How to Create Custom Reactions for Your Community

Erin M.
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Learn to customize the emoji terminology your Community members can use to react to feed-style Circle posts, Circle post comments, and Challenge entries.


In this article:


What are custom reactions?

Custom reactions are labeled emojis you and your Community members can use to react to feed-style Circle posts, Circle post comments, and Challenge entries.

A variety of emojis are now available to use to react to feed-style Circle posts and Circle post comments:

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And you can customize the specific wording you want to appear on their labels:

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Only the thumbs-up emoji can be used to react to Challenge entries. However, the custom label you assign to this emoji will appear alongside it in all locations (Circle posts/comments and Challenge entries).


Customize your Community reactions

Update the label for each of your emojis as desired in the Customization tab of your Community settings.

To customize your emoji labels:

  • Click the settings gear icon on your Community cover image.
    (Or, if you’re using the mobile app, navigate to either the Feed or Challenges page, click your profile icon at the top right, then click the settings gear icon).
  • Select Customization from the left navigation menu.
  • Scroll down to Customize reaction terminology.
  • Use the text input field next to each emoji to enter a new label as desired.
  • Check out how your updated emoji look by scrolling your cursor over each emoji in the Preview box just below.
  • When you’re done updating your label terminology, click Save:


Apply a reaction

Reactions can be applied to feed-style Circle posts, Challenge entries (thumbs-up emoji only), and comments members have left on a Circle post.

To add a reaction to a Circle post or comment using the web app:

  • Navigate to the post or comment where you’d like to react.
  • Place your cursor over the Inspired (thumbs-up) button.
    A small popup will appear displaying your emoji choices.
  • Scroll your cursor over each emoji to preview its label in a tooltip.
  • Select the emoji you want to react with:

To add a reaction to a Circle post or comment using the mobile app:

  • Navigate to the post or comment where you’d like to react.
  • Press down on the Inspired (thumbs-up) button.
    A small popup will appear displaying your emoji choices:

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  • Scroll your finger over each emoji to preview its label in a tooltip.
  • Select the emoji you want to react with.

Change your mind or accidentally select the wrong reaction? No problem! Place your cursor back over the reaction button (or press down on it if you’re using the mobile app). The popup menu will reappear and you can choose a different emoji. Or simply click (or tap) the reaction button to remove your reaction.


And that’s how you can create custom reactions for your Community! Please vote below and let us know if you found this article helpful. We value your feedback. Thanks for being the best part of Kajabi!

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