Quick summary
Enabling Communities in Salesforce Lightning requires activating Digital Experiences (Experience Cloud) through Advanced Setup, which replaces the legacy Communities feature. This step-by-step process takes just minutes and unlocks Experience Workspaces for building branded portals and community sites.
Steps
- Click the gear icon at the top-right menu of the Salesforce dashboard to open setup options.
- Select Open Advanced Setup from the dropdown menu.
- In the Quick Find search box, search for Digital Experiences and select Settings — Digital Experiences (Experience Cloud) is the updated platform that replaces Communities.
- Go to Experience Management Settings and check Enable Experience Workspaces.
- Click Save to apply and activate your Communities settings.
