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title: "LWC Experience Cloud (Beta)"
slug: "vt-lwc-experience-cloud"
updated: 2026-08-11T21:15:50Z
published: 2026-08-11T21:15:50Z
canonical: "docs.blackthorn.io/vt-lwc-experience-cloud"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.blackthorn.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# LWC Experience Cloud (Beta)

Use the new LWC Virtual Terminal on any Lightning Experience Cloud page, including those with Guest User (unauthenticated) access.

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IMPORTANT TO KNOW

- The LWC Experience Cloud (Beta) does not enforce sharing rules.
- A guest must be assigned the site guest user permission set.
- Additional configuration for Account READ/WRITE and Contact READ/WRITE need to be assigned for relationship settings to work.
- The related to lookup field is not visible when enabled for a guest user.
- Enabling **Allow Community Mode** bypasses field-level security and sharing enforcement for authenticated community users, the same way guest mode does for unauthenticated users. Only enable it on Virtual Terminal instances you intend to expose in Experience Builder.

**Experience Builder Component** The LWC Virtual Terminal is in the Visualforce component in the Experience Builder.

![LWCExperienceCloud_CommunityBuilder Component](https://cdn.document360.io/f977eec0-500f-40a3-b663-724a51f78075/Images/Documentation/LWCExperienceCloud_CommunityBuilder%20Component.png)

If the user cannot see the LWC Virtual Terminal in the Experience Cloud Builder or receives an error, please refer to our FAQ guide [here](https://docs.blackthorn.io/docs/payments-faq#virtual-terminal).

**Allow Community Mode (authenticated community users)** By default the LWC Virtual Terminal is available to guest (unauthenticated) users. To let **authenticated** Experience Cloud community users see, create, and pay with payment methods — matching the Aura Virtual Terminal — enable the **Allow Community Mode** property on the component:

1. In **Experience Builder**, open the page that hosts the Virtual Terminal component.
2. Select the **Virtual Terminal** component.
3. In the component properties panel, check **Allow Community Mode**.
4. **Publish** the Experience Builder site.  

**Allow Community Mode** is a Boolean property, **off by default**. When enabled, the Virtual Terminal bypasses FLS and sharing enforcement for authenticated community users so that community users can work with their payment methods even when their related records are not shared to them. Leave it unchecked to keep the default behavior.