Express yourself effortlessly - emoji reactions bring the activity feed to life, instantly capturing the essence of your thoughts and emotions!
- Add nuance and emotion to text-based communication
- Make interactions more enjoyable and help build a positive workplace with an engaging atmosphere
- Allow for real time swift feedback which can be useful in situations where a simple acknowledgment suffices
Device(s): Web and Mobile
Roles / Permissions: General Users
Availability: For all users from 20 May 2024
On web and mobile, a reactions library is available for all users on posts.
The default reaction is the red heart ❤️. Users will be able to select from a range of reactions from our extensive library.
Web view:
Mobile view:
Note: A maximum of 20 reactions can be added per post per user.
On the feed users can see a full count and view of those who have added when clicking on the reactions count on each post and by hovering over the reaction - this is also available on mobile.
Analytics:
Admins can also view a count of Total Reactions and Unique Reactors under "Engagement" menu on the content analytics menu (admins only).
Moderating Reactions
By default, all users have the full reactions library available.
However, admins can exclude any reactions from the full library if they see fit.
Admins can also upload custom emojis here, or set their default reaction to another emoji.
To avail of these moderation features, please navigate to Administration > Emoji Reactions. Please note, this admin menu is only available on web.
Excluding Emojis
Here, admins are able to choose emoji reactions they have already excluded from the list.
To exclude another emoji, simply click on Add "Emoji Reaction" and add one or many to the exclude list.
Below, you can see the list has been updated - these reactions will no longer be available on the picker.
Uploading Custom Emojis
This is the initial screen with no custom emojis:
Click "Add Custom Emoji" to add a new one:
Once added, this will be available on on the custom emoji filter on the picker:
Notes:
- Square images under 128 KB and with transparent backgrounds work best
- When adding a label, add a label without spaces
- Accepted characters: letters, numbers, hyphens, underscores
- The title will be prefixed automatically with 'wvcustom-' when the custom emoji is created, to differentiate it from system emojis
Updating the Default Emoji
- The default is the red heart ❤️, admins can change this to be any other emoji from the library or an uploaded custom emoji
Please note:
- This default emoji will apply to every user once its set
- Admins can change the reaction multiple times
- Default emojis cannot be added to the exclude list
Note: Flag emojis on the library are currently not supported for Windows devices, this is known issue and being investigated.