Reactions enable peer-based moderation. If a comment gets too many negative reactions it will be greyed out and put into a moderation queue.
Not all members are created equal. Ranks, tied to abilities, are earned based on reputation score. Abilities include including links in posts, signatures, promoting others’ posts, etc.
Modify default badges and upload your own. Use the Vanilla API to award badges based on actions taken in your app or game.
Ranks can be assigned manually, via SSO or they can be earned by members who gain enough reputation points.
Give higher ranked members more abilities such as having a signature or editing their own posts. Members need to prove themselves before gaining more abilities.
Highlight users and their posts by applying custom CSS to certain elements on the page. Make higher ranked users’ posts and profiles stand out.