
By default, internally-facing communities (those that typically involve only employees or other internal audiences) have the Create menu enabled to encourage users to contribute to the community by creating documents, discussions, and so on.
External communities
By default, externally-facing communities (those that typically involve customers, vendors, and other external audiences) have the Create menu disabled to encourage users to search the community for answers before asking a question.
CAUTION:
With the Create menu off, you'll need to create places through a different process. Be sure to read Group Creation Options and Space Creation Options.

When the Create menu is enabled, you'll see a pencil icon in the upper right corner of the user interface.

Tip: Status Update creation can also be enabled or disabled and is configured separately. Be sure to read Configuring User Update Settings.