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A community your members come back to.

New posts appear while members read. Everyone who RSVPs gets a reminder before the call. Members who drift away get a “What you missed” email.

You run all of it from Studio, one plain admin app, and I set it up with you.Faizan, founder

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TBTom B.Critique night · 40 min

Night walk on Petritxol. Kept the crowd soft and the lamps sharp.

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What brings members back

These bring members back without you chasing them.

  • A “What you missed” email after 1, 3 and 7 days away, sent only when something new happened. Members can switch it off in their settings
  • Event reminders by email and in-app the day before, and in-app 15 minutes before
  • Replies, mentions and messages in the bell in real time, and email sent from your own domain
  • Announcements and a site banner you write in Studio
  • A reminder before a member's paid access ends

The reminders and the “What you missed” email send themselves. In the changelog since 5 October

Irfan Arshad
It's the first setup in a long time that feels like it was built for a community and not patched together.
Irfan Arshad, Content and SEO Manager at Great Big Photography World

Our founder looked after their BuddyBoss site for years. We moved their 2,314 members to TribeCrafter, and the community grew after the move.

How the move worked →

About 6× more members taking part, and 4× more comments, in the first two months

Great Big Photography World, before and after the move, members only.

WordPress
Jan–Jun 2026
TribeCrafter
Sep–Oct 2026
Members who posted or commented1058
Comments and replies by members58235
Monthly averages, staff left out. Activity was already falling on WordPress, and their own marketing brought in new members too.
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On a phone

Members use the site in their phone's browser. New replies and messages show in the bell while they're there, and the “What you missed” email reaches them once they've been away a day.

Native iOS and Android apps arrive in early 2027.

Getting members here
  • Invite members by email from Studio
  • Share your sign-up link where your members already are, like a pinned post in your Facebook group
  • Coming from BuddyBoss? We move your members, and they keep their WordPress login (set up with our help)

Unlimited members on every plan, from $49/mo billed annually. 30-day refund on your first payment.

Moving from a Facebook group, Circle or BuddyBoss?

A feed that updates while they read

New posts, comments and reactions show up without a refresh.

  • 8 post types: text, photos, documents, video, audio, GIFs, polls and links with a preview
  • 5 reactions, threaded comments and saved posts
  • Up to 30 images in one post
  • Sort by newest, most active or popular
  • My Feed brings together the groups a member is in and the people they follow

Free and paid groups

Each group has its own feed, members and files. Keep some free and open, and sell access to others.

  • Free groups can add every new member automatically
  • A Resources tab for the files a group shares
  • Pin a post to the top of a group
  • Visitors see a join prompt on members-only content

Coming from Circle? A group works like a space with its own feed, members and files. Events and chat sit at community level.

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Paid groupFilm and darkroom128 members · new posts today
FeedMembersResources
  • PDFDeveloping times chartPDF · 240 KB
  • ZIPNovember darkroom assignmentZIP · 18 MB
  • PDFFilm stocks we usePDF · 96 KB

Events, on your Zoom or Meet link

Online or in person. Paste your Zoom, Google Meet or any meeting link; members get the reminder and join from their phone.

  • RSVP and an add-to-calendar file
  • Reminders 24 hours before (email and in-app) and 15 minutes before (in-app)
  • A notice to everyone attending if you cancel, and the recording link after
  • See who's going in Studio

A call only paying members can join? Post the link in a paid group. Only members with access to that group see it.

A blog, public or premium

Public posts bring visitors in from search. Premium posts are part of what members pay for.

  • A block editor with callouts, call-to-action blocks, galleries and video
  • Group premium posts into collections, and include them in the plans members buy
NSNadia Silva
Online
Can I join Thursday's critique on Silver?
Yes, it's open to everyone. Bring three frames.
Perfect, see you there.
Seen

Members and 1:1 chat

A member directory for signed-in members, searchable by name, with a photo, cover, location, bio and posts on each profile. Live 1:1 chat sits on every page.

  • Who's online and People you may know, so new members find someone to talk to
  • Follow, connect, block and report
  • Chat with files, reactions and read receipts, and share a post into a conversation
  • Members download their own data and delete their account themselves

Running it day to day

The day-to-day work happens in Studio, which is built for owners who aren't technical.

Reaching everyone is one short form: write a title and a message, send it, and every member gets it in their notifications. For a banner at the top of every page, switch on “Announcement banner” in Settings and write one line.

Members see it in the bell on every page.

Keeping it healthy as it grows

One search

Members, posts, groups, courses, events and the blog in one search box.

Moderation

Members report posts; your team works a review queue in Studio and can remove, restore, keep or suspend.

Team roles

Community Admin, Moderator, Course Manager and Blog Manager. Each sees a smaller Studio menu.

See who's active

Signups, members and engagement for each group over 7, 30, 90 or 365 days, so you see which groups have gone quiet.

Only what you use

Leave courses, events or the blog switched off until you use them. Chat can be turned off at any time.

Paid access, kept private

Paid-group photos, course files and chat attachments open only for people allowed to see them.

Built for course creators, coaching programs, paid memberships and professional networks.

Faizan, founder of TribeCrafter

I answer support myself, and a small team builds the product with me. On a 30-minute call we look at what you run today, what would move, and how to set it up here.

Faizan, founder and technical lead

Give your members a reason to come back this week.

Start the free trial today, or talk it through with the founder first.

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