Community website builder
Build a community website connected to what your organisation does
Give people a place to learn about your group, find events and take part. With Open Communities, your committee can keep your site up to date and manage the events people find there.
Publish pages and photos with your own name and look. Add event registration links, recognise sponsors and show public funding projects where set up.
Keep your community information up to date
Use pages to explain who you are and how people can take part. Share news through announcements. Add photos and galleries to show what your group does.
Your site uses your organisation’s name and look. People can read the content you publish and use the links you provide to take part.
Give the right people editing access
Your committee can give the right people access to update the site. Those with the right access can also manage files in your community area.
Public galleries use public albums. A photo or file does not appear on your site just because you store it.
Manage who can update your community information. Check current plans and storage allowances to see what suits your needs.
From a published event to a registration
People can find an event on your site and follow its link to register. Your committee can then see who has signed up for that event.
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Publish the event
An organiser publishes an event. People can then read its public details on your community website.
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Follow the registration link
A visitor finds the event and follows its link to register. They fill in their details to sign up.
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Review registrations
The organiser can review who has signed up and their attendee details in that event’s admin area.
See the full event journey, from registration to QR check-in.
Recognise sponsors and explain your projects
Show people who supports your group and what your projects aim to do.
Recognise your sponsors
Give sponsors space on your site alongside your news and other content. Your committee can manage sponsorship through the platform.
Invite support for public projects
Explain what a project aims to do and give people a way to contribute. What people can see and how they can give depend on the project’s website and funding settings.
Explore public project funding and contribution options. Learn how to tell a pledge—a promise to give—from funds you have received.
Choose your website address
Use an Open Communities subdomain or your organisation’s own domain name. This is the web address people use to reach your site.
| Address choice | What it means |
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| Open Communities subdomain | Your site has an address within the Open Communities domain. |
| Your own domain | Your site uses the domain name your organisation has chosen. |
Ask about domain setup and applicable costs before you choose how to connect your address.
Already have a website?
You can use Open Communities as your main online platform. You can also ask about ways to connect services with your current site. Tell us what you use now and what you need.
Ask about your website, or compare current plans and service charges.
Use AI to help prepare your website
Using AI to help create a site is distinct from day-to-day edits. Where set up, AI can use your group’s details and media to help draft pages and content.
Your committee checks the facts, images and words before the pages go live.
See how your website fits in
The platform overview shows how your site fits with your committee’s other tasks. For help with phones, tablets and home-screen access, see mobile access.
For tasks beyond your site’s content, read about community communications and payment records and expense administration.
Start your organisation’s community website
Create your community to start setup. Or ask about your site and domain needs first.
Planning ahead? See what to prepare before getting started.