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## What it does

SpaceBay turns your WordPress site into a community. Members join spaces, post, comment and react in a fast portal that works on desktop and mobile, in light and dark mode.

SpaceBay is **free** on [WordPress.org](https://wordpress.org/plugins/spacebay/). **SpaceBay Pro** is an optional add-on with calls, two-factor login and tools for community managers. Features that need Pro are marked <span class="sb-badge sb-badge--pro">Pro</span>.

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<figcaption>Video (23 s): a quick tour of Home, Spaces, Events, Members and the Leaderboard.</figcaption>
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## Core capabilities

- Spaces and groups: public, private and secret.
- A feed with images, link previews, comments, likes, saved posts, topics and hashtags.
- Events with going, maybe and can't go answers, and Add to calendar.
- Private messages and group chats.
- Profiles and a member directory.
- Points, levels, badges and a leaderboard.
- Notifications, emails and search.
- Moderation: reports, blocked words, member approval and community moderators.
- Login and signup pages in your design, with Google and Facebook login.
- Calls, two-factor login, a signup form builder, custom profile fields, a badge editor, event limits and member shops with Pro. <span class="sb-badge sb-badge--pro">Pro</span>

## Start from

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		Check the requirements, install SpaceBay and run the setup wizard.
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		Spaces, posts, events, messages, points, moderation and every setting.
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		Hooks, the REST API, template overrides and WP-CLI.
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## Quick links

- [Requirements](/spacebay/getting-started/requirements/)
- [Installation](/spacebay/getting-started/installation/)
- [Setup wizard](/spacebay/getting-started/setup-wizard/)
- [Settings overview](/spacebay/user-guide/settings/overview/)
- [SpaceBay Pro](/spacebay/pro/overview/) <span class="sb-badge sb-badge--pro">Pro</span>
- [Troubleshooting](/spacebay/others/troubleshooting/)
- [FAQ](/spacebay/others/faq/)
- [Changelog](/spacebay/others/changelog/)

## Who this is for

- Site owners who want to start a community on WordPress.
- Administrators and moderators who run it every day.
- Members who want to know how the portal works.
- Developers who extend SpaceBay with hooks, templates and the REST API.

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	<a class="license-center-button-outlined" href="/spacebay/getting-started/introduction/">Getting Started</a>
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