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Blogs
You can write your blogs, and let it be viewed and commented. On the top left, you can find categories with links to "Blogs", "Write New Blog", "Edit New Blog" and "RSS Feed". All will be explained separately.
Browse Blogs:
Here you can view other members’ blogs by applying the "Blog Browser" in different options. In the Blog Browser box, there is the option to minimize this box simply by pressing the area where the title of Browse is and the icon [-].
There is "Member Mood", with a drop down menu with various items, anything from "In Love" to "Other".
You can browse blogs in timing order or most viewed blogs. Simply choose "Order by", then either by "Time" or "Most Viewed". "Display Mode" allow you to view blogs in "Half-Text" or in "List". When you view the blog in half text, you see a few lines of the blog to have an idea of what it is about. When you view it as a display mode "List", it shows the title as a link to direct you to the blog and to the username of the member who uploaded it. You will also find the Mood of the blogger when he uploaded the blog, the date when the blog was uploaded. You can view the blogs either by "5 per page", "11 per page" or "17 per page". Then when it's all set, you simply click on "Apply Browse Settings".
When you view it by Half-Text Display mode, the blog is shown by the title and under the username with mood and the date. The profile image is shown on the right. Below that, all the half-text blog is shown and the link [READ MORE] will be there to give an option to read more the blog. Under the half-text blog are the links [VIEW ENTRY] [LEAVE A COMMENT]. Once click on the view entry you will be direct to the blogs page that is further explained afterwards. Now if you click on to leave a comment, you will be directed to the blogs comment box.
To the right, under the Blog Browser Box, there is a box called "Top Bloggers" showing names of the bloggers who are blogging the most.
Blog Entry
Once you click on the blog title, it will direct you to separate pages with the content of the blog and the Menu of different options relating to the blogs is at the top in the Blogs section. There is a profile image over the blog, if click there, it will direct you to the blogger’s profile. The username, mood, date of upload and music will be next to the profile image.
Write New Blog:
Once you click on this link, it will direct you to the "Submit Item" in their account area.
Edit Blog:
When you click on edit blog, you will be directed to "My Items" where you will have your blogs available for you to freely edit it.
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RSS Feed:
When you click on this link, it will direct you to a place without design but only the content. To view more about RSS Feed, go to Documentation Terminology section and the General Internet-Related Terms.
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Top Menu:
Here you have the option to view all members’ pictures, by default it will show you the most recent uploaded this is in the MAIN area of the Gallery. To the right of this button, there is a link called Upload Your Pics where you can upload the images. Third button called Edit Your Pics that allows you to edit the title or the image.
Browse Menu:
In this Browse box, there is the option to minimize it simply by pressing the area where the title of Browse and the icon [-] are. Above the Browse box, you can view all the images in the gallery and have the choice to see how many shown on the actual page you are visiting. You have options in a drop down box to view the images by certain orders such as: timing - most recent uploaded pictures or Top Rated, Most Viewed..….
Below these, there is an option to view the images in a Display Mode that is also shown in a drop down box. There are 3 options to choose from, to view the images as Thumbnail, which is the default mode, or by a List, or by InfoPic that will be further explained below. Once you chose the mode and order to view the images, you simply click on the button saying "Apply Browse Setting".
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Gallery:
This is where you can upload your pictures and view other members’ pictures. Enjoy the pleasure of viewing the images by Most Recent, Top Rated and Most Viewed. Images are divided into different categories.
The Gallery:
Here you can view the images, if you choose the Browse Settings as "DISPLAY MODE: Thumbnail or 12 Per Page", you will be able to view the images three in one vertical row or four in a horizontal row. And you can choose to view the images by 24 per page or 6 per page. On the top, to the right of all the images there is Next Page button that will direct you to the next page. You can also view pages further than next, third, forth and so on…on the top left and bottom left.
Viewing the gallery as a List.
It will show the title as a link to direct you to the image. On the right, the username of the member who uploaded it is shown. More to the right is the category of the images and the date it is uploaded.
Viewing the gallery view the settings of InfoPic.
The images are shown vertically, short detailed information is visible on its left and right. Starting with the username of the member, which is a link. The title is below the username, below that is the number of times people have viewed the image, the number of comments to the picture. Then there will be also the resolution of the image, image size in KB and last but not least, the URL link to the actual image.
Once Clicked On An Image
You will be directed to a page where the image is, and view it in a bigger size. The Menu above the Gallery Section is still over the image. The information and Category can still be found below. Under the image, you have two links "Leave A Comment", which will direct you to leave a comment and "Rate This Pic", where you can rate it from 1-10. For further information regarding the Rating Section, simply see the Rate module.
Below these two links, "Next Pic" links you to the next image by name. Below the image and the links is the information about the image: the date it was uploaded, number of times being viewed, number of comments, the rating and other features such as the Resolution, size and the URL/Location, the profile image on the right, the username above, and the "uploader" of the image.
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Below all this is the Members Comments. You can submit yours, too.
Last Members To View:
This box shows who recently viewed the gallery, starting from the left to the right, showing the profile your image and once a member hovers over, their profile username and profile image will be shown.
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Featured Pics:
In this box, the picture of the member who has been chosen is featured
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Forum:
The perfect public meeting place for open discussions would be the Forum where members can discuss about anything in a certain topic. The forum is divided into different categories. A link called Forum to the top left, this link makes it easier for members to return to the forum they were earlier, simply by clicking here.
Below this menu there are two links "[View My Topics]" and "[Mark All Read]", the first one links you to the topics and the second one marks all the topics once having been read, without the word "New" next to them.
To the left you can find the total number of topics and postings. This is also shown below the Forum Box to the bottom left with the same drop down menu as earlier mentioned on the bottom right. At the end of the module, there is a link to the left saying "Forum >> Category1 >> Category2" for you to easily navigate between categories.
In the Forum Box, the images of the topics will be on the left, in its own box. On the right are the forum title and the description of the content of the topic. Further to the right, another box shows the number of topics in that specific forum as Topics. Next box shows the number of postings in the forum. Last box will be the most recent postings (once clicked on the topic link, you will get directed to it), and who posted them (once clicked on the member, you will get directed to their profile) and date of postings. The actual date is shown on the bottom left of the Forum box.
Viewing A Forum
As earlier mentioned, the links of "Forum " added with a link to the topic you are inside, example "Forum >> Topic 1". Below the links, there is a button that enable you to "Post Topic" that direct you to another page with a link to the upper left, giving you the possibility to get back to the "Forum >>". There is a drop-down menu for the different forums.
Below this menu, there are two links called "[View My Topics]" and "[Mark All Read]", the first one links you to the topics and the second one will mark all the topics once having been read. "Forum Subject" is where you fill in the form. Under that is the "Forum Type" of 3 different options to choose from: "Normal", "Sticky" and "Announcement". "Normal" is for anyone to reply, discuss and so on. “Sticky" is a special type, it will appear above all other topics except for "Announcements". "Announcement" is thus an announcement made for important topics and will therefore be put above all other topics.
Below the Forum Type a WYSIWYG editor where you can freely type in the content, once you are done, simply click on "Submit Topic" and you will instantly get directed to the topic you just wrote. You will have the option to Delete or Edit the topic here.
In “View the Forum” below the regular featured links of the drop down menu, the links allow you to view your own topics and to mark all the topics read, there is the Forum Box. Above the Forum Box the number of forums shown. The box starts off with the profile image of yourself. Once clicked on the image, you will get linked to your profile.
Viewing A Forum Topic.
It has the exact same layout as the forum. The only difference is the actual content of the discussion. Profile Image of the one who posted a topic will be shown. Here, you can "[QUOTE]", "[DELETE]" or "[EDIT]" the topic.
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Rate:
The layout of the Rate section is fairly simply. At the top, there is a Menu with three options for you to do.
1. Main
Here you can rate a randomized picture from 1-10. 1 has a blue color it signifies "cold", while number 10 has a red color, signifies "hot": the higher the rate, the higher the heat. To the right of the ratings, there is a "Play" button that sends you to the next randomized picture to rate, without having to rate this picture. Below the rating numbers, the actual picture to be rated will appear and below the image info such as who was it posted by, how many times were viewed and what the ratings were.
To the right there will be a box with the title "Top Image Listing", which will have two links within: "Top Rated" and "Most Viewed". These links will direct you to either top rated listing or most viewed listing of images within the same Rate module. Below this box is another box called "Top User Ratings", with the links to "Female" and "Male", which will link you to a list of either top rated Female or top rated Male.
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Poll:
In the Poll Module, there are three main options on the upper area of the section: "Polls", "Create New Poll" and "Edit My Poll".
2. Create New Poll
This link will direct you to their user account’s submit item page. Polls always have one question and four answers.
3. Edit My Poll
This link will direct you to "My Items" in "My Account" area, showing a list of your polls, the date created with a red cross to the right for you to delete the poll. If you wish to edit the poll, you simply click on the title of the poll and will get redirected to the forms of the poll to easily change the questions or/and the answers.
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Group
This section, members can form groups and create a mini community of their own choice.
The menu is divided in three options:
1. Groups Home
An option to find a group by categories. This is the case if the community is large and there are a large number of groups. In this section, there is a box listed in two separate categories, starting with "Countries & Regional" and ending with "Recreation & Sports", these categories are links. When clicked, you will be directed to Browse Area within the section Groups. It has the same look at the actual Browse Module.
There is a drop down menu of "Groups", "Country", "Sort By" and then input forms for City and Keywords to search for the specific group. There is a box showing the groups front image to the left, their location, the name of the group, a short info about it and whether it is a "Public Group" or not. Under "Members", it will show how many members there are in the group and which date it was created.
At “Category Box” of groups, there is a link to "[Create A Group]" or to "[View All]". When you want to create a group, you will get directed to another page. [View All] will redirect you to the Groups Browse Search Area as explained earlier.
Below the “Groups Category Box” is the "New Groups" that shows the recently created groups, their group image, the flag of their country, the name of the group, whether it is "Public" or "Private", by whom it was created and when and a short information about this group. To the bottom right, there is two links "[JOIN]" and "[VIEW]", when you click on the Join Button, you will directly be joined the group. When you click on the View button, you will see the group’s profile. At the bottom of the groups’ section you can view recent visitors of this section.
Viewing a Group
To the top left, there are two links called [INVITE OTHERS] [UPLOAD IMAGE], the first send you to an invite page where there is a FriendBox with friends’ usernames and a SendBox. Below these two boxes is the third and last box saying "Send Out Emails". These links are only shown to the group members.
If you click on the Upload Image button, you will get to a page with a form for the Title/Description of the image and the form to get the source of the image.
To the top right, there is a link "Go To Groups Directory". The actual box of the group will have five menu buttons on top. "Welcome" - the current page. "Forum" - secludes forum for the members of this group. "View Members" - shows the members by presenting their profile images and their username above the image. "View Gallery" - shows you the images of the group. And last, "Contact Us" link – you will be directed to a message box to send a note to the leader of the group.
Below is an image in which the Admin of the Group uploaded, which will be the logo of the Group. To the right you will find the short info about the group. Which category they belong to, the type of the group, when it was created, the number of members, how many times it has been viewed and the locations of the Groups. Below that is “About Us” area where the group can submit whatever text they desire describing the group. To the far right is the group creator with their profile image. Naturally, once clicked, you would get directed to the group creator’s profile.
Under the “About Us” field, there is a “Group Members” box, showing some members, the profile image, on the bottom right there is a link given the option to [VIEW ALL MEMBERS]. Once clicked on the link, you will be directed to a simple page with the group members, showing their profile image.
To the right there is a shoutbox, for the group members to freely type. It has the exact layout and function as the shoutbox in the “Home” area (when logged in).
To the lower left of the shoutbox there is the “Group Gallery” showing three randomized pictures. To the bottom right of the box is the link [VIEW ALL PHOTOS]. Once clicked, it would direct you to a simple page of the images. Below this box is the Forum area, which has the exact same layout as the Forum on the site.
Now if the group is a private group, a text will appear telling you that this is a private group and to view the group you have to be a member. Then there is a link that enables you to ask the group creator to join the group or simply return to the groups index.
2. My Groups
It is a simple page, with the group logo where you are a member in, with an option to remove the group.
3. Create a Group
Here is the form to create a group, starting with the group name, the group headline, the group contact’s email. Below these are the drop down menu of group category, the option allowing the group members to invite other users to the site, if people can openly join or not, if the forum is public or not, if the creator wish to have the group as a public group or a private one and whether the group members are allowed to upload images to the group gallery. There is an option to choose the country and city for the group. There is also the upload form of the group logo. Last is the description box of the group, which is a WYSIWYG editor. When you simply click on the “Create Group”, the group has been created!
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Quiz
Here, members can create a quiz regarding anything you want. The quizzes must be approved first by the Admin. So if there are any inappropriate contents, the Admin reserve the right to delete the quiz.
You can view most recent quizzes, simply by click on "Take Quiz Now" and the browsing user can take the quiz with the option to pick four questions. If you click on "View All Results", you will be directed to the page where the scores of other browsing users shown. It shows the percentage of the correct answers once you click on "View Results". You will also be able to view the results of the other browsing users. To the right is "Recent Visitors", showing the most recent who browsed around the section.
Create New Quiz:
This is the form that you can submit the Quiz Title, Questions and Answers. You can submit up to 10 questions.
My Quizzes:
Where the browsing user has its own quizzes, listed numerically with the most recent at top. It shows the date it was made and there is a red cross, which is the delete button.
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Classified:
Listing Home
Here you can browse around the Classified and view the listings that members submitted. You can browse by categories/country/city/state and/or keywords.
Each listing will be in a table box with the title, date, creator of the listing and the country the creator chose to be located. Once clicked on the title of the listing, the browsing user would view the listing. When the browsing user clicks "View All", a list of table boxes will show the listing with the most recent at top, showing how many views the listing has.
If the browsing user chooses to click on the link "Create Listing", they will be redirected to a form to create a listing. On the bottom of the page, it will show the most recent visitors to this section.
My Listing:
If you click on this link, you will see your own listing if you have one in table of boxes in a vertical row, with the most recent at the top. On the bottom of the page, it shows the most recent visitors to this section.
Create Listing:
Here is the form to create the listing under Classified, the country of the user or the city where the listing will take place, and the description of the listing.
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The Setting
2. Upload Pic
This link will direct you to your account submit item page where you can submit the title for the image, the category and the actual image, by default and with max size of 500kB.
3. Edit Pic
This link will direct you to your account editing item page. For further information, please go the module of MY ACCOUNT, under the subcategory of MY ITEMS.
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