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Membership
Becoming a member with allow you to: comment on blog (news) posts, join or create groups, upload picture galleries, participate in forum discussions and much more.
To join, send an e-mail to the website administrator via the JOIN US tab with your preferred username, your e-mail address, and your first and last names. You will then be sent your password which you can change subsequently.
We have had to change the procedure for creating an account because of the large number of ‘spoof” members joining the site with no genuine interest in the Bigbury community.
Once you are a member, you can arrange to receive automatic emails on topics of your choice. LOG ON; > MEMBERS tab on HOME PAGE; > your NAME; >SETTINGS; > EMAIL; select information categories from the menu; > SAVE CHANGES
Groups
Groups can be anything from the Parish Council to a local skittles team. If you create a new group you automatically become the group’s administrator (this can be changed later). The group administrator can post news on the home page blog, enter new events, and update group members by email.
To join a group:
Go to the Groups page and click the ‘Join Group’ button (you must be logged in). Once you have joined a GROUP, you can choose to receive automatic emails about that GROUP. LOG ON > GROUPS on home page; > specific GROUP e.g. Bigbury Parish Council; >EMAIL options; select required options from the menu; > SAVE SETTINGS
To create a group:
Login, then create a new group by clicking the ‘Create a Group’ button on the Groups page.
To change your personal profile or add an ‘avatar’ image:
- Click on the MEMBERS tab
- Select your own ID from the list of MEMBERS presented by clicking on your name
- click on the PROFILE key
- select required change from the menu (VIEW or EDIT) and follow instructions
To change your password, set up your email contact address, set your email alert preferences or change who can view your profile:
- Click on the MEMBERS tab
- Select your own ID from the list of MEMBERS presented by clicking on your name
- click on the SETTINGS key
- select required change from the menu (GENERAL, EMAIL or PROFILE VISIBILITY) and follow instructions
- select GENERAL, then either CHANGE PASSWORD or set EMAIL ADDRESS
- select EMAIL to change what you wish to be told about by automatic email from the website
- select PROFILE VISIBILITY to change who can see your profile
Website Help (5)
How do I add a document ?
Only GROUP administrators can add documents, as follows:- Log in>GROUPS>Select GROUP name>documents>Upload a new document>choose file/browse>add name & description>submit>add category(create new category).
How do I enter an EVENT?
Go to your Dashboard, select ‘events’, ‘add new’, enter details, ‘submit event’. Don’t forget to associate an event with a Group where relevant. The event should appear in the overall scheme for the site.
Why can’t I create an account?
Try using lower case text with no spaces between words for the USERNAME. Thus – fredbloggs57 In the profile details, you can use your actual name to clarify your ID!
How do I add an ‘Avatar’ or personal photo image?
As a registered user of the website, you can add an avatar to aid identification of your entries and help other website users recognise your contributions. Click on the MEMBERS tab Select your own ID from the list of MEMBERS … Continue reading
Membership Benefits
Becoming a member with allow you to: comment on blog (news) posts, join or create groups, upload picture galleries, participate in forum discussions and much more. To join just fill out this simple form then verify your account by clicking … Continue reading
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