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Use or retire the legacy Market feature

Market is a discontinued coapp feature. It can remain available in communities where it was already enabled, but it is not available for new activation. If an administrator turns it off, it is permanently removed from that community and cannot be reactivated.

Use Market when it is already enabled​

When your community has Market enabled, members can select Market in the community navigation to browse listings. The Market entry and related controls are not shown when the feature is off.

To publish a listing, select the market-item action from the available create controls, then provide:

  1. a Title and Description;
  2. a Category; and
  3. optional tags, contact information, and an image.

Select Create to publish it. Listings are active for four weeks, then close automatically. The listing author can edit, close, reopen, or delete their listing while the feature remains enabled.

Prepare the transition​

Set up your own channels and pages for new offers and requests first. Ask members to republish listings they still need and save important information before switching Market off. Existing Market listings are not transferred automatically. For the complete workflow, see Set up offers and requests with pages.

Permanently disable Market​

Only an administrator can remove the feature. The Market switch is shown only while Market is still enabled for your community.

  1. Select Manage.
  2. Select Settings, then Features.
  3. Turn off Market.
  4. Read the confirmation that the action is permanent, then select Confirm.

You can also open the same settings through Features near the bottom of the web app’s left sidebar. On a smaller screen, open the menu button in the top-left corner first.

Disabling Market cannot be undone. You cannot enable Market again for this community afterward.

After you confirm, the Market navigation and access through saved links are no longer available. Consider giving members notice and saving information they still need before disabling it.

Alternatives for new community listings​

For a job board or marketplace, create a channel with shared pages for offers and requests. Members post individual listings on the appropriate page and can follow it. See Set up offers and requests with pages.

For new community workflows, use a post or a dedicated page instead of Market. A post can collect discussion and reactions; a page can hold more permanent information. See Create a post and Create and configure a page.