Welcome to the new and improved Connect!

Caption: A GIF displaying multiple pages of the redesigned Connect forum on a background of several pictures of Local Guides attending a meet-up.

The new Connect is now live! We’re thrilled to unveil this redesigned experience. Inspired by your feedback and with major inputs from a dedicated group of Connect Moderators, this new version of Connect is designed to offer a better experience for everyone in the community.

Local Guides, welcome, and thank you for being a part of this journey – we’re so excited to share this updated version of Connect with you!

Here are some of the key updates:

Easier site navigation: All content is organized into four categories but you can also choose to see everything in one place in the Topics section.

Improved search and discovery: You can now filter topics by category, tag, and country, or use the advanced search bar at the top of every page. Follow other Connect profiles to see a curated list of their topics and replies and keep track of interesting content by adjusting your Preferences.

Simpler topic and meet-up creation: We’ve made it a breeze to start your own topics — and meet-ups — from the same place on every Connect page: look out for the pencil icon! That’s right, you can now submit and manage meet-ups right here on the platform and have all recaps neatly organized in the same thread.

Most of all, we hope you enjoy the improved mobile experience. Connect looks sharper, runs smoother, and allows you to start and join conversations on your device. It’s never been easier to engage with our community on the go!

Want more guidance as you explore the new site?

  • Check out these FAQs for a quick overview of Connect functionalities and complete the “Get-to-know Connect” challenge quiz to test your Connect skills!
  • Visit the Community guidelines page for in-depth resources on new Connect features.
  • Have a question on the redesign, not yet covered in the FAQs? Submit it by replying to the FAQ topic so our moderators can help. Your question might even be added to the list to help others!
  • Encountered an issue or want to share your thoughts on Connect’s new design? We want to hear from you! Help us improve Connect’s new experience by submitting feedback through this post.

Ready to dive in and start exploring? We hope you love the new Connect as much as we do!

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The new Connect is now live? Yay! We’re all excited @Julie_A and so looking forward to diving in and exploring this updated version of Connect and to a better experience.

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The material UI just looks awesome. Can’t wait to explore the new LG Connect. Thank you so much for this amazing update @Julie_A . Just loving the new design :heart_eyes:

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Great news @Julie_A !! Huge congrats to the whole Local Guides team for working so hard at this new experience!! :blush:

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It’s good to be back on Connect!

Cheers
Morten

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thanks for live and hope everyone loves this new Connect 3.0 Site

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I need to get used to the New topics but I prefer the UX of the new Connect :slight_smile:

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Happy to see the new Connect UI.

It is much better and handful than the previous one. I hope we see even more improvements to the Google Maps-related products :blush:

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Let’s go, wait is over new local guide connect is now live :grinning:

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Welcome to the new connect!
Its looking wonderful!
Happy Guiding!

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@Julie_A , I am pleased to see the new Connect.

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Now live Thank you @Julie_A A hope so The experience will be better than before

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Congratulations Local Guides. Great to see connect back with flying colors. Will explore and experience.

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Yayyy finally it’s live!:smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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The new Connect looks super-awesome @Julie_A
Thanks to you and the entire backend team who put this up promptly.
All set :+1:

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done the quiz!
Thank you for sharing the post with us @Julie_A

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Wow, Amazing :scream:. @Julie_A I’m so excited this here Wow awesome. I feel like I’m new to the new connect. This is my first comment on New Connect. Now I’m just starting to discover new things.

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New site looking good and feels quite responsive! Thanks for the update.

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Cheers!

Super excited to dive into the new Connect! Great effort from all the Google Team.

Thanks for hearing the Community and make all of our suggestions come true!

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Me encantó como se ve ahora… Es más dinámico :+1::+1::+1:

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