Spaces

Spaces are dedicated thematic areas in Thrive facilitating member connectivity, collaboration, and the sharing of content relevant to a common topic, team, or professional interest. Spaces enable administrators to establish themed environments where teams can access relevant resources and engage with one another.

Only Super Admins can initially create Spaces, but they can designate any user to be an administrator or editor of a Space. For example, a Super Admin can nominate a subject-matter expert to be an administrator of a relevant Space, enabling them to add and remove resources.

Note:
This article focuses on the administrative tasks for creating and configuring Spaces. If you want to view the Spaces you are a member of (the learner experience), see Accessing Your Spaces.

Spaces Management Overview

To access Spaces, go to Manage > Spaces in the Thrive menu.

Manage spaces within the Thrive platform, displaying access and member details.

Creating and Publishing a Space

Basic Setup

In the Spaces area, click New Space.
Under Basic Information:
1. Give the Space a Name and provide a Description.
2. To add a Thumbnail (which will appear on the Space’s card), click Choose file and upload the image.
Click Next.

Discovery and Access

Under Discovery, choose one of the following visibility options:
- Public: The Space will be available for all users to view.
- Private: The Space is only available to manually added users.
Click Create space.

Build and Design

You will be taken to the main design screen for your new Space.

Thrive interface showcasing page builder options and instructions for creating Spaces.

The Page builder provides several dynamic blocks to help you structure your Space. Each block can be customised to offer a personalised and interactive experience for your learners.

Block	Capabilities and Customisation
Social Feed	Embed a live feed into your page to encourage peer-to-peer discussion and community engagement in the Space.
Image	You can Upload your own files or Create with AI to generate unique visuals.
Text	Select Add text to manually enter content or Write with AI to quickly generate descriptions or headers for your page.
Link	You can add an External Link to any URL or use Content Link to search for and link directly to existing platform content. Note: Link preview appearance is controlled by the external site, not Thrive. If a preview doesn't appear as expected, this is likely due to the source site's privacy settings or how it handles link requests.
Columns	Organise your page layout by adding multiple columns. You can nest other blocks – like images, text, or links – within these columns to create structured side-by-side content.
PDF	Upload documents directly for learners to view. A Downloadable toggle allows you to control whether users can save the file to their local device.
Video	Videos can be added by Upload, embedding from YouTube, or using Create with AI. When generating with AI, you can describe a scene, specify exclusions, and choose between Landscape (16:9) or Portrait (9:16) orientations.
Mentorship Programme	Add a structured Mentorship Programme to your Space. Users can join as a mentor to share their expertise, a mentee to develop new skills, or both. Thrive matches participants based on their skills and defined matching rules, so every connection feels purposeful.
Content Carousel	A dynamic block that surfaces content tailored to each user. Admins can filter by Skills and tags, Content type, and Language. It automatically displays the most recent items, and you can toggle settings to Hide completed content or Show only endorsed content. Admins can also configure the Source rule to restrict suggestions to specific content providers. This multi-select list enables you to choose content created natively in Thrive or items from third-party integrations, such as LinkedIn auto-curation. Note: Only one Carousel is allowed per page, and it will automatically hide if no matching content is found for a specific learner.
Embed	Enables the integration of external web pages, dashboards, and interactive tools directly in a page using an iFrame. Note: Not all websites support iFrame embedding. Sites with restrictive security policies may fail to load and will show an error instead.

Click Save draft.

Finalise and Publish

Use the following tabs as necessary to finalise your Space:
- Members: Manually add specific users or groups to access the Space.
- Settings: Edit any of the information provided above or delete the Space if necessary.
Click Publish.

The Space is now live and will appear in the Spaces list.

Editing Published Spaces

In the Thrive menu, go to Manage > Spaces and open the Space or page you want to edit.
- If the page has no existing draft, the current version opens in preview mode. Click Create new draft to begin editing.
- If a draft already exists, the page opens in edit mode automatically.
Make your changes using the page builder.
Click Save Draft at any time to save your progress.
Note:
Each time you save, a new draft version is created replacing the previous one.
To check how your changes will look to users, click Preview. Click Exit preview mode to return to editing.
When your changes are ready to go live, click the dropdown arrow next to Save Draft and select Publish.

Once published, the updated version becomes live. To make further changes, a new draft must be created.

Note:
To delete a draft without publishing it, click the dropdown arrow next to Save Draft and select Delete.

Managing Spaces

The Spaces tab allows you to manage existing Spaces using the Actions (…) menu on the far right of the table.

Available actions include:

Edit: Modify the Space’s name, description, or visibility settings.
Duplicate: Create a copy of the existing Space.
Delete: Permanently remove the Space.