Many users of the VKontakte network are interested in whether it is possible to make a public page out of a group. It is quite possible. But why should community creators change the format of communication? There are many reasons for this. Both groups and publics have advantages. One of the main advantages of public pages is the ability to attract more readers. After all, publicity cannot be hidden using the settings. All pages to which you are subscribed will be displayed on your page in the list of interesting ones. In this article we will look at how to make a public page out of a group and, conversely, how to transfer a public to a closed community.
Making a public from a group
Log in to the community you created. On the right side there will be the main photo of the group, below - the menu. Click on "Translate to Page". After that, a window will appear in which the VKontakte administration warns that after switching to page mode, the news section will become inaccessible. In addition, all community invitations will be rejected, and membership applications will be accepted. Blog posts that weren’t posted on behalf of the community will disappear. The "Documents" section will become inaccessible, on the right side will be the "Discussions" section. All information will be available to any user.
If you agree with all of the above changes, just select the type of public, and then click on "Translate to page".
It remains only to confirm your actions. To do this, you need to get the code for the attached phone number. Now you should have no questions how to make a public page from an open group.
We translate the public into the community
Now consider how to make a private group out of a public page. The principle is the same: below the main photo, click on the item "Transfer to group. After the public becomes a community, everyone who is subscribed to it will not be able to offer news. Those that were published earlier will turn into posts on the group’s wall . Of all the sections, only the “Wall” will remain. The rest will be disabled. The meetings created by the group’s author will now be in the “Events” section. If you agree with these changes, click on “Translate.” The actions are also confirmed using the code in the message with the attached number yep.
It is important to note that all these manipulations can be performed no more than once a month.
Now you can begin to close the group. Log in to the desired page and click on "Community Management". At the bottom of the page you will see “Group Type”. Select "Closed" if you want to join the community only by invitation or by submitting an application. You can get into a private group only on the recommendation of the administrator.
What is the difference between a community and a public?
Before you make a public page out of a group, many think about what is best. If you are promoting a product, you should give preference to the community. The group has a more convenient interface, photo albums, discussions - all this is located at the top of the tape. So readers will immediately pay attention to your content. All valuable information is directly below the main community photo.
More recently, a new feature called “Products” has appeared in groups. The community can be easily transformed into an online store. In public pages this option is absent.
The community enables its members to post materials and news themselves. In public this function is not provided. A community, if desired, can be made private or private. The public page is open to all. If you want more people to know about your group, you can use the invitation sending function. To do this, simply click on the "Tell Friends" button. Public can also be advertised to your friends and subscribers, just make a repost on your wall. True, it is worth noting that the excess of advertising is annoying, so do not abuse this feature.
It’s easy to make a public page out of a group. But you need to weigh the pros and cons, because each format has its own advantages and disadvantages.
Public Benefits
It will be displayed in "Interesting Pages" - in the section located on the wall of all users of the social network, below, under the button "Friends Online". Groups are not included in this section. Moreover, some users, adjusting privacy settings, do not allow others to see in which communities they are members.
You can either make a public page out of a group or turn a public into a community. It's hard to say which is better or worse. It’s just that each of them pursues its own goals. A public page is an ideal option for those who are going to make money on advertising or affiliate programs.
Summary
We familiarized ourselves with all possible ways of making a group a public page and vice versa. According to statistics, most users of the VKontakte network prefer to be subscribed to public. But, as you can see, the difference is very small.