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Using the Admin - Activity Feed Tool

The Activity Feed is a forum on your project’s website that allows you and your members to interact and share information. Members can post questions, photos, research, etc., and help each other with their research.

Accessing the Activity Feed

To access this page:

  1. Sign in to your GAP account by entering your Project Administrator username and password.
  2. On the navigation bar, hover your cursor over Project Admin and click Activity Feed on the drop-down menu.

    OR

    In the lower section of your GAP dashboard, in the Project Administration section, click Activity Feed.
    You are directed to the Project Activity Feed.

Posting to the Activity Feed

The Activity Feed contains a text field at the top where you are able to make posts. There are three main controls for post types:

  • Post to Group – This indicates a general post such as news, research discoveries, genealogy tips, or general communications.
  • Post a Picture – Click to upload a picture from your computer or device and add a description.
  • Ask a Question – Click to ask a question. Your question will appear in quotations in your post.

Interacting With Posts

Group administrators are able to interact with posts made by group members in a variety of ways.

Each post has the following controls:

  • Push Pin Icon – This affixes the post to the top of the activity feed regardless of any subsequent posts made..
  • Arrow Drop-Down Icon – Click to display the following options:
    • Hide – This hides a post from view of project members. You can Un-Hide it by clicking the Un-Hide link.
    • Report – Click to report a post as offensive or inappropriate, irrelevant to the project, or spam. Reporting a post will automatically hide it.
    • Delete – Click this to delete a post. This action cannot be undone.
    • Like – Click to "like" the post.
  • Write Comment – Enter a response to a post here.
  • Like – Click to "like" the post.

Understanding the Activity Feed

Posts from the Activity Feed will have individual icons to help you quickly know what the post is about.

  • The black and white icon with the group of people indicates a new project member has joined.  Be sure to welcome them to the group and learn more about their genealogy.
  • The green and white speech bubble icon is a Post to Group function and is the basic post type.
  • The grey and white question mark indicates a group member posted from the Question feature.  You will also see quotation marks around their question to make it stand out in the feed.
  • The orange and white camera icon indicates a picture has been posted.  You may see a collection of all posted photos under the Photos heading on the left menu as well.
  • The yellow and white triangle icon indicates an announcement from a project administrator.

Other Menu Options

The other menu options provide useful resources regarding your group project and other group members. Depending on the project settings you will see one or more of the following:

  • About – The About Us section displays the following sections:
    • Overview – This displays the text you have included in the Overview section of the Project Profile tool.
    • Background – This displays the text you have included in the Background section of the Public Website tool.
    • Goals – This displays the text you have included in the Background section of the Public Website tool.
    • News – This displays the text you have included in the News section of the Public Website tool. Results – This displays the text you have included in the Results section of the Public Website tool.
    • Project Statistics – This displays the information provided on the Project Statistics page.
  • DNA Results – This displays an index of the following DNA results based on the preferences set in the Site Configuration section of the Public Website tool:
  • Photos – This displays a list of all pictures posted to the Activity Feed separated by the month of the original post.
  • Links – This displays an index of the surnames included in the Search Terms field of the Project Profile tool.
  • Surnames – This displays an index of the surnames included in the Search Terms field of the Project Profile tool.
  • Links – This displays an index of the links added to the project.
  • Code of Conduct– This displays the text you have included in the Code of Conduct section of the Public Website tool.
  • Administrators – This displays the project administrators. Clicking on an administrator's name will display a field listing their email address in order for group members to contact them. 
  • Co-Administrators – This displays the project co-administrators. Clicking on a co-administrator's name will display a field listing their email address in order for group members to contact them. 
  • Links – This displays an index of the links added to the project.
  • General Fund – This displays the General Fund Donation Text and General Fund Donation Link if this has been selected to be displayed on the Site Configuration Section of the Public Website tool.
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