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Table of Contents Overview Default Page News Page Registration Page View Profile Page
View Profile View Photos View Video View Blog Send Message Send this profile to a friend Show Interest Add/Remove to Favorites Block/Unblock User Certify that this user is Genuine Start Chat
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Group Categories My Groups Page New Groups Pending Invitations Create a Group Groups Group Home Page Group Gallery Group Members Page Message Board Add new Post Start New Topic Leave Group
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How to add a comment? How to send a message?
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When can I vote? How to vote? What is Groups Access Level? How to manage join request in a moderated group? How to invite users to a private group? How to accept a private group invitation? How to manage a group? Edit Group Transfer Ownership Delete Group How to add component? How to manage home page components? How to enter/leave a contest? What Profile Skins are available?
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1 Overview
Before registering on the site there are only four main pages available for you to see. Also there are restrictions for viewing users with explicated photos, sending messages, voting and etc. The main pages that every user can go through are as follows: Default Page News Page Registration Page The page consists of login box, registration link, basic search box, news box, new users box, and a photo randomly loaded each time. Here you can view latest news posted by the site administrator. The news are sorted by date. The page consists of news box and registration form. After the registration details are sent the software will send a confirmation e-mail to the specified address. Each user will need to click on the confirmation link to complete the registration. This extra step is necessary to validate the user's e-mail address. This page replaces the Home Page once the user is logged in. It shows many user-specific details such as: times your profile has been viewed, your current rating, new messages, and new members of the opposite sex. Shows all public information for the selected member. Also includes links for viewing photos, sending message, adding/removing from favorites. Ajax Chat ( see page 38) Room with users thumbnails.
Photo Contests Broadcast page 41) Groups ( 28) Page Top Charts (
The photo contests feature uses the face off format where voters choose between two entries. see The broadcast feature allows users to stream live video to their profile page.
see page Community Groups ( see page 28) are places where people with common interests can discuss various topics, share photos and chat. Top Users Page Shows the site members with the highest average rating. Top Photos Page Shows the site members photo with the highest average rating. This is the page where you can create/edit your profile, upload/edit/delete your photos. Edit Profile Page The page is dynamically generated based on the topics/questions/answers you've defined in the administration tool. Members can preview their profile by clicking on the "View Profile" link. Edit Photos You should place your photo guidelines on that page. Each photo can also have name and description. You can set a photo of your choice as "primary". The primary photo shows in the search results, profile, messages. If no primary photo is specified then the first available is used. Settings ( see page 64) If you need to change any information provided with the registration you can do it in the settings page. You have also the ability to hide your profile (e.g. when you go to a vacation) and enable/disable the notification e-mails.
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Search Page
Quick Search Page The quick search mode makes possible finding users by specifying gender, country, state, zip, city, age range. It is also possible to limit the search results only to members with photos. The page also has two other convenient searches - Username search and Keyword search. Custom Search Page This page contains all the functionality of the basic search but also gives the ability to narrow down the search to specific answers. For example - if you have the question "Smoke" with possible answers "Yes", "No", "Sometimes" the advanced search will have such section with checkboxes for each of the possible answers. This way you are able to filter out smokers or non-smokers. Search Results Page Search results are shown 5 per page (configurable). Each row shows primary photo thumbnail, headline, username, age, city, last online, etc. You can freely define the fields you need to show here. Users can click on any photo to view the profile. A convenient place to store all your favorites for easier access and monitoring their online status, ratings, etc. Can also be used to create community network (on demand). A convenient place to store all your friends for easier access and monitoring their online status, ratings, etc. Can also be used to create community network (on demand). If you have watch or read something interesting, want to share your thoughts and impressions about anything you want here is the place to post it. Shows all your incoming, outgoing and deleted messages. The page functions like any basic web e-mail so all members should be familiar with it.
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2 Default Page
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The page consists of login box, registration link, basic search box, news box and new users box.
You can go through the pages to take a look at the members subscribed, the news and top photos and members. But if you want to send messages to the others create your own account, vote and etc. you must first register to the site by clicking on Register now! link:
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3 News Page
On the home page and some of the other pages News box is available. There you can read the latest news posted by the site administrator.
The news are listed with date added and short text from its content. The news are sorted by date. To view the full news content click on more link next to the desired news.
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4 Registration Page
The page consists of news box and registration form.
All the Registration Details fields are required. Some of them like Country, Zip/Postal Code and City can be hidden for you in case the site is a local one. After the registration details are sent
the software will send you a confirmation e-mail to the specified address you have entered. You will need to click on the confirmation link to complete the registration:
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There are several Actions available: View Profile View Photos View Video View Blog Send Message Send this profile to a friend Show Interest
The User Profile page shows all public information for the member you have selected.
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The User Photos page opens. It contains the thumbs of the pictures placed at the bottom of the page and the larger photos, their titles and descriptions. The Average Rating shows the average valuation for the photos given from other site members.
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The page contains the date when the blog was posted, its title and the content.
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The detailed information contains whole blog content and the full path to the blog (http://server/paht/ShowUser.aspx?uid=Ben&bpid=21), in case you want to send it as a link to someone. If you are already registered and logged in you are able to add comments for the blog. To do this click on Add Comment link. For more detail information on how to add a comment please see How to add a comment? ( see page 77) in FAQ ( see page 77) chapter.
Only if the site is a free of charged you want need a paid registration to send a message.
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For more information on how to send a message please see How to send a message? ( page 77) chapter.
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Friends Name write your friends name or nick name Friends Email enter your friends email address Message you can write a message to your friend in example why you send him/her this profile
You must be logged in to send one. The interest is shown in your Sent Interests List and users "Who's Interested List.
5.10 Certify that this user is Genuine him/her by clicking on Block User link:
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If you blocked the user by mistake or you have changed your mind you can unblock him/her by clicking on Unblock User link:
The number of users required to certify a user is custom and is set by the site administrator. After the required users have certified a user is genuine a green check appears next to user info in every search results:
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The green check can also appears if the user is verified by a site administrator. If you want to remove your verification for the user click on RemoveCertified status link in the Actions menu:
The user receives a pop-up message with a question if he/she wants to chat with you:
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IM stands for Instant Messaging. If he/she accepts IM Flash Player window opens:
If the other member wants he/she can start video and/or audio with you. You can stop them whenever you want by clocking on video on or audio on buttons:
A short info, picture and three actions are available for the user you chat with:
If you want to view the users profile click on View profile link, to add him/her to your favorites click Add favorites link. If you want to block the user click Block user link. Yours, users and status messages are contained in the following area:
To write a message type it in the text area and then press enter or click on the Send button right next to it.
At the bottom of the IM window your photo and Audio/Video management is shown:
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If you want to send audio or video to the user click on the corresponding on/off button.
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It contains My Profile section and several components that can be added, edited and removed for both right and left areas of the page. For detailed information on adding a component please refer to the "How to add component? ( see page 86)" in FAQ ( see page 77) section. 16
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In order to see the members who viewed your profile click on View link. A window opens with the users details:
Short information for each member is provided: Title, Username, Age, Gender, City, Last Viewed (the time this member saw your profile), Last Online (the time this member has been online) Average rating:
Shows your average rating and the number of votes you have received. You cannot view which members have voted for you. The online users:
This line gives you information about the number of online users. You can view them by clicking on View link.
Shows the number of users broadcasting video. Click on View link to see the list of the users and choose the one You one to watch. For more information about video broadcast please refer to "Broadcast ( see page 41)" section in this manual. The number of unread messages:
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If you want to see which member have interest in you click on View link.
In a Whos Interested List box you can preview list of all users that has send you an interest. Short information is provided for each one User, Age, Location, Date, and Last Online. To see more information about the user, click on the corresponding user name (in example Ben). You can also delete this interest from the table. The number of users you are interested in:
In a Sent Interested List box you can preview list of all users that you have been interested in. Short information is provided for each one User, Age, Location, Date, and Last Online. To see more information about the user, click on the corresponding user name.
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If You have received an e-card You can see it by clicking on View link. You will be redirected to Received e-cards page. For more information about received e-cards please refer to "Received e-cards ( see page 75)" in Mailbox section. Your status: Here You can type your current status that will be shown to other site members. You can delete it or edit it anytime you want. Contest rank:
If the contests are activated for the dating site You are member of and if You are participating in one there will be a message about the number Your entry is ranked in the contest.
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You can specify the number, gender, age range of the users shown and the title of the new users box . Just click on the edit icon ( ) at the upper right corner of the component to enter the edit mode:
For more detailed information about managing components please refer to "How to manage home page components? ( see page 88)" in FAQ ( see page 77) section of this manual.
You can specify the number of the videos, the gender of the members uploaded the videos and the title of the new videos box . Just click on the edit icon ( ) at the upper right corner of the component to enter the edit mode:
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For more detailed information about managing components please refer to "How to manage home page components? ( see page 88)" in FAQ ( see page 77) section of this manual.
You can specify the title of the popular blog posts box . Just click on the edit icon ( component to enter the edit mode:
For more detailed information about managing components please refer to "How to manage home page components? ( see page 88)" in FAQ ( see page 77) section of this manual.
You can specify the number of the groups and the title of the new groups box . Just click on the edit icon ( right corner of the component to enter the edit mode:
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For more detailed information about managing components please refer to "How to manage home page components? ( see page 88)" in FAQ ( see page 77) section of this manual.
You can specify the title of the new topics box . Just click on the edit icon ( enter the edit mode:
For more detailed information about managing components please refer to "How to manage home page components? ( see page 88)" in FAQ ( see page 77) section of this manual.
It gives information about the event name, date and hour and the event creator name.
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You can specify the number and the type of the events (the events You want to be notified of must be checked) and the title of the user events box . Just click on the edit icon ( ) at the upper right corner of the component to enter the edit mode:
For more detailed information about managing components please refer to "How to manage home page components? ( see page 88)" in FAQ ( see page 77) section of this manual.
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You can specify the number of the news and the title of the news box . Just click on the edit icon ( corner of the component to enter the edit mode: ) at the upper right
For more detailed information about managing components please refer to "How to manage home page components? ( see page 88)" in FAQ ( see page 77) section of this manual.
You can specify the gender and age range of the members to be shown and the title of the birthdays box . Just click on the edit icon ( ) at the upper right corner of the component to enter the edit mode:
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You can specify the title of the friends online box . Just click on the edit icon ( to enter the edit mode:
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For more detailed information about managing components please refer to "How to manage home page components? ( see page 88)" in FAQ ( see page 77) section of this manual.
You can specify the title of the search box . Just click on the edit icon ( the edit mode:
For more detailed information about managing components please refer to "How to manage home page components? ( see page 88)" in FAQ ( see page 77) section of this manual.
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7 Groups Page
Community Groups ( photos and chat. see page 28) are places where people with common interests can discuss various topics, share
The page displays the categories names and the number of groups contained in each. Actions available are: 1. Browse Groups ( 2. My Groups ( see page 28) shows all group categories;
see page 28) displays a list of all groups you own or you are a member of;
3. New Groups ( see page 28) lists all new created groups by all members, the exact number of groups to be displayed is set by the site administrators; 4. Pending Invitations shows all group join invitations sent to you; 5. Create a Group allows you to create a Group, this action can be hidden if the site policy forbids users to create groups.
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For each group an extended description is provided: its name, access level (for more information of the groups access level refers to Groups ( see page 28) Access Levels in FAQ ( see page 77) section), description, the number of group members and its creation date.
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When you are invited to a group you receive a system message in your mailbox containing the name of the group and the member which has invited you.
To accept or reject the invitation you have to navigate to the Groups ( see page 28) page and select Pending Invitations link from the Actions menu to the left. The Pending Invitation page will be displayed:
Select you choice from the links Accept and Reject below the group information.
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To create a group you need to fill several fields: Name enter the groups name; Categories select the categories to which your group belongs, for multiple selection hold Ctrl button; Description type the group description: its theme, the target group and etc. This is a required field; Terms & Conditions here you can specify the terms and condition for the group; Group Image you can upload an image for a group image. If no image is selected the default one will be shown as a group icon. Access Level here you can choose the access level of your group. For more information of the groups access levels refer to Groups ( see page 28) Access Levels in FAQ ( see page 77) section.
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The Groups page lists all groups within the selected category. You can see detailed information for each group - name, access level, description, number of members and the date when the group was created.
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Latest Topics display a few of the latest topics posted by the group members.
Latest Group Members shows the last members who have joined the group. The number of topics and members to be displayed are defined by the site administrator.
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To upload photo click the Upload Photo button. Upload photo page opens:
Enter name and description related with the photo you are uploading. Both Name and Description fields are obligatory. Then browse to the photo location select it and click the Upload button. When you have uploaded photos you are able to edit or delete them. Only group administrators, moderators and the member who have uploaded the photo can manage it (edit or delete it). 30
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To edit the photo click on Edit link under the photo. You can change the photo name and description. To apply the changes click on Update button.
The membership types can be four types: Member has rights to post new topics, answers and upload photos in the group gallery, cannot edit or delete other group members posts, topics and photos; Moderator the purpose of this membership type is to keep the group clean. The moderator can create, edit and delete posts, topics, answers and photos. Also they can delete group members. Administrator have all moderator rights plus the ability to edit the group information (icon, description and etc.), and can edit the group users membership type. 31
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Owner is the user who has created the group and has all administrator rights plus the ability to delete the group.
The information provided for the topics is: 1. Topic status - The ordinary open topic; - The topic is locked; only administrators and moderators can post and manage it. - The topic is sticky; the topic is displayed on top of all other topics. It can be sticky for a period of time specified by the topic creator. - The topic is both sticky and locked. Inherits the rights from both topic types.
2. Poster the group member who created the topic; 3. Topic the name of the topic; 4. Post the number of posts the topic contains; 5. Date the date updated. Shows the date when was created the last post or an answer in the topic. If you want to browse the topic click on its name (ex: How do you like the new BMW?):
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The posts are ordered by creation date. Each post contains the poster, the date posted, post content and management links. To reply to the post click on Reply link on the top right corner of the post.
Enter your reply under the quote tags. If you wish only your answer to be displayed delete quote tags and its content. Click on Add new Post button to add your reply.
You are able to edit or delete your post or replay. To edit it click on Edit link in the top right corner of the post.
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You can enter edit reason if you whish. It is not obligatory. The edit reason if such and edit date are displayed at the post bottom:
All posts you have added can be edited or deleted by you and the group administrator and moderators.
To edit it click on Edit link in the top right corner of the post. You can enter edit reason if you whish. It is not obligatory. The edit reason if such and edit date are displayed at the post bottom.
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Enter the topic name and the first post content and click Post button to apply.
The type of topic (ordinary, sticky, locked, sticky and locked) can be only set by group administrator or moderator.
The status can be set when the topic is created or later by editing it.
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To enter the edit mode of the topic select Edit Topic link from the left menu.
To delete the Topic click the Delete Topic link from the left menu. You will be asked to confirm the deletion if so the topic will be deleted.
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By clicking on the Back to Groups ( Page. see page 28) link from the left menu you will be redirected to the Group Categories
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8 Chat
When You click on Chat link from the main menu, the chat window opens:
It consists three main areas: left area - displays the user and server messages right area - shows the number of the users entered the chat room, their name and thumbnail picture bottom area - here You can type Your message and use "Enter" or the button "Send" to send it.
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9 Photo Contests
When You enter the photo contest page, You can brows through all the active ones and choose the one you are interested with. The past contests are also available for a preview. For each contest there is a brief info available:
contest name first three winning pictures description number of entries view contest link view top entries link - it is not available if the contest does not have all the entries necessary Once You choose a contest click on View Contest link. The contest page then opens:
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Enter Contest/Leave Contest button - You can enjoy/leave the contest by clicking on the Enter/Leave Contest button For more information about entering/leaving a contest please refer to "How to enter/leave a contest? ( FAQ ( see page 77) section. see page 88)" in
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10 Broadcast
If You have a camera connected to You computer You can use this feature to broadcast life video to other site members. Just click on Broadcast link on the main menu. The Live Video Broadcast status window opens:
If You are agree with the terms and have Your camera connected click on "Start Broadcast" button. The View Broadcast window will opens:
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On the left area You can see Your video and on the right You can chat with the users watching Your broadcast.
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11 Top Charts
This page allows you to preview the top photos and top users charts.
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The number of the top users and votes required are custom and depends on the managing of the site.
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The number of the top photos and votes required are custom and depends on the managing of the site.
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12 Search page
12.1 Quick Search Page
The quick search mode makes possible finding users by specifying gender, country, state, zip, city, age range. It is also possible to limit the search results only to members with photos.
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Basic search can be reached by clicking on the Search link at the main menu (rounded with red) or from the left menu Quick Search link if you have already entered the Search page:
The Quick Search contains three main search boxes: Basic Search - This feature allows you to search based on terms such as age, relationship, and the presence of a photo. Username Search Search for another member by their Username (for example: sillybilly or simone221) 44
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Keyword Search Search for another member by Keywords (use keywords to uncover matches with similar hobbies and interests). Depending on the search criteria the different search results appear. This example shows males at age from 18 to 26 years old with photo uploaded:
This search gives you more options to specify the person you are looking for. Besides the basic search box, with the custom search you can basically choose every field for a profile top be search criteria: Height, Weight, Body Type, Eyes, Smoker and etc.
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In order to save time in future to enter all your requirements again and again you can easily save them. To do this just check Save this search as and type a name for the search.
In example if this search specifies all the male members with blond hair and blue eyes you can call it Blonds or anything relate. That way it will be easy for to remember which of your saved searches search for this type of males. You can of course have as much saved searches as you desire. All your saved searches will be shown in the Saved Searches box in the left navigation:
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If you want to delete a saved search just click on the X mark right next to it as show on the picture above. The next time you want to search for the preferred members click on the saved search and the search page with the field criteria will appear. You will need only to click the Search button to preview all the members who satisfy your requirements.
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This feature will help you to find users near you. You have to enter the distance you want to search in for members. This feature is based on the ZIP codes tables so in order to work you and the members you are looking for must have a valid ZIP code entered.
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This search can be accessed from the link Whos Online? in the left menu or from your home page.
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This search can be accessed from the link Who Viewed my Profile? in the left menu or from your home page.
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13 Favorites Page
The Favorites Page convenient place to store all your friends for easier access and monitoring their online status, ratings, etc.
When the profile page opens click on Add to Favorites link on the left menu.
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The Favorites Page convenient place to store all your friends for easier access and monitoring their online status, ratings, etc.
When the profile page opens click on Add to Friends link on the left menu.
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Other members will be able to see your friends only if the members you have added as such have added you too as their friend. The Friends box is displayed when you browse other members Profile Pages (Profile Pages).
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15 My Profile Page
In order other users to find you and see your profile you must create one first. You can do this by clicking on Profile link on the main menu:
First you may to enter basic and extra information about yourself. Start by entering the basic information about you like height, weight, body type, eyes and etc.
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Then you can give more details about yourself. Title is the slogan the other members will see you with. It is one that should not be underestimated. As more original it is more users will show interest in you. Also the Tell us about you topic gives you more space for describing yourself or the things you are like and interested in.
You can also tell the others what exactly you are looking for. Again you have enough space for describing your preferences in details. For a convenience you are given some of the most common interest to choose from, like: Computers, Music, Chat ( see page 38), Friends and etc. The type and the number of them depend from the site administrators. You can also check your marital status Single, Divorced or Married.
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After filling the desired fields and save changes you receive a confirmation message that your profile has been updated:
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You are also given an opportunity to upload your photos. You can do it from the Upload Photos Now button or from the left navigation:
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The page consists of the information you have entered when editing your profile. The fields that have not received approval yet contain -- pending approval -- text. If the user is member of groups they are listed as direct links to these groups. The User Comments section shows the comments added for you by the other site members.
All the members can add no more than one comment for you. You have the rights to remove each one of them.
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Your photos are not going to be visible to the other members until they are approved by our team. This process can take up to 24 hours. Any photo that doesn't confront to this site specification will be deleted. Here are some photo guidelines: Group photos are only accepted if you have specified who you are and there are no more than 3 people on the photo.
Avoid small photos. Your photo should be at least 150 x 150 pixels. The recommended resolution is 400 x 400. When scanning your photo please cut the empty areas around the photo - this way your photo will seem bigger and the file size will be smaller. Photos with erotic content are not allowed. Celebrity or copyrighted photos are not accepted. Now you are ready to upload your first photo. This can be done by clicking on link "Edit Photo" Edit photo area opens:
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You can enter name of the picture description (where it has been shots, who else is on it, how did you feel when this picture was taken and etc.). Then you browse to the photo and click the Upload button. Then your picture thumb shows on the left:
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You can set if you want this picture as private and it will be viewed only from members you give right to. To see how this is done please read Still your photo is not sent to the site. You must first confirm the actions by clicking on Save link or if you have changed your mind you can cancel the operation by clicking Cancel link. After you confirm the operation, the picture you have uploaded appears with the title, description and a message: (pending approval). It will be removed once the picture has been seen and approved by the administrator.
You have three options for each picture you have uploaded: Edit Photo you can edit the photos details or upload a new one Delete Photo you can delete the selected photo Make Primary if you select this link, this photo will be your primary one and it will be shown to the other members of the site each time you send messages, or you are included in new members, friends, top users and etc. The time required for a photo approval depends on the site administration. Once your photo has been approved by the administrator you will receive a message from the administrator in your inbox (how to enter your Inbox ( see page 71) is explained in Mailbox Page ( see page 71) Chapter):
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In case your photo is rejected by the administrator you will also receive a message.
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If no reason for the rejection is provided you will receive only: Your photo has been rejected message. But if there is a specific reason the message body will contains it:
You can enter the title for the audio You are uploading, otherwise the name of the file will be the title. Browse to the audio file You want to upload and click on the Upload button. If You want the audio to be visible only for the group of members You specified, check the "Set this audio as private".
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There are three types of videos available for Your profile: Record Video If you prefer to have a video representation you can record one by clicking on Record Video button. A window opens with a small video recorder screen:
Then you will be asked if you allow the flash video recorder to access your camera and microphone. Click Allow. The video starts recording. The total video length is 60 seconds. You can stop the recording at any time by clicking on stop button:
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Your video has been recorded. It will be available for the others site members to watch. You can specify if the video will be public or private by clicking on the corresponding link: "Set Public" or "Set Private".
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If You already have a recorded video You can upload it by clicking on "Upload Video" button:
Browse to the video file and click the "Upload" button. If You want the video to be visible only for the group of members You specified, check the "Set this video as private". Embed Video This options allows You to embed YouTube videos to Your profile.
Enter the keywords in the search field and click "Search" button. The results will be displayed.
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Click on the video You desire to embed to Your profile. You can remove a video from Your profile anytime You want just click on Remove button under the video:
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The User Photos page opens. It contains the thumb of the picture placed at the bottom of the page this way your picture will appears in new users box, top users when viewed in message window and etc. The larger photo, its title and description will be shown to the members when viewing your photos. The Average Rating shows the average valuation you have received for the photo from other site members.
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Background image - You can replace the skin background image by uploading a new one using the Browse button or by placing a url address of it. Background color - here You can set the background color. Position - set the position of Your background image on the page Attachment - set the type of the background image: "Scroll" will scroll the image with the page content, "Fixed" will place the image on fixed position and only the content will scroll Repeat - if You want Your image to repeat You can set it from here: "Down" will repeat the image vertically, "Across" will repeat the image horizontally Text color - here You can set the color of the text in the page Link color - here You can set the color of the links in the page Left Menu Link color - here You can set the color of the navigation links in the left area of the page Header and Footer Link color - here You can set the color of the links in the header and footer areas of the page To apply the modifications You have made click on button.
15.8 Settings
If you want to change your account settings like password, e-mail address, personal name (but not the username it cannot be changed!) click on Settings link on the left navigation box:
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The information from this page is personal and hidden for the other site members. The Settings page consists of four main sections: personal settings, additional settings, privacy settings and delete your account:
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1. Personal Settings here you can change your password, and some personal information. 2. Additional Settings: Id like to receive email notification if you check this option you will receive copy of all the messages from your site Inbox ( see page 71) to the personal email address you have entered. Make my profile visible to other members if you uncheck this option your profile will appear only if a member has already write with you or search you directly with your user name. You will not appear in the other search results or in top users, new members and etc. I'd like to receive messages from - choose from the dropdown list the type of members You want to receive messages from:
Members should be from to years old - specifies the age range of the members who can contact You. Profile skin - You can set a skin to Your profile that will be shown when someone is looking at Your Profile page. Choose from the dropdown list with available skins:
When You select a skin You can see how it looks on Your profile by clicking "Preview" link next to the dropdown list. For more information of the available skins please refer to "What Profile Skins are available? ( see page 90)" in FAQ ( see page 77) section. Only members with photo can send messages to me - if checked only members with photo can send messages to You Disable profile rating - if checked the site members will not be able to rate Your profile Disable profile comments - if checked the site members will not be able to post comments to Your profile Disable photo comments - if checked the site members will not be able to post comments to Your profile photos Disable blog comments - if checked the site members will not be able to post comments to Your blog posts Hide user level icon - if checked the site members will not be able to see Your user level icon Don't show me when view user profiles - if checked the site members will not be notified when You view their profile Hide friends - if checked the site members will not be able to see Your friends list Hide group membership - if checked the site members will not be able to see the groups You are member of To save the changes for Personal and Additional Settings click on button.
3. Privacy settings - You can specify the privacy settings for your profile, photos, videos, friends and block. Just select from the dropdown list for each one who will be able to see them:
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4. Delete Your Account - If you want to delete your account for any reason that can be done by clicking on Delete Account button. Your account will be deleted from the sites along with the comments you have added, blogs posted, photos and videos and votes given. Only the messages you have send to other site members will remain in their Inboxes.
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15.9 Subscription
If the site is not a free of charged to choose the type of subscription you prefer go to Subscription page by clicking on Subscription link:
From this page you can choose the subscription plan that best fits your needs.
Just check the one you prefer and confirm it with Submit button. Then payment process continues depending on the payment engine. The default difference between paid and un-paid member is that only the paid members are able to send messages to the other members. The exact restrictions and options for the subscription are custom for each site and depends on the administrator requirements.
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16 Blog Page
If you have watch or read something interesting, want to share your thoughts and impressions about anything you want here is the place to post it.
The page opens Add Post page. Another way to add a new post is by clicking on New Post link from Blog Management:
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Adding and formatting the blog content is very easy. You have a user friendly text editor provided. It contains the basic formatting of the font, text size, color, inserting images and hyperlinks and etc. After you have done entering the content click on Add Post>> link to confirm it. You will receive a system message: Post has been added successfully. To view your blog please click on View Blog link in the Blog Management Menu:
A short info for your blog like title, content and post date is displayed:
If you want to see more details, the user comments added for your blog or to post your own comments please click on more link or on your blogs title.
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You can edit or delete your post, preview the user comments for it or add your own comment. If you want to change your blog title or description you can do this by clicking on Blog Settings ( see page 64) link:
Just retype the text in the title or description section and click Save Changes button to apply the new ones.
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17 Mailbox Page
Shows all your incoming, outgoing and deleted messages. The page functions like any basic web e-mail so all members should be familiar with it.
17.1 Inbox
Your Inbox is displayed when you enter the Mailbox page or if you click on the Inbox link in the left menu:
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you want to delete the message(s). If you delete it, the message will be moved to Trash ( 2. small users photo thumbnail click on the thumbnail to enter View Profile page 3. the date the message has been send/received 4. the username of the sender - click on the senders username to enter View Profile page 5. a fragment of the message click on the fragment to preview the entire message:
The message page consists of three main sections: senders thumbnail, senders username (From:), recipients username (To:), and the time and date the message:
Reply Send message page opens. For more information on how to send a message please see How to send a message? in FAQ ( see page 77) chapter. Block this User if you do not want to receive any more messages from this user you click on Block this User link. The user will be unable to send you messages, post comments to your profile or photos or send you interest. You can unblock him/her anytime by simply clicking on Unblock this User link:
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Back to Mailbox if you want to go back to your Mailbox click on Back to Mailbox link:
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17.2 Outbox
To check out the messages you have been sent click on Outbox link:
1. a check box for deletion of the selected message check this box and then click on Delete selected messages button if you want to delete the message(s). If you delete it, the message will be permanently removed. 2. small recipients photo thumbnail click on the thumbnail to enter View Profile page 3. the date the message has been send/received 4. the username of the recipient - click on the senders username to enter View Profile page 5. a fragment of the message click on the fragment to preview the entire message
17.3 Trash
Once you have deleted a message from the Inbox ( select it from the Folders navigation: see page 71) folder it is moved to Trash folder. To enter the folder,
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1. a check box for deletion of the selected message check this box and then click on Delete selected messages button if you want to delete the message(s). If you delete it, the message will be permanently removed. 2. small users photo thumbnail click on the thumbnail to enter View Profile page 3. the date the message has been send/received 4. the username of the sender - click on the senders username to enter View Profile page 5. a fragment of the message click on the fragment to preview the entire message.
In a Whos Interested List box you can preview list of all users that has send you an interest.
Short information is provided for each one User, Age, Location, Date, and Last Online. To see more information about the user, click on the corresponding user name (in example Ben). You can also delete this interest from the table.
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for each one User, Age, Location, Date, and Last Online. To see more information about the user, click on the corresponding user name.
The Received e-cards table contains five columns: User - the name of the user who has sent You the e-card Age - the age of the user who has sent You the e-card E-card - the name of the e-card Date - the date the e-card has been sent Last Online - the last time the user who has sent You the e-card was online To see the card just click on its name:
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The Sent e-cards table contains five columns: User - the name of the user to whom You sent the e-card Age - the age of the user to whom You sent the e-card E-card - the name of the e-card Date - the date You have sent the e-card Last Online - the last time the user to whom You sent the e-card was online To see the card just click on its name:
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18 FAQ
18.1 How to add a comment?
You can add comments to users profiles and blogs. The comments are passed at the bottom of the corresponding page and titled User Comments:
In this section you can view the users comments posted for the profile or blog. To add your own comment click on Add Comment link:
After typing the comment content in the text field click Submit Comment button to post your comment. It appears at the top of the comments list (Canes comment):
You can delete it at any time by clicking on Remove link next to the comment content. Only you and the user who owns the blog or profile have the rights for deleting your comments. It can be also deleted by a site administrator if it does not correspond to the site regulations.
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It contains the sender (your), recipients username and the recipients photo thumbnail:
You may have an option to select from customized replys. This is optional and can be disabled by the site administrator. If it is enabled you can select a pre-written message from a drop down list (Quick notes):
You can pick up any in order to exalt your message or to express a feeling. If you are not sure what a smiley means point it with the mouse and a hint will appear:
If it is longer than the space provided a scroll will appear on right of the text area. For your convenience the conversation archive is available for you at the bottom of the page:
When you have entered your message click on Send Message button to send it:
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A confirmation message appears that the mail has been sent successfully:
In case you have been blocked by this user you will not be able to send message and you will receive the following status message:
To vote for a users photo, click on the user thumbnail or username, and then click on View Photos from the Actions menu.
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Both User Profile and User Photos pages contains a drop down menu with values:
When you choose the evaluation you want to give click on Rate button:
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Moderated Group all site users can see the group content but they must send a request to join the group. Click the Join Group link and your request will be send:
Private Group the group can be seen only in the category list to which belong but cannot be explored further until you become its member.
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If you approve a request click on Approve link for the corresponding user. The users will be announced for the results of their request.
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You can invite six users at a time just enter their usernames in the textboxes and click Send button.
The selected users will receive invitation to join your group. They will also receive a message from you with the name of the group they are invited in and the user who has invited them.
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To accept the invitation go to your home page and click on View link:
You will be redirected to the Pending Invitations page. Click Accept link to join the group.
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Edit Group
There are three actions available for a group management: Edit Group change the group settings and/or information. This action is available for both administrators and the group owner; Transfer Ownership if you want to retire the group ownership and transferred it to other group administrator. This action is available only for the group owner; Delete Group if you want to delete the group. To perform this action you must be group owner and the group must not have more members than specified as a requirement for group deletion. The maximum number of users is set by the site administrators.
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18.10 How to add component? Upload new group image; Change the group access level; Enter a different name; Select more categories to which the group belongs; Update the description; Set Terms and Conditions fro the group.
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To add another component repeat steps 1 and 2. If you want to cancel the selection click on the list.
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New Users - This component shows a list of new users with photos. You can filter by gender and age; New Videos - This component shows the new uploaded and approved user videos. You can filter by gender; Popular Blog Posts - This component shows the most popular blog posts for the last month; New Groups ( see page 28) - This component shows the latest created and approved groups in the site;
New Topics - This component shows all new topics in the groups you are member of; Upcoming events - This component shows all upcoming events in the groups you are member of; User Events - This component shows a list of user events. You can specify the number of events and choose for which type of events you will be informed. Left Area Components
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News - This component shows the latest site news; Birthdays - This component shows a list of users who have birthdays today or within the next few days; Friends Online - This component shows all your friends who are currently online; Search - This component provides a handy quick search box.
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It gives You detailed information about the contest and its terms and conditions: Entry in contest - shows the name of the contest Contest starts on - shows the date the contest has started Contest ends on - shows the date the contest should end on Contest terms - shows the terms You must suit to enter the contest Which photo do you want to submit to this contest? - shows all of Your uploaded pictures to choose from for the contest After You have chosen a picture click on the following status message appears: button to submit your participation. If You have entered successfully
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If in example You were trying to enter the contest but have no pictures uploaded the following status message will appear:
If You are already participating in a contest but You want to remove Your entry just click on You will have to confirm it on the pop up window that appears:
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Your photo will be removed and You will be returned to the contest page.
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Add new Post 34 Add/Remove to Favorites 11
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How to accept a private group invitation? 84 How to add a comment? 77 How to add component? 86 How to enter/leave a contest? 88
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Birthdays Component 23 Block/Unblock User 11 Blog Page 68 Broadcast 41
How to invite users to a private group? 83 How to manage a group? 84 How to manage home page components? 88 How to manage join request in a moderated group? 81 How to send a message? 77 How to vote? 79
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Certify that this user is Genuine 12 Chat 38 Create a Group 27 Custom Search 45
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Mailbox Page 71 Message Board 32 My Groups Page 25
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Edit Group 85 Edit Profile 53 Edit Skin 63
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New Groups 26 New Groups Component 20 New Topics Component 21 New Users Component 19 New Videos Component 19 News Component 23 News Page 4
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FAQ 77 Favorites Page 49 Friends Online Component 24 Friends Page 51
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Group Categories 25 Group Gallery 30 Group Home Page 29 Group Members Page 31 Groups 28
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Pending Invitations 26 Photo Contests 39 Popular Blog Posts Component 20
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View Blog 8 View My Profile 55 View Photos 7 View Photos Page 62
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Quick Search Page 44
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Received e-cards 75 Registration Page 5
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Search Component 24 Search page 44 Send Message 9 Send this profile to a friend 10 Sent e-cards 76 Sent Interests 74 Settings 64 Show Interest 11 Start Chat 13 Start New Topic 35 Subscription 67
When can I vote? 79 Who Viewed my Profile? 48 Whos interested 74 Who's Online? 47
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Top Charts 42 Top Photos Page 43 Top Users Page 42 Transfer Ownership 86 Trash 73
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Upcoming Events Component 21 Upload Audio 59 Upload Photos 56 Upload Video 59 User Events Component 21 User Home Page 16