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Social Network Tips

A Group where Social Network Creators share tips across all Social Networking platforms, i.e. Ning, Spruz, Grou.ps, Wackwall, JomSocial, BuddyPress, Grouply, SocialGO, etc...

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Latest Activity: Jun 25, 2017

Network Creators Sharing Tips from all Social Network platforms...

Social Network Creators: Please Share Tips from all Social Network platforms - Ning, Spruz, SocialGO, Grou.ps, Grouply, WackWall, BuddyPress, JomSocial, etc...

Feel free to add any tips, no matter how simple or complex. All tips are helpful. Please keep the Group about Tips, and not about promotion. Although, when you add a Discussion/Tip, feel free to include the link to your Social Network.

Hope everyone understands, I'm shutting off comments, so the comment section doesn't start out with questions and promotion, that just gets lost in the thread.


Thanks in advance,
Jen

Discussion Forum

Ning 3.0 vs. Grou.ps for a brand new community

Started by Rodney Cummins. Last reply by Rodney Cummins Jul 22, 2013. 2 Replies

I am a brand new NC and I am faced with selecting the right social network for my community.  I have started a trial with Grou.ps and the out-of-the-box template seems to be set up PERFECT for our…Continue

Suggestion for Jensocial

Started by Bernard Lama. Last reply by JenSocial Jun 3, 2012. 1 Reply

Hi Jen, I assume you forgot to give the right width size for online indicator which is cropped. I suggest you to use width:70px. div.xg_widget_profiles_profile .online {width: 70px;height: 20px;} …Continue

Scheduling background changes

Started by Mind's Eye. Last reply by Mind's Eye Feb 29, 2012. 1 Reply

As I promised, here is the scheduled background switcher.  The switching will be on your host site so as not to affect your members with the many changes that could end up there and causing it to…Continue

Need Microsoft Word? Import MS Word Document Into Google Docs

Started by JenSocial Dec 11, 2011. 0 Replies

Need Microsoft Word? Lost Your Old MS Word?Have you purchased and used Microsoft Word for years, just to find that you've lost your original software after a hard disk crash? No fun. Been there. Done…Continue

Tags: collaborate, share edit, document, document sharing, google docs

How to Add the Facebook Like to All Pages - Huge hidden secret within tip for Ning NCs!

Started by JenSocial. Last reply by JenSocial Oct 18, 2011. 129 Replies

If you like this Tip, please click on the "Like Button" for this Tip Page, and our Main Site. :-) Huge hidden secret within tip, for Ning NCs!* This tip is NOT available for distribution, outside of…Continue

Tags: add facebook like to all pages, add facebook like to ning, how to add facebook like to many pages, how to add facebook like, Facebook Like Button to All Pages

Using our RSS feeds to put member "module" and group "module" anywhere

Started by GirlRiders. Last reply by Caribbean People Online Oct 14, 2011. 11 Replies

Jen has a great tabbed content tip for VIPS.  I wanted to use this tip to toggle between member and groups, the problem is that we can't locate modules inside text boxes.  Solution, take advantage of…Continue

Tags: groups, members, RSS, tabbed content

CSS Gradient Background Maker

Started by JenSocial. Last reply by Tips by Alex/JenSocial Oct 9, 2011. 2 Replies

This is the best online Gradient Background Maker I've seen to-date. It will create cross-browser compatible CSS for a gradient background that you can add to most any CSS element.For example, if you…Continue

Tags: background gradient, no images, background without image, background with CSS, gradient with CSS

Google Alerts to track mentions of your site and its topic

Started by GirlRiders. Last reply by Mujer de vanguardia Sep 17, 2011. 6 Replies

I never before thought of using Google Alerts like this until I read a mention of it somewhere.  Sorry if everyone already knows this! Google Alerts…Continue

Tags: google alerts

Why Is Alexa Important and Should You Install the Alexa Toolbar?

Started by JenSocial. Last reply by JenSocial Sep 8, 2011. 16 Replies

What is the Alexa Rank?An Alexa Ranking is gained by the level of traffic a website receives, based on the number of people who visit the website, with the Alexa Toolbar (or Add-On) installed within…Continue

Tags: how do i install alexa, alexa toolbar, alexa add-on, is alexa important, do I need alexa

TIPS: Choose a short & easy remembering customize URL address for your Google+

Started by Tips by Alex/JenSocial. Last reply by Tips by Alex/JenSocial Aug 10, 2011. 6 Replies

In social networks, you always need short, uniform and easy remembering URL addresses for your profiles in these social networks. For examplesmy twitter is…Continue

Tags: short, easy, url, customize, google+

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Comment by The York Paranormals on June 25, 2017 at 12:24pm

Thank you Jen. I am admittedly worried how they will react to what I have done. I don't think it is improper for me to have the one single nonnegotiable point being that the Logo isn't to be removed. I let my members control everything else about their profiles, groups, blogs etc. What is your thought about it. Is it out of line for me to insist the logo be visible not hidden?

Comment by JenSocial on June 25, 2017 at 11:44am

Good stuff, hope that works well for you!

Comment by The York Paranormals on June 25, 2017 at 11:37am

Thanks Jen. I had it added in my Custom Code section and they were still able to override it. In response, I have added it as a site button which would appear on every page. I gave it the same Top and Left px amount as I had used for my XN logo settings. That sat it in the same position so that it was no longer able to be removed. In order to remove it, they would have to also hide important page attributes. I used Javascript and set the position to absolute so that it scrolls with the page and still gave it the z-index at 1. I had placed it in the css first but when anyone uses their own css theme, it deleted it. that is why I was using the code in my Custome box... Now I will watch and see how it goes with the new Javascript placement I used to place it on all the pages.

Comment by JenSocial on June 25, 2017 at 10:23am

The York Paranormals, Try adding that part of the CSS to the Custom Code Box, within a style tag. Don't remove from CSS, just double up and add to Custom Code Box. I think that will override their settings. You might also want to add !important to end of that particular line of CSS.

<style>

your CSS!important;

</style>

Comment by The York Paranormals on June 25, 2017 at 9:25am

I have a serious question. I have added my site logo as xn_bar #xn_bar_menu prepend image. I prefer this not be hidden on any page on my site. a few members are using xn hidden code snippets to hide it on their pages. Is there a way for me to override it and make the logo show anyway? If there is, could someone please tell me how to do it?

Comment by Captain Major RockettBobebuzz on June 1, 2014 at 8:16am

A Group where Social Network Creators share tips across all Social Networking platforms, i.e. Ning, Spruz, Grou.ps, Wackwall, JomSocial, BuddyPress, Grouply, SocialGO, etc...

Comment by PaganJourneys.Net Hosting on September 10, 2013 at 6:07pm

 I am back on buddypress, and unlike my time at tmdhosting, I love siteground. I have about 5 wordpress/buddypress communities already including Social Buddies, our main blog and our main Pagan site Forest Home. I will be working more with buddypress in the future. It's good to be back.

Comment by PaganJourneys.Net Hosting on August 29, 2013 at 7:06pm

@Sai Communities I have used buddypress and I liked it. All wordpress.org themes are now useable with buddypress. However I did not like tmdhosting and cancelled my site with them so no more buddypress. However, I will probably be using buddypress again in the future but it is hard to advertise your buddypress site and get followers and everything. Unless you have a mass following already it will be difficult for you to use buddypress. 

Comment by Jane thomson on September 21, 2012 at 12:24pm

I have tried buddy press and is an awesome platform  to build good social network and if you want to promote your products then there are many options. for more information have a look at buddypress.org/about/story/

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Comment by JenSocial on April 27, 2012 at 11:16pm

Writer Chick,

To capture a specific group, would take custom script in the custom code box. However, for a page, you can add your CSS to the Custom Box for the specific page. For example, if you added the following code to a page, by clicking on "Manage Title and Meta Tags Manually...". Then add this code to the box labeled Custom:

<style>

p {font-family:tahoma;}

</style>

Any code you wrap in the <p> content here </p> tag, would take on the font tahoma.

Alternately, you could write an inline style directly in the page Text Box, and wrap your content in a DIV like this:

<div style="font-family:tahoma;">your content within the page</div>

Hope that helps,

Jen

 

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Discussion Forum

Ning 3.0 vs. Grou.ps for a brand new community

Started by Rodney Cummins. Last reply by Rodney Cummins Jul 22, 2013. 2 Replies

Suggestion for Jensocial

Started by Bernard Lama. Last reply by JenSocial Jun 3, 2012. 1 Reply

Scheduling background changes

Started by Mind's Eye. Last reply by Mind's Eye Feb 29, 2012. 1 Reply

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