Before registering on the site there are only four main pages available for you to see. Also there are restrictions for viewing users with explicated photos, sending messages, voting and etc. The main pages that every user can go through are as follows:
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The page consists of login box, registration link, basic search box, news box, new users box, and a photo randomly loaded each time. |
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Here you can view latest news posted by the site administrator. The news are sorted by date. |
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The page consists of news box and registration form. After the registration details are sent the software will send a confirmation e-mail to the specified address. Each user will need to click on the confirmation link to complete the registration. This extra step is necessary to validate the user's e-mail address. |
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This page replaces the Home Page once the user is logged in. It shows many user-specific details such as: times your profile has been viewed, your current rating, new messages, and new members of the opposite sex. |
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Shows all public information for the selected member. Also includes links for viewing photos, sending message, adding/removing from favorites. |
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Ajax Chat. Room with users thumbnails. |
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The photo contests feature uses the face off format where voters choose between two entries. |
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The broadcast feature allows users to stream live video to their profile page. |
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Community Groups are places where people with common interests can discuss various topics, share photos and chat. |
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Top Users Page |
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This is the page where you can create/edit your
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Quick Search Page |
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A convenient place to store all your favorites for
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A convenient place to store all your friends for easier
access and monitoring their online status, ratings, etc. |
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If you have watch or read something interesting, want to share your thoughts and impressions about anything you want here is the place to post it. |
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Shows all your incoming, outgoing and deleted messages. The page functions like any basic web e-mail so all members should be familiar with it. |
The page consists of login box, registration link, basic search box, news box and new users’ box.
You can go through the pages to take a look at the members subscribed, the news and top photos and members. But if you want to send messages to the others create your own account, vote and etc. you must first register to the site by clicking on “Register now!” link:
On the home page and some of the other pages “News” box is available. There you can read the latest news posted by the site administrator.
The news are listed with date added and short text from its content. The news are sorted by date. To view the full news content click on “more” link next to the desired news.
The page consists of news box and registration form.
All the Registration Details fields are required. Some of them like Country, Zip/Postal Code and City can be hidden for you in case the site is a local one.
After the registration details are sent
the software will send you a confirmation email to the specified address you have entered. You will need to click on the confirmation link to complete the registration:
This extra step is necessary to validate the user's email address.
When you click on a site member you have selected a “User Profile” page opens.
There are several Actions available:
View Profile
View Photos
View Video
View Blog
Send Message
Send this profile to a friend
Show Interest
You can see the member’s information by clicking on “View Photos” link:
The “User Profile” page shows all public information for the member you have selected.
You can see the member’s photos by clicking on “View Photos” link:
The “User Photos” page opens. It contains the thumbs of the pictures placed at the bottom of the page and the larger photos, their titles and descriptions.
The Average Rating shows the average valuation for the photos given from other site members.
Here you can watch the user’s videos if available. For more information about videos please see "Record Video” chapter.
If the member you have selected have posted a blog you can view it by clicking on “View Blog” link:
The page contains the date when the blog was posted, its title and the content.
If you want to see more details for the blog click on the blog title or “more” link next to the content.
The detailed information contains whole blog content and the full path to the blog
(http://server/paht/ShowUser.aspx?uid=Ben&bpid=21),
in case you want to send it as a link to someone.
If you are already registered and logged in you are able to add comments for the blog. To do this click on “Add Comment” link. For more detail information on how to add a comment please see “How to add a comment?"
If you want to send a message to the user click on “Send Message” link:
Only if the site is a free of charged you want need a paid registration to send a message.
For more information on how to send a message please see “ How to send a message?"
If you liked the profile of the member or you just like to show it to your friend click on “Send this profile to a friend” link:
A window “Sent to a friend: opens.
There are four fields you have to enter before you send it.
Your Name – you can your actual name or the nick name your friend knows you with
Friend’s Name – write your friend’s name or nick name
Friend’s Email – enter your friend’s email address
Message – you can write a message to your friend in example why you send him/her this profile
If you are shy or just do not know what message to send to the member but you are interested in him/her click on “Show Interest”.
You must be logged in to send one. The interest is shown in your “Sent Interests List” and user’s "Who's Interested List”.
Here you can add or information about Favourites and how to add or remove users from it please read “Favourites Page” chapter.
In case you do not want the user to write you messages, votes for you or post comments at your profile you can block
him/her by clicking on “Block User” link:
If you blocked the user by mistake or you have changed your mind you can unblock him/her by clicking on “Unblock User” link:
This is an option that is only available if you are a registered user and if it is enable by the site administrator. If you have met a site member or you are sure for his existence and his/her profile are created by him/her, you can certify that this user is genuine. To do this click on “Certify that this user is Genuine”:
The number of users required to certify a user is custom and is set by the site administrator. After the required users have certified a user is genuine a green check appears next to user info in every search results:
The green check can also appears if the user is verified by a site administrator. If you want to remove your verification for the user click on “Remove”Certified” status” link in the Actions menu:
If the user whose profile you are viewing is online you can start a chat with him/her by clicking on “Start chat” link.
The user receives a popup message with a question if he/she wants to chat with you:
IM stands for Instant Messaging. If he/she accepts IM Flash Player window opens:
If the other member wants he/she can start video and/or audio with you. You can stop them whenever you want by clocking on “video on” or “audio on” buttons:
A short info, picture and three actions are available for the user you chat with:
If you want to view the user’s profile click on “View profile” link, to add him/her to your favourites click “Add favourites” link. If you want to block the user click “Block user” link.
Your’s, user’s and status messages are contained in the following area:
To write a message type it in the text area and then press enter or click on the “Send” button right next to it.
At the bottom of the IM window your photo and Audio/Video management is shown:
If you want to send audio or video to the user click on the corresponding on/off button.
After you go thought and completed the registration process you can already register to the site by entering your username and password in the login/register box:
Your home page then opens:
It contains My Profile section and several components that can be added, edited and removed for both right and left areas of the page. For detailed information on adding a component please refer to the "How to add component?" in FAQ
The “My Profile” section consists the following information:
• The number of times your profile has been viewed:
In order to see the members who viewed your profile click on “View” link. A window opens with the users details:
Short information for each member is provided: Title, Username, Age, Gender, City, Last Viewed (the time this member saw your profile), Last Online (the time this member has been online)
Average rating:
Shows your average rating and the number of votes you have received. You cannot view which members have voted for you.
The online users:
This line gives you information about the number of online users. You can view them by clicking on “View” link.
Users broadcasting video:
Shows the number of users broadcasting video. Click on “View” link to see the list of the users and choose the one You one to watch. For more information about video broadcast please refer to "Broadcast" section in this manual.
The number of unread messages:
To view the unread messages for you click on “View” link.
For more details about your Inbox please see “Mailbox Page” chapter.
The number of users interested in you:
If you want to see which member have interest in you click on “View” link.
In a “Who’s Interested List” box you can preview list of all users that has send you an interest. Short information is provided for each one – User, Age, Location, Date, and Last Online. To see more information about the user, click on the corresponding user name (in example “Ben”). You can also delete this interest from the table.
The number of users you are interested in:
In a “Sent Interested List” box you can preview list of all users that you have been interested in. Short information is provided for each one – User, Age, Location, Date, and Last Online. To see more information about the user, click on the corresponding user name.
If You have received an ecard You can see it by clicking on View link. You will be redirected to Received ecards page. For more information about received ecards please refer to "Received ecards" in Mailbox section.
Your status: Your status: Hello Everyone [ Edit ]
Here You can type your current status that will be shown to other site members. You can delete it or edit it anytime you want.
Contest rank:
If the contests are activated for the dating site You are member of and if You are participating in one there will be a message about the number Your entry is ranked in the contest.
This component shows the newest members of the site:
You can specify the number, gender, age range of the users shown and the title of the new users box . Just click on the edit icon at the upper right corner of the component to enter the edit mode:
For more detailed information about managing components please refer to "How to manage home page components?" in FAQ section of this manual.
This component shows the newest videos uploaded by the site members:
You can specify the number of the videos, the gender of the members uploaded the videos and the title of the new videos
For more detailed information about managing components please refer to "How to manage home page components?" in FAQs section of this manual.
This component shows the popular blog posted by the site members:
You can specify the title of the popular blog posts box . Just click on the edit icon at the upper right corner of the component to enter the edit mode:
For more detailed information about managing components please refer to "How to manage home page components?" in FAQ section of this manual.
This component shows the newest site groups:
You can specify the number of the groups and the title of the new groups box .
For more detailed information about managing components please refer to "How to manage home page components?" in FAQ section of this manual.
This component shows the newest group topics:
enter the edit mode:
For more detailed information about managing components please refer to " How to manage home page components?" in FAQ section of this manual.
This component shows the upcoming group events:
It gives information about the event name, date and hour and the event creator name.
This component shows the users events:
You can specify the number and the type of the events (the events You want to be notified of must be checked) and the title of the user events box . Just click on the edit icon at the upper right corner of the component to enter the edit mode:
For more detailed information about managing components please refer to "How to manage home page components?" in FAQ section of this manual.
This component shows the site news:
You can specify the number of the news and the title of the news box . Just click on the edit icon at the upper right corner of the component to enter the edit mode:
For more detailed information about managing components please refer to "How to manage home page components?" in FAQ section of this manual.
This component shows the upcoming birthdays of the site members:
You can specify the gender and age range of the members to be shown and the title of the birthdays box . Just click on the edit icon at the upper right corner of the component to enter the edit mode:
For more detailed information about managing components please refer to "How to manage home page components?" in FAQ section of this manual.
This component shows Your online friends:
For more detailed information about managing components please refer to "How to manage home page components?" in FAQ section of this manual.
This component consist a search box:
For more detailed information about managing components please refer to "How to manage home page components?" in FAQ section of this manual.
Community Groups are places where people with common interests can discuss various topics, share photos and chat.
All groups are organized in categories for easier navigation. “Group
Categories” is the first page displayed when you click on
“Groups” link in the top navigation.
The page displays the categories names and the number of groups contained in each.
Actions available are:
Browse Groups – shows all group categories;
My Groups – displays a list of all groups you own or you are a member of;
New Groups – lists all new created groups by all members, the exact number of groups to be displayed is set by the site administrators;
Pending Invitations – shows all group join invitations sent to you;
Create a Group – allows you to create a Group, this action can be hidden if the site policy forbids users to create groups.
Displays a list of all groups you own or you are a member of. For each group an extended description is provided: its name, access level your membership type in the group, description, the number of group members and its creation date.
This page lists all new created groups by all members. The exact number of groups to be displayed is set by the site administrators.
For each group an extended description is provided: its name, access level, description, the number of group members and its creation date.
This page shows all group join invitations sent to you. Invitations are sent only for becoming a member to a Private Group, for moderate or public groups you do not need one. The number of the invitations is displayed on your home page:
When you are invited to a group you receive a system message in your mailbox containing the name of the group and the member which has invited you.
link from the Actions menu to the left. The “Pending Invitation” page will be displayed:
Select you choice from the links “Accept” and “Reject” below the group information.
This page allows you to create a Group. The action can be hidden if the site policy forbids users to create groups.
To create a group you need to fill several fields:
Name – enter the groups name;
Categories – select the categories to which your group belongs, for multiple selection hold “Ctrl” button;
Description – type the group description: its theme, the target group and etc. This is a required field;
Terms & Conditions – here you can specify the terms and condition for the group;
Group Image – you can upload an image for a group image. If no image is selected the default one will be shown as a group icon.
Access Level – here you can choose the access level of your group.
The “Groups” page lists all groups within the selected category. You can see detailed information for each group name, access level, description, number of members and the date when the group was created.
The “ Group Home Page” page contains three primary information sections.
“Group Information” shows the full group description, parent categories, creation date and type, the number of members, the owner and description.
“Latest Topics” display a few of the latest topics posted by the group members.
“Latest Group Members” shows the last members who have joined the group. The number of topics and members to be displayed are defined by the site administrator.
The “Group Photos” page contains pictures related to the group topic. Each group member can upload photos and contribute. For each photo a name, upload date and the user name of the member who has upload it is displayed.
To upload photo click the “Upload Photo” button. Upload photo page opens:
Enter name and description related with the photo you are uploading. Both “Name” and “Description” fields are obligatory. Then browse to the photo location select it and click the “Upload” button. When you have uploaded photos you are able to edit or delete them. Only group administrators, moderators and the member who have uploaded the photo can manage it (edit or delete it).
To edit the photo click on “Edit” link under the photo. You can change the photo name and description. To apply the changes click on “Update” button.
This page provides information for all group members. A user thumbnail, username, membership type, age, gender, online status and member sign up date.
The membership types can be four types:
Member – has rights to post new topics, answers and upload photos in the group gallery, cannot edit or delete other group members’ posts, topics and photos;
Moderator – the purpose of this membership type is to keep the group clean. The moderator can create, edit and delete posts, topics, answers and photos. Also they can delete group members.
Administrator – have all moderator rights plus the ability to edit the group information (icon, description and etc.), and can edit the group users membership type.
Owner – is the user who has created the group and has all administrator rights plus the ability to delete the group.
This page shows all group topics:
The information provided for the topics is:
1. Topic status
The ordinary open topic;
The topic is locked; only administrators and moderators can post and manage it.
The topic is sticky; the topic is displayed on top of all other topics. It can be sticky for a period of time specified by the topic creator.
The topic is both sticky and locked. Inherits the rights from both topic types.
2. Poster – the group member who created the topic;
3. Topic – the name of the topic;
4. Post – the number of posts the topic contains;
5. Date – the date updated. Shows the date when was created the last post or an answer in the topic. If you want to browse the topic click on its name (ex: “How do you like the new BMW?”):
The posts are ordered by creation date. Each post contains the poster, the date posted, post content and management links. To reply to the post click on “Reply” link on the top right corner of the post.
Enter your reply under the quote tags. If you wish only your answer to be displayed delete quote tags and its content. Click on “Add new Post” button to add your reply.
You are able to edit or delete your post or replay. To edit it click on “Edit” link in the top right corner of the post.
You can enter edit reason if you whish. It is not obligatory. The edit reason if such and edit date are displayed at the post bottom:
To add a new post you must be in the corresponding topic. From the left menu select “Add new Post” link. Enter the post content and click on “Add new Post” button.
All posts you have added can be edited or deleted by you and the group administrator and moderators.
To edit it click on “Edit” link in the top right corner of the post. You can enter edit reason if you whish. It is not obligatory. The edit reason if such and edit date are displayed at the post bottom.
To create a new topic click on “Start New Topic” link in the left menu. Only group members can create topics.
Enter the topic name and the first post content and click “Post” button to apply.
The type of topic (ordinary, sticky, locked, sticky and locked) can be only set by group administrator or moderator.
The status can be set when the topic is created or later by editing it.
To enter the edit mode of the topic select “Edit Topic” link from the left menu.
To delete the Topic click the “Delete Topic” link from the left menu. You will be asked to confirm the deletion if so the topic will be deleted.
When You click on Chat link from the main menu, the chat window opens:
It consists three main areas:
left area displays the user and server messages
right area shows the number of the users entered the chat room, their name and thumbnail picture
bottom area here You can type Your message and use "Enter" or the button "Send" to send it.
When You enter the photo contest page, You can brows through all the active ones and choose the one you are interested with. The past contests are also available for a preview.
For each contest there is a brief info available:
contest name
first three winning pictures
description
number of entries
view contest link
view top entries link it is not available if the contest does not have all the entries necessary
Once You choose a contest click on View Contest link. The contest page then opens:
The left area contains:
Results shows the picture You have pick (in red border) and the percentage Your choice match with other site members opinion.
Your favourite entries shows Your current favourites list. The right area contains:
Contest name
Contest Description
Two photos that has to be compared and the name of the user to choose the one You prefer just click on "Pick" button
View top entries button If You want to see current contest results click on this button:
Enter Contest/Leave Contest button You can enjoy/leave the contest by clicking on the Enter/Leave Contest button
For more information about entering/leaving a contest please refer to " How to enter/leave a contest?" in FAQ section.
If You have a camera connected to You computer You can use this feature to broadcast life video to other site members. Just click on Broadcast link on the main menu. The Live Video Broadcast status window opens:
If You are agree with the terms and have Your camera connected click on "Start Broadcast" button. The View Broadcast window will opens:
On the left area You can see Your video and on the right You can chat with the users watching Your broadcast.
This page allows you to preview the top photos and top users charts.
Here you can view the female, male and couple members with the highest average rating.
The number of the top users and votes required are custom and depends on the managing of the site.
On this page you can view the top photos for the site. The evaluation of the photos is on the same principle as the users rating.
The number of the top photos and votes required are custom and depends on the managing of the site.
The quick search mode makes possible finding users by specifying gender, country, state, zip, city, age range. It is also possible to limit the search results only to members with photos.
Basic search can be reached by clicking on the “Search” link at the main menu (rounded with red) or from the left menu “Quick Search” link if you have already entered the Search page:
The Quick Search contains three main search boxes:
Basic Search This feature allows you to search based on terms such as age, relationship, and the presence of a photo.
Username Search – Search for another member by their Username (for example: sillybilly or simone221)
Keyword Search – Search for another member by Keywords (use keywords to uncover matches with similar hobbies and interests).
Depending on the search criteria the different search results appear. This example shows males at age from 18 to 26 years old with photo uploaded:
If the search criteria fields are not enough or you need a more specific search click on “Custom Search” link in the left navigation.
This search gives you more options to specify the person you are looking for. Besides the basic search box, with the custom search you can basically choose every field for a profile top be search criteria: Height, Weight, Body Type, Eyes, Smoker and etc.
In order to save time in future to enter all your requirements again and again you can easily save them. To do this just check “Save this search as” and type a name for the search.
In example if this search specifies all the male members with blond hair and blue eyes you can call it “Blonds” or anything relate. That way it will be easy for to remember which of your saved searches search for this type of males. You can of course have as much saved searches as you desire.
All your saved searches will be shown in the “Saved Searches” box in the left navigation:
If you want to delete a saved search just click on the “X” mark right next to it as show on the picture above.
The next time you want to search for the preferred members click on the saved search and the search page with the field criteria will appear. You will need only to click the “Search” button to preview all the members who satisfy your requirements.
If the dating site you are member of is international a “Distance Search” is available.
This feature will help you to find users near you. You have to enter the distance you want to search in for members. This feature is based on the ZIP codes tables so in order to work you and the members you are looking for must have a valid ZIP code entered.
The “Favorites Page” convenient place to store all your friends for easier access and monitoring their online status, ratings, etc.
To add someone to you favorites click on its profile:
When the profile page opens click on “Add to Favorites” link on the left menu.
The member is added to your favorites list.
Other members will be able to see your favorites only if the members you have added as such have added you too as their favorite.
The “Favorites” box is displayed when you browse other members Profile Pages (Profile Pages).
The “Favorites Page” convenient place to store all your friends for easier access and monitoring their online status, ratings, etc.
To add someone to you favorites click on its profile:
When the profile page opens click on “Add to Friends” link on the left menu.
The member is added to your favorites list.
Other members will be able to see your friends only if the members you have added as such have added you too as their friend. The “Friends” box is displayed when you browse other members Profile Pages (Profile Pages).
In order other users to find you and see your profile you must create one first. You can do this by clicking on “Profile” link on the main menu:
The profile page gives a lot of options for managing your profile.
First you may to enter basic and extra information about yourself. Start by entering the basic information about you like height, weight, body type, eyes and etc.
Then you can give more details about yourself. “Title” is the slogan the other members will see you with. It is one that should not be underestimated. As more original it is more users will show interest in you. Also the “Tell us about you” topic gives you more space for describing yourself or the things you are like and interested in.
You can also tell the others what exactly you are looking for. Again you have enough space for describing your preferences in details. For a convenience you are given some of the most common interest to choose from, like: Computers, Music, Chat, Friends and etc. The type and the number of them depend from the site administrators. You can also check your marital status – Single, Divorced or Married.
After filling the desired fields and save changes you receive a confirmation message that your profile has been updated:
You are also given an opportunity to upload your photos. You can do it from the “Upload Photos Now” button or from the left navigation:
To preview all the information you have entered for your profile click on “View Profile” link in the left navigation box:
The “User Profile” page opens:
The page consists of the information you have entered when editing your profile. The fields that have not received approval yet contain “ pending approval ” text. If the user is member of groups they are listed as direct links to these groups.
The “User Comments” section shows the comments added for you by the other site members.
All the members can add no more than one comment for you. You have the rights to remove each one of them.
No matter which way you choose you are redirect to upload photos sub page:
Your photos are not going to be visible to the other members until they are approved by our team. This process can take up to 24 hours. Any photo that doesn't confront to this site specification will be deleted.
Here are some photo guidelines:
Group photos are only accepted if you have specified who you are and there are no more than 3 people on the photo.
Avoid small photos. Your photo should be at least 150 x 150 pixels. The recommended resolution is 400 x 400.
When scanning your photo please cut the empty areas around the photo this way your photo will seem bigger and the file size will be smaller.
Celebrity or copyrighted photos are not accepted. Now you are ready to upload your first photo. This can be done by clicking on link "Edit Photo"
Edit photo area opens:
You can enter name of the picture description (where it has been shots, who else is on it, how did you feel when this picture was taken and etc.). Then you browse to the photo and click the “Upload” button. Then your picture thumb shows on the left:
You can set if you want this picture as private and it will be viewed only from members you give right to. To see how this is done please read ……
Still your photo is not sent to the site. You must first confirm the actions by clicking on “Save” link or if you have changed your mind you can cancel the operation by clicking “Cancel” link.
After you confirm the operation, the picture you have uploaded appears with the title, description and a message: (pending approval). It will be removed once the picture has been seen and approved by the administrator.
You have three options for each picture you have uploaded:
Edit Photo – you can edit the photo’s details or upload a new one
Delete Photo – you can delete the selected photo
Make Primary – if you select this link, this photo will be your primary one and it will be shown to the other members of the site each time you send messages, or you are included in “new members”, “friends”, “top users” and etc.
The time required for a photo approval depends on the site administration.
Once your photo has been approved by the administrator you will receive a message from the administrator in your inbox
In case your photo is rejected by the administrator you will also receive a message.
If no reason for the rejection is provided you will receive only: “Your photo has been rejected” message. But if there is a specific reason the message body will contains it:
If You want to upload an audio file to Your profile page click on "Upload Audio" link in the left menu on Profile page:
You can enter the title for the audio You are uploading, otherwise the name of the file will be the title. Browse to the audio file You want to upload and click on the Upload button. If You want the audio to be visible only for the group of members You specified, check the "Set this audio as private".
You can upload or record video by clicking on Upload video link from the left menu. The Upload Video page opens:
There are three types of videos available for Your profile:
• Record Video
If you prefer to have a video representation you can record one by clicking on “Record Video” button. A window opens with a small video recorder screen:
To start recording a video click on record button:
Then you will be asked if you allow the flash video recorder to access your camera and microphone. Click “Allow”.
The video starts recording. The total video length is 60 seconds. You can stop the recording at any time by clicking on stop button:
Your video has been recorded. It will be available for the others site members to watch. You can specify if the video will be public or private by clicking on the corresponding link: "Set Public" or "Set Private".
• Upload Video If You already have a recorded video You can upload it by clicking on "Upload Video" button:
Browse to the video file and click the "Upload" button. If You want the video to be visible only for the group of members You specified, check the "Set this video as private".
• Embed Video This options allows You to embed YouTube videos to Your profile.
Click on "Add YouTube Video" button:
Enter the keywords in the search field and click "Search" button. The results will be displayed.
Click on the video You desire to embed to Your profile. You can remove a video from Your profile anytime You want just click on Remove button under the video:
After you have uploaded the photo you can see how will it appears by clicking on “View Photos” link:
The “User Photos” page opens. It contains the thumb of the picture placed at the bottom of the page – this way your picture will appears in “new users” box, “top users” when viewed in “message” window and etc. The larger photo, its title and description will be shown to the members when viewing your photos. The Average Rating shows the average valuation you have received for the photo from other site members.
If You choose a skin already You can modify it further the way You want. Click on Edit Skin link on the left menu:
Background image You can replace the skin background image by uploading a new one using the Browse button or by placing a url address of it.
Background color here You can set the background color.
Position set the position of Your background image on the page
Attachment set the type of the background image: "Scroll" will scroll the image with the page content, "Fixed" will place the image on fixed position and only the content will scroll
Repeat if You want Your image to repeat You can set it from here: "Down" will repeat the image vertically, "Across" will repeat the image horizontally
Text color here You can set the color of the text in the page
Link color here You can set the color of the links in the page
Left Menu Link color here You can set the color of the navigation links in the left area of the page
Header and Footer Link color here You can set the color of the links in the header and footer areas of the page
To apply the modifications You have made click on 
button.
If you want to change your account settings like password, email address, personal name (but not the username – it cannot be changed!) click on “Settings” link on the left navigation box:
The information from this page is personal and hidden for the other site members. The “Settings” page consists of four main sections: personal settings, additional settings, privacy settings and delete your account:
Personal Settings – here you can change your password, and some personal information.
Additional Settings:
I’d like to receive email notification – if you check this option you will receive copy of all the messages from your site Inbox to the personal email address you have entered.
Make my profile visible to other members – if you uncheck this option your profile will appear only if a member has already write with you or search you directly with your user name. You will not appear in the other search results or in top users, new members and etc.
I'd like to receive messages from choose from the dropdown list the type of members You want to receive messages from:
Members should be from to years old specifies the age range of the members who can contact You.
Profile skin You can set a skin to Your profile that will be shown when someone is looking at Your Profile page. Choose from the dropdown list with available skins:
When You select a skin You can see how it looks on Your profile by clicking "Preview" link next to the dropdown list. For more information of the available skins please refer to " What Profile Skins are available?
Only members with photo can send messages to me if checked only members with photo can send messages to You
Disable profile rating if checked the site members will not be able to rate Your profile
Disable profile comments if checked the site members will not be able to post comments to Your profile
Disable photo comments if checked the site members will not be able to post comments to Your profile photos
Disable blog comments if checked the site members will not be able to post comments to Your blog posts
Hide user level icon if checked the site members will not be able to see Your user level icon
Don't show me when view user profiles if checked the site members will not be notified when You view their profile
Hide friends if checked the site members will not be able to see Your friends list
Hide group membership if checked the site members will not be able to see the groups You are member of
To save the changes for Personal and Additional Settings click on
3. Privacy settings You can specify the privacy settings for your profile, photos, videos, friends and block. Just select from the dropdown list for each one who will be able to see them:
4. Delete Your Account If you want to delete your account for any reason that can be done by clicking on “Delete Account” button. Your account will be deleted from the sites along with the comments you have added, blogs posted, photos and videos and votes given. Only the messages you have send to other site members will remain in their Inboxes.
If the site is not a free of charged to choose the type of subscription you prefer go to “Subscription” page by clicking on “Subscription” link:
From this page you can choose the subscription plan that best fits your needs.
Just check the one you prefer and confirm it with “Submit” button. Then payment process continues depending on the payment engine. The default difference between paid and unpaid member is that only the paid members are able to send messages to the other members. The exact restrictions and options for the subscription are custom for each site and depends on the administrator requirements.
If you have watch or read something interesting, want to share your thoughts and impressions about anything you want here is the place to post it.
The page opens “Add Post” page. Another way to add a new post is by clicking on “New Post” link from “Blog Management”:
For every post you have to enter title and content.
Adding and formatting the blog content is very easy. You have a user friendly text editor provided. It contains the basic formatting of the font, text size, color, inserting images and hyperlinks and etc.
After you have done entering the content click on “Add Post>>” link to confirm it. You will receive a system message: Post has been added successfully.
To view your blog please click on “View Blog” link in the Blog Management Menu:
A short info for your blog like title, content and post date is displayed:
If you want to see more details, the user comments added for your blog or to post your own comments please click on “more” link or on your blog’s title.
You can edit or delete your post, preview the user comments for it or add your own comment. If you want to change your blog title or description you can do this by clicking on “Blog Settings” link:
Just retype the text in the title or description section and click “Save Changes” button to apply the new ones.
Shows all your incoming, outgoing and deleted messages. The page functions like any basic web email so all members should be familiar with it.
Your Inbox is displayed when you enter the “Mailbox” page or if you click on the “Inbox” link in the left menu:
Your Inbox table contains five columns:
a check box for deletion of the selected message – check this box and then click on “Delete selected messages” button if you want to delete the message(s). If you delete it, the message will be moved to “Trash” folder.
small user’s photo thumbnail – click on the thumbnail to enter “View Profile” page
the date the message has been send/received
the username of the sender click on the sender’s username to enter “View Profile” page
a fragment of the message – click on the fragment to preview the entire message:
The message and several actions will be available for you:
The message page consists of three main sections:
sender’s thumbnail, sender’s username (“From:”), recipient’s username (“To:”), and the time and date the message: the entire message content (“test”):
the conversation archive between the two users: The actions available are:
Reply – “Send message” page opens. For more information on how to send a message please see “How to send a message?” in FAQ chapter.
Block this User – if you do not want to receive any more messages from this user you click on “Block this User” link. The user will be unable to send you messages, post comments to your profile or photos or send you interest. You can unblock him/her anytime by simply clicking on “Unblock this User” link:
Back to Mailbox – if you want to go back to your Mailbox click on “Back to Mailbox” link:
To check out the messages you have been sent click on “Outbox” link:
a check box for deletion of the selected message – check this box and then click on “Delete selected messages” button if you want to delete the message(s). If you delete it, the message will be permanently removed.
small recipient’s photo thumbnail – click on the thumbnail to enter “View Profile” page
the date the message has been send/received
the username of the recipient click on the sender’s username to enter “View Profile” page
a fragment of the message – click on the fragment to preview the entire message
Once you have deleted a message from the Inbox folder it is moved to “Trash” folder. To enter the folder, select it from the “Folders” navigation:
The trash table contains five columns:
a check box for deletion of the selected message – check this box and then click on “Delete selected messages” button if you want to delete the message(s). If you delete it, the message will be permanently removed.
small user’s photo thumbnail – click on the thumbnail to enter “View Profile” page
the date the message has been send/received
the username of the sender click on the sender’s username to enter “View Profile” page
a fragment of the message – click on the fragment to preview the entire message.
If you want to see which member have interest in you click on “Who’s interested” link:
In a “Who’s Interested List” box you can preview list of all users that has send you an interest.
Short information is provided for each one – User, Age, Location, Date, and Last Online. To see more information about the user, click on the corresponding user name (in example “Ben”). You can also delete this interest from the table.
If you want to see which members you have been interested in click on “Sent Interests” link:
In a “Sent Interested List” box you can preview list of all users that you have been interested in. Short information is provided
for each one – User, Age, Location, Date, and Last Online. To see more information about the user, click on the corresponding user name.
You can see the ecards You have received either by clicking on "View" link for received ecards in My Profile section on Your home page or by selecting Received ecards from the left menu in Mailbox page:
The Received ecards table contains five columns:
User the name of the user who has sent You the ecard
Age the age of the user who has sent You the ecard
Ecard the name of the ecard
Date the date the ecard has been sent
Last Online the last time the user who has sent You the ecard was online To see the card just click on its name:
You can see the ecards You have sent by selecting Sent ecards from the left menu in Mailbox page:
The Sent ecards table contains five columns:
User the name of the user to whom You sent the ecard
Age the age of the user to whom You sent the ecard
Ecard the name of the ecard
Date the date You have sent the ecard
Last Online the last time the user to whom You sent the ecard was online To see the card just click on its name:
You can add comments to users’ profiles and blogs. The comments are passed at the bottom of the corresponding page and titled “User Comments”:
In this section you can view the users comments posted for the profile or blog. To add your own comment click on “Add Comment” link:
A text field is provided to you for entering your comment:
After typing the comment content in the text field click “Submit Comment” button to post your comment. It appears at the top of the comments’ list (Cane’s comment):
You can delete it at any time by clicking on “Remove” link next to the comment content. Only you and the user who owns the blog or profile have the rights for deleting your comments. It can be also deleted by a site administrator if it does not correspond to the site regulations.
If you want to send a message to a user it can be done from several places: from Mailbox page, when preview a user profile and etc. Each way a “Send Message” page opens:
It contains the sender (your), recipient’s username and the recipient’s photo thumbnail:
You may have an option to select from customized replays. This is optional and can be disabled by the site administrator. If it is enabled you can select a prewritten message from a drop down list (“Quick notes’):
A great feature provided is the big amount of smiles available:
You can pick up any in order to exalt your message or to express a feeling. If you are not sure what a smiley means point it with the mouse and a hint will appear:
Type your message in the text field provided:
If it is longer than the space provided a scroll will appear on right of the text area. For your convenience the conversation archive is available for you at the bottom of the page:
When you have entered your message click on “Send Message” button to send it:
A confirmation message appears that the mail has been sent successfully:
In case you have been blocked by this user you will not be able to send message and you will receive the following status message:
The requirements depend entirely on the site regulations and management. The exact requirements will be available only if the site owner decides to publicly disclose them.
You can vote for user’s profile or photo. To vote for a user’s profile click on the user thumbnail or username and “User Profile” page opens:
To vote for a user’s photo, click on the user thumbnail or username, and then click on “View Photos” from the Actions menu.
Both “User Profile” and “User Photos” pages contains a drop down menu with values:
When you choose the evaluation you want to give click on “Rate” button:
Your vote will be applied.
There are three group access levels:
Public Group – all site users can view this group or become its member. All you have to do is click on the “Join Group” link from the left menu and you will become a member immediately.
Moderated Group – all site users can see the group content but they must send a request to join the group. Click the “Join Group” link and your request will be send:
You will receive a message when your request is rejected or approved:
• Private Group – the group can be seen only in the category list to which belong but cannot be explored further until you become its member.
How to manage join request in a moderated group?
If you are owner or administrator of a moderated group it is your task to manage the group join requests. Go to the moderated group home page and click on “Pending Members” link from the left menu.
A list of all join requests will be shown:
If you approve a request click on “Approve” link for the corresponding user. The users will be announced for the results of their request.
How to invite users to a private group?
You must be an administrator or owner to a private group to be able to invite other users to join it. Enter the private group and select “Invite Friends” from the left menu.
You can invite six users at a time just enter their usernames in the textboxes and click “Send” button.
The selected users will receive invitation to join your group. They will also receive a message from you with the name of the group they are invited in and the user who has invited them.
How to accept a private group invitation?
The only way to join a private group is if you receive an invitation from group administrator. You will receive a message from the group person who invited you:
To accept the invitation go to your home page and click on “View” link:
You will be redirected to the “Pending Invitations” page. Click “Accept” link to join the group.
A group can be managed only by the group administrators and the owner. Click “Manage Group” link from the left menu to manage a group.
There are three actions available for a group management:
Edit Group – change the group settings and/or information. This action is available for both administrators and the group owner;
Transfer Ownership – if you want to retire the group ownership and transferred it to other group administrator. This action is available only for the group owner;
Delete Group – if you want to delete the group. To perform this action you must be group owner and the group must not have more members than specified as a requirement for group deletion. The maximum number of users is set by the site administrators.
If you want to edit the group click “Edit Group” button.
You have several options:
Upload new group image;
Change the group access level;
Enter a different name;
Select more categories to which the group belongs;
Update the description;
Set Terms and Conditions fro the group.
To transfer the group ownership to another group member click on “Transfer Ownership” button. To transfer an ownership you must be the group owner and the member must be group administrator. Choose the user from the dropdown menu and click “Transfer” button.
Only group owners can perform the transfer ownership action!
If you want to delete the group you must be group owner and the group must not have more members than specified as a requirement for group deletion. The maximum number of users is set by the site administrators. If you meet all the requirements click on “Delete Group” button. A waning message will appear.
Click on “Delete” button to confirm the group deletion.
The User Home Page contains two areas left and right. For each one there are several components that can be added. To add a component You have to:
click on the Add Components link on the corresponding area;
browse the list of available components and click
button to add the one You desire.
To add another component repeat steps 1 and 2. If you want to cancel the selection click on
button at the bottom of
the list.
The available components are:
Right Area Components
New Users This component shows a list of new users with photos. You can filter by gender and age;
New Videos This component shows the new uploaded and approved user videos. You can filter by gender;
Popular Blog Posts This component shows the most popular blog posts for the last month;
New Groups This component shows the latest created and approved groups in the site;
New Topics This component shows all new topics in the groups you are member of;
Upcoming events This component shows all upcoming events in the groups you are member of;
User Events This component shows a list of user events. You can specify the number of events and choose for which type of events you will be informed.
Left Area Components
News This component shows the latest site news;
Birthdays This component shows a list of users who have birthdays today or within the next few days;
Friends Online This component shows all your friends who are currently online;
Search This component provides a handy quick search box.
How to manage home page components?
There are several options available for each component:
Move Up moves the component one position up;
Move Down moves the component one position down;
Minimize minimizes the component to a single row;
Restore restores the component to full size;
Edit enters the edit mode which contains different options depending on the selected component;
Close removes the component. It can be added again from Add Components link.
To enter a contest, select the contest you desire and click on View Contest link. The contest You selected then opens:
In order to join the contest with a picture of Yours click on
button. The enter contest page opens:
It gives You detailed information about the contest and its terms and conditions:
Entry in contest shows the name of the contest
Contest starts on shows the date the contest has started
Contest ends on shows the date the contest should end on
Contest terms shows the terms You must suit to enter the contest
Which photo do you want to submit to this contest? shows all of Your uploaded pictures to choose from for the contest
After You have chosen a picture click on
button to submit your participation. If You have entered successfully the following status message appears:
If in example You were trying to enter the contest but have no pictures uploaded the following status message will appear:
If You are already participating in a contest but You want to remove Your entry just click on 
button.
You will have to confirm it on the pop up window that appears:
Your photo will be removed and You will be returned to the contest page.
What Profile Skins are available?
The software comes with a few premade skins. The Default skin uses the background and formats of the site theme. Here are the skins available:
AlienDream
Brushes1
Bubbles
Car
Ferrari
Girl
GreyGirl
Pikachu
PinkGirl
Sheeps
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