Spaces

Admin and Management
  • Updated on Jan 23, 2026
  • Published on Nov 12, 2025
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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

  1. In the Spaces area, click New Space.

  2. 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.
      Form fields for adding a name and description in Space.

  3. Click Next.

Discovery and Access

  1. Under Discovery, choose one of the following visibility options:

    • Public: The Space will be available for all users to view.

      Note:

      The ability for users to join a public Space will be implemented at a later date.

    • Private: The Space is only available to manually added users.

  2. 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.

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.

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

  1. 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.

  2. Click Publish.

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

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.

Coming Soon: Nested Pages

We are currently developing a significant enhancement to Spaces that will transition them from single-page environments into multi-page, structured hubs.

  • Multi-Page Structure: Admins will be able to create child pages within a single Space, allowing for more complex content organisation and hierarchical structures.

  • New Admin Controls: A new administrative interface will allow you to easily manage your Space’s structure with the ability to rename, move, duplicate, and delete pages.

  • Enhanced Learner Navigation: To help learners navigate multi-page Spaces, a new Explore box will be introduced on the right-hand side of the Space homepage. This feature will provide an expandable tree view of all nested pages, functioning similarly to a file explorer.

  • Rich Metadata: Each nested page can be customised with its own unique title, description, and header image to provide clear context for the learner.

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