AFO Tips - How to navigate the site

[AFO]

With the new platform comes a new way to navigate the AFO site. The aim is to keep the site navigation simple and easy to use.

Forum Menu

The Forum takes centre stage and is the first menu item. Click this to view the index of the forum which will show you all the categories.

Activity Menu

Next is the Activity menu. This is the main menu item to see what has been happening on AFO and what content has been created. These are displayed as activity streams. Content means anything that is created, so new forum topics and posts, photo galleries etc. 

Under the Activity menu are some sub-menus. These are useful for finding specific content.

All Activity = all content activity including new forum topics, new forum posts, who has liked a post, who has updated their status, who has added photos to their galleries etc

Forum Activity = new forum topics and posts

Unread Content = content you haven't read yet on the AFO site

Content I Started = this is where you will find content (e.g. forum topics) you created

Content I Follow = You can follow content on AFO, this notifies you when there are replies or activity to this content. This menu item shows the content you have chosen to follow

Members I Follow = You can follow members now, so that when a followed member posts new content (e.g. a new topic) you can be notified. This menu item shows all the members you follow

Status Update Activity = shows the latest status updates on AFO

Gallery Photo Activity = shows the latest photos uploaded the gallery. This is not forum images that are uploaded to posts. This is a separate area where members can create photo albums and upload their own photos. Member can then insert these photos into forum posts, but you can also just upload images directly in forum posts as well.

Online Users = shows users online

Gallery Menu

This takes you to the gallery area where members can upload images into albums they create. A great place to store your photos digitally and to then also you can also easily insert them into forum posts. 

 

Search Menu

Here you can search the AFO site. Please note 2 or 3 word search string currently are not supported and will return an error. This is a limitation of the new platform and if this is changed in the future we will advise AFO members.

 

Viewing Activity Streams

Another tip is that you can change how you view the activity streams. You can view either in expanded or condensed view. Click the icons in the top right to change.

 

Expanded View shows text and images. The icon to change display type is shown circled in red

 

While Condensed view shows less information. The icon to change display type is shown circled in red

 

 

Hope this helps explain some of the new layout and changes to AFO.

 

[bersim]

Thanks for putting this up!  I didn't know about the condensed view thing and that's exactly what I was after.  Really appreciating all of the effort that has gone into the new and improved AFO.  

James