Getting Started
Community Ready terms explained
Plain-English explanations of the names used in Community Ready.
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Admin Portal — the private website where authorised people maintain community information.
Community website — the public website for one community. It can be viewed without signing in.
App — the Community Ready mobile app used by residents.
Alert — a current important message. It can also be sent as a phone notification.
News — a trusted local update published by a named local body.
Event — a dated local activity, including repeating activities.
Community Map — community-defined places, homes and useful assets.
Emergency Plan — local guidance that is saved on the app for offline use.
Contributor — a person with access only to assigned areas and local bodies.
Admin — a person who maintains the areas and local bodies assigned by a Community Admin.
Community Admin — the person responsible for the whole community space, its users and its information. This role may be called Super Admin in account records.
Platform owner — the Community Ready team role that creates and supports community spaces. It does not maintain local content.
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