Home Page

The ConneXions Home page shows Latest Members, Recent Activities of the ConneXions community and Recent Group Activities.

Profile Page

Your Profile page is where your personal profile and your applications will be displayed. A User Profile picture can be displayed from your images and it will be automatically resized.  Please do not upload huge images as this will slow down the process, we recommend that the images upload are no larger than 500kb

The top on the right side of the page displays 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 messages or friends 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 friends email. 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 the users latest activities. Continued with the list of applications that you have added on.

Karma

Karma is a user point-system used in ConneXions. It shows how active you are in ConneXions. Karma will only be activated when you have uploaded a picture in your user profile. Otherwise, you will never have Karma points.

Groups

Under the groups tab, shows which groups you currently join. 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 (at current time of writing, others too) 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.

ConneXions's Wall supports Seyret. You can post Youtube videos by typing {youtube}...{/youtube}

Let's say the Youtube link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voYkKxSPkfw&feature=related

To paste the Youtube video on the Wall, you do this

{youtube}voYkKxSPkfw{/youtube}

Custom Fields

In user profile custom fields, for those text fields that represent a url link (e.g. Home Page), you can add the string 'http://' follow by your url address, e.g. 'http://www.clearmoon.co.uk. During value display in profile page, the string value will automatically be converted to a clickable hyperlink.

Application
There are many applications you can add in. 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. setting each of the applications 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
ConneXions personal messaging system allows you to send a message to any site members easily. There are 2 ways to send a message, via your own inbox or by clicking on a 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:

Announcement

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

Discussion

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

Wall

Wall supports Wall posts from members of a group. Wall also supports Seyret (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.

Please do not use an email address as your avatar, if you do so it will result in your access being blocked.