Get started with Collections
Note: As of May 29, 2019...
You can no longer create or post to Circles. However, you can still edit and delete circles.
In addition, the following has changed for Collections:
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You can no longer create or follow Collections.
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You can only create a post in a domain-restricted Collection from inside the Collection.
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Google+ no longer recommends Collections.
However, you can still edit, unfollow, and delete Collections.
Make it easy to find the posts you and others want to see with Collections in Google+. For instance, you can create:
- Collections for sports, recipes, or other interests that the public can see
- A Collection for personal photos and updates that only certain people can see
How Collections work
What happens when you create a Collection
When you create a Collection, you can:
- Choose who can see and follow your Collection
- Choose whether people who follow you will automatically follow that Collection
- See who's following your Collection
- Post to that Collection
- Delete your Collection
What happens when someone follows your Collection
When someone follows your Collection, they can:
- See posts you make in that Collection in their home stream
- Choose whether to get notifications about that Collection
- Unfollow your Collection at any time
What happens when you follow a Collection
When you follow a Collection, you can:
- See posts made in that Collection in your home stream
- Choose whether to get notifications about that Collection
- Unfollow that Collection at any time
Note: When you follow a Collection, others who can see the Collection will see that you follow it.
How Collections are different from Communities
You can follow a Collection or join a Community. Both let you keep up with your interests.
Collections
- Just one person creates and manages a Collection, and only that person can post to that Collection.
- You can follow someone else's Collection to see what they share, but you can't share posts into someone else’s Collection.
Communities
- Communities can have more than one owner and moderator, and other people can join.
- When you're a member of a Community, you can post to that Community. Members of that Community may see your posts in their home stream.
