[zardell]

And tell us all about what you've done to the public profile pages.

It all came as a pleasant surprise.

Oh and Visitor Messages? Is this an instant messaging thingy?

Julie

xx

[zardell]

PS.

Do I get a prize for being the first to spot it??

:laugh

:exit

Julie

xx

[jubjub]

Julie, there was an update in the forum software, hubby runs a forum based on the same software, some of the new features are pretty cool... I noticed it yesterday..

[zardell]

I noticed it yesterday..



Aha - you're only saying that Sal, cos you want to win the 'I Spotted it First Prize'..:laugh

All I need now is to find out how to use it....

*New-fangled blooming gadgets ..mumble, mumble...*...:confused:

Julie

xx

[Tia Maria]

Aha - you're only saying that Sal, cos you want to win the 'I Spotted it First Prize'..:laugh

Julie

xx

There's a prize?! In which case I'm pretty certain I spotted it before the both of you. :p
Cheers

Tia

[holland]

I havent got a clue what you talking about!!!!!!

[zardell]

I havent got a clue what you talking about!!!!!!



Click onto your name on one of your posts. Then choose public profile.

Julie

xx

[holland]

I didn't even know this existed!!! what is it used for...am I being really daft?? Is it to chat to others and have a banter? Who can view it?

[ENZ]

Yes, we upgraded the forum yesterday – the changes give everyone the option to personalise the forum a bit more. :)

Public Profile

Every member has a profile page. These are viewable by forum members only. This page includes information provided by the member, either during the registration process or via the User Control Panel.

You can also go straight to a profile if you know the username of the member by typing in the following into your web browser: http://www.emigratenz.org/member.php?username=<username of the member>

What's on the Public Profile Page?

The public profile lists information about the member under the 'About Me' tab. It also includes information such as the number of posts they have made and their registration date. This information is shown under the 'Statistics' tab.

Other information includes a list of Friends, their profile picture (if set by the member), and a list of members who have recently visited the profile page.

A list of the members' albums and social group memberships are also shown.

What are Visitor Messages?

Visitor messages are publicly viewable messages posted on member profile pages. To post a message, click on the 'Visitor messages' tab, and use the form at the top of the section. This message will be viewable by visitors to this profile. To communicate privately with a member, send a Private Message instead.

Visitor messages can be edited or deleted by site moderators or the member who owns the profile. If you see a visitor message that is not appropriate, you can alert the moderators by clicking on the 'Report' link. The 'View Conversation' link allows you to view all visitor messages between the member and the owner of the profile.

(Photo) Albums

As a member, you can create Albums of images on your public profile. Albums can be created by visiting the User Control Panel, and clicking on the 'Pictures & Albums' link, and then clicking on 'Add Album'.

Each album can have a title ('Joe's Holiday to Nepal'), a description ('A bunch of photos from my recent adventure') and can be of three different types: Public, Private or Profile.

* Public albums can be viewed by anyone
* Private albums can only be viewed by site staff (moderators, administrators) and your Friends and Contacts (info)
* Profile albums are viewable only by you. However, you can use the images to customize your public profile (info)

How do I upload pictures?

Once you've created an album you can upload images to it. Simply view the album and click on 'Upload Pictures'.

You'll have the option to give each picture a caption, and to set one image as the Album cover, which will be displayed on the public profile. To delete an album or edit the title, description or album type, click on 'Edit Album'. To delete an image, or to edit a caption or change the album cover, click on 'Edit Pictures'.

All members who have access to your album images can comment on them, in a similar way to Visitor Messages (more info). You can delete any image comments from your albums, and report inappropriate messages to moderators.

When you have uploaded a picture, you can place it in your posts by using the BB code text that is displayed below the image when you view it at full size.

[jubjub]

I just had a fiddle around with contacts and friends....

OMG what if no-one wants to be friends with me.... :wah

[Sam B]

I'll be your friend Sal .... if I can work it out.

Your scrabble buddy

[Tia Maria]

Oooh its all very exciting!

I might have to make up some exciting things to write about myself. :laugh

I was momentarily worried when I saw the statistics tab, as I don't think I want everyone knowing my vital statistics! :D

Cheers

Tia

[NZ Hopeful]

Ooh that's weird! You can see who has been looking at your profile!

[Sam B]

Oh grr grr grr, I keep trying to add people to my friends list, including the 3 requests for friends I've had, but when I check it still says it's empty.

[Sam B]

Oh no, panic over, I have 3 whole friends.

[lockstock]

Look, I spotted it by accident - not a clue how I found it and didn't even realise it was new!

I can't do this complicated stuff.

[vixxann]

oh.... I just found something different on my user CP thingy and now its all beginning to make sense :roll

off to have another look see.....

[Carey]

How can I possibly write reports when I've got to spend time working this all out!!

[zardell]

oh.... I just found something different on my user CP thingy and now its all beginning to make sense :roll

off to have another look see.....



Vicki, when it all makes sense to you, will you please PM me and try to make sense of it to me....:laugh

I'm thinking I must just be thick - nowt new there then.

:o

Julie

xx

[vixxann]

oooooooh now I've got an album too :D

[vixxann]

Vicki, when it all makes sense to you, will you please PM me and try to make sense of it to me....:laugh


Julie ... do you want a PM or a visitor message or what??!! c'mon girl what you playing at, don't you get this technie-thingie stuff ;)

[zardell]

Julie ... do you want a PM or a visitor message or what??!! c'mon girl what you playing at, don't you get this technie-thingie stuff ;)


In a word - :no

:laugh

Julie

xx

[Mels]

Had a quick look and now I'm confuzzled :wah

No time now, got to go cook some bacon butties for ravenous kids :exit

Mels

[Tia Maria]

Had a quick look and now I'm confuzzled :wah

No time now, got to go cook some bacon butties for ravenous kids :exit

Mels

Mmmmmm bacon butties....

Cheers

Tia

[Mels]

They were nice crispy bacon butties too, Waitrose dry cured with maple syrup yum. Got you drooling yet?

They must have done the trick 'cos I've tried sending a message and I've got friends :clap

Mels

[thezorbster]

Being very thick here but why would I want friends? What good does it do? What do I do with them?

No disrespect to the people who've requested my friendship - I have accepted you but I don't know what to do with you now I have you! :D

Is it just some kind of saddo - "I've got more friends than you" type of facebook thingy?

I just don't get it! I'm going to go and have some of these now to see if it becomes clearer.:cheers

[jubjub]

Hehe zorbster.... I think its quite an easy way to keep track of the folks you like, or find their posts interesting, pop them in your friends folder, and if they dont post for a while, you can go stalk them and see what they are up to! :laugh

[ENZ]

Only members of the site can view your profile. Casual visitors can't.

If you want to keep your photo album more private still, you can choose an option so that only your friends (plus site admin/moderators) can see the photos in the album.

[Questor]

OK Request time:

Can we have the box in the bottom right corner of the page back so you can go to a different forum at any time without having to go back to the main menu?

It's really annoying having to go back each time!
Jon

[thezorbster]

Hehe zorbster.... I think its quite an easy way to keep track of the folks you like, or find their posts interesting, pop them in your friends folder, and if they dont post for a while, you can go stalk them and see what they are up to! :laugh

OMG - so I've got stalkers now! :exit