View profiles

To see the current list of profiles:

• (from any page)
  • click on the Profiles link in the menu-bar
• (from the profiles-search page)
  • click on the 'List all member-profiles' button, or
  • make sure all fields in the 'Search member profiles by...' dialog are blank, then click the 'Search' button

To see a subset of the profiles

• click on the 'Member search' link at the top left of any Profiles page
• enter filter-values in one of the 'Search member-profiles by...' dialogs
• click the respective 'Search' button

Click on any link in the profiles list to view that member's details.

• note that some items may be visible only to verified members, so you may need to log on first.

Create and edit your profile

You must have a user-account before you can create your profile - if you haven't done so already email Sera with your preferred username and password.

Once you have a user-account, a 'my profile' link will be visible at the top of each Profiles page.

Click on the 'my profile' link to open the profile page.

• if the profile already exists, the profile content will be shown, including any contacts and locations
• if the profile doesn't yet exist, the main edit-form will shown

To edit

• click on the 'edit profile' link at the top of the page to edit the main profile
• click on the 'add contact' link to add a new contact-record
• click on the 'edit' or 'delete' link beside a contact to edit or delete it
• click on the 'add location' link to add a new location-record
• click on the 'edit' or 'delete' link beside a location to edit or delete it

These links will only be visible on your own profile, or if you are acting as a site administrator.

Whilst editing, you cancel any changes by clicking on the 'my profile' link at the top of the page, to return to the main profile view.

Profile details
Main dialog

• use the 'Show to' pull-downs to select whether each detail will be visible to everyone, or only to members
• member-category and start-year can only be set by administrators
• enter appropriate details for short-bio, full-bio, profession and interests
  • the 'short-bio' may shown in the profiles-list
  • all these fields may be used for search
• click the 'Store' button to save any changes

Photo dialog

• use the 'Browse' button to search for a suitable photo-file on your system
  • note: please keep the picture-size below about 200 x 200 pixels - larger images will be resized automatically, but will take longer to download and display)
• click the 'Upload' button to upload the selected photo-file

Contact details

• select a contact-type
• enter appropriate details in the 'Contact' and optional 'Info' fields
• select whether you want the contact to be visible to all visitors, or members only
  • note: for protection against unsolicited 'spam' emails, visibility of email addresses should usually be set to 'Members only'
• click the 'Store' button to save the changes

Location details

• enter appropriate details in each field
• select whether you want the location to be visible to all visitors, or members only
  • note: for your own privacy, visibility of personal locations (addresses) should usually be set to 'Members only'