Is it possible to change the status of an existing Google+ community from "Private" to "Public"?
This screenshot shows that my community is set to "Private" and I couldn't find an option to change it yet.
Best Answer
Unfortunately, you cannot.
A public community can be changed from being fully open to requiring people request to join, but a private community cannot be made public, or vice versa.
You can send a message to just one person or a handful. Click in the Stream box and type your note. Now, remove the Public group by clicking the X. Add the names for those who will receive your note. Note that you can also type + and @ before a name to see a list of who to add.
It is not currently possible. When adding a contact to a circle in Google+, that contact does show up in Gmail contacts and in Google Contacts. What gets added to the contacts database is a new contact with a a url entry titled "profile" and with a Google profile url, e.g. mine is https://www.google.com/profiles/106258285517412659099. Part of being a contact in Google+ is being in a circle. From Google or Gmail contacts, there is no way to designate a circle. There is also no way from the API to do this currently as well.
Best Answer
Unfortunately, you cannot.
A public community can be changed from being fully open to requiring people request to join, but a private community cannot be made public, or vice versa.
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