Helps & Support

Glossary of Terms

Add an Album

1. Navigate to the Album Creation Page You can reach the album creation page in several ways: Click on the (+) icon in the header, and then click the “Album” option in the dropdown menu that appears. On the “Newsfeed” page, on the right side of the “Add new…” box at the top of the page, click the “Album” link. If adding a personal album, you can go to the Albums tab in your profile, and use the “+ Album” button. To add an album to a group, go to the Albums tab on the page of the group you wish to add the album to, and use the “+ Album” button.  2. Fill in Album Details Title: Provide a brief title or description for the album. Album Description: Add a detailed description of the album’s content. 3. Add Pictures Click on the “Add Pictures” button. Use the “Browse…” button

Breadcrumb

Click on the various geolocations to move up to the higher levels. To go back down to provinces/states, as well as cities, and even districts within cities, scroll down to find them lower down on the right-hand column.

Header Bar

The top bar, with the focaLOCAL logo on the left, contains and provides access to the geolocation breadcrumb, Notifications Bell Icon, and Search Icon, as well as the Member Settings Dropdown Menu.

Like this Post

As on most every other social network, you can “like” any post by clicking on the thumbs up icon.

Member NewsFeeds

The 3 news feed columns display, from left to right, all the posts you, as a member, have added and posts of other members you follow. The first feed, on the left, shows activity from your friends, groups you’re a member of and any profiles that you’ve followed. The middle feed shows content from your local area and important content from higher geographical areas. The right feed is your “Custom Feed”, showing content from any profile that you’ve used the “+ Custom Feed” button on. If you’re on mobile, you can swipe left and right to move side-to-side between the different feeds.

Member Profile Bar

When on a profile page, this bar includes action buttons (such as Follow, Add Friend, + Custom Feed, etc), view/follower counts, profile pictures, and custom page navigation tabs.

Are you a Member Yet?

Being a member of focaLOCAL will allow you to add your own content as well as comment on others’ posts and content.