Posting announcements and pop-ups

Announcements are short news posts that appear on the Home page and on the Announcements page. Admins and Managers can post them, and Admins can choose one to show as a pop-up when people open Home.

Who can do this: Admins and Managers post, edit and delete announcements. Only Admins can set the pop-up.

Who can read announcements

Every member of the hive can read announcements. Guests (people who only have access to specific things in the hive) can’t.

There is no audience setting. An announcement is for everyone in the hive. Hives doesn’t send an email when you post one, so people see it the next time they open Home.

Where announcements appear

• On Home: an Announcements section shows up to 3 announcement cards. When there are more, a See all button takes people to the Announcements page.
• On the Announcements page: a grid of announcement cards, each with its cover, title and date.

Announcements are shown newest first in both places. Click a card to open the full announcement.

Post an announcement

1. Click + in the top bar and choose Announcement. You can also go to Home, switch to Edit and click + Announcement.
2. In Add announcement, add a cover image if you want one. A wide image works best.
3. Enter a Title (up to 100 characters).
4. Write the Content. You can use headings, bold, lists and links.
5. Click Save.

The announcement is visible to members straight away. You don’t need to click Publish on Home.

Edit or delete an announcement

1. Click the announcement card to open it.
2. Click the ⋮ menu.
3. Choose Edit to change it in Edit announcement, then save.
4. Or choose Delete and confirm in Delete item?.

Deleting an announcement can’t be undone.

Show an announcement as a pop-up

A pop-up shows one announcement on top of the Home page, about a second and a half after Home opens.

1. Go to Home and switch to Edit (on a computer).
2. Under Manage announcements, click Set popup.
3. In Popup Announcement, choose the announcement to show.
4. Close the dialog and click Publish in the bar at the bottom.

The announcement must already exist, so post it first.

How the pop-up behaves:

• It only appears on the Home page.
• Each person sees it once. After they close it, it doesn’t come back in that browser.
• It shows again if the person uses another device or browser, or clears their browser data.
• When you choose a different announcement, everyone sees the new pop-up once.

To switch the pop-up off, open Set popup, choose None and click Publish.

Common questions

Can I schedule an announcement or make it expire? No. An announcement is live from the moment you save it until you delete it.

Can I pin an announcement to the top? No. To make sure everyone sees an important message, set it as the pop-up.

Can I send an announcement to one group only? No. Announcements go to the whole hive. To reach a group, create a page that only that group can see. See Pages: how to create, publish and choose who sees them.