The short answer is, no! Your Community is created from your University Dashboard, and will usually be set up by your day to day admin user, based on recommendations and best practices from your Customer Success Manager - or created from one of our pre-made templates.
Community is very simple to set up, and most universities take about half an hour to do this.
Community doesn't require embedded code or new web pages to be built - students simply download the Unibuddy app, available on both iOS and Android, (they can also access on desktop) and use the unique invite link you'll send to them, which allows them to join and access your Community.
Your Community isn't searchable online (unless you opt to publicise your link!) and can't be accessed by Community users from other institutions.
Will I need input from any other teams?
This really depends on your institution, how you would like to use Community, and how you plan to promote it to incoming students.
Below are some examples of teams and/or departments that typically get involved in other institution's Community set up, launch, and ongoing management.
Your Marketing, Communications, or Social Media team(s) may be involved to help promote your Community to your incoming students, or to create copy/content for email campaigns, etc. The good news is that we provide customisable templates for both physical and digital marketing assets, which you can make use of to quickly and easily promote your Community.
You may wish to include the unique shareable URL to your Community on an offer holder webpage or admitted student portal. You might even have a password-protected area for admits or offer holders on your website, which would be the perfect place to include a link to your Community. Alternatively, you might like to shout about your Community in this online space, as in this example from the University of South Wales, so your students are aware and expecting their invite! Depending on your web set-up, your IT/Web team might need to add this text or link to your offer holder/admit page.
If your institution uses a CRM for email communications with students, you might like to integrate the promotion of and invites to your Community in their comms plan. You'll have a unique shareable invite URL and QR code, so the relevant team can easily paste this into their email copy.