The Tightknit companion site is a forums-like website that hosts the content created within your Slack workspace and transforms it into a beautiful format for the searchable web.Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tightknit.ai/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
- SEO boost for your brand
- Landing page which drives traffic to your Slack community
- Unlocking community knowledge to search engines
- Retain messages indefinitely
- Pages to share on social media
- Embeddable components
- Search (alpha)
Interactivity
Interactivity is currently a pilot feature. Contact us to learn more and
request access.
Logging In
Users can sign in to the companion site if they are a member of the community. See Authentication for more details.Making Posts
Authenticated users can create new posts directly from the companion site. Users select a Feed to post to, compose their content, and publish. The post is automatically synced to the associated Slack channel, appearing as a new message.Posting and commenting from the site must be enabled on a per-Feed basis in
the Feed settings.
Editing Posts
Post authors can edit their own posts directly on the companion site. From the post detail page, click the actions menu and select Edit to modify the title and body of the post. Edits are automatically synced back to the associated Slack message.Only posts that were originally created on the companion site can be edited on
the site. Posts originating from Slack should be edited in
Slack.
Making Comments
Authenticated users can leave comments on posts directly from the companion site. Comments are synced to the associated Slack channel as thread replies on the original message.Posting and commenting from the site must be enabled on a per-Feed basis in
the Feed settings.
Editing Comments
Comment authors can edit their own comments inline on the companion site. Click the actions menu on a comment and select Edit to modify the comment body. Edits are automatically synced back to the associated Slack thread reply.Only comments that were originally created on the companion site can be edited
on the site. Comments originating from Slack should be edited in
Slack.
Deleting Posts and Comments
Authors can delete their own site-created posts and comments directly from the companion site. Deletions are synced back to Slack, and the corresponding message or thread reply is also removed. See Delete a Post or Comment for details.Posts and comments that originated from Slack cannot be deleted from the
companion site. You will be redirected to Slack to delete the content there
instead. Deleting in Slack will cascade the deletion to the companion site as
well.
Notifications
When interactivity is enabled, users can receive notifications about activity on their posts and comments. Admins can also configure Team Notifications to receive alerts in a designated Slack channel for events like new users joining and awards received.Access from the Slack App Home
You can access settings related to the Companion Site for under the Companion Forums Site section in the Tightknit App Home. If you have not created a companion site yet, you can click the+ Create Companion Site button to launch the guided setup flow.
