Viva Engage: Feature conversations to all network members

Viva Engage will let authors feature conversations in public communities either to all network members or only community members. This rollout begins late April 2026, applies to public communities, is enabled by default, and requires no admin action. Private community features remain unchanged.

[Introduction]

We are enhancing featured conversations in public Viva Engage communities to give community managers more control over message visibility. When featuring a conversation, authors will be able to choose whether the message is promoted to all network members or limited to community members only. This update helps organizations tailor message reach based on audience and intent.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 558438.

[When this will happen]

• General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in late April 2026, and we expect to complete rolling out by early May 2026.

[How this affects your organization]

Who is affected

• This change will apply to Microsoft 365 tenants using Viva Engage.
• This change will affect users who feature conversations in public Viva Engage communities.
• This change will not affect featured conversations in private communities.

What will happen

• When a conversation is featured in a public community, authors will be able to choose whether it is promoted to all network members or only to community members.
• Featured conversations in private communities will continue to be visible only to members.
• Featured conversations will continue to appear at the top of the Viva Engage home feed and in Viva Engage email digests.
• The feature will be enabled by default.
• Existing permissions and moderation rules will continue to apply.

Learn more: Feature a conversation in Viva Engage | Microsoft Support (updates coming soon, ahead of rollout)

[What you can do to prepare]

No admin action will be required.

You may want to:

• Update internal documentation or training materials for community managers
• Communicate this change to users who manage Viva Engage communities.

[Compliance considerations]

No compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization.