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1. Author Amanda Blackwood Tags duis getting started 2 Questions Finding an Answer How to search for answers to your questions Permissions Community members must be logged into the site 1 Goto the Answers page 2 Inthe Find an answer text box begin entering a descriptive title of the answer you are looking for All matching results will be displayed in the View Related Questions section below 3 Click on question title to view a question in full or if there are no relevant questions add a new question See Asking a Question Find an answer lor Search Answers Ask a new question View related questions 2 would like to Duis aute irure dolor Ask a new question Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet Providing Feedback There are a number of ways to provide feedback on a question or an answer To get started 1 Gotothe Answers page Locate the required question See Filtering Question and Answers or See Finding an Answer Click on the linked question title to view full details for this question You can now provide feedback in the following ways Up voting or Down voting a Question Community members can up vote or down vote each question Up voting is your way of telling other members that you believe the question shows research effort is useful and clear and down voting tells them you believe it does not show research effort is a duplicate oris unclear Only one up vote or down vote
2. 3 22 2012 Like Read More David Nielsen answered the question A useful page Thanks fund the solution 3 16 2012 Like Read More David Nielsen Irs Machado and Melissa Blake Latricia McHenry answered the question A useful page Thanks for the answers solved the issue Turns out it was a silly mistake made with JavaScript that went unnoticed 3 16 2012 Like Read More Betty Reece answered the question It depends mainly Use a specific property http bytes com topic c sharp answers 682026 bind dictionary dropdownilist 3 22 2012 Like Read More Configuring Activity Stream Settings How to configure the general settings for the Activity Stream and choose the types of activities that are dis played in the stream Permissions Administrators only A VN gt Go to the Home page Select amp Settings from the module actions menu Select the Activity Stream Settings tab At Enable Activity Stream Editor select from these options e Check the check box to display the Tell the world something text box at the top of the Activities Stream which allows community members to add new content directly into the Activity Stream rather than by selecting the activity and then adding content such your com ments or uploading files from that location This enables the following fields that relate to this feature 1 At Enable File Attachments check the check box to allow community members to
3. Inthe Server text box enter the Name or IP Address of the computer where the Database is located b Inthe Filename text box enter the name of the Database File located in the App_ Data Directory c At Integrated Security select from these options e Check the check box if you are using SQL Server s Integrated Security and will be using your Windows account to access SQL Server If you are using SQL Server Express then you will most likely need to check this option Skip to Step e e Uncheck the check box if you have been given a User ID Password to access your Database and provide the User ID Password combination i Inthe User ID text box enter the User ID for the database ii Inthe Password text box enter the password for the database d At Run as db Owner select from these options e Check Ithe check box if you are running the database as Database Owner e Uncheck the check box you will be running as the User ID specified e Optional In the Object Qualifier text box enter a prefix to use for all your data base objects This is helpful for avoiding object name clashes Note The Object Qualifier must start with a letter and be no longer than 50 characters e or SQL Server a Inthe Server text box enter the Name or IP Address of the computer where the Database is located b Inthe Database text box enter the Database name which you have previously created on the SQL server c At Integrated Secur
4. This is a very big restriction Essentially this blocks a user from getting any more points in the course of the site once threshold is met E g User Registration We allow some one to earn point for registration just once in the lifetime of that user s account to get points for that Manage Approved blog entry Experience Points Reputation Points Maximum Times Timeframe No Limit 9 Clickthe Save button About DotNetNuke Corp DotNetNuke Corp is the steward of the DotNetNuke open source project the most widely adopted Web Content management Platform for building websites and web applications on Microsoft NET Organ izations use DotNetNuke to quickly develop and deploy interactive and dynamic websites intranets extra nets and web applications The DotNetNuke platform is available in a free Community Edition and the subscription based Pro fessional Edition and Enterprise Edition with an Elite Support option DotNetNuke Corp also operates the DotNetNuke Store http store dotnetnuke com where users purchase third party software apps for the platform Founded in 2006 and funded by Sierra Ventures August Capital and Pelion Venture Part ners DotNetNuke Corp is headquartered in San Mateo Calif Index Table of Contents cocos it 2 oz noses seite rE iTO ES LEF io ds 2 About this Manual _ 2 2 222 222 3 About DNN Social vocococcioci oscilaciones seed 4 InstallatiON os
5. e g My Questions to view the related activities User Profile Activity Feed The Activity Feed section below allows members post a message to their journal view their previous jour nal posts create their own activity feeds and subscribe to different areas of site content See Activity Stream Filter Sarah Edit my profile Activity Feed Friends Messages My Profile Social Dashboard Subscriptions Activity Stream Filter Create New Feed San Mateo United States e Tell the world something Friends Following Followers Points 2 4 2 46 Description Sarah has been working with Anova Mobility for seven years and has been involved in the read more Filter by activity x Subscribe y Sarah created the topic Problem solving most mobile phones Here is the top three that will solve most of your problems with most of the phones supported by Anova 1 Restart your phone Don t you just hate it when we ask you to restart your phone Sounds just too easy right Well hate to say told you so but it really does fix most problems you will encounter so please do try this before calling our team because this is always the first thing they will have you do 2 Restore the factory settings under Menu gt Settings gt About and then select Reset your phone This is another simple fix but with a big impact 3 Have the latest software You can ensure you always know when new software is available by going to S
6. 4 Yasmine created the group Windows Phone 8X Fans s Group for passionate users of the Windows Phone 8X Fans 1 seconds ago Like Comment Editing a Social Group How to edit a social group Permissions Administrators only 1 Gotothe Groups page 2 Click on the name of the required Social Group 3 Click on the Edit Group link Activity Stream Filter Create New Feed Filter by activity Mi Windows Phone 8X Fans Group for passionate users of the Windows Phone 8X Fans Brigitte Muller think it s a greate device too and look forward to sharing my discoveries with the group 5 minutes ago Like Comment Yasmine With so many Anova customers purchasing the new Windows Phone 8X this month and with all the positive Discussions about using this great new technology have decided that the time is ripe for a fan group If you love it too join us today 2 hours ago Like Comment Yasmine created the group Windows Phone 8X Fans hone 8X Fans Group for passionate users of the Windows P 2 hours ago Like Comment 4 Onthe Edit Group page edit one or more fields as required See Adding a Social Group 5 Click the Save Group button Configuring Social Groups Settings How to edit the module settings of the Social Groups Permissions Administrators only Navigate to the Groups page Select amp Settings from the module actions menu 1 2 3 Select the Group
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8. Accepted answer Answers 2 2 No Limit Admin entered Mechanics Management 0 0 No Limit Approved blog entry Blogs 0 0 No Limit Approved discussion Discussions 0 0 No Limit Approved event Social Events 0 0 No Limit Approved Idea Ideas 0 0 No Limit Approved post Answers 0 0 No Limit Asked deleted question Answers 0 1 No Limit Asked flagged question Answers 0 0 No Limit Asked question Answers 1 1 No Limit Showing 1 10 of 90 results Page 1 of 9 P ase A Adhoc Point Distribution A Users Badges Creating a Badge How to create a new badge Badge Tiers are ways to distinguish different levels of achievement for the same action Take this example of 3 badges Bronze Poster is awarded after 1000 forum posts Silver Poster is awarded after 2000 forum posts and Gold Poster is awarded after 3000 forum posts In this example you have to eam bronze and silver before you can get to gold status The badges could theo retically be all in the same tier but differentiating them will increase their impact on members 1 Navigate to Admin gt Advanced Settings gt Gaming Mechanics 2 Select the Badges tab 3 Clickthe Create a Badge button 4 Onthe Create a new Badge tab complete the following fields a Inthe Badge Name text box enter a name for this badge aoo y Click the Next button At Badge Banner select or upload and select the image associated with this badge Optional In the Description text box enter a description for this
9. At Sort By select to sort ideas by votes most views recent activity author or title Providing Feedback on Ideas How to provide feedback and vote for ideas Permissions Community members must be logged into the site Locate the idea you want to provide feedback on then select from these options e Click the Like button to like an idea e Click the Bookmark button to add a link to the idea to the Bookmarks section of My Status e Clickthe Subscribe button to subscribe to updates for this idea Community members can manage and view their current subscriptions on the Subscriptions page of their profile Submitting a New Idea How to submit a new idea Permissions Community members must be logged into the site 1 Gotothe Ideas page 2 Begin entering your idea into the Share your great idea text box This displays a pop up win dow that displays any matching ideas If a similar or same idea is displayed click on the idea title to learn more about this idea This reduces the likelihood of the same idea being added multiple times Share your great idea Free cookies available at the reception desk Search Ideas Submit a new Idea Vote for existing related idea 0 would like to Submit a new Idea 3 If no matching idea is displayed then click the Submit a new Idea link or button This displays the Create a new Idea popup window with your idea displayed in the Idea Title field Optional In the Idea Title te
10. Bookmarks 3 This option is checked by default At My Questions Answers gt Question check the check box to display a link to view your questions and the total number of questions you have asked E g My Questions 3 This option is checked by default At My Blogs Blogs gt Entry check Y the check box to display a link to view your blog post and the total number of posts you have added E g My Blogs 3 This option is checked by default At My Discussions Discussions gt Topics check Y the check box to display a link to view the discussions you began and the total number of discussions you began E g My Blogs 3 This option is checked by default At My Ideas Ideas gt Idea check the check box to display a link to view your ideas and the total number of questions you have asked E g My Ideas 3 This option is checked by default At Profile Changes Journal gt Profile check the check box to display your profile updates This option is unchecked by default At Journal Groups Journal gt Group check Y the check box to display your journal group This option is unchecked by default My Website gt Answers gt Module Module Settings Permissions Page Settings My Status Settings Template EY Compact y Bookmarks KS lt My Questions Answers gt Question g My Blogs Blogs gt Entry 9 My Discussions Discussions gt Topic SJ My Ideas Ideas gt Idea K
11. Comments Logout Add a filter tag 0 Entries Blog Authors There are no blogs created yet No entries were found lt lt March 2013 gt 0 Entries SM TMWTPFS 3 4 fEl 6 7 89 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 Inthe Title text box enter the title for your blog This title is displayed at the top of your entry list and in the blog directory 4 At Make Public select from these options e Check the check box to make this blog viewable to all users who are authorized to view this Blogs module e Uncheck __ the check box to set this blog as private Private blogs can only be viewed by the blog owner l e they cannot be viewed by any other user including administrators This is the default setting 5 At Authoring Mode select from these option e Personal Select this option if the blog owner is the only member who can post to this blog This is the default setting e Ghost Writer Select this option to allow both the blog owner and ghost writers to post to this blog Entries posted by ghost writers will appear to be authored by the blog owner e All Bloggers All users and roles that have been granted Blogger permissions for Blogs with the exception of ghost writers are permitted to post to this blog and each blogger will be credited as the entry authors 6 At Syndicate Blog select from these options Check the check box to make this blog available to site visitors via
12. Module Settings tab 4 At Display User s Groups Only check Y the check box to only display the groups that the cur rent user already belongs to thus preventing users from viewing and joining new groups using this instance of the Social Groups module For example you might choose to add an instance of the module to the User s Profile page so they can quickly access and allow others to see Groups they are members of OR uncheck _ the check box to display all groups thus allowing users to view and join public groups o NOMA 10 11 12 13 14 At Default Role Group select the role group that contains the roles you want to display At Module View Mode select to display groups as a list or view At Group View Page select the page where users will go to view a particular group In the Group List Template text box modify the default template in order to customize the group list display The template can be found in the SharedResources file for the Social Groups module There are no mandatory tokens however some common tokens are groupitem GroupName groupitem GroupDescription groupitem PhotoURL and groupviewurl At Sort List By select the order that groups will be sorted on the page from these options note that the next field determines if the order is ascending or descending e Name Select to order groups alphabetically by name This is the default setting e Date Created Select to order groups by
13. Most recent blog en x Most recent blog entries Displaying You are viewing a feed that contains frequently updated content When you subscribe to a feed it is added to the Common Feed List Updated information from the feed is automatically downloaded to your computer and can be viewed in Internet Explorer and other programs Learn more about feeds ate Subscribe to this feed New IPad app s Today 6 March 2013 2 hours ago Yasmine gt Filter by category The lunch room at Anova has a bunch of IPad s and IPad Mini s that allow staff to enjoy a read or play a Community game shhh don t mentions the games to the boss J that help us research IPad view more IPad Mini Tags IPad Tags IPad Mini Category IPad Category IPad Mini Be a good Anova Community citizen Today 6 March 2013 4 hours ago Sarah gt Help us keep the Community a positive place If you see posts that violate any of the Community Guidelines or the Do s and Don ts please report the post by clicking report abuse links view more Tags Community Category Community Subscribe to this Feed gt Subscribe to this Feed A When you subscribe to a feed itis automatically added to the Favorites Center and kept up to date Name Most recent blog entries Create in New folder Add to Favorites Bar Liking or Unliking a Post You can like or unlike a post on either the blog summary o
14. My Events Social gt Events Event C Profile Changes Journal gt Profile O Journal Groups Journal gt Group 12 Clickthe Update button Elizabeth Dunn ij Edit my profile 7 points What s this My Questions 2 My Discussions 1 My Ideas 0 My Events 0 Bookmarks 0 Logout The default layout of My Status uses the Compact template host Elizabeth Dunn Friends Following Followers Points 0 0 0 7 Edit my profile My Status with the expanded template applied User Badges Configuring User Badges Settings How to configure the settings of the User Badges Module 1 2 3 4 At Mode select either the 0 or 1 mode Go to the My Profile page of your user profile and click on the How do win badges link Select Settings from the module actions menu Select the User Badges Settings tab 5 At The number of badges to display at once in badge mode only select the number of badges 5 10 25 or 50 to be displayed on a single page The pager control will be displayed if more badges exist than the number selected 6 Click the Update button Anova Mobility gt Badges gt Module Module Settings Permissions Page Settings User Badges Mode Y 0 The number of badges to display at once in badge EY 10 mode only a4 Update Delete Cancel Created By System On 3 5 2013 8 54 54 AM Last Updated By System On 3 5 2013 8 54 54 AM Overview of Gaming Me
15. RSS This displays an RSS icon beside the blog name in the list of available Blogs e Uncheck _ the check box to disable syndication This is the default setting e At Allow Comments select from these options e Check the check box to allow community members to post comments by dis playing a comments area below posts Uncheck _ the check box to remove the comments section This is the default set ting Create Blog Title Anova Community Make Public y Authoring Mode All Bloggers y Syndicate Blog v I lt Allow Comments MetaWeblog URL 7 Click the Create button 8 Personal blogs are now ready to being adding posts Group blogs all bloggers and blogs that per mit ghost writers now require you to add the users and roles who can post to these types of blogs See Modifying User Permissions for Blogs Blogs 13d Sarah A Edit my profile Looking for a specific blog y 7 points ii a My Questions 0 My Blogs 0 My Topics 0 Create New Blog My Ideas 0 Bookmarks 0 My Comments Logout Add a filter tag 0 Entries Blog Authors Anova Community No entries were found lt lt March 2013 gt gt 0 Entries S M T W T F S 1 MODE 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Editing Blog Settings The settings chosen when a blog is created can be changed at any time by the following types of bloggers e Personal
16. Status Now let s have a look at My Status followed by each area of the User Profile My Status The information displayed at the top of the user profile page provides a quick view of the user s current name profile picture and biography They number of friends followers and points are also listed This sec tion appears at the top of each of the following profile sections About My Status There are two versions of My Status used on the DNN Social Anova site that display a summary of a par ticular user s status Permissions Community members must be logged into the site to view My Status User Profile The first version of My Status is displayed across the top of the Activity Feed Friends and My Profile pages of the User Profile This My Status displays a profile summary of the user profile you are cur rently viewing whether that be your own profile or that of another member 3 host Edit my profile My Status as displayed on a member s profile page Site pages My Status is also displayed to the currently logged in member on most content pages and dis plays a summary of their user profile including their current profile picture the points and badges they have accrued and a chronicle of their recent activity Elizabeth Dunn Edit my profile 7 points What s this My Questions 2 My Discussions 1 My Ideas 0 My Events 0 Bookmarks 0 Logout My Status as displayed on site pages My Stat
17. TWT Sarah 3 5 2013 0 Comments 28 Be a good Anova Community citizen 7 points A 21 View Results What s this Logout gt gt Fis 1 2 These additional options are available when you are viewing the post in full More from this Author Click the More From This Author link on the blog detail page to view a summary of all other posts created by this author Blogs Phones ahoy What our Anova peeps are buying Return to previous page 3 1 2013 3 Views 0 Comments Author Sarah Tags Community Looking around the office at Anova the last few days and have noticed a definite trend towards android phones over the last year Why is that wonder Perhaps it is because at Anova we are drawn to the latest phones and always looking to try out a new product to help us learn and to pass our knowledge to our customers Anova encourages this by providing staff with three new phones each year Author Sarah e Sarah has been working with Anova Mobility for seven years and has been involved in the telecommunications and IT industries for over 12 years Sarah is a passionate member of the Anova team who commenced her Anova career working as part of the support desk team Sarah s enthusiasm and dedication to customer support as well as her tendency to go the extra mile soon saw her promoted to Community Manager More from this Author Follow Adding a Comment Some blogs allow community members to a
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19. attach files using the Activity Stream Editor OR uncheck the check box to remove the file attachment button 2 At Enable Photo Attachments check the check box to allow community members to attach photos using the Activity Stream Editor OR uncheck _ the check box to remove the file attachment button e Uncheck Y the check box to hide the Tell the world something text box At Enable View Filters check M the check box to display the Filter by Activity drop down list that allows community members to view a results for a single activity type or uncheck the check box to remove this feature At Enable Subscriptions check the check box to display the Subscribe drop down list that allows community members to subscribe to one or more activities which they can then manage on the Subscriptions page your profile or uncheck the check box to remove this feature At Default Page Size select the number of activity items to be displayed on the page at one time from these options 5 10 20 30 40 50 75 or 100 The default setting is twenty 20 Additional items can be viewed by clicking on the Get More button displayed below the displayed activities In the Maximum Characters per message text box select the maximum number of characters that can be entered into the activity stream from these options 140 250 500 1000 or 2000 The default setting is 250 At Activity Types check Y the check box beside each activity type
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21. documents Adding a Social Group How to add a new social group Groups can also be created and managed via the Admin gt Security Roles page If you add a Social Group you can then add various social modules Answers Discussions etc to the group page Permissions Administrators only 1 Goto the Groups page 2 Click the Create New Group button 5 Social Groups Group for passionate users of the iPhone 5 ide iPhone 5 Fans jo posts i 4 members a photos B documents Lumia 920 Fans Group for passionate users of the Lumia 920 Join Je 1 posts LZ 1 members aa photos fr documents In the Group Name text box enter a name for this group This name will be displayed on the Social Groups page Optional In the Description text box enter a description for this group This description will be displayed on the Social Groups page Optional At Group Picture click the Browse button and then select a picture for this group from your computer The picture will also be displayed on the Social Groups page At Accessibility select from these options e Public everyone can see and join Select to enable community members who are logged in to join the group e Review New Members Users must request to join this group and be approved by a group manager Select this option if community members must have their membership approved by the social group owner or an Administrator e Private no one can see but
22. for each month that makes up the year e g Jan 2012 Feb Mar Apr May etc The way this is handled is that in the periodic Analytics task runs numbers are tallied for all of the pos sible time ranges that the data is contained within So if a user registers on Jan 1 2012 at 12 00 AM that one registration counts towards the annual count for 2012 it counts toward the monthly count for Jan it counts toward the weekly count for Dec 31 2011 Jan 6 2012 toward the daily count for Jan 1 2012 and toward the hourly count for Jan 1 2012 12 00 AM 1 00AM UTC It may seem like we are storing more data than necessary but this allows us instantaneous lookup of all chart data when the Dashboard is loaded without having to calculate much on the fly In theory we could erase hourly data once the day is finished since it is inaccessible to the Dashboard UI after that point a consideration for 1 0 1 perhaps Important All data points are restricted on a per site basis when they are calculated Leaderboard About the Leaderboard The Leaderboard or Community Leaderboard allows community members to view their ranking total value of points as well as view the profiles of other community members who are ranked above and below them A member s ranking on the Leaderboard is a testament to their contributions to the community Members who provide answers write insightful blogs and participate constructively in discussions gain promin
23. have achieved and social event invitations Moderators community managers and Administrators can also perform moderation tasks from here Social Dashboard This page is only displayed to Community Managers and Administrators See About the Community Dashboard About User Badges User Badges display a list of badges that community members can achieve Badges are real time awards or achievements that active community members receive for engaging in desired actions within the com munity Badges are managed via the Admin gt See Creating a Badge Badges can be viewed by clicking on the How do win badges link displayed on the My Profile section of your user profile Badges Detective Oracle Guru Silver Silver Silver Thumbs Up Thumbs Down Silver Silver ELIZABETH DUNN v A Toast notification informing the member that they have earned a new badge Badges Detective Oracle Guru Silver Silver Silver Thumbs Up Thumbs Down Silver Silver ELIZABETH DUNN wv A Toast notification informs the user that a new badge has been earned Participating In The Community There are many ways for members to participate in the community Many social networks will gain a fol lowing of highly active core members who visit the site frequently to keep up on new content and have discussions with other users These community members will see themselves climb the Leaderboard and be a boon to the community and the
24. like comment and subscribe to multiple users topics and content from a single page By default the Activity Stream aggregates all content on the site that the user has permission to view Many users will find that its true utility only appears once they have created customized filters On a highly active site trying to get content from an unfiltered activity stream would be like drinking from a fire hose Custom feeds are used to filter the stream based on interesting content authors groups the user belongs to or specific content types such as blog posts When filtered the stream provides a comprehensive list of desired content on the site sorted chronologically It serves as a starting point for the user each time they visit the site Features e Share a comment e Interact with the feed content E g like e Filter by activities e Subscription feature enables users to subscribe to one or more activities Subscriptions can be viewed and managed on the Subscriptions page of My Profile Community In a community of mobile phone users Help is not a document It s a conversation Meet ask and follow community experts join the vibrant discussions around Anova s products and services Tell the world something O Filter by activity M Subscribe a El E A Aurelia Garcia answered the question It depends mainly I went a slightly different route but thanks for the answer will have to use this method in the future
25. lt 10 17 24 31 11 18 25 gt 2 March 2013 PY 19 20 21 26 27 28 Clicking on the Event Title will open the Event Details page which displays full details of the event In this tutorial only the event owner can view the invitation and attendee information as the guest list wasn t set as visible to the public Logout 15 16 22 23 29 30 Ej Like Social Events Lumia 920 Fan Club Retum to previous page 1 Attendees 0 0 Comments 39 seconds ago Sarah Tags Lumia 920 phones Attending a 2 hours ago Mar 13 14 2013 Q 155 Bovet Road Suite 201 San Mateo California United States CA 94402 Learn about the Top Ten Best New Features of the Lumia 920 and meet with other Lumia 920 fans Free pizza provided Attendee List Reply Report Attending Maybe A Add a Comment Attending Social Events How to inform the event owner the member who created the social event of your intention to attend an event Permissions Community members must be logged into the site 1 Go to the Events page Locate the required social event See Filtering Social Events or See Finding a Social Event Events that you are permitted to attend will display the Attend button on both the Event and Event Detail pages Click on the Attend button to reveal the attendance option Select to either Attend Maybe or Decline the event Y our selection is now displayed on the Attend bu
26. mation movies and links on how to get started building your website This template is avail able in a several languages allowing you to create a sample site in your preferred language If you choose a template in a language other than English the language pack for the chosen language will be installed on your site and this language will be set as the default site language In addition the usual default site language of English will be disabled but not removed on your site Spanish language has been selected for this tutorial e A Mobile Template is also included in DNN Professional Edition Optional Configuring the Database Connection Database Information Database Setup Database Type Server Name Database Name Object Qualifier Security Run Database As Default Custom SQL Express SQL Server local DotNetNukeTrunk dnn_ Integrated User Defined Y Database Owner DNN Social is a content management system that stores information about your website in a database This page allows you to configure the settings used by DNN Social to connect to a database If you are installing DNN Social in a Hosting Account your provider should have provided you with this information previously If you are installing DNN on your local system it is recommended that you utilize the default options 1 At Database Setup select one of the following options and complete the associated settings e SQL Express a
27. members Select this option to create a group that is only visible to existing members who can only be added via the Admin gt Security Roles or Admin gt User Accounts pages Create A Group Group Name Description Group Picture Accessibility Create Group Cancel Anova Mobility gt Groups gt Create A Group Windows Phone 8X Fans Group for passionate users of the Windows Phone 8X Fans Select an image from your computer maximum file size is 2 5MB Winphone8 group jpg O Public everyone can see and join O Review New Members Users must request to join this group and be approved by a group manager Private no one can see but members 7 Clickthe Create Group button This will create the group and display the Group Activity page for this new group You can now choose to enter and share the first Journal entry for this group as shown below Answers Discussions Events Groups Ideas News ROOT gt GROUPS p GROUP ACTIVITY Windows Phone 8X Fans Group for passionate users of the Windows Phone 8X Fans Edit Group Device Detection Management f f h With so many Anova customers purchasing the new Windows Phone 8X this month and wit all the positive Discussions about using this great new technology have decided that the time is ripe for a fan group If you love it too join us today cS aso Activity Stream Filter Create New Feed Filter by activity y Subscribe x d
28. of ideas that are displayed in multiple listing views at one time The default setting is 10 7 At Total Votes per Idea select the total number of votes that a community member can to assign to any single idea The default setting is 5 8 At Total Votes per User select the total number votes allotted to each user for all ideas within this module instance for the lifetime of this survey Keep in mind votes can be changed at any time and delivered ideas also go back into the user s voting pool as long as voting is enabled The default setting is 10 9 At Accept New Ideas check W the check box to users will be permitted to submit ideas of their own If administrators wish to conduct a survey for voting based on their own ideas disabling this is recommended 10 At Moderate Ideas check the check box if all new ideas must be moderated before being dis played to the public 11 At Permit Voting check E the check box if users will be permitted to vote on ideas If admin istrators wish to discontinue voting or end a survey they can uncheck this to disable voting for this module instance but still permit the results ideas to be displayedSee Editing Blog Settings 12 At Show Categories check the check box to require user to select a category when adding a new idea 1 At Root Vocabulary select a hierarchical vocabulary to be used as idea categories All top level categories of this vocabulary will be the basis for
29. page Once content has been reported moderators community managers and Administrators will receive a notification that allows them to view the reported content and then either delete the event or dismiss the notification and take no further action 1 Clickthe Report button to report this question 2 Select the reason for reporting this content from these options e Itis low quality e Itis spam e It does not belong here e Other enter below if this option is selected enter the reason in the text box below 3 Click the Submit button Report content am reporting this content because It is low quality It is spam O lt does not belong here Other enter below Social Groups Social Groups is the place where community members can view join and participate in social groups Group Members can post journal entries to a group and view details of other group members Adding a Social Group Journal Entry How to post journal entry to a Social Group that you have joined The entry will appear in both your profile and on the group activity page for that group In the default setup of DNN Social group members can attach either a photo or a file to each post Photo attachments display below the post and are scaled up or down to be a standard width of 250 pixels File attachments display as a File icon above the linked file name Permissions Community members must be logged into the site Navigate to the Groups page Cli
30. site These members will want to author blogs host events share their ideas and earn badges Other members might not even register accounts being satisfied with simply consuming the content avail able This may include reading blogs searching for answers to questions and browsing forum posts In the end a social network relies on the efforts of the members to be successful Members need to have the desire to participate whether for intrinsic reasons or for badges and other rewards This section of the manual provides details of the different ways that members can participate in the com munity Activity Stream The Activity Stream located on the Home page and titled Community provides a centralized location site visitors and community members can quickly catch up on the latest community news and follow links to get more details Community members can get involved in the latest happenings by liking and com menting on activities and by subscribing to multiple users topics and content from a single page Filtering Activity Scores Activities can be filtered to quickly see number of points that can be scored undertaking different activities on this site Permissions Any site visitor who can view Activities can filter the results displayed 1 To view Activities go to your user profile and select the My Profile page Then in the Points sec tion click on the How do win points link 2 Inthe Search Filter text box en
31. user Manage Alex W Alex W 10 Clickthe Save button Filtering and Searching for an Activity Scores How to use the search and filter tools of Mechanics Management 1 Navigate to Admin gt Advanced Settings gt Gaming Mechanics 2 Select the Scoring tab 3 Inthe Search Filter text box enter all or part of the word score name 4 Optional At Filter By Module select a module to only view scores for that module OR Select the blank record to view scores for all modules Scoring Privileges Badges Scoring Management A Search Filter approved Filter By Module v Activity Module Experience Points Reputation Points Limits Actions Approved blog entry Blogs 0 0 No Limit Approved discussion Discussions 0 0 No Limit Approved event Social Events 0 0 No Limit Approved Idea Ideas 0 0 No Limit Approved post Answers 0 0 No Limit Showing 1 5 of 5 results Managing Activity Scores Administrators can change the point scores that community members earn by performing activities for Answers Blogs Discussions Ideas and Social Events using Mechanics Management There are two types of points that members can earn experience points and reputation points Note 1 Scoring actions cannot be added manually Note 2 Changing a point value only alters it from the current time and forward This means any previously recorded actions and points are left unaltered by the change Note 3 There are no points all
32. 010110 Today Best Total Member Since 0 6 8 Last Visited Time Spent Badges How do win badges Activity U tivity level r m adn E Content Contributions No data available pet 9 a a a a a a a a a Ml 1 Apr 2012 1 Aug 2012 1 Dec 2012 1 Apr 2013 About Activities Activities displays the actions which users can take in order to earn points The list can be filtered by enter ing a search term in the input box When a new action is configured to award points in the site Gam ification Settings it will automatically appear in this list Notably actions which reward negative points are not listed The goal of Activities is to promote positive desirable behaviors Users can access the list to get an idea of what types of actions are available to them which modules the actions correspond to and how many points they will receive for performing them Activities can be viewed by clicking on the How do win points link displayed on the My Profile page of your user profile Search Filter ans Activity Area of Site Points Accepted answer Answers 3 Provided accepted answer Answers 5 Provided answer Answers 2 Provided answer up voted Answers 10 Up voted answer Answers 1 Showing 1 5 of 5 results Related Topics e See About Mechanics Management Notifications Here you can read and manage notifications from DNN Social such as friend requests details of members who are following you privileges and badges you
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34. 3 Camille 10 3 day s 3d 10 Lachlan 10 lay s e Sidebar Template Compact rendering displays the member s profile photo and name This is the default setting Top Contributors Sarah Yasmine Mike Thomas Ollie Alan a Moloke Hy View More Contributors e Predefined Template 1 Compact rendering displays the member s rank profile photo dis play name and total score This is the default template applied to any new Leaderboard that you add Mike Thomas Ollie Juan Abadias Camille Lachlan Total Score 38 Total Score 35 Total Score 24 Total Score 18 Total Total Score Total Score 10 Total Score 10 Total Score 10 e Predefined Template 2 Yasmine JE Lachlan e Customize Template Select to modify the current template that is the template that is selected when you update these settings to create a custom layout See Creating a Cus tomized Leaderboard Template 10 Clickthe Update button Anova Mobility gt Leaderboard gt Module Module Settings Permissions Page Settings Leaderboard Settings Leaderboard Configuration Page Size 10 v Show Search Panel Mode All Users Friends Members Leaderboard Configuration Template Select Templates Sidebar Template v Update Delete Cancel Social Groups About Social Groups The Social Groups module gives comm
35. 5 26 27 28 29 30 Related Content Prolonging the life of my IPad battery Discussions Discussions allows community members to participate in conversations with each other Topics in Dis cussions can receive hundreds or thousands of replies and can remain active for weeks and months These topics are one of the best places to get to know other members and share your views Unlike the Blogs Answers and Ideas content which is generally focused around a single concept topic discussions can have a broad range of conversations inside a single thread Filtering Discussion Topics How to filter discussion topics displayed on the Discussion page Permissions Site visitors can filter pinned topics and topics without replies Community members must be logged into the site to view their topics and replies Go to the Discussions page 2 Apply one or more of these filters e Click one of the All Topics Pinned Topics No Replies My Topics or My Replies but tons to view the matching discussion topics e Inthe Filter by Tag text box enter one or more tags followed by a comma to view match ing discussion topics 3 Optional To sort results select one of the following options from the drop down box Sort by recent activity Sort by date created Sort by author Sort by title or Sort by views Discussions Find a topic Search Topics Start a new topic Pinned Topics No Replies My Topics My Replies ipad
36. 5 and meet with other iPhone 5 fans Free pizza provided Lumia 920 Fan Club Mar 13 14 2013 155 Bovet Road Suite 201 San Mateo California United States CA 94402 Learn about the Top Ten Best New Features of the Lumia 920 and meet with other Lumia 920 fans Free pizza provided Tags Lumia 920 phones Configuring Social Event Settings How to configure the module settings that will be applied to all Blogs Permissions Administrators only Go to the News page Select Settings from the module actions menu Select the Blogs Settings tab Expand the General section and edit any of these settings ak O N gt At Mode choose from these options e Normal Select to allow non group affiliated or linked social events only e Group Select to allow Event Organizers to create a Social Event linked to directly to a Social Group and thus it s members 6 At Page Size select the maximum number of events that are displayed on a single page before the pager control is displayed The default setting is ten 10 7 Click the Update button Activity Stream About the Activity Stream The Activity Stream located on the Home page and titled Community provides a centralized location where community members can see new content that has been added the site When located on the home page site visitors and community members can quickly catch up on the latest community news and follow links to get more details They can
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38. Account Information 2 Proceed with Installation F2 View Website To setup your DotNetNuke Installation enter the following information F View Installation Video Administrative Information Usemame host Password y Confirm Website Information Website Name My Website Template Default Template gt Language English United States Database Information Database Setup O Default Custom The DotNetNuke Installation Wizard Installing DNN Social The installation of DNN Social is a one step process that creates a website and is ready to begin using When the Installer is first run it will detect the current language of your website browser and if it is English French German Spanish Italian or Dutch the installer will automatically be displayed in your language You can choose to either create either a blank website or a fully configured social website based on the sample company Anova Mobility Prerequisite An SQL Server or SQL Server Express Database DNN Social Installation This is what the installation page looks like If you are happy with the default options all you need to do is fill in the password fields and then click then click the Continue button We ONN SOCIAL DotNetNuke Installation 1 Enter Your Account Information Proceed with Installation F2 View Website To setup your DotNetNuke Installation enter the following information 15 View Installation Vi
39. Guidelines or the Do s and Don ts please report the post by clicking report abuse links 5 Edit one or more fields as required and then either publish or save a draft of the post See Adding a New Blog Post for more details 6 Choose to publish this post now or later e Click the Save Draft button to save a draft of this entry for publication at a later stage This displays the message This will save your changes and take the post offline Other users will not be able to see it any longer Do you wish to continue e Click the Yes button to confirm This will display the post in the Blogs however only you can view it You can return to edit and eventually publish this post at any time e Click the Publish button to publish this entry now Published entries will be displayed when the publish date and time is reached Interacting with Blogs and Blog Posts Here are the various ways you can interact with Blogs and provide feedback to blog posts Syndicating a Blog You can subscribe to a syndicate feed for any blog that allows syndication by clicking on the Syndication button beside a Blog name in the Blog list sections Blogs Anova Community Yasmine Kelsey You can now do one of the following e Copy the URL from the Address bar of your Web browser and use as required e Click the Subscribe to this feed link and complete the Subscribe to this Feed dialog box 3 http anova biz News O gt X A
40. If you have already added posts to your blog you can click on the My Blogs Post link in your profile to reveal the titles of your posts and then click on a post to view it Looking for a Specific Blog Post 1 Goto the News page 2 Inthe Looking for a specific blog text box begin entering a descriptive title of the blog post you want to search for Matching results are displayed below 3 Click on the title of a matching result OR Click the View Results button to view results in full Blogs 2 Phones ahoy What our Anova peeps are buying Looking around the office at Anova the last few days and have noticed a definite trend towards android phones over the last year Why is that wonder Be a good Anova Community citizen Help us keep the Community a positive place If you see posts that violate any of the Community Guidelines or the Do s and Don amp rsquo Filter Blog Posts by Tags Option One Click on any tag that is displayed below a blog post to view only blogs that have the same tag Option Two Enter one or more tags separated by a comma into the Add a Filter Tag text box If more than one tag is entered a post must include both tags to be included in the results Blogs Jac ll ques Edit my profile Looking for a specific blog y 0 points Enter your blog using a descriptive title What s this My Questions 0 My Blogs 0 My Topics 0 My Ideas 0 Bookmarks 1 z See E 2 Entries B
41. Like button to like this question or Click the Unlike button to remove your like Answers When will the new ipad be available Return to previous page 0 Answers Last Activity 4 0 weeks ago Bill Smith 1 29 2013 0 Views 0 Tags ipad Question Bill Smith A A When will the new ipad be available 0 Answer Report This adds your like to the tally of any existing likes and displays the total number of Likes at the top of this page Answers When will the new ipad be available a Return to previous page 1 29 2013 3 Views G 0 Answers Last Activity 4 0 weeks ago Bill Smith Tags ipad Question Bill Smith A A When will the new ipad be available 0 Answer Unlike 1 Report On Add an Answer 0 Answers Reporting a Question Community members can report inappropriate content Once content has been reported a community manager will receive a notification that allows them to view the reported content and then either delete the post or dismiss the notification and take no further action Once a question is reported community man agers can visit the page and edit the reported post or choose to delete the post 1 Click the Report button to report this question Answers When will the new ipad be available Return to previous page 1 29 2013 0 Views 0 0 Answers Last Activity 4 0 weeks ago Bill Smith Tags ipad Question Bill Smith A a When wi
42. Scoring tab 3 Expand the Ad Hoc Point Distribution section 4 Inthe Users text box begin entering the username of the required user This displays all the match ing usernames allowing you to choose the correct user Scoring Privileges Badges Scoring Management A Search Filter Filter By Module v Activity Module Experience Points Reputation Points Limits Actions Accepted answer Answers 2 2 No Limit Admin entered Mechanics Management 0 0 No Limit Approved blog entry Blogs 0 0 No Limit Approved discussion Discussions 0 0 No Limit Approved event Social Events 0 0 No Limit Approved Idea Ideas 0 0 No Limit Approved post Answers 0 0 No Limit Asked deleted question Answers 0 1 No Limit Asked flagged question Answers 0 0 No Limit Asked question Answers 1 1 No Limit Showing 1 10 of 90 results Page 1 of 9 aa 4 Adhoc Point Distribution a Users Alex W Amanda B SuperUser Account Repeat Step 4 if you wish to view and manage points for additional users Click the Edit button beside the required user In the Experience Points text box enter the new total number of reputation points earned by this user as either a positive or negative number E g 5 or 5 8 Inthe Reputations Points text box enter the new total number of experience points earned by this user as either a positive or negative number E g 5 or 5 9 Inthe Notes text box enter a comment explaining why points were added to or subtracted from this
43. We DOTNETNUKE PE dll Table of Contents BESTIAS MS a we katte abo eile hanes bales Aboul DNN Scala e A E EEEE 5 Your User Account Profile and Ranking Overview of Gaming Mechanics cccccceeceeeeceececeeeeeuueesseeeeseseraateeseeesaneeees 139 About DotNetNuke OM ti a NOR MI ir DA About this Manual This manual has been written to demonstrate how site visitors community members community man agers and administrators can participate in and build a vibrant social community using DNN Social 1 0 0 This manual uses the example of the Anova Community default template site and as such all ref erences to page names and module locations refers to the layout of this sample site Likewise the per missions documented here are the permissions that have been configured in the default setup Additional permissions for all areas can be configured in the permissions grid on the module setting page for all mod ules This manual is not intended to be a complete how to guide to using DotNetNuke Separate manuals for this can be downloaded from http www dotnetnuke com Resources Manuals aspx Note SuperUser Host level topics are not included in the DotNtNuke User Manual About DNN Social DNN Social is a complete social networking solution for your website that is ready out of the box to publish content accept new users facilitate discussions and reward participation The different co
44. also in the Activity Stream If the summary field is left empty a summary using will automatically be created using the beginning of the post Add blog entry Common Be a good Anova Community citizen Publish Date 3 5 2013 9 00 AM o m The publish date is based on your profile timezone of UTC 12 00 International Date Line West Tags Community x Enter your tag and hit comma Enable Comments Blog Basic Text Box Rich Text Editor E BIO SE P970 Help us keep the Community a positive place If you see posts that violate any of the Community Guidelines or the Do s and Don ts please report the post by clicking report abuse links HTML Preview Advanced 10 Choose to publish this post now or later e Click the Save Draft button to save a draft of this entry for publication at a later stage This displays the message This will save your changes and take the post offline Other users will not be able to see it any longer Do you wish to continue e Click the Yes button to confirm This will display the post on this page however only you can view it You can return to edit and publish this post at any time e Click the Publish button to publish this entry now Published entries will be displayed when the publish date and time is reached Blogs Add New Blog Post View My Blog Edit Blog Settings Bea good Anova Community citizen Return to previous page 3 5 2013 5 Vie
45. amification settings for the site They may or may not take part in the actual moderation on the site but they still receive the notifications if they wish to do so Moderators are tasked with approving or denying posts ideas groups and other content items They must also respond to user flagged content They are the gate keepers in a site which moderates content Community Managers are responsible for engaging users and promoting interactions They can report posts participate in dis cussions and provide answers Community Managers do most of their moderation while browsing the individual modules This includes editing posts deleting posts replying to questions and updating tags Moderators can perform their duties for each of the modules from the notifications tab in the private mes saging interface Content Areas Answers About Answers Answers provides a platform where community members with questions experts providing the answers and the site owners all benefit When a community member has a question instead of contacting the site administrators or support team they may get faster results by asking their question here and reading the existing Answers Frequently asked questions will appear when they search and if they have a new question other community members who are on the site can respond quickly This concept is referred to as crowdsourcing http e n wikipedia org wiki C rowdsourcing Knowledgeable community memb
46. arah Edit my profile 27points Search Events What s this Bookmarks 0 Looking for a specific event 2 a Logout My Events My Comments nt activity 3 0 Events lt lt gt gt No events were found 0 Events 10 11 Y 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 Onthe Enter Details tab complete all event details All fields are displayed on the Events page 1 2 3 In the Title text box enter a simple title for the event In the Details text box enter the full details of the event At Start Date edit the date and time displayed as required The current date and time according to your profile time zone is displayed by default At End Date edit the date and time displayed as required The date and time shown by default will be the date selected at Start Date above and the current time according to your profile time zone plus one hour In the Tags text box begin entering your tag to view a list of similar existing tags If the required tag is displayed click on the tag to select it If the tag doesn t already exist com plete entering your tag followed by a comma Repeat the above step to add additional tags Click the Next button Create an event amp Enter Details Title Details Start Date End Date Tags Set Location O Invite Guests Lumia 920 Fan Club Learn about the Top Ten Best New Features of the Lumia 920 and meet with other Lumia 920 fans Free pizza prov
47. at the top of the page and is also used to create new topics when an existing similar topic cannot be found In a typical Forum there would be multiple forums to organize and categorize the content Discussions uses the filtering buttons and tags to group and sort content quickly in response to the member s pref erence Gamification is implemented to promote activity and desired behaviors Creating new topics and replying to existing topics reward members with added points Creating posts which are flagged or deleted can be discouraged by subtracting points Discussions may require a certain level of moderation however Unde sirable posts will need to be deleted by moderators and community managers may need to keep dis cussions flowing or provide input while speaking as an agent of the site Discussions Find a topic Begin your topic by using a descriptive title Search Topics Start a new topic All Topics Pinned Topics No Replies My Topics Filter by tag Sort by recent activity v Title Last Active Anyone have the Microsoft Surface 1 week ago Author Mike Thomas Tags Microsoft Surface What are the 10 best mobile phones for 2013 1 week ago Author Mike Thomas Tags Phones Problem solving most mobile phones 1 week ago Author Melissa Roberts Ways to reduce my Lumia 920 data usage 1 week ago Author Zhang Prolonging the life of my IPad battery 1 week ago Author Fatma Tags IPad battery 5 Top
48. ate and time according to your profile are displayed In the Blog Editor enter your blog post either into the Rich Text Editor the default setting or the Basic Text Box by selecting an option using the radio buttons displayed on top of the Editor win dow The Rich Text Editor displays a streamlined toolbar with only seven 7 tools some which can be applied using keyboard strokes The tools are Bold Ctrl B Italics Ctrl 1 Hyperlink Man ager Ctrl K Numbered list Bullet list Undo Ctrl Z and redo last action Ctrl Y Simply HTML formatting such as heading bold and italics can be added to the Basic Text Box Optional In the Tags text box enter one or more tags separated by a comma This field uses auto complete which allows you to begin entering a tag and if all or part of the word being entered already exists as a tag then buttons with matching tag names will appear to the right of the text box enabling you to choose from those existing tags At Enable Comments check the check box to allow community members to comment on this post OR uncheck Cl the check box to remove commenting from this post Note This field is only displayed if comments have been enabled for this blog See Editing Blog Settings Optional Expand the Advanced section and enter a summary of the blog entry into the Sum mary Editor text box Adding a summary allows you to customize the introductory text that will appear on the blog listing page and
49. ate that defines the layout and information displayed on a Leaderboard Permissions Administrators only Navigate to Admin gt Page Management and choose to view the Home gt Leaderboard page OR Go to any page where the Leaderboard has been added Select Settings from the module actions menu Select the Leaderboard Settings tab Optional In the Leaderboard Configuration section modify the default settings as required See Configuring Leaderboard Settings Go to the Leaderboard Configuration Template section 6 At Select Templates Customize Template This displays four list templates that you can mod 7 ify as desired e Header Template The area above member profiles e Item Template Member profiles e Highlighted Item Template Profile of the current member e Footer Template The area below member profiles Click the Update button Configuring Leaderboard Settings How to change the template that defines the layout and information displayed on the Leaderboard or create your own customized template Permissions Administrators only SRA ON gt Go to the Home page or the Friends page of your profile Select Settings from the module actions menu Select the Leaderboard Settings tab Go to the Leaderboard Configuration section At Page Size select the maximum number of members to be displayed on a single page A scroll bar will be displayed on the module whenever there are more members than the number sele
50. badge At Badge Tier select from Gold Silver or Bronze Create a Badge O Create a new Badge 2 Scoring Act Badge Name Badge Banner Y Description EY Badge Tier EY Sleuth File Gold Detective png Upload File A user who has provided 50 accepted answers to questions Gold e 5 On the Scoring Actions tab complete the following fields a Optional At Filter actions by module select a module to only view the actions asso ciated with it b Check the check box beside each scoring action to be associated with this badge c Clickthe Add button to assign all of the scoring actions selected above to this badge d Inthe Select Actions column enter the number times an action must be performed to achieve this badge into the text box displayed beside each action The badge will only be awarded when ALL the requirements are met e Clickthe Next button Create a Badge 2 Scoring Actions Filter actions by module Answers sz Available Module Scoring Actions gt Selected Actions Down voted question m Answers Provided acce Count 50 i Edited post Flagged post Liked question Protected question Provided accepted answer E Provided answer Provided answer down voted Provided answer up voted Provided deleted answer Page2of3 12 3 6 On the Define Goals tab complete the following fields a Inthe Number of Days text box
51. blog API to post and edit blog posts OR uncheck _ the check box to disable this feature At Use Excerpt in Windows Live Writer check W the check box to enable the bloggers to use the Excerpt text box in Windows Live Writer at the bottom to create a summary of the post in plain text Any split in the post will be ignored and the excerpt will be used instead This is useful if you want to ensure the summaries are text only l e not HTML At Comment Mode select None to remove the ability to add comments from all blogs or select Default to allow bloggers to choose whether comments are permitted on their blog See Creating a New Blog and See Editing Blog Settings 5 Expand the General section and edit any of these settings 1 At Make Entry Summary Mandatory check the check box to require all bloggers to enter a summary for each blog post This forces authors to customize their blog summary so that it isn t just text taken from the beginning of the blog post OR uncheck _ the check box to set the summary as optional This option is unchecked by default In the Limit Auto Generated Entry Summary To text box enter the maximum number of characters for auto generated summary of blog entries To set no limit enter a value of 0 Use the advanced option labeled Enforce Entry Summary Limit to also truncate entries with summaries The default setting is to only truncate auto generated summaries At Enforce Entry Summary Limit
52. blogs can be edited by that blogger e Ghost Writer blogs can be edited by both the blog owner and all ghost writers e All Blogger blogs group blogs can be edited and any members who is authorized to post to the blogs e Administrators can update the setting for all blogs 1 Click the Edit Blog Settings button displayed above blog posts For details of the fields displayed See Creating a New Blog a Blogs Looking for a specific blog View Results Create New Blog Add New Blog Pos Edit Blog Settings My Comments Add a filter tag 0 Entries Configuring Blog Settings How to configure the module settings that will be applied to all Blogs Permissions Administrators only 1 Goto the News page 2 Select Settings from the module actions menu 3 Select the Blogs Settings tab 4 Expand the General section and edit any of these settings 1 At Mode select Normal or Group 2 At Page Size use the Up and Down buttons to increase or decrease the number of blog entries that are displayed on the page The pager control will be displayed if there are more blogs entries than the number selected The default setting is 10 At Category Vocabulary Root portal level vocabulary root must be specified in order for categories to be available to bloggers for selection At Allow Windows Live Writer check the check box to allow bloggers to use Windows Live Writer or other remote blogging tools that use the MetaWe
53. c items This allows members to keep track of their contributions to the site and also access them quickly The bookmarks section displays links to specific content the member has marked for future reference This feature functions similarly to the bookmarks feature found in the member s browser however it is specific to the site The count is updated as a member adds or removes bookmarks throughout the site Clicking on the bookmarks header can display or hide the list of specific links These links may point to content created by the user or by other members on the site The notifications section displays the current number of unread private messages and site notifications which require a response It is important that these indicators are visible to the member at all times so that they can react in a timely fashion Clicking the Envelope icon takes them directly to their private mes sage inbox where they can view and reply to unread messages Clicking the Notification icon takes them to the notifications tab of the inbox where they can approve delete accept or otherwise interact with noti fications they have received Finally My Status displays a simple Logout link Features e Click your name to view your profile e Quick link to edit your profile view notifications view messages and logout e Displays your Badge E g Expert e Earn points by updating your profile e Click the Edit my profile link e Click an activity link
54. can be added to a question and your vote will be added to the total number of votes for the question Permissions Community members must be logged into the site to vote however they cannot vote on their own questions or answers The Host account created during installation has not been granted any votes e Click the Up button to up vote 1 the question or to remove 0 your up vote e Click the Down button to down vote this question 1 or to remove your down vote 0 Answers When will the new ipad be available Return to previous page 1 29 2013 0 Views 0 0 Answers Last Activity 4 0 weeks ago Bill Smith Tags ipad Question Bill Smith A When will the new ipad be available Answer Like 0 Report Add an Answer 0 Answers Answering a Question Click either the Answer or Add an Answer button to display a text box below the question where you can enter your answer and then click the Save button to save your answer See Answering a Question Answers When will the new ipad be available Return to previous page 1 29 2013 3 Views 0 0 Answers Last Activity 4 0 weeks ago Bill Smith Tags ipad Question Bill Smith A a When will the new ipad be available 0 3 Like 0 Report Although the exact date is yet to be revealed the latest IPad is scheduled to be released in the final quarter of this year Cancel 0 Answers Liking or Unliking a Question Click the
55. chanics Gamification is a concept involving turning ordinary tasks into a game http en wikipedia org wiki Gamification http www gamification org wiki Gamification Gaming Mechanics is an important tool even if the users do not directly interact with it Gaming Mechan ics creates a centralized system that integrates all the content areas to provide gamification functionality which can span between pages and different content types This helps to give users a sense of continuity and glues the site content together as a full solution instead of just a collection of parts Gaming Mechan ics gives Administrators a console which can control the actions and rewards for the whole site Gamification can be utilized to increase participation in the site but it also requires careful consideration regarding its implementation The rewards have to be desirable enough that users even attempt to work towards them The requirements need to be clearly outlined so that users know what they need to do in order to attain a badge Rewards need to be sufficiently difficult to attain so that users get a sense of accomplishment when they attain them Out of the box Gaming Management provides a set of actions and rewards for the various content areas The Gamification API allows the creation of custom actions and rewards which may be used for custom modules or other functionality throughout the site For actions which do not require a new action type a
56. check Y the check box to cause both auto generated and actual entry summaries to be truncated based on the value entered in the Limit Auto Generated Entry Summary To setting above At Include Summary in Entry check the check box to display summaries if available on the top of the single entry view or uncheck the check box to display summaries in the Blog List and the Activity Stream At Allow Summary HTML check the check box to display the WYSIWYG editor at the Summary field which permit bloggers to enter HTML into summaries This is the default set ting OR uncheck Cl the check box to display a plain text box at the Summary field to pre vent HTML being entered If a blogger manually enters HTML into the summary it will be displayed in plain text exactly as entered 6 Click the Update button Anova Mobility gt News gt Module Module Settings Permissions Page Settings Blogs Settings General Mode Normal y Page Size E 10 7 Category Vocabulary Root EY None Specified y Allow Windows Live Writer v Use Excerpt in Windows Live Writer EY O Comment Mode Default y Summary Make Entry Summary Mandatory EY g Limit Auto Generated Entry Summary to Y 1024 Enforce Entry Summary Limit Include Summary in Entry 000 Allow Summary HTML Modifying User Permissions for Blogs How to modify pre configured permissions for group blogs and ghost writers Permissions Admini
57. ck on the name of the required group In the Tell the world something message box paste or type your message A maximum length is set for each message so if you paste in a message longer than the allowed message length then the additional characters will be trimmed from the end of the message Likewise if you attempt to type in a longer message than is permitted you will be prevented from entering any additional char acters once the maximum is reached Note You can cancel the new entry by clicking the Cancel X button that is displayed in the top right corner once you commence entering the message a Group Activity Penny farthing Enthusiasts Love the penny farthing Join our enthusiasts group today Members Leave Group just love these high wheel bikes I m looking to buy another one now I ve finished restoring my first Anyone know of a down at the heel penny farthing looking for a new home sar Elizabeth Dunn created the group Penny farthing Enthusiasts db Love the penny farthing Join our enthusiasts group today 2 hours ago Like Comment 4 Optional Click the Photo button to attach a photo to your post This displays the Select photo to share section where you can choose from these options e Browse from site e Upload from my computer Click this link and then navigate to and select the image Once you have selected and uploaded the photo it will be displayed on the page 5 Optional Click th
58. cted The default setting on the member s profile Leaderboard is 25 and on the Home page it is 5 At Show Search Panel check Ml the check box to display a search box above the members list OR uncheck the check box to remove the search tool This is the default setting At Mode select the members that will be displayed in this Leaderboard e All Users Select to display the Leaderboard to all users e Friends Select to only view the friends of the current member This will hide the Lead erboard from site visitors who are not logged into the site e Members Select to display the Leaderboard to any user who is a member of the group selected in the Leaderboard Settings page 8 Gotothe Leaderboard Configuration Template section 9 At Select Templates select from these options e Default Template This detailed template displays the member s profile photo name rank reputation points and member since details for each record displayed In addition a row of buttons are displayed across the top of the Leaderboard providing quick filters for everyone friends member the members profile and a search tool This is the default set ting Rank Member Name Reputation Points Member Since 3d 1 Q Sarah 38 ay s 3d 2 A Yasmine 35 lay s 3d 3 S Mike Thomas 24 ay s 3d 4 A Ollie 18 3 day s gt 3d 5 Alan 16 ay s 3d 6 Jacques 11 ay s 3d 7 A Juan Abadias 11 ay s d 3d 8 k Bill 10 ay s 3d 9
59. d IPad Mini Be a good Anova Community citizen Sarah 0 Comments Help us keep the Community a positive place If you see posts that violate any of the Community Guidelines or the Do s and Don ts please report the post by clicking report abuse links view more Tags Community 2 Entries Yasmine Edit my profile y 2 points What s this My Questions 0 My Blogs 2 My Topics 0 My Ideas 0 Bookmarks 0 Logout Blog Authors Anova Community Yasmine Kelsey lt lt March 2013 gt S M T W T F S 28 1 2 3 4 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 190 2 IF BF SF 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Ej Like Blo Ss Jacques E a Edit my profile New IPad app s y 0 points What s this etunrio previous page My Questions 0 My Blogs 0 My Topics 0 3 5 2013 15 Views 1 0 Comments Author Yasmine My Ideas 0 Tags IPad IPad Mini Bookmarks 0 The lunch room at Anova has a bunch of IPad s and IPad Mini s that allow staff to enjoy a read or play a game shhh don t mentions the games to the boss J that help us research what s new and Logout interesting Feel free to drop by and have a play anytime Blog Authors Author 6 Anova Community Yasmine Yasmine Kelsey This user has not written an autobiography More from this Author Follow lt lt March 2013 gt S M T W T F S 28 1 2 sH 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 w o 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2
60. dd comments to blog posts Comments can added via the Blog Details page by clicking on the Add A Comment button entering your comment and then clicking the Reply button Blogs Phones ahoy What our Anova peeps are buying Return to previous page 3 1 2013 3 Views 0 Comments Author Sarah Tags Community Looking around the office at Anova the last few days and have noticed a definite trend towards android phones over the last year Why is that wonder Perhaps it is because at Anova we are drawn to the latest phones and always looking to try out a new product to help us learn and to pass our knowledge to our customers Anova encourages this by providing staff with three new phones each year Sarah Sarah has been working with Anova Mobility for seven years and has been involved in the telecommunications and IT industries for over 12 years Sarah is a passionate member of the Anova team who commenced her Anova career working as part of the support desk team Sarah s enthusiasm and dedication to customer support as well as her tendency to go the extra mile soon saw her promoted to Community Manager More from this Author Follow Great question Sarah l m keen to know what others are using too Related Topics e See Editing Blog Settings Viewing Blog Posts Permissions Community members must be logged into the site Option One Click on the name of your personal blog which is displayed in the blogs list Option Two
61. dded the ad hoc point distribution interface can be used to reward specific users About Mechanics Management Mechanics Management also known as the Mechanics Admin provides a central location where Admin istrators can manage scoring privileges and badges as well as assign ad hoc points to community members as needed Mechanics Management is pre installed on the Admin gt Advanced Settings gt Gaming Mechanics page Mechanics Management is divided into the following three tabs Scoring Management The Scoring Management tab allows Community Managers to assign and manage the point scores that community members will earn performing activities Points are already configured for Answers Discussions Ideas Social Groups Social Events and sharing links and points can also be added for Blogs Activities and the Activities Stream What are Experience Points XP e Thisisa lifetime score that has no limit and is quantitative e This is the foundation of the system XP is never subtracted from e Adhering to some basic principles you would never show this in a Leaderboard as high scores without some type of filtering making progression perceived as achievable no disincentive e These can be adjusted per site how many points a user receives per action What are Reputation Points Rep e A set of points related to the trust worthiness of a user e There is one bucket that logs the action user and point values per ro
62. deo Administrative Information Usemame host Password y Confirm Website Information Website Name My Website Template Default Template Language English United States Database Information Database Setup O Default Custom Here s some more information on this page and information on choosing the non default options Administrative Information Here you will enter the information for the SuperUser account sometimes referred to as the Host This account has access to all sites created within this installation We recommend using a strong password for example at least 7 characters long and including a mix of letters numbers and symbols In the Administrative Information section complete these details 1 Inthe User Name text box enter a user name for the Host account 2 Inthe Password text box enter a password for the Host account 3 Inthe Confirm Password text box re enter the password for the Host account In the Website Information section complete these details 1 Inthe Website Title text box enter a title for the website 2 AtTemplate select the site template pages and content to be used for the first website that is created from these options e Blank Template Select to create the first website without using a template This creates a site without any pages or content pre added e Default Template Select to create a small sample website that provides useful infor
63. derboard that allows members to view their ranking total value of reputation points as well as view the profiles of other members who are ranked directly above and below them Members can view there ranking compared to all community members or just their friends If a community member is viewing the profile of another member then the friends of that member will be displayed The following options for filtering the members displayed on the Leaderboard Permissions Community members must be logged into the site Searching for Members 1 Click on your name above the menu and select My Profile and then select the Friends button 2 Enter all of part of a member s first or last name into the Search box and then click the Search but ton to view matching members Community Leaderboard Members of the Anova Community generously share their time and talent with one another by participating in site activities which grow develop and support Anova and its users and customers The Leaderboard recognizes those Community Members participation and contribution sa Search Everyone Friends Me Rank Member Name Reputation Points Member Since i 1 day s 1 e Sarah 7 a 3 1 day s 2 Melissa Roberts 7 1d 3 ft Ailsa 0 ane Finding Everyone Friends and Me The following three filters can be using in conjunction with the Search tool or alone e Click the Everyone button to view all members e Click the Friends button to view only your
64. e EY Sort List By i Name y Sort Direction EY Ascending Descending Group List Page Size Y Enable Group Search _ Group Creation Requires Approval Update Delete Cancel Related Content About Related Content Related Content displays the last 5 items that were added to the site and are related to currently selected content in a list Related Content can be configured to more or less items display results filtered by con tent or tag and can be changed visually by applying different templates Configuring Related Content Settings How to configure the module settings for Related Content Permissions Administrators only 1 Goto any page where Related Content is added E g Discussions 2 Goto the second action menu displayed in the right hand column OR Locate and display an item that has related content to view the Related Content module oo a A a ca Select amp Settings from the module actions menu Select the Related Content Settings tab Set any of these Sorting settings 1 At Number of related items to display select the maximum number of related items that can be displayed The default setting is 5 2 At Sort items based on choose to either sort items by Creation Date default or Con tent Title and then choose to sort items in either Ascending or Descending order 6 Set any of these Filtering settings 1 At Filter related items on Taxonomy tag enter th
65. e Attachment 4 button to attach a file to your post This displays the Select file to share section where you can choose from these options e Browse from site e Upload from my computer Click this link and then navigate to and select the file Once you have selected and uploaded the file a File _ icon is displayed indicating the file is successfully attached Windows Phone 8X Fans Group for passionate users of the Windows Phone 8X Fans Leave Group bl I think it s a greate device too and look forward to sharing my discoveries with the group a Activity Stream Filter Create New Feed Who will see this Everyone Community Members Filter by activity v Friends Private Yasmine With so many Anova customers purchasing the new Windows Phi and with all the positive Discussions about using this great new technology have decided that EE the time is ripe for a fan group If you love it too join us today 1 hour ago Like Comment Yasmine created the group Windows Phone 8X Fans A Group for passionate users of the Windows Phone 8X Fans ha 2 hours ago Like Comment 6 Recommended Click the Share icon to choose who can view this message from these options e Everyone Any site visitor or community member who can view this social group e Community Members Only members of this social group e Friends Only community members who are your friends 7 Click the Share button The po
66. e a good Anova Community citizen Sarah 3 5 2013 0 Comments Yasmine Kelsey Logout Blog Authors Anova Community Help us keep the Community a positive place If you see posts that violate any of the Community Guidelines or the Do s and Don ts please report the post by clicking report abuse links lt lt March 2013 gt view more S M T W T F S e o Tag Comuni 22 1 2 3 4 ofr s Phones ahoy What our Anova peeps are 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 buying Sarah 3 1 2013 0 Comments 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Looking around the office at Anova the last few days and have noticed a definite trend towards android phones over the last 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 year Why is that wonder 31 Tags Community 2 Entries Like lt _ 0 Viewing Blog Posts for a Single Blog Click the Blog Name link in list of existing Blogs This will filter blog post so that only posts for the selected blog are displayed Blogs Looking for a specific blog iter y ric Jac ript tit Search Blogs My Comments Add a filter tag 2 Entries New iPad app s Yasmine Kelsey 3 5 2013 0 Comments The lunch room at Anova has a bunch of IPad s and IPad Mini s that allow staff to enjoy a read or play a game shhh don t mentions the games to the boss J that help us research view more Tags iPad iPad Mini New Members on our Support Desk Yasmine Kelsey 3 2 2013 0 Comments Anova just keeps gett
67. e taxonomy tag that must be asso ciated with an item before it can be displayed in related content results Tags are managed on the Admin gt Advanced Settings gt Taxonomy page If you select this option there must be pre existing tags created in Taxonomy 2 At Filter related items on Content Type select the only type of content that will be included in related content results from these options Desktop Module DNNCorp_Answers_Question Select to only display content from Answer mod ules DNNCorp_Blogs_Entry Select to only display content from Blogs modules DNNCorp_Discussions_Topic Select to only display content from Discussions modules DNNCorp_lIdeas_Ideas Select to only display content from Ideas modules DNNCorp_JournalGroup Select to only display content posted to the Journal DNNCorp_JournalProfile DNNCorp_SocialEvents_Events Select to only display content from Events mod ules Module Tab Go to the Display Templates section and modify the HTML in either the Header Template Item Template or Footer Template You can click on the Help button next to each field names to view the list of the tokens that can be included in each template Click the Update button Anova Mobility gt Discussions gt Module Module Settings Permissions Page Settings Related Content Settings Sorting Number of related items to display Y 5 e Sort items based on Creation Date z Descending y Filtering Fi
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69. embers the ability to schedule events for the future allows them to see which other events are tak ing place at the same time to avoid scheduling conflicts The list of events is complimented by a calendar view which has indicators for days which have events scheduled Events can be configured to be open to the public or private invitation only The event organizer has the ability to invite their friends and other members on the site Members who want to attend events can browse Social Events by entering a search term in the input or using tags to filter the list of events Once they find an interesting event clicking the Attend button will add their name to the RSVP list Important If you need to uninstall Social Events Analytics must be uninstalled first Social Events Looking for a specific event Begin your search by title Search Events cs evens wy comment Filter by tag Sort by recent activity x Anova Guru Party Mar 20 21 2013 155 Bovet Road Suite 201 San Mateo California United States CA 94402 Anova wishes to thank our top ranking social participants with an old fashioned party International Gurus and those who cannot attend this event can contact us to obtain a thank you gift voucher Tags anova community gurus iPhone 5 Fan Club Mar 25 26 2013 O 155 Bovet Road Suite 201 San Mateo California United States CA 94402 Learn about the Top Ten Best New Features of the iPhone
70. ence and recognition Ranks and badges can also include benefits such as access to private sec tions of the website or even moderation privileges The Leaderboard displays a list of members by reputation point values with the highest being at the top to site visitors Once a member logs into the site they will see their own profile displayed regardless of their ranking The Leaderboard can be filtered to display a community members ranking versus their friends or versus other members A compact Leaderboard is displayed on the Home page Top Contributors E Sarah A Yasmine Mike Thomas Vs Alan n View More Contributors A detailed Leaderboard can be viewed by members under the Friends section when viewing their profile Rank Member Name Fatma Mike Thomas Sarah 2 Joey Melissa Roberts Dg Olivia Zhang Yasmine Brigitte M ller No Community Leaderboard Members of the Anova Community generously share their time and talent with one another by participating in site activities which grow develop and support Anova and its users and customers The Leaderboard recognizes those Community Members participation and contribution Search Reputation Points 12 10 Creating a Customized Leaderboard Template Everyone Friends Me Member Since 1 day s 1 day s mai 1 day s 1 day s 1 oo 1 day s 1 day s 1 day s 1 day s How to create a customized templ
71. ent Almost every action a user can take is tracked analyzed and used to compute the metrics which are reported in easily readable graphs diagrams and lists DNN Social helps organizations build vibrant online communities of passionate and highly engaged cus tomers It provides real business value by leveraging community engagement to lower support costs acquire and retain customers and increase sales and drive product innovation Installation About the DotNetNuke Installation Wizard The Installation Wizard provides a simple three step process for installing DNN Social and creating your first DNN Social website The Installation Wizard displays a single form where you can enter a username and password for the SuperUser account select a template for the first site and then either select the default database setup or setup custom database options Once the installer opens in your website browser it will auto detect the language set on your web browser and switch to that language If the lan guage isn t part of DNN Installer pack then installer will default to English If you wish to install your site in a different language click the flag of the language you wish to use This will change the language used in the wizard and will also create the site s default content in that language The new site s management tools will also show in the chosen language once the site is installed AZ DNN SOCIAL DotNetNuke Installation 0 Enter Your
72. ent activity x 1 Topic Title Replies Views Likes Last Active Anyone have the Microsoft Surface 0 0 0 A moment ago Author Mike Thomas Tags Microsoft Surface 4 Topic Responding to a Discussion Topic There are a number of ways to provide feedback on a discussion topic Permissions Community members must be logged into the site to respond to topics To get started 1 Go to the Discussions page Locate the required topic See Filtering Discussion Topics or See Finding a Topic Click on the linked topic title to view full details of the discussion You can now provide feedback in the following ways Commenting on the Original Topic Clickthe Add a Comment button at the base of the page to display a text box below the where you can enter a comment and then click the Reply button Your comment will now be added below existing com ments Liking or Unliking the Original Topic e Click the Like This button located at the top right comer of the discussion to like the original topic e Click the Unlike button in the same location to remove your like Likes added in this way are added to the total number of Likes for this topic that is displayed on the main Discussions page Liking or Unliking a Comment e Click the Like button located below any comment added below the original discussion to like the comment e Click the Unlike button in the same location to remove your like Likes added to comments are not added to the tota
73. enter the number of days a member has to achieve the scoring actions set at Step 6 For example if 30 days is entered then no more than 30 days can elapse between the first action and the last E g making 100 posts in under 30 days the first one and the 100th one have to happen within 30 days of each other although it doesn t have to be their actual first post on the site Just any 100 consecutive posts within the timeframe The default setting is 30 days Create a Badge o Create a new Badge Scoring Actions amp Define Goals Number of Days 30 b Click the Finish button The newly added badge will now be listed on the Badges tab Scoring Privileges Badges Badge Management A Fitter s Badge Badge Name Tier Timeframe Goals Actions Beta Tester Silver 0 Answers 1 Show All Getting started Gold 0 Answers 1 Show All Good Habits Gold 0 Answers 1 Show All Great Question Silver 0 Answers 1 Show All Slueth Gold 30 Answers Provided accepted answer 50 times Hide All Thumbs Down Gold 0 Answers 1 Show All Thumbs Up Gold 0 Ideas 1 Show All 00 00000 Showing 1 7 of 7 results Filtering Badges How to filter the badges displayed in Mechanics Management 1 Navigate to Admin gt Advanced Settings gt Gaming Mechanics 2 Select the Badges tab 3 Inthe Filter text box enter all or part of the badge name to view the matching results Scoring Privileges Badges Badge Management A mu C
74. ers Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet Return to previous page 2 12 2013 3 Views 0 Answers Last Activity 2 hour ago JohnC Tags lorem Question Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua Answer Like 0 Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet consectetur adipisci velit sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem Cancel 0 Answers 5 Click the Save button Filtering Question and Answers How to filter the questions and answers that are displayed on the Answers page Permissions Any site visitors Go to the Answers page 2 Apply one or more of these filters e Click one of the All Questions Answered Unanswered or My Questions buttons to view the matching questions e Inthe Filter by Tag text box enter the tag followed by a comma to view matching ques tions 3 Optional To sort results select one of the following options from the drop down box Sort by most votes Sort by most answers Sort by recent activity Sort by Views Sort by Title Answers Find an answer Ask a new question Answered Unanswered My Questions Filter by tag sort by recent activity x 2 Questions Title Answers Views Votes Last Active Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet 1 10 0 9 minutes ago Author JohnC Tags lorem Duis aute irure dolor oR 2 0 2 hours ago
75. ers or members of the site s support team can provide answers here These answers will then be publicly available which can help to reduce repeated questions Members who answer questions may receive points for relevant comments or correct answers The owners of the site benefit in many ways In general Answers activities adds content to the site which will in turn increase site traffic However there are also things to consider to optimize the usefulness of Answers There needs to be a critical mass of community members who are capable of providing quick accurate and easily understood answers The community members who provide answers may be regular com munity members hand picked experts or employees of the site owner But if a member asks a question and doesn t receive answers in a timely manner they may go elsewhere As with any community generated content there is the potential for undesirable posts Community man agers or other administrative roles need to be responsive to reports from community members Reports could be for spam rude comments off topic posts repeated questions or any number of other reasons To compliment this the points system can function as a way for community members to promote con structive content and discourage unhelpful posts without the intervention of a moderator Questions and comments may be voted up if they are popular otherwise interesting However moderators will also need to watch for member
76. ettings Blogs Settings View Edit Content Delete Export Import Manage Blogger Ghost Writer Full Control Settings Administrators amp amp id i All Users a O O O O O O O O Community Manager 8 O O O O O Y O O Moderators E O O O O O O O O Registered Users a O O O O O Y O O Subscribers E O DO O O O O O O Unauthenticated Users amp O O O O O O O O Unverified Users E O O O O O O O O Username Add Y Inherit View permissions from Page Update Delete Cancel 9 Clickthe Update button Discussions About Discussions Discussions provides an accessible forum for conversations between community members The interface will seem very similar to Answers Ideas and Blogs however Discussions is utilized for a specific type of content When a member wants to discuss topics which are not complex or lengthy enough to be a blog or that are not difficult questions that need a quick answer then Discussions is best suited Topics in Dis cussions can receive hundreds or thousands of replies and can remain active for weeks and months These topics are one of the best places for members to get to know each other and share their views Unlike the Blogs Answers and Ideas content which is generally focused around a single concept topic dis cussions can have a broad range of conversations inside a single thread Discussions allows members to quickly find topics they are interested in The search tool is prominently dis played
77. ettings gt Phone gt Phone updates and choosing check for updates automatically 3 days ago Like Read More Comment Viewing the Activity Feed for your own profile If a community member is viewing the profile of another member then they will see that member s posts instead of their own and will be able to friend unfriend follow unfollow and send a message to that member Alan United States A Unfriend Unfollow a Activity Feed Q hing Oeo Friends s My Profile pa Filter by activit Subscribe Social Dashboard LAE Subscriptions Alan created the topic What are the 10 best mobile phones for 2013 have had my iPad mini a few months now I really like the size it feels like my IPad just had a cute little baby Activity Stream Filter iPad What do others think 3 days ago Like Read More Comment Create New Feed Sarah I m really interested in everyone s replies to this thread and will be allocating 3 bonus points to the first three reviews 3 days ago M Lee Initially was concerned that the smaller screen size would compromise the usability of my favorite app s but they all looked great if not better that on my IPad It has also proved a real hit with my children because the size is easier for them to hold and the commands for some of Viewing the Activity Feed for another member s profile Friends The Friends page displays the Leaderboard or Community Lea
78. friends If this filter is used with the Search tool only your friends who meet the search criteria are displayed e Click the Me button to view your profile in the Leaderboard If used with the Search tool your pro file will only be displayed if you meet the search criteria Your profile is highlighted for easy iden tification Viewing a Member s Status Click on a member s name to view their status This opens your Status See About My Status Messages Here you can create and send messages to other community members as well as read and manage mes sages that have been sent to you My Profile Here you can view a snapshot of your profile your community participation and any points or badges you have earned Links explaining how to win extra points and badges are also providing making it simple to increase your status in the community The Engagement and Influence graphs show you how much activ ity you have done on the site along with how well the other community members are responding to you Friends Following Followers Points Jacques 0 0 0 8 Saint Gervais France Description Edit my profile u te peep st enough of techne t j dream read more Activity Feed ty All dates and times in UTC Universal Coordinated Time Day Week Month Year Friends Messages About Jacques Engagement My Profile 25 Subscriptions Influence Real Name 0 Location Points How do win points Email Jacques anova biz Phone 33 0 101
79. ges How to edit the number of reputation points that are awarded for a privilege using Mechanics Man agement 1 Navigate to Admin gt Advanced Settings gt Gaming Mechanics 2 Select the Privileges tab 3 Locate the required privilege See Filtering and Searching for Privileges 4 Click the Edit button beside the privilege to be edited 5 Inthe Reputation Points text box enter the number of points earned for completing this activity Note Privileges with a value of 0 are never shown community members Likewise these privileges are disabled and nobody has that privilege Manage Edit own questions or answers Reputation Points EY 20 6 Click the Save button Scoring Assigning Ad Hoc Points There are several scenarios which cannot be accounted for by scoring actions For example imagine a company held a contest As part of the contest the community member receives 1000 points XP and or Rep as part of their prize but this contest was held offline In this case Administrators can go to the Ad Hoc Point Assignment section of Mechanics Management and assign those points to multiple members in a single action With each allocation Administrators can add notes to indicate why these points were assigned and either XP or Rep can be assigned How to add or subtract points for a specific community member using Mechanics Management 1 Navigate to Admin gt Advanced Settings gt Gaming Mechanics 2 Select the
80. he Events page 2 Locate the required event See Filtering Social Events or See Finding a Social Event 3 You can now provide feedback in the following ways Liking or Unliking a Social Event You can like or unlike an event on either the Event or Event Detail page Click the Like button to like this event or Clickthe Unlike button to remove your like This adds your Like to the tally of any existing Likes and displays the total number of Likes at the top of this page Bookmarking a Social Event You can bookmark or remove a bookmark from an event on eitherthe Event or Event Detail page e Click the Bookmark This button to like an event This adds the title of this event to your Book marks list on the My Status summary that is displayed on all site pages e Click the Remove Bookmark y button to remove this bookmark Adding a Comment Some events permit members to add comments Comments can added via the Event Detail page by click ing onthe Add A Comment button displayed below the event information entering your comment and then clicking the Reply button Subscribing to an Event You can subscribe or unsubscribe to an event on either the Event or Event Detail page You can also sub scribe and unsubscribe e Clickthe Subscribe button to subscribe to an event e Click the Unsubscribe button to remove your subscription Reporting a Social Event Community members can report inappropriate content via the Event Details
81. how a tick next to them as they are completed A typical installation will take around one minute and you can see how long your installation is taking as part of the progress bar Y our newly installed website will be displayed once the installation is completed and you will be logged in to the SuperUser account Important The user account created during install is a SuperUser account This user has the ability to manage all settings for the first site and subsequent sites The default SuperUser account should be dis abled after creating a new SuperUser account by going to the Host gt Advanced Settings gt SuperUsers page Installation Complete 2 54 Minutes 100 Done Your User Account Profile and Ranking All registered users of a DNN Social site have the ability to view and manage their user account and their user profile In this manual your user account refers to your basic account information your profile refers to the profile you share or hide with other community members and your user profile refers to the area where you can access all of your account profile and community participation tools Y our user profile is the primary and central location where you can manage the information and privacy of your profile manage notifications subscription and connections with other members and post journal entries to different groups of members It also allows you to view a range of information about your pa
82. ic s Configuring Discussions Settings How to configure the module settings for Discussions Permissions Administrators only Go to the Discussions page Select Settings from the module actions menu Select the Discussions Settings tab Expand the General section At Mode select Normal or Group oa fF won gt At Topic and Reply Count select the maximum number of topics and replies that are displayed at one time The default setting is 10 7 At Moderate New Topics check Y the check box to require new topics to be moderated by users in either the moderator community manager or administrator roles before they are displayed on the page 8 Click the Update button Anova Mobility gt Discussions gt Module Module Settings Permissions Page Settings Discussions Settings 4 Mode Normal 4 Topic amp Reply Count EY 10 Moderate New Topics v Update Delete Cancel Social Events About Social Events Social Events allows community members with similar interests to come together for events which may occur online or a conventional meeting place Members who wish to organize a meeting a presentation or a party can use Social Events to promote the event provide details regarding its purpose and location and also invite other members Members who have been invited receive a notification and once they respond their RSVP status is recorded by Social Events Giving m
83. ided 03 13 2013 6 00PM 00 03 13 2013 8 00PM 00 Lumia 920 phones x Add tags 4 Onthe Set Location tab the address in your profile is displayed by default You can now edit com plete modify or delete your profile address so the event location is displayed The location address is displayed on both the Events page and on the Event details page The Event Details page also displays a Google map with a pin on the address All address fields are optional 1 At Country enter modify or remove the country for the event 2 At Region enter modify or delete the region for the event Note To remove a Canadian or United States region that has been pre populated from your profile you will first need to select a country other than United States and Canada which will empty the Region text box You can then re select the country of your choice At City enter or modify the city for the event At Address enter or modify the street address for the event At Postal Code enter or modify the street address forthe event Click the Next button DIA w Create an event Enter Details eS Set Location nvite Guests Country United States y Region California y City San Mateo Address 155 Bovet Road Suite 201 Postal Code CA 94402 5 Onthe Invite Guest tab choose the guests that are invited to or can attend this event 1 At Send Invites to you can choose to send invitations to this e
84. ilters available to display information pertinent to the current day week month or year This can be useful to view trends over longer periods while still being able to analyze specific periods of interest Tracking and analyzing content on the site is crucial to determine if the current policies and configurations are delivering the desired outcomes The four numbers prominently displayed on the page give a cumu lative heads up display of key metrics For content analysis it tracks the average discussion replies ideas created and the ratio of answered to unanswered questions On the Dashboard tab there is a graph detailing the rate of content creation of time and a pie chart show ing the distribution of content per module This information can be used to monitor changes in the rate of content generation It also can be used to determine if certain modules need more exposure or if com munity managers need to encourage more user interaction in specific areas There are multiple sorted lists which report content items based on specific filters These lists allow you to keep tabs on which specific content items are most active which have been created most recently and which need to be approved or deleted The Community Dashboard also tracks user activity patterns Again there are four numbers which at a glance provide the unique page views number of active users and how many of those active users are contributing content or pa
85. imum file upload size in DotNetNuke 6 3 4 2012 Like Read More Comment Answers Answers is the place where community members can look for answers to their questions and ask questions that they cannot find answers too Often it will be quicker to look for answers to questions or to ask ques tions here than to contact the site administrators or support team because other community members who are on the site can respond quickly Knowledgeable community members or members of the site s support team can provide answers here These answers will then be publicly available which can help to reduce repeated questions Members who answer questions may receive points for relevant comments or correct answers Community members can provide feedback by voting adding comments flagging or liking an answer Asking a Question How to ask a question with an optional answer Permissions Community members must be logged into the site ak ON gt Go to the Answers page Click the Ask a new question link In the Title text box enter a simple title for your question In the Question text box enter your question in full In the Tags text box begin entering your tag to view a list of similar existing tags If the required tag is displayed click on the tag to select it If the tag doesn t already exist complete entering your tag followed by a comma Repeat Step 4 to add additional tags Ask a new question Title Duis aute i
86. included in the feed 5 Optional In the Activity Groups text box begin entering the name of a group that you want to include in this feed Once the required group name is displayed click on the name to select it 6 Optional Check the check box beside each activity type to be included in this feed If no activ ities are selected then all activities will be included in the feed Custom Feed Builder Activity Feed Name Employees Activity Authors Activity Gro Activity Groups Anova Employees Posts Links O Photos Files vi Forum Topics x 7 Click the Update button 8 Optional Click on the new filter in the Activity Stream Filter to view the results in the Activity Stream Community SuperUser Account In a community of mobile phone users Help is not a document It s a conversation Meet ask and follow community experts join the vibrant discussions around Anova s products and services David Nielsen Tell the world something 00 Debbie Wall Latricia McHenry Filter by activity Vv Subscribe se Betty Reece Ge NR SuperUser Account created the topic lt depends mainly lt depends mainly on which version of IIS your site is running the instructions are slightly different for IIS 7 websites versus ones running IIS 6 or below Links to detailed instructions in the DotNetNuke Wiki and video instruction are below but will also summarize briefly For IIS 6 or below A
87. ing bigger and so we are expanding our help desk by two additional staff If you are an obsessive geek who really needs to get away from that computer just one more click and keeps view more Tags support phones 2 Entries Viewing Blog Posts for a Specific Date How to view all of the blog posts that were published on a particular date Log In to Participtate Or register to become a member Blogs Anova Community Yasmine Kelsey March 2013 Ss M T W T o 3 4 5 6 7 10 Aa 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 27 28 31 Tip A dot is displayed in the day cell of the calendar on days that have blog posts and the current day is shaded 1 Gotothe Blog Calendar 2 Locate the required month using the Calendar as follows e Go to the Previous Month Click the lt lt button located in the top left corner of the cal endar e Go to the Next Month Click the gt gt button located in the top right corner of the calendar Ej Like 3 Select the required date to display the related blog entries Blogs Looking for a specific blog Enter your blog using a descriptive title View Results View My Blog All Blogs My Comments Add a filter tag 2 Entries New IPad app s Yasmine The lunch room at Anova has a bunch of IPad s and IPad Mini s that allow staff to enjoy a read or play a game shhh don t mentions the games to the boss J that help us research view more Tags IPa
88. ity select from these options e Check V the check box if you are using SQL Server s Integrated Security and will be using your Windows account to access SQL Server If you are using SQL Server Express then you will most likely need to check this option e Uncheck the check box if you have been given a User ID Password to access your Database and provide the User ID Password combination a Inthe User ID text box enter the User ID for the Database b Inthe Password text box enter the Password for the Database d At Run as db Owner select from these options e Check the check box if you are running the database as Database Owner e Uncheck the check box if you will be running as the User ID specified e Optional In the Object Qualifier text box enter a prefix to use for all your data base objects This helps ensure that there are no object name clashes 2 Clickthe Continue button AZ DNN SOCIAL DotNetNuke Installation Enter Your Account Information 2 Proceed with Installation F View Website DotNetNuke is being installed Thanks for your patience 0 16 Minutes 16 Applying Upgrade Script 07 00 04 Y File and Folder Permissions Check gt Database Installation Thousands of ways a 2 _ to extend your site shopnow o Installation When you click the Continue button the progress of the installation will show up as a progress bar and also the list of major steps will s
89. l Group Journal Entry e The Group Administrator the person who created the group will need to approve your request to join the group before access is granted You will be sent a message when your request is proc essed Leaving a Social Group How to leave a Social Group Once you have left the group you will no longer be able to post to the group or read activity information posted to the group however your existing activities will remain displayed in the group Permissions Community members must be logged into the site 1 Goto the Groups page 2 Click on the name of the required Social Group 3 Click the Leave Group link Activity Stream Filter Create New Feed Windows Phone 8X Fans Group for passionate users of the Windows Phone 8X Fans bo Tell the world something a o Filter by activity y Subscribe gt Brigitte Muller think it s a greate device too and look forward to sharing my discoveries with E the group 10 minutes ago Like Comment and with all the positive Discussions about using this great new technology have decided that Yasmine With so many Anova customers purchasing the new Windows Phone 8X this month E the time is ripe for a fan group If you love it too join us today 2 hours ago Like Comment Yasmine created the group Windows Phone 8X Fans Group for passionate users of the Windows Phone 8X Fans 2 hours ago Like Comment Managing Your Community A s
90. l number of Likes for this topic that is displayed on the main Discussions page Locking or Unlocking a Topic from Replies Permissions Community managers and administrators e Click on the Lock link displayed in the top right corner to prevent a topic from receiving further replies Locked topics displays the Protected from further replies message at the base of the page and removes the Reply link from the original post e Click the Un Lock link to remove the lock and restore the ability to add replies Pinning a Topic Permissions Community managers and administrators e Click the Pin link to pin a topic to the top of the Discussions page e Click the Un Pin link will remove the pin Replying to a Comment 1 Click the Reply link located beneath the comment you want to reply to This displays a text box below the comment that includes a reference to the person who added the comment For example if the comment was added by Sarah Jones then the text box will display Sarah allowing the comment to link back to the comment owner in both the Discussions and the Activity Stream Enter your comment Click the Reply button The Sarah text will now be a link that displays a pop up summary of the members profile when you hover over the link and includes a Follow button Clicking on the link will go to the member s profile Reporting a Topic or Comment Community members can report inappropriate content Once content has been repor
91. ll the new ipad be available 0 E Answer Like 0 Add an Answer 0 Answers 2 Select the reason for reporting this content from these options e Itis low quality e Itis spam e It does not belong here e Other enter below if this option is selected enter the reason in the text box below 3 Click the Submit button Report content am reporting this content because It is low quality It is spam O It does not belong here Other enter below Blogs Blogs located on the News page is the place where community members can go to read information that administrators want to share Only administrators are permitted to create a blog in the typical DNN Social setup however other community members may be permitted to participate in group blogs can be a ghost writer on the personal blogs or have a personal blogs for them Adding a New Blog Post How to add a new blog post Prerequisite You must be authorized to add blog entries as a ghost writer or to a group blog See Mod ifying User Permissions for Blogs Alternatively you must have created your own personal blog See Creating a New Blog 1 Goto the News page 2 Goto list of Blogs and click on the name of the blog you want to add a blog post to Blogs Anova Community Yasmine Kelsey DIA O Clickthe Add New Blog Post button displayed at the top of the page In the Title text box enter a title for this blog post At Publish Date the current d
92. lter related items on Taxonomy tag phone Filter related items on Content Type E DNNCorp_Ideas_Idea y Display Templates You can use these display template fields to control the output of the Related Content control The Header will be output first followed by a number of Item blocks followed by the Footer Click on the Help button next to the labels to see which tokens are available for your template Header Template Y lt ul class dnnRelated gt ltem Template gt lt a class dnnSociall ink href Item Link gt Item Title lt a gt lt Ili gt Footer Template E lt ul gt My Status Configuring My Status Settings How to configure the module settings for a single instance of My Status Note A single instance of My Status is displayed across all site pages This means when you change a module setting on the Answers page the change will also be made on the Discussions Events Ideas and News pages 1 2 3 4 At Template choose between the Compact template which is best suited to a thin pane in the 10 11 Go to either the Answers Discussions Events Ideas or News page Select Settings from the module actions menu Select the My Status Settings tab page skin such as the Right or Left panes OR the Expanded template which is best suited to a wider pane such as the Content Pane The Compact template is the default setting At Bookmarks check the check box to display your Bookmarks E g
93. mbers who will be attending this event on the Event Details page OR uncheck _ the check box to prevent all members from viewing the guest list 3 AtMaximum Attendees select from these options e Check the There is no attendees limit check box to permit an unlimited number of enrollments for this event This is the default setting e Uncheck _ the There is no attendees limit check box to limit the number of attendees This allows you to enter the maximum number of attendees in the text box The default number of attendees is 50 6 Click the Finish button Create an event O Enter Details 8 Set Location y 8 Invite Guests Send Invites to Select Friends 7 User Name Brigitte M ller Mike Thomas E Ollie Options Invitation Only Show Guest List to Public Maximum Attendees There is no attendees limit The event is now displayed on the Events page Social Events Create a new event All t My Events Filter by tag Ak TODAY 1 Attendees Attending Looking for a specific event Search Events My Comments Sort by recent activity Bl 1 Event Lumia 920 Fan Club Mar 13 14 2013 Q 155 Bovet Road Suite 201 San Mateo California United States CA 94402 Learn about the Top Ten Best New Features of the Lumia 920 and meet with other Lumia 920 fans Free pizza provided Tags Lumia 920 phones 4 Event Sarah Edit my profile 27points What s this Bookmarks 0 lt
94. mbers with a way to share their thoughts and suggestions with each other as well as administrators The variety ideas posted may vary from site to site It could be ideas regarding a product sold by the site owners ideas about the social network or another topic entirely Users can search for existing ideas or create their own When a user finds an existing idea they can add their votes to it A user has a limited amount of votes they can use at any one time They can add all their votes to a single idea or spread them out amongst multiple ideas To get their votes back they can remove them from ideas they previously voted for This system forces the users to be selective regarding what they want to vote for When an idea is approved or otherwise closed all users which voted on it get their votes returned Aside from user generated ideas Ideas can also be restricted to only allow specific ideas When con figured this way Ideas works as a poll Ideas Share your great idea Search Ideas Submit a new idea Top Ideas My Ideas My Votes My Comments Filter by tag 4 4 0 Results Configuring Ideas Settings How to configure the module settings for Ideas Permissions Administrators only Go to the Ideas page Select amp Settings from the module actions menu Select the Ideas Settings tab Expand the General section At Mode select Normal or Group oa kf won gt At Page Size select the maximum number
95. members and the site a way to distribute content articles to registered and anonymous members of the site Quality blog post have the dual benefit of attracting new members and providing information to existing members Blogs differ from other content types in DNN Social in that they are usually fully formed articles as opposed to simple ideas or questions although they can spark fur ther discussion in the comments section A blog is a group of entries which have a common theme or author A blog can either be authored by a sin gle person have multiple contributors or even have multiple contributors acting as a single persona called a ghost writer When a blog is created only the name author s and a few minor options are selected An entry for the blog has further characteristics such as tags publish date and a title It also contains the con tent The content is entered using a rich text editor although some members will prefer to write offline and simply paste the contents into the text input Once a blog entry has been created members can search for it read it and then add comments Creating a New Blog How to create a new blog Permissions Only Administrators can create a blog 1 Gotothe News page 2 Clickthe Create New Blog button Blogs a gt Edit my profile Looking for a specific blog y 7 points a j j i My Questions 0 My Blogs 0 My Topics 0 Create New Blog My Ideas 0 Bookmarks 0 My
96. ntent types avail able include Blogs Discussions Events Ideas and Question amp Answers All of these content types share a similar interface and user experience DNN Social also provides the necessary tools to facilitate user interactions User profiles display details about the person behind the profile picture Groups are used as meeting grounds for users with common interests Private messages can be sent friendships requested and comments liked DNN Social includes a gamification framework which allows site administrators to guide users to perform desired actions on the site Gamification is an increasingly popular system which rewards users for par ticipation and cooperation The gamification settings are applied to all the content modules so that points earned for actions on any page in the site are added to a single total for each user The Leaderboard is prominently displayed showing users who have generated the most points and have the highest rep utation on the site When a user unlocks new privileges toast notifications instantly alert them Performing predefined achievements result in being awarded badges which can be displayed on the user s profile DNN Social has advanced analytic capabilities for tracking user participation A proprietary algorithm is used to generate Engagement and Influence scores for each user In addition site wide metrics can be viewed to assess how all the content modules interact and generate cont
97. ocated for blog posts in the default setup because this activity is not avail able to most community members and if points were associated with this activity it would create an unequal opportunity for bloggers to earn points Navigate to Admin gt Advanced Settings gt Gaming Mechanics Select the Scoring tab Locate the required activity score See Filtering and Searching for an Activity Scores Click the Edit gt button beside the score to be edited ak V N gt In the Experience Points text box enter the number of experience points earned for completing this activity 6 Inthe Reputation Points text box enter the number of reputation points earned for completing this activity 7 Inthe Maximum Times text box enter the maximum number of times a community member can be awarded this score 8 Optional In the Timeframe text box select from these options e No Limit Allows users to continue to eam points without any time frame restrictions daily monthly yearly Essentially you are rewarded for all your actions regardless of action s frequency This is the default setting e Daily Weekly or Monthly You can earn only so many points a day month year regard less of your activity in this duration You may perform more action but will not get points after meeting a threshold For example one can get 1 point for Commenting Admin can set restriction that a user can only get a max of 10 points in a day for this action e Lifetime
98. ocial community can be like a living organism It may require care and attention in order to reach its full potential Some of the efforts may need to occur before the site is even launched Each module can be configured by an admin to finely tune its behavior Gamification rules and rewards can be decided upon and new rewards can be created if necessary Clear outlines for the roles and responsibilities of mod erators and Community managers may need to be defined Once the flood gates are opened and the site comes alive constant monitoring will keep things running smoothly Moderators need to watch their notifications to see if action is required from the various mod ules Perhaps an idea needs to be approved a forum topic moved or a rude comment deleted Depending on how the roles are defined community managers may be asked to foster involvement and promote inter actions between community members The community managers are agents of the site tasked with keep ing the discussions flowing in positive directions One of the best tools for monitoring the status of the site is the Social Dashboard which provides a quick overview of the site along with detailed metrics of member activities Moderating Content There are three distinct roles in DNN Social which are involved with moderating content administrators moderator and community managers Administrators can view pages in edit mode and configure the mod ules They also configure the g
99. onate users of the iPhone 5 4 posts i 4 members aa photos E documents Lumia 920 Fans Group for passionate users of the Lumia 920 Je 1 posts iL 1 members aa photos E documents Windows Phone 8X Fans Group for passionate users of the Windows Phone 8X Fans C 1 posts iL 1members photos El documents OR Click on the name of a Social Group to view more information about the group and view any existing journal entries and then click the Join Group link to join Windows Phone 8X Fans Group for passionate users of the Windows Phone 8X Fans Join Group Brigitte Muller think it s a greate device too Yasmine and look forward to sharing my i discoveries with the group as 8 seconds ago Activity Stream Filter Yasmine With so many Anova customers purchasing the new Windows Phone 8X this month Create New Feed m a Es 3 7 eer lony c F and with all the positive Discussions about using this great new technology have decided that the time is ripe for a fan group If you love it too join us today 1 hour ago Yasmine created the group Windows Phone 8X Fans Group for passionate users of the Windows Phone 8X Fans 1 hour ago Depending on the setup of the Social Group your request to join will be handled in one of these ways e You will be granted immediate access to the group and will be taken to the Group Activity page where you can add your first journal entry See Adding a Socia
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101. permission is displayed The following options are available e O Not Specified Permissions are not specified Users cannot create or post to Blogs unless they belong to another role username that has been granted permissions e Y Permission Granted Users can create or post to Blogs Community managers are granted permission in the default setup e Permission Denied Users cannot create or post to Blogs If these users have been granted permission to edit the content under another role username this setting will over ride those permissions and prevent them from blogging 8 Inthe Ghost Writer column you can set the users who can add posts to Ghost Writer blogs although all posts will be credited to the blogger owner Start by clicking on the check box beside a role username repeatedly until the correct permission is displayed The following options are avail able e O Not Specified Permissions are not specified Users cannot post as a ghost writer to blogs unless they belong to another role username that has been granted permissions e Y Permission Granted Users can create or post to blogs as a ghost writer e Permission Denied Users cannot create or post to blogs as a ghost writer If these users have been granted permission to edit the content under another role username this setting will override those permissions and prevent them posting to Blogs Anova Mobility gt News gt Module Module Settings Permissions Page S
102. pproved check E the check box to approve this topic this is the default setting for users with this level of permission OR uncheck _ the check box if the topic requires approval This provides an opportunity for these users to have their topics reviewed by their peers or to review and edit their own topics before they are published e At Locked check Y the check box to prevent members from replying to this topic This dis plays the message Protected from further replies on the Discussion Details page OR uncheck _ the check box if members can add replies to this topic This is the default set ting The owner of this topic can later remove the lock if required 6 Inthe Tags text box enter your tag followed by a comma Repeat to add additional tags Start a new topic Anyone have the Microsoft Surface Does anyone have the Microsoft Surface yet What do you think Approved Lock _ Tags Microsoft Surface x Enter your tag and hit comma 7 Click the Save button If your topic does requires approval you will now see the Your topic has been submitted and is awaiting moderation message Once it is approved you will receive noti fication message If your topic doesn t require approval it will be displayed on the Discussions page straight away Discussions Find atopic Search Topics Start a new topic Pinned Topics No Replies My Topics My Replies l Filter by tag Sort by rec
103. r blog detail page e Click the Like This img src Resources Images DNNSocial Icons Like png gt button to like a post This adds your like to the total number of likes for this post e Click the Unlike This ea button to remove your like Bookmarking a Post You can bookmark or remove a bookmark from a post on either the blog summary or blog detail page e Click the Bookmark This button to like a post This adds the title of this post to your Book marks list on the My Status summary displayed on all site pages in the default setup e Click the Remove Bookmark 4 button to remove this bookmark Subscribing to a Post You can subscribe or unsubscribe to a post on either the blog summary or blog detail page e Clickthe Subscribe To This button to subscribe to a post e Click the Unsubscribe E button to remove subscription Bl Sarah ogs e Edit my profile Looking for a specific blog My Questions 0 My Blogs 2 My Topics 0 View My Blog My Ideas 0 Bookmarks 2 All Bio My Comments New IPad app s Add a filter tag 4 Entries Blog Authors New IPad app s a Y Anova Community Yasmine 3 5 2013 Yasmine Kelsey The lunch room at Anova has a bunch of IPad s and IPad Mini s that allow staff to enjoy a read or play a game shhh don t mentions the games to the boss J that help us research view more Tags IPad IPad Mini lt lt March 2013 Be a good Anova Community citizen SM
104. reate a Badge Badge Badge Name Tier Timeframe Goals Actions O Beta Tester Silver 0 Answers 1 Show All Detective Bronze 0 Answers 1 Show All x Getting started Gold 0 Answers 1 Show All Showing 1 3 of 3 results Managing Badges How to edit the number of reputation points that are awarded for a privilege using Mechanics Man agement Navigate to Admin gt Advanced Settings gt Gaming Mechanics Select the Badges tab Locate the required privilege See Filtering Badges Click the Edit button beside the badge to be edited Edit one or more badge fields as required See Creating a Badge for more details on each field Clickthe Save button oa fF ODN SB Privileges Filtering and Searching for Privileges How to use the search and filter tools on the Privileges tab of Mechanics Management 1 Navigate to Admin gt Advanced Settings gt Gaming Mechanics 2 Select the Privileges tab 3 Inthe Search Filter text box enter all or part of the privilege name 4 Optional At Filter By Module select a module to only view privileges for that module OR Select the blank record to view privileges for all modules Scoring Privileges Badges Privilege Management A Search Filter edit Filter By Module Answers x Privilege Module Admin entered Actions Edit own questions or answers Answers 15 Edit questions amp answers Answers 1000 Showing 1 2 of 2 results Managing Reputation Points for Privile
105. rticipating by other means Additionally there are graphs which accompany these numbers A bar chart represents the ratio of registered users to users which are actually active on the site Multiple line graphs displays the rate of new registrations logins and the amount of time different types of users spend on a page Similar to the content specific data there are sorted lists of users to show which specific users are the most active most recently registered and those who have been flagged for moderation In addition to the aggregated user data the dashboard also displays metrics specific to a single user This information is seen in the My Profile section of a user s profile The Engagement and Influence numbers are calculated with a proprietary algorithm and are used to quickly determine how much activity the user take on your site along with how well the other users respond to it Having these numbers calculated behind the scenes automatically allows administrators and community managers to quickly ascertain the relative impact a single user is having on the site Simple statistics such as points accrued badges earned and content created are also displayed here to give a brief overview of the user s contributions How Time Ranges Work Depending on which time interval is selected year month week day different data is retrieved from the Analytics tables in the database For example if year is selected then we need samples
106. rticipation and ranking in the community such as how engaged you have been with the site the points and badges you have won and the influence you are having on the community Viewing Your User Account and User Profile You can access your user account and your user profile by logging into the site and clicking on your name which is displayed in the top right corner of the site This displays a drop down menu listing the areas that you can go directly to from here The first three options My Profile Messages and Notifications display different pages of your user profile The Edit Account and Edit Profile pages take you direct to those edit pages and the Logout option logs you out of your user account About Anova FIND A STORE JACQUES v e A N OV N My Profile MIC DIETE ola Messages MOBILITY Notifications A ROOT ACTIVITY FEED MY PROFILE Edit Account Edit Profile Logout Managing Your Profile and Participation The user profile is divided into the following seven sections MyStatus Activity Feed Friends Messages My Profile Notifications Social Dashboard and Subscriptions The profile is accessed by clicking My Profile after hovering over the user s name in the top right of the page or by clicking on the user s name in any of the content modules The other location where you can view information about your profile is the My Status summary panel that is displayed on most pages See About My
107. rure dolor Question Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident sunt in culpa qu officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum ES Tags duis getting started x Enter your tag and hit comma Click the Ask button The title of your question is now displayed on the Answers page Answers Find an answer Ask a new question Answered Filter by tag Title Duis aute irure dolor Author Amanda Blackwood Tags duis getting started Unanswered My Questions Sort by recent activity w Answers Views Votes 4 Questions Last Active 4 minutes ago 4 Questions Answering a Question How to answer a question that has been added to the Answers page Permissions Community members must be logged into the site 1 Gotothe Answers page 2 Locate and open the required question See Finding an Answer or See Filtering Question and Answers 3 Click either the Answer link or the Add an Answer button to open the answer text box Answers Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet Return to previous page 2 12 2013 0 Views 0 Answers Last Activity 1 hour ago JohnC Tags lorem Question Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua Add an Answer 0 Answers 4 Enter your answer into the text box Answ
108. s who try to game the system by up or down voting posts not based on their content Features e Community members can provide feedback by voting adding comments flagging or liking an answer Answers Find an answer ane is oe l de ve an Ask a new question All Questions Answered Unanswered My Questions Filter by tag Sort by recent activity w 2 Questions Title Answers Views Votes Last Active Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet oR 0 0 39 minutes ago Author JohnC Tags lorem Duis aute irure dolor oR 2 0 1 hour ago Author Amanda Blackwood Tags duis getting started 2 Questions Configuring Answers Settings How to adjust the number of questions and answers displayed on the Answers page Permissions Administrators only 1 Goto the Answers page 2 Select Settings from the module actions menu 3 Select the Answers tab In the Question amp Answer Count text box enter the number of questions and answers to be dis played at one time If there are a greater number of questions and answers than set then the pager control will be displayed The default setting is five 5 items My Website gt Answers gt Module Module Settings Permissions Page Settings Answers Question amp Answer Count 5 y Update Delete Cancel Created By System On 2 5 2013 9 56 45 AM Last Updated By System On 2 5 2013 9 56 45 AM 5 Click the Update button Ideas About Ideas Ideas provides community me
109. single web config update is Learn about community recognition required changing a default limit of 8MB to the size you require Look for the string maxRequestLength and update it as appropriate For IIS 7 In addition to the update mentioned above you ll also need to make another change in the web config Look for the string maxAllowedContentLength and update it as well Note that this value is in bytes which is different than the other value which is measure in kilobytes so they will be different If it s not present it will need to be added to the correct location see the wiki link below for greater Activity Strearn Filter detail Note that starting in DotNetNuke version 6 1 3 you ll be able to update this as a simple setting change Detailed instructions can be found in the wiki here Video instruction can be found here Employees 3 months ago Like Read More Comment Create New Feed Betty Reece created the topic The Community Exchange fy The Community Exchange is a page on the www dotnetnuke com site that permits the exchange of questions and answers among DotNetNuke community members The module that is used on this page is called q amp a and any questions associated with functionality within the module should use this tag assignment when being asked 6 18 2012 Like Read More Comment David Nielsen Ira Machado and Melissa Blake David Nielsen created the topic Maximum File Upload Size How do increase the max
110. st is now displayed below the message box In the below example a post with a file attachment has been added Windows Phone 8X Fans Group for passionate users of the Windows Phone 8X Fans Leave Group 4 Tell the world something O 2 Activity Stream Filter Filter by activity EA Subscribe gt Create New Feed Brigitte Muller think it s a greate device too and look forward to sharing my discoveries with the group ak O seconds ago Like Comment Yasmine With so many Anova customers purchasing the new Windows Phone 8X this month and with all the positive Discussions about using this great new technology have decided that a the time is ripe for a fan group If you love it too join us today 1 hour ago Like Comment Yasmine created the group Windows Phone 8X Fans Group for passionate users of the Windows Phone 8X Fans 2 hours ago Like Comment Joining a Social Group How to join a public social group and be granted access to post journal entries to the activity stream for the group set up group events and add group specific content Answers Discussions etc if these content modules have been added to the Group Detail page Permissions Community members must be logged into the site to view the join button 1 Gotothe Groups page Here you will see a list of the social groups that you can join 2 Click the Join button Social Groups iPhone 5 Fans Group for passi
111. strators only 1 Gotothe News page 2 Select Settings from the module actions menu 3 Select the Permissions tab Optional In the Username text box enter the username of the user that you want to grant or deny permissions to and then click the Add link Repeat this step to add additional usernames 5 Optional At Filter By Group select from the following options e lt All Roles gt Select to view all roles both global and group roles in one single list e lt Global Roles gt Select to view all roles which are not associated with a Role Group This includes Administrators All Users Registered Users and Unauthenticated Users e Role Name Select the name of a Role Group to view the roles within that group 6 Optional At Inherit View permissions from Page select from these options e Check M the check box if the users who are authorized to view the Blogs page are always authorized to view blogs This displays the Security Locked image in the View Module column indicating that the view security is locked Skip to step 7 e Uncheck L the check box to set different permissions for viewing Blogs than set for the Blogs page If you choose to uncheck this option the check boxes at View Module will become available 7 Inthe Blogger column you can either set the users who can create blogs and add blog entries to their own blogs Start by clicking on the check box beside a role username repeatedly until the cor rect
112. ted Community man agers and administrators will receive a notification that allows them to view the reported content and then either delete the topic or dismiss the notification and take no further action 1 Click the Report button displayed below a discussion topic or comment 2 Select the reason for reporting this content from these options e Itis low quality e Itis spam e It does not belong here e Other enter below if this option is selected enter the reason in the text box below 3 Click the Submit button Report content am reporting this content because It is low quality It is spam OS It does not belong here Other enter below Ideas Ideas provides community members with a way to share their thoughts and suggestions with each other as well as administrators Filtering Ideas How to filter the ideas that are displayed on the page Permissions Site visitors can filter top ideas Community members must be logged into the site to view their ideas votes and comments 1 Goto the Ideas page 2 Apply one or more of these filters e Click either the All Ideas Top Ideas My Ideas My Votes or My Comments buttons to view the matching questions e Inthe Filter by Tag text box enter the tag followed by a comma to view matching ques tions e At Any Status select from the following options to further limit results Submitted Under Review Reviewed Accepted Scheduled Delivered or Duplicate e
113. ter all or part of the activity name that you want to filter result by This displays only the activities that include the text entered Activity Area of Site Accepted answer Answers Provided accepted answer Answers Provided answer Answers Provided answer up voted Answers Up voted answer Answers Showing 1 5 of 5 results Activity Stream Filter The Activity Stream Filter allows community members to create their own personalized custom activity streams These custom streams appear on the Activity Stream Filter as links that display the matching activity stream results in the Activity Stream Adding an Activity Stream Filter How to create a new activities stream filter In the below example an activity stream is created that only dis plays posts and forum topics for Anova employees 1 Goto your profile on your name above the menu and select My Profile and then select Friends 2 Click the Create New Feed link This will open the Custom Feed Builder page Activity Stream Filter Create New Feed 3 Inthe Activity Feed Name text box enter a name for this feed as it will appear in the Activity Stream Filter E g Employees 4 Optional In the Activity Authors text box begin entering the display name of the community member that you want to include in this feed Once the member is displayed click on their name to select it Repeat to add addition members If no activities are selected then all activities will be
114. the date the group was created e Member Count Select to order groups by number of members At Sort Direction choose whether to sort the list of groups in Ascending the default setting or Descending order In the Group List Page Size text box enter the maximum number of groups to be displayed on the page at one time The pager control will be displayed if there are more groups than the number set At Enable Group Search check Y the check box to display a Search box above the list of groups that enables users enter all or part of a word to filter the groups displayed on the page OR uncheck _ the check box to remove the Search box This is the default setting At Group Creation Requires Approval check Y the check box if groups must be approved by the Group Moderator the person who created the group before they are displayed on this module The Group Moderator will receive a notification whenever someone clicks the Join Group button regardless of the security roles they belong to OR Uncheck E the check box to newly created groups are display immediately without any approval required This is the default settings Click the Update button Anova Mobility gt Groups gt Module Module Settings Permissions Page Settings Group Module Settings Display User s Groups Only g Default Role Group EY lt Global Roles gt Module View Mode List Group View Page E Group Activity Social Groups Group List Templat
115. the parent category selection when adding an idea In turn all the children of those parent categories are also required for cre ation of a new idea Since there are no hierarchical categories in the default setup you will need to create one before any options are displayed in the drop down list 1 Clicking the Manage Vocabularies link to open the Admin gt Taxonomy page Create a hierarchical vocabulary and then close this web browser 2 Click the Refresh link to view the new vocabulary in the drop down list 3 Select the new vocabulary 13 Click the Update button Anova Mobility gt Ideas gt Module Module Settings Permissions Page Settings General Mode Page Size Total Votes per Idea Li Total Votes per User E Accept New Ideas Moderate Ideas Permit Voting Show Categories Root Vocabulary Update Delete Cancel Module Settings for Ideas co E Normal 10 mb o UN amp im Manage Vocabularies Refresh Create a new idea Idea Title Free Phone Cases Description Why not supply a free protective case with all new phone purchases It will reduce breakages for us and replacement costs for Anova Apply My Votes 1Vote 2Votes 3Votes 4Votes Type of Idea Select a Category Authorized Status Tags Enter your tag and hit comma Adding an idea when Show Categories have been enabled Blogs About Blogs The Blogs module gives community
116. to be included in the stream All activities are selected by default The following options are available e Comments Files Friends Links Photos Posts Privilege Earned e Forum Topics Forum Replies e Blogs e Group Created Group Joined Added to Wiki Updated Wiki Added a Document Updated a Document Added an Article Added a Video Vote Questions Answer Created Event Attending Event Created Project Updated Project Added Review Updated Review Completed Survey Created Task Updated Task Added Idea Updated Idea Anova gt Community gt Module Module Settings Permissions Page Settings Activity Stream Settings Enable Activity Stream Editor EY Y Enable File Attachments V Enable Photo Attachments vV Enable View Filters Y Enable Subscriptions Y Default Page Size Y 20 Maximum Characters per message Y 250 Activity Types y Posts Y Links Photos lt lt Files K Forum Topics AS Forum Replies Y Blogs Friends ES Group Created Y 10 Clickthe Update button Community Dashboard About the Community Dashboard The Community Dashboard or Dashboard is used to view the recent activity and participation levels of the social network All the users and content are aggregated into a single section to provide a com prehensive view The information is divided into three tab Dashboard Content and People Additionally there are chronological f
117. tton allowing you to quickly see your choice You can change your selection at any time Viewing the Attendee List Depending on the options chosen when an event is created community members may or may not be able to view who is attending an event and who was invited to an event 1 Go to the Events page Locate the required social event See Filtering Social Events or See Finding a Social Event Events that you are permitted to view attendance will display the see who else is attending link when you click on the Attend button on either the Event and Event Detail page Click the see who else is attending link Click on any of the buttons across the top of the page to view a list of the members who are Attend ing Maybe Not Attending or Invited From here you can also choose to Friend or Unfriend a member and click on a members name to view their profile Filtering Social Events How to filter the social events that are displayed on the Events page Permissions Community Members must be logged into the site 1 Go to the Events page 2 Apply one or more of these filters e Click one of the All Events My Events or My Comments buttons to view the matching events e Inthe Filter by Tag text box enter one or more tags each separated a comma to view matching questions 3 Optional To sort results select one of the following options from the drop down box Sort by recent activity Sort by Date Created Sort b
118. ty members can delete posts from their personal blog they can delete their own posts from blogs that they are ghost writers for and they can delete their own posts from group blogs that they are authorized to blog in See Modifying User Permissions for Blogs See Creating a New Blog ak Wn gt Go to the News page Locate the required post See Viewing Blog Posts Locate the required post and click on the blog title to view the full post Click the Edit link displayed at the bottom right corner of the post Click the Delete button located at the base of the page This displays the message Are You Sure You Wish To Delete This Item Click the Yes button to confirm Editing a Blog Post How to edit a blog post Permissions You must be authorized to add blog entries as a ghost writer or to a group blog See Mod ifying User Permissions for Blogs Alternatively you must have created your own personal blog See Creating a New Blog 1 2 3 4 Go to the News page Locate the required post See Viewing Blog Posts Click on the blog title to view the full post Click the Edit link displayed at the bottom right corner of the post Blogs Add New Blog Post View My Blog Edit Blog Settings Be a good Anova Community citizen Retum to previous page 3 5 2013 5 Views 0 0 Comments Author Sarah Tags Community Help us keep the Community a positive place If you see posts that violate any of the Community
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120. unity members a way to connect with other like minded individuals A group details page is very similar to a user profile Groups are created by members who want to com municate collaborate and share When a new group is created it can be differentiated by a unique name and picture The group creator also can write a brief description of the group to inform the other members of their intentions When a group is created it can either be public or private Private groups are not visible to members who are not part of the group If a group is publicly visible there is an additional option to moderate who can join This allows the group to have an exclusive membership but still be visible to all members Once the group has been created and members have joined it a list of the current members is visible This list can be used by member of the group to discover more information about other members or add them as friends A group has its own Activity Stream Members of the group can add posts to it and also subscribe and filter it the same as the site wide and profile based Activity Streams Social Groups iPhone 5 Fans Group for passionate users of the iPhone 5 C posts i 4 members E photos E documents Lumia 920 Fans Group for passionate users of the Lumia 920 e 1 posts i 1 members a photos E documents Windows Phone 8X Fans Group for passionate users of the Windows Phone 8X Fans Je 1 posts i 1 members aa photos E
121. us as it is displayed on site pages is divided into the following sections The user profile section prominently displays the member s name and picture while providing links to the full profile page and the profile editor Displaying a member s own picture allows them to see which picture they are currently using to represent them and to consider how others view them A member s display name and profile picture are two of the most important and memorable aspects of their social persona Some members will change their profile pictures often so having it displayed at the top of My Status allows them to keep track of the image without having to view their full profile although the default page skin also displays the name and picture for the member The profile status section displays the number of points the member has accrued Depending on how the points system is implemented on the site displaying the points can be a strong reminder to the member that they are adding value to the community or to track their progress towards a goal This section also dis plays a visual indicator notifying the member if their profile is incomplete The indicator is a less intrusive form of a nag message which drives members to enter profile data into the system The site activity section gives the current count of each type of content the member has created through out the site Each content type can be expanded by clicking upon it to display links to the specifi
122. vent directly to some or all of your friends as follows e None Select if you don t want to send out any invitation to this event e All Friends x Select to invite all of your friends to the event the total number of your friends is displayed in here E g If the drop down reads All Friend 3 then you have three friends who will be invited New friends will not see the invite unless changes are made to the Event If that happens everyone will see the changes e Select Friends Select to choose which friends are invited to the event This dis plays a list of your friends allowing you to select individual friends If you have a large number of friends you can type all or part of a friends name into the text box dis played above the friends list which will filter the friend list making it easier to find and choose friends This option is shown in the below screen capture 2 At Options select from these options 1 At Invitation Only check Y the check box to prevent members who are not directly invited to attend this event by hiding the Attend button Note You can invite others by sending the link using messaging or posting elsewhere however they would not see the Attendance buttons OR uncheck _ the check box to display the Attend button on the Event pages which allows members to choose to attend maybe or decline the event 2 At Show Guest List to Public check the check box to allow all members to view a list of the me
123. w e Designed to accommodate both point assignments e Rep points will always be lt XP e Privileges are compared against Rep points not XP e These can be adjusted per site how many rep points a user needs per privilege Privileges Management The Privileges Management tab allows Community Managers to configure shared privileges across the site as well as those associated with specific activities by associating privileges with reputation point value levels An example of this would be setting the reputation point level to 100 for a privilege such as Automatic Comment Approval Privileges focuses on reputation mechanics and has no relationship with experience points XP The gen eral concept of privileges is that as users accumulate a higher reputation score they have access to more actions across the site Another way of saying this is that users are seen as more trustworthy and have more freedom thus granted more privileges than newer users Badge Management The Badge Management tab allows you to create and manage badges Badges are real time awards or achievements that active community members receive for engaging in desired actions within the com munity These badges are displayed on Answers Blogs Discussions Ideas Scoring Management and Social Events Scoring Privileges Badges Scoring Management A Search Filter Filter By Module y Activity Module Experience Points Reputation Points Limits Actions
124. ws 0 Tags Community 0 Comments Author Sarah Help us keep the Community a positive place If you see posts that violate any of the Community Guidelines or the Do s and Don ts please report the post by clicking report abuse links Edit e Sarah Sarah has been working with Anova Mobility for seven years and has been involved in the telecommunications and IT industries for over 12 years Sarah is a passionate member of the Anova team who commenced her Anova career working as part of the support desk team Sarah s enthusiasm and dedication to customer support as well as her tendency to go the extra mile soon saw her promoted to Community Manager Sarah says I love technology and the chance to share my knowledge with our customers It is a great feeling to go home each evening knowing people can get on with using their devices rather than wasting time trying to fix problems In her spare time Sarah likes traveling cooking and scuba diving More from this Author e Add a Comment Sarah Edit my profile 7 points What s this My Questions 0 My Blogs 1 My Topics 0 My Ideas 0 Bookmarks 0 Logout Blog Authors Anova Community lt lt March 2013 gt 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Related Content Manage related content Deleting a Blog Post How to delete a blog post Permissions Communi
125. x Filter by tag Sort by recent activity x 2 Topic s Title Replies Views Likes Last Active What do you think of the iPad mini 0 0 0 1 minute ago Author Alan Tags IPad IPad Mini Prolonging the life of my IPad battery 5 8 1 1 week ago Author Fatma Tags IPad battery 2 Topic s Finding a Topic How to search for discussion topics Permissions All site visitors 1 Go to the Discussions page 2 Inthe Find a topic text box begin entering a descriptive title of the discussion topic you are look ing for All matching results will be displayed in the View Related Topics section below 3 Click on topic title to view the full discussion or if there are no relevant topics add a new topic See Starting a New Topic Tip Clickthe Search Topics button open or close the Find A Topic popup window Find a topic best mobile phones Start a new topic View related topics 2 would like to Problem solving most Start a new topic phones Starting a New Topic How to start a new discussion topic Permissions Community members must be logged in to the site Topics must be approved a community manager or administrator Go to the Discussions page Click the Start a new topic link In the Title text box enter a simple title for your discussion In the Topic text box enter your discussion in full ar N gt The following fields are only available to Community managers and administrators e At A
126. xt box edit your idea In the Description text box enter a description of your idea At Apply My Votes click on one of the Vote buttons to allocate between 1 10 votes for this idea NO on In the Tags text box enter one or more tags for this idea Create a new idea Idea Title Free cookies available at the reception desk Description We have free cookies in the lunch room however it is a long walk from our desks How about the reception desk as another station for these yummy treats Apply My Votes 1 Vote 2Votes 3Votes 4Votes 5Votes 6Votes 7 Votes 8Votes 9Votes 10 Votes Tags Productivity 8 Click the Create button to submit your idea and return to the Ideas pages If your idea doesn t require approval it will now be displayed on the Ideas page If your idea requires approval you will receive notification once it is approved Social Events Social Events also known as Events is the place where community members can create social events and choose to invite some or all of their friends or make the event public Attendance information such as who is attending and who was invited to attend the event can be shared on the site or kept private Adding a Social Event How to add a new social event Permissions Community members must be logged into the site 1 Goto the Events page 2 Click the Create a new event link This will open the Create An Event popup window Filter by tag Social Events S
127. y Title or Sort by Views Finding a Social Event How to search for a social event Permissions Community members must be logged into the site 1 Goto the Events page 2 Inthe Looking for a specific event text box begin entering a descriptive title of the event you are looking for All matching results will be displayed in the View Related Events section below Looking for a specific event fan clubs Search Events View related events 2 would like to Lumia 920 Fan Club iPhone 5 Fan Club 3 Click on event title to open the Event Detail page where you can view full details of the event or if there are no relevant events you can choose to create your own event See Adding a Social Event Viewing Events for a Specific Date How to view all events that occur on a particular date Permissions All site visitors Tip A dot is displayed in the day cell of the calendar on days that have blog posts and the current day is shaded 1 Gotothe Events page 2 Onthe Event Calendar locate the required month using the Calendar as follows e Go to the Previous Month Click the lt lt button located in the top left corner of the cal endar e Go to the Next Month Click the gt gt button located in the top right corner of the calendar 3 Select a date to display the events for that day Providing Feedback on Social Events There are a number of ways to provide feedback on events To get started 1 Gotot

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