Skool walkthrough — every tab and feature in 2026

Community (feed) tab

The main feed. New posts appear chronologically — no algorithm. Each post supports rich text, images, embeds (YouTube, Vimeo, Loom), polls, and category tags.

What's there:

• Compose box at the top.
• Feed of posts, sorted by recency by default (you can toggle to sort by popularity).
• Comment threads on each post.
• Like button on posts and comments.
• Category filter dropdown to narrow the feed by topic.
• Pinned posts at the top (owners only).

How active communities use it:

• Owner posts 3–5 times a week — teaching, behind-the-scenes, prompt posts.
• Pinned 'Welcome — start here' post for new members.
• Categories like 'wins,' 'questions,' 'announcements' to organize the chaos.
• Owner replies to every post in the first 24 hours, especially in week 1 of a member's life.

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Classroom tab

The course delivery layer. Modules contain lessons; lessons contain video, text, or downloads.

What's there:

• Modules in a left sidebar.
• Lessons within each module, ordered.
• Video player (uploaded or embedded).
• Completion checkbox per lesson.
• Optional level-gating ('requires Level 5 to access').

How active communities use it:

• 'Start Here' module with 3–5 short lessons that deliver a quick win in the first hour.
• Topic modules organized by theme (e.g., 'Outbound Sales,' 'Closing Deals').
• Live call replays archived in a 'Live Calls' module.
• Bonus modules gated behind levels to drive engagement on the leaderboard.

Calendar tab

Events with timezone-aware reminders. Each event has a title, description, time, and external link (typically Zoom or StreamYard).

What's there:

• Calendar grid view (month/week).
• Upcoming events list.
• RSVP button on each event.
• Reminder notifications (push + email) at member-set intervals.

How active communities use it:

• Weekly group call at the same time every week.
• Office hours / drop-in calls.
• Guest expert AMAs.
• In-person meetups (members in the same city).

Leaderboard tab

Daily, weekly, and all-time rankings based on points earned from community activity.

What's there:

• Three tab views (daily, weekly, all-time).
• Top members ranked by points.
• Points come from posts (small base), comments (small base), likes received (the big one), and lesson completions.
• Levels derived from cumulative all-time points.

How active communities use it:

• Weekly recognition post calling out top 3 with a shoutout (and sometimes a small prize).
• Members refresh constantly to see their ranking — drives daily engagement.
• Owners gate classroom content by level to turn engagement into LMS progression.

Members tab

Searchable member directory.

What's there:

• All community members with avatar, display name, level, and country.
• Search by name.
• Click into a member's profile to see their bio, post history, and option to DM.
• Owners can apply tags (manual; not surfaced to members).

How active communities use it:

• New members browse to find peers to connect with.
• Owner uses it to find specific members to DM about an upcoming offering.
• City-based meetups self-organize through search by country/city.

Chat / DMs

Peer-to-peer DMs and a unified inbox for the owner.

What's there:

• DM list with conversation previews.
• Send messages with images, links.
• Notification on new DM (push + email).
• Owners see all DMs they're part of in one inbox.

How active communities use it:

• Welcome DM (manual or automated via tools4skool) to every new member.
• 1:1 conversations between members building peer relationships.
• Owner DMs to specific members about upcoming offerings or check-ins.
• Member-to-owner support questions.

The automation gap

Skool's six tabs cover community basics well. What they don't cover:

• Automated welcome DMs to new members.
• Automated churn-recovery DMs to cancelled members.
• Comment-to-lead pipelines from viral posts.
• Member CRM with notes, tags, pipeline view.
• Inbox tools — slash commands, saved replies, unreplied filter.

This is where third-party tools come in. tools4skool is a Chrome extension that piggybacks your existing skool.com session (no password storage) and adds all of the above. Free plan: 1 sequence, 20 DMs/day. Paid plans: $29 (Starter), $59 (Pro), $149 (Agency) per month.

Most owners install the free plan during community setup to handle welcome DMs, then upgrade to Pro once they're past 50 paying members and want churn recovery + comment mining.