Wednesday Jun 19

Your Online Natural Community

Custom profiles, Private messaging, Friend-buddy system, Activity stream, Groups, Photos, and More. .

The most prominent website changes that were made was the addition of a new full featured community section. Here is a guide to using all of the features .

Home

The Home link shows Latest Members, Recent Activities of our community and Recent Group Activities.

Profile

Profile page is where your personal profile and your applications will be displayed. You can select a picture from your computer to be displayed and it will be automatically resized.

The top on the right side of the page display your profile details. You may edit it through the edit button. Under the Profile details, shows the status updates of your Friends and a button to list all your friends.

Your profile name will display some details. Karma, Member since, Last online and Profile view(s). Below them, you may update your status, such as what are you currently up to, etc. This board will also update you with any incoming message or friend request.

Moving on, you will find four modules buttons. First is "invite friends" button to allow you invite friends from your contact email by keying in your friend’s email addresses. Next are "Add Photos", "Add Apps" and "Start a Group" Button.
Other than above, the Profile page also display other details. First is the update of your latest activities as well as  a  list of applications that you have added on.

Karma

Karma is the point-system used in our community. It shows how active you are. Karma is activated when you upload a profile picture. Your activities are not tracked until then..

Groups

Under the groups tab, shows which groups you  are a part of. You will only be able to see the Groups if you have added the Groups application. Go to Application ---> Edit, and add the Groups application.

Photos

Shows images you have uploaded to your Profile. You will only see images if you have added the Photos application. Go to Application ---> Edit, and add the Photos application.

Wall

In Wall, you and your friends are able to leave a comment on your Profile Page. You will only see the comments if you have added the Walls application. Go to Application ---> Edit, and add the Walls application.

Custom Fields

In your profile custom fields, you can create a link for your favorite websites, if you add 'http:// follow by your web address, e.g. 'http://www.jomsocial.com'.

Application

There are many applications that will make your profile more personal. You can choose which application you would like to have on your account.

To see the list of applications, go to Application --> Browse

To edit it, go to Application --> Edit. Here, you will be able to:

1. Find out what are these applications for
2. Set each of the application based on your preferences
3. Set the arrangement of applications by dragging it (ctrl + drag up or down).
4. Adjust the privacy setting of each application
5. Remove the application that you do not want to use

Personal Messaging

You can send personal messages to any site members easily. There are 2 ways to send a message, via your own inbox or by click on user's profile and write a message.

Groups

You can join and participate in groups easily. Before you can post on the group wall or create a discussion, you will first need to become a member of the group. Click the "Join Now" to join your group.

To manage Group that you joined, go to Application --> Group.

Here, you can view the current groups, search a group as well as view groups that you have joined. You can also create a new group.

Group Announcements

Announcements lists all bulletins you with to make to the group. Announcements does not support replies. Only Group founder can Create Bulletin for Announcements.

Group Discussion

Discussion lists all discussions anyone posts in the groups. Discussions support replies from group members.

Group Walls

Wall supports Wall posts from members of a group. Wall also supports Syret (hence youtube videos). Only Group founder can Remove Wall posts.

Photos & Media

To manage your photos, go to Application --> Media.
Here, you can upload new photos, browse them and create photo albums.