Community Guidelines Generator

Write friendly community guidelines for your forum, group or platform, with your own rules, reporting steps and appeals.

Runs in your browser. Your input is processed on your device and is not uploaded to our server.

This is a draft, not legal advice. It is built from general templates and your answers, and no template can guarantee legal compliance. Check it against the laws that apply to you and what your business really does, ideally with a qualified lawyer. Your answers stay in this browser.

Only what you enter is stated as fact. Anything left blank stays out of the draft, or appears as a marked gap for you to fill in.

How to use the Community Guidelines Generator

  1. Answer the questions. You only see those that matter for this document, and answers carry over to the other generators.
  2. Read the draft as it updates, fill in the gaps marked in yellow, and edit the text if you need to.
  3. Copy it, print it, or download it as TXT, HTML or PDF, and have it reviewed before you use it.

Keep your community healthy

Guidelines tell members what behaviour you expect in plain language. This draft covers respect, safety, honesty and spam. Add rules of your own, and say how members can report problems and appeal decisions.

How this draft is made

Only what you tell the tool is stated as fact, and anything you leave blank appears as a marked gap or is left out. Your answers stay in your browser and are not sent to our server.

This is a draft, not legal advice. Review it against the laws that apply to you and what you actually do, ideally with a qualified lawyer.

Frequently asked questions

How are these different from terms?
Terms are a legal agreement. Guidelines explain expected behaviour in everyday words, and terms often refer to them.
Do I have to offer appeals?
It is good practice, and some laws, such as the EU Digital Services Act, require complaint handling from some platforms.
Is this legal advice?
No. It is a general draft and we do not guarantee that it complies with the law in any place. Please have it reviewed.