You can use @space in a community post to send an in-app and push notification to all members of the current space at once. Unlike mentioning a specific person, @space reaches everyone in the space — useful for announcements, urgent updates, or anything the whole group needs to see.
How to Use @space in a Community Post
- From your Admin Dashboard, go to Products
- Select Communities
- Select the community you want to post in
- From your community, navigate to the space where you want to post
- Click to create a new post
- In the post composer, type @ to open the mention picker
- Type space or scroll to find it — space appears as the first suggestion
- Select space from the picker. A chip labelled @space will appear in your post
- Finish writing your post and click Post
All members of the space will receive an in-app and push notification linking directly to your post.
Important Considerations
- Any community member with posting access to the space can use @space — this includes site admins, community moderators, and learners.
- @space can only be used in top-level posts. It is not available in threaded replies.
- You can only include @space once per post. If you add it a second time, the post will not submit — remove the extra @space chip before posting.
- @space notifies members of the current space only. Members of other spaces in the same community are not notified.
- The post author does not receive a notification from their own @space mention.
- Email notifications for @space are not yet available. Stay tuned for future updates.
- @space notifies everyone in the space, so use it for content that's genuinely important to the whole group — such as announcements, urgent updates, or calls to action.
Frequently Asked Questions
What if I add @space by editing a post after publishing?
If you add @space to a post that did not originally include it, the notification goes out at the time of the edit. If @space was already in the post and you edit other content, no additional notifications are sent.
I used @space but members didn't receive a notification — why?
@space is only available in top-level posts, not in replies. Additionally, only @space is available per post.
Can I limit who can use @space?
No, it is not possible to limit who can use the @space. By default, any community member with posting access to the space can use @space — this includes site admins, community moderators, and learners. If you want to limit who can make posts, you can limit posts in your space and make it read-only. Learn more here: Customize and Manage Your Community Spaces.