The HOME page
The members HOME section is designed to give as much information on the latest items regarding your site to keep your members active and up to date with what is going on. Below you will find the Module Feature of the Home Section when one is logged into the site.
MODULE FEATURES (starting from the left to bottom):
News/Announcements Box
Here is where the members can find out News and Announcement about your site or any other News and Announcement you find pleasing.
Recent Logins Box
In this area, members will be able to view the Recently Logged in users, with the most recent from the left to the right. The minimized members profile picture will be seen and once one hovers over it with the cursor the username of the member will appear next to the cursor and give the option to click the image and get linked to that specific members profile.
In the right bottom corner of the box the link to view the members online and to view more recently logged in members will be appearing as [WHO'S ONLINE] and [VIEW MORE], once you click on these links, you will get directed to the BROWSE module where the members can find who is online and who just logged in.
Recent Pics Box:
Here is where you can view the latest uploaded pictures, with the most recently uploaded starting from the left and continuing to the right. The minimized members uploaded picture will be seen and once one hovers over it the cursor changes to a pointer, making the image click-able and once clicked the member would be sent over to the actual image in the GALLERY section, containing detailed information.
To the bottom right one can [VIEW MORE] which will direct the member to the actual GALLERY section with loads of images, there, you have the option to Upload or Edit your own pictures. Viewing the gallery can also be divided into different categories.
New Forum Topics
This area is specially made for forum freaks. Here you can find the latest thread, showing the most recent from the top down. At the top of the New Forum Topics area you can find a drop down list of Categories, this is a handy easy to navigate option in case you have more than 5 Categories in the Forum. By default, you can view up to 5 forum threads.
The New Forum Topics, which is written by a certain member, is presented with the members profile picture and the Forum Topic to the right of the image. Under the title of the topic, you can view who wrote the topic and what date it was made. And last, to the bottom right, you will find the link [VIEW MORE], this direct the member to the actual Forum. To read more about the Forum Module, please view Forum under the section Main Modules.
Site Stats Box
This box will contain how many members there are in total, how many members who are online and how many people are online (members + guests). Next to the title of Site Stats, you have the option to close or minimize this box. This is to save loading time next time you try to get to the HOME section. The button will look like this [-].
Shoutbox Area
In here members can write shout outs, which is whatever they wish, it is like a mini chat box made in Ajax.
The shout outs are shown with the most recent from the bottom going up, the shout outs are presented with the time to the left with the username of the member to the right and to the right of the username, the actual shout outs will appear. To view the rest of the shout outs, simply link on FULL VIEW and a pop-up of the shout box in a more maximized size. It actually redirects to the Live Chat.
Next to the title of the Shoutbox, you have the option to close or minimize this box. This is to save loading time next time you try to get to the HOME section. The button will look like this [-].
New Blogs Box
This box contains the 5 latest blogs. The most recent ones will be at the top. The Blogs are shown with the member’s profile image on the left, the blog title on the right and the username below. On the bottom right is ADD YOUR BLOG that links you to a page to add your blog. To the right of this link, there is a RSS feed link. To get more info about RSS feed, please go to the Terminology section to view the General Internet-Related Terms.
Next to the title of New Blogs Box, you have the option to close or minimize this box. This is to save loading time the next time when you get to the HOME section. The button will look like this [-].
Random Polls
In this area, randomized polls will appear. The profile image of the person who made the poll will be on top and under it will be the questions of the poll, with the answers below. Once you click on the poll’s answers you will be transferred to the POLL section.
A link called VIEW POLLS RESULTS is on the bottom right, it directs you to the results of the poll. Next to the title of Random Polls, you have the option to close or minimize this box. This is to save loading time when you get to the HOME section next time. The button will look like this [-].
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