The space information panel keeps the community's most useful orientation beside the current workspace. It helps a member answer a practical question without leaving the Feed, Chat, article, or app they are using: what should I notice, where can I learn more, and what standards apply here?
Guidance Beside The Work
Open the contribution or About tool in a space context to see the panel. On a wide layout it can sit beside the main workspace. Tighter layouts open it as an overlay or mobile panel so the underlying context remains in place.
The panel brings several distinct signals together:
This is a quick reference, not a replacement for the Space About page, the linked area article, or the full apps it points toward.
Space Pins Show Current Priorities
Space Pins form the first contribution-focused part of the panel. They are an ordered spotlight chosen by the people guiding the space, not a popularity list generated from reactions.
Current pins point to published posts and articles. A compact card uses the source title and an available preview image, and selecting it opens the original item. Editing the source title or its supported preview image updates the card; pinning does not create a separate copy.
The order carries meaning. Work placed first receives the strongest attention signal, so authorized maintainers can drag cards into priority order. If the new order cannot be saved, the panel returns to its last confirmed arrangement.
Keep the selection small enough to guide action. Foundational context can stay on About or in the linked area article, while Expo is better for a broader curated record of strong work. See Expo for that showcase boundary.
Do not pin content from a private subspace or activity. Current pin previews do not carry enough source-area context to guarantee that their title and thumbnail remain hidden from people outside that private area.
Rules Set Local Expectations
Space rules extend the Visual Space baseline with the standards that matter to one community. Readers see numbered rule names in the panel and can expand their descriptions when more detail is needed.
Good local rules are short enough to remember and specific enough to guide a decision. They can clarify expectations around self-promotion, off-topic posts, attribution, discussion quality, or any other recurring concern. A space can keep up to 20 active rules.
Platform rules remain separate and read-only for space managers. Local authority can add context for the community, but it cannot rewrite the baseline safety, legal, privacy, copyright, and conduct expectations that apply everywhere.
Rules also appear near contribution and reporting workflows where their context matters. The complete reporting lifecycle belongs to Reports; this page covers the community guidance readers see in the space panel.
Collapsed local rules keep the Space's standards visible beside the current workspace without opening administration.
Links Connect The Community Beyond Visual Space
Links are suitable for a project website, source repository, public calendar, external publication, or another place where the community works and communicates. Each card can carry a name, URL, and short description.
Readers can expand details and open the destination. The space owner can add, edit, and remove links directly in the panel, with a maximum of 20 links. Treat every link as public guidance for the space: use recognizable names, check the destination, and remove references that are no longer maintained.
Links should complement the space's own explanation. A list of external destinations cannot tell a new member which one matters first, so use the About summary or linked article to explain how those resources fit together.
Listed People And Content Licensing
Visible staff signals help a member know who is responsible for guidance or moderation. A listed admin or moderator badge is a public identity choice, not the permission itself; actual authority comes from ownership, roles, and scoped permissions.
The space's content license can also appear in its About summary. The license explains how space content may be reused, from open reuse choices to more restrictive attribution, sharing, commercial-use, or no-derivatives conditions. The owner selects the license for the space. Members should review it before reusing content outside the community.
For detailed authority and assignment concepts, continue with Roles and Permissions.
Shape Guidance Deliberately
Owners and authorized managers should treat the panel as a small onboarding system:
The walkthrough Set Up Community Guidance connects rules, links, pins, and verification from a member's point of view.
Common Questions
Are Space Pins the same as Expo?
No. Pins guide attention toward a small ordered set of current priorities. Expo is a curated showcase that can roll selected work up from activities and subspaces into the wider space.
Can any member pin a post?
No. Pinning represents space direction. The owner has the reliable management path, and the action may also appear to a joined maintainer with the required space-management access.
Why can I not pin a draft?
A pin must lead members to content they can open. Publish the post or article before looking for the pin action.
Can space managers change platform rules?
No. Platform rules are visible for context but remain read-only. Space rules add local expectations without replacing the platform baseline.
Who can edit Links?
The current verified editing path belongs to the space owner. Other members can read and open them.
Does listing someone as a moderator give them moderation access?
No. The display signal and the person's actual permissions are separate. Configure authority through Roles and Permissions.