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Special Member Links - Your Friends, Your Discussions, Your Groups, Your Photos, Your Videos

How to add special member links, so your members can access their "content" quickly.

You can add these links anywhere you want. I like to add them to submenu tabs, under "My Page" or "My Profile"

Go to:
My Network/Settings/Tabs & Pages
Add a sub-tab for each item you want to add to your Ning Network.

I like this setup for each sub-tab option:
1. Make this a sub-tab
2. Make Visible to Members

Here are the titles and links: Add the link next to - "Use Existing URL"

Your Blog
/profiles/blog/list?my=1

Your Events

/events/event/listUserEvents

Your Friends
/profiles/friend/list?my=1

Your Discussions
/forum/topic/listForContributor

Your Groups
/groups/group/listForContributor

Your Photos
/photo/photo/listForContributor

Your Videos
/video/video/listForContributor

STEPS ON ADDING SUB-TABS:

Go to Tab Manager.
In left column, click on +Add New Tab.
In right column, enter "Tab Name". (i.e. Your Videos)
Check the box next to: "Make this a sub-tab"
Next to Target Page, select "Use Existing URL".
Next to "Use Existing URL", enter your link. (i.e. /video/video/listForContributor)
Next to "Make Tab Visible To", select Members. (this is your choice)
In left column at bottom, you will see your new sub-tab.
Grab it and drag UNDER the main menu tab, where it should reside. (i.e. My Page)
In bottom right, click on Save Tab Settings.

And, here's a visual for one special Member link sub-tab:

UPDATE: As of July 2011, the title of this feature page is: Tabs & Pages, not Tab Manager

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Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Administrator☼JenSocial on February 14, 2010 at 1:00am

This one is a sweet tip
My members love it
I've been using these codes for about 7 months

Permalink Reply by Predestined by God on February 14, 2010 at 6:09am

You're the best, Jen =). Thanks!

Permalink Reply by Kiribati My Homeland on February 27, 2010 at 4:31pm

Thanks Jen, it is a great tip!! I've inserted, checked and it worked.

Permalink Reply by JenSocial on February 28, 2010 at 2:02pm

Great! Glad it worked for you.
;-)

Permalink Reply by Kiribati My Homeland on February 28, 2010 at 9:04pm

How about link to blogs? Is it possible? thanks!

Permalink Reply by JenSocial on March 1, 2010 at 1:13pm

That one was a little tricky! Thanks for asking. I added it here.

This is working for me:

Your Blog
/profiles/blog/list?my=1

Permalink Reply by Kiribati My Homeland on March 2, 2010 at 3:01am

Thanks for adding this one, Jen ... it's working perfectly!!!

Permalink Reply by JenSocial on March 3, 2010 at 6:53pm

Glad you liked it!

Permalink Reply by Temple of Our Lady of the Moon on March 9, 2010 at 7:05am

Surprisingly this wasnt as complicated as I thought it would be. Thanks Jen this is awesome! Definitly makes for better access to our stuff, and it makes it better organized.

Permalink Reply by JenSocial on March 9, 2010 at 2:10pm

Great, glad to hear it went smoothly.
;-)

Permalink Reply by freelee love on August 1, 2010 at 9:49pm