Community is optional.

Premium families can turn it off while keeping the private family Campfire available.

Turning off Community:

• Removes the Community tab from Campfire
• Stops Community notifications
• Does not remove the family Campfire
• Can be reversed later

This setting is available only with Premium.

When Turning It Off May Help

A parent may turn Community off when:

• The family wants Campfire only
• Community is not being used
• The parent wants fewer social features
• Community notifications are not useful
• The parent wants a simpler app experience
• The family prefers to keep S’moresUp focused on chores, rewards, Calendar, Wallet, and household communication

Turning Community off does not mean Campfire is disabled.

Quick Start

1. Open the parent settings.
2. Find the Community setting.
3. Choose Turn off Community.
4. Review the confirmation.
5. Save the change.
6. Return to Campfire.
7. Confirm that the Community tab is gone.

Exact settings navigation should be verified.

What Changes

After Community is turned off:

• The Community tab is removed
• Community posts are no longer available in the normal view
• Community notifications stop
• The family Campfire remains
• Parents and permitted children can continue using household posts

The change applies to the Community experience, not to family communication.

What Does Not Change

Turning off Community does not remove:

• Family Campfire posts
• Family comments
• Heart reactions
• Child Campfire permissions
• Chores
• Rewards
• Wallet
• Calendar
• Weekly View

It also does not change who belongs to the family.

Existing Community Profile and Posts

The confirmed behavior does not establish whether turning Community off deletes:

• The separate Community profile
• Posts created by the parent
• Comments
• Blocks
• Reports

Do not assume the data is deleted.

The setting hides the Community tab and stops notifications.

Verify what remains saved before publishing stronger claims.

Turn Community Back On

Community can be turned on again later.

The basic flow should be:

1. Open parent settings.
2. Find Community.
3. Turn it on.
4. Return to Campfire.
5. Check the Community tab.
6. Review the Community profile and notifications.

Exact behavior should be verified.

Premium Requirement

Turn off Community is a Premium-only setting.

This means:

• Premium families can hide the Community experience
• Free-plan behavior may not include this control
• The private Campfire and Community plan relationship should be checked against the current plan matrix before publication

Do not describe all Community use as Premium-only unless the product confirms it.

The confirmed Premium rule applies to the turn-off control.

Notifications

Turning Community off stops Community notifications.

Campfire post, comment, and Heart notifications are separate family interactions and are not configurable.

Turning off Community does not turn off Campfire notifications.

Child Access

Children cannot access Community at any time.

Turning Community off does not change child Campfire permissions.

Parents can still manage per child whether the child can:

• View Campfire
• Post
• Share photos

Family Example

A family uses Campfire for:

• Chore celebrations
• Event updates
• Family photos

The parents do not use the wider Community.

They turn Community off.

The Community tab disappears, Community alerts stop, and the household Campfire continues normally.

Common Problems

Campfire disappeared too

That is not the expected behavior. Confirm the correct setting and use in-app Help if needed.

Community notifications continue

Check whether the setting saved and whether the alert came from family Campfire instead.

The setting is not available

Confirm the active Premium plan.

The parent wants Community again

Turn it back on in settings.

Old Community posts are unclear

Verify saved-data behavior before assuming they were deleted.

Common Questions

Is turning off Community available in Free?

No. The setting is Premium-only.

Does it remove the Community tab?

Yes.

Does it stop Community notifications?

Yes.

Does it disable Campfire?

No.

Can Community be turned back on?

Yes.

Does it delete the parent’s Community posts?

Not confirmed.

Best First Action

Decide whether the family uses Community or only Campfire.

Premium families who do not use Community can turn it off and confirm that Campfire remains available.

Related Articles

• How Community Works
• How Campfire and Community Work Together
• How Community Profiles, Review, Reporting, and Blocking Work
• How to Use Campfire