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Orgo Discussions is the forum-style discussion module within Orgo that lets members create posts, reply, react, and share files inside every group they belong to. Built for membership organizations that want built-in conversation spaces for their members, including youth organizations, professional associations, alumni networks, and advocacy groups, and any group-based organization that needs discussion tied directly to its group structure. Replaces Facebook Groups and standalone forum tools like Discourse for organizing member discussions by group and topic, not real-time chat tools like Slack, since posts and replies are asynchronous rather than live messaging. The Main Group has org-wide discussions, Local Centers have local conversations, and Private Groups have team-specific threads. Discussions feed showing posts with embedded images, reactions, comments, and view counts

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How discussions work

Every group (Main Group, Local Centers, Role Groups, Private Groups) can have discussions enabled. When a member creates a post in a group:
  1. It appears in that group’s Discussions tab
  2. Group members receive notifications (based on their preferences)
  3. Members can reply, react with emojis, or share the post
  4. Admins can pin important posts, lock threads, or moderate content

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Creating a post

Go to any group → Discussions tab → Create Post

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Media and attachments

Posts support rich media — not just text:

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Rich text features

The editor supports:
  • Bold, italic, strikethrough
  • Headings, bullet lists, numbered lists
  • Links and inline images
  • Code blocks and block quotes
  • File and media attachments

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Comments and reactions

Discussion post with embedded image, emoji reactions, view count, and comment count Every post has a comment thread below it. Comments support the same rich text and media as posts — images, videos, files, and mentions. Comment thread showing multiple replies from different members with Like and Reply buttons Posts track their comment count, view count, and reaction count — giving you a quick sense of engagement without opening each thread.

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Moderation

Admins and group owners can manage discussions: Members can report inappropriate content, which goes to the moderation queue for admin review.

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Discussions in different groups

Each group’s discussions are separate. A post in the New York Local Center isn’t visible to members of the London branch.

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Search and filtering

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Setting up discussions

Discussions module settings with public discussions permission and namespaces toggle Settings → Discussions

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Notifications

Members receive notifications for:
  • New posts in groups they belong to
  • Replies to their posts
  • @mentions
  • Moderator actions on their content
Members can adjust discussion notification frequency in their notification settings — all activity, mentions only, or none.

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Common scenarios

Enable “Only admins can post” on the Main Group. It becomes an announcement channel where admins post and members read. Direct open discussion to Local Centers or Private Groups. Members can still reply to admin posts if needed.
Enable Discussion Namespaces. Create categories like “Announcements”, “Questions”, “Ideas”, “Events”. Members tag their posts, and everyone can filter by category.
Discussions are two-way — members see posts in-app, reply, react, and have conversations. Newsletter is one-way — an email campaign that goes to inboxes. Use discussions for engagement and conversation. Use newsletter for announcements that must reach inboxes.
Typically yes, within a time window. After that, only moderators/admins can delete. This prevents accidental loss of threaded conversations where others have already replied.