How to Join an Area
How to Be a Caretaker or Moderator
How to Create My Profile
How to Get Email Notifications

How to Join an Area

Find it.

Type the name of your building or organization.

On the area homepage, click Join Now.

The button is on the main menu.

Step through the signup Wizard and you're done!

You'll receive an email confirmation upon completion. Your access is limited until your area's Caretaker approves the membership. Another confirmation will be sent when the account is approved.

How to Be a Caretaker

Caretakers are administrative users who can grant and revoke Caretaker or Moderator status to other members of the area. The person who initially creates an area is automatically a Caretaker.

Caretakers:

  • Approve new users
  • Grant Caretaker or Moderator status to others
  • Modify area information and official contacts
  • Remove inappropriate content

Moderators:

  • Remove inappropriate content

Grant Privileges

First, log in and find your area. Find the person under the Setup tab and Users sub-menu. Click "modify" next to the person's name. Under the section called Roles, choose the role and click Grant Role.

Remove Content

If you have the ability to remove content a Delete button should appear under the item title. Moderators and Caretakers can delete Bulletins, Discussions, Events, Stuff for Sale, and Neighborhood Watch reports if necessary.

Setup Functions

Explore the Setup section of your new area by clicking "Setup". This section allows Caretakers to modify general area info, create pages, upload a home page photo, and add important contacts everyone should know about. Contacts appear on the home page.

Invite Residents

From Setup, click Invite Residents and invite people to the area by email.

Approve New Members

Caretakers receive an email when a person joins the area. From Setup, approve new users with the New User Requests section. The new user notification email has a direct link to this section.

How to Create a Profile

Your profile lets others know some basic information about you.

First log in from any page. Then click Account in the top right of the page. Choose the section of your account you want to edit, such as Interests.

Protect your personal information by changing sharing levels. If you see "Sharing with.." next to a field, you can click "Change" to change who can see that information.

How to Get Email Notifications

You can receive email notifications every time a certain type of information is posted to the area. Log into the area and click the Notifications tab. Each type of information has an ON / OFF switch.

Note that these settings are specific to the area and information type. You can opt to receive Event emails from one area but not from another. By default you will receive email notifications for new private messages and the weekly area update that summarizes new content.