Getting the most out of Soul Source

Just some misc words on how to get the most out of some of the soul soul source features that you may not be aware off...

site note - below originally posted via the now gone blog feature

Viewing All The Events You Or Other Member Has Posted

if you goto your profile via the top right hand nav menu

and then hit "find content" on the right top third

you will see all forum posts

if you then hit the events button on left then you get a list of all the events you have posted

Pasting Sales Lists or Docs Into Forum Topics

ok a fair few members have over time problems with pasting "sales lists" into forum posts

a recent update to the editor (the text box used when posting) has three additions that may help doing this

if you click in a reply box you should now see on the toolbar icons - far right top row

3 icons (see below image )

when you hover your mouse over you can see the titles

eg

paste from word

paste plain text

if pasting a word doc then try that icon

else try the plain text one

click on it

paste your text in the box and press ok

the text should now be in your editor

before posting try the previews - in the ideal world it should show ok

if not - you may have to change your documents format for better results

Using "My Media" to get at all your past images, attachments etc in a hurry

quick tip if you havent used the "my media" function for 5 second posting of your albums/images in a forum, event or pm post

try it out when you are next posting something

just click the "my media" icon in the toolbar of the editor when posting and you should see how easy it is

every image, attachment etc you have posted over the years is now available in 5 secs

my media is part of the normal editor used when posting all content

Notifications - Setting What Messages And Type You Get Sent On New Actions

It appears that a recent upgrade may have reset some members notifications settings

To get them back you just need to go here and tick the boxes on stuff you want

if you aint been there for a while, there's quite a few new ones, that cover all features and usefull ones such as "post quoted" etc etc

link below

http://www.soul-sour...a=notifications

Source Spy - Now Shows Events And Gallery Updates

The dynamic (as in updates by itself) Source Eye feature has been upgraded

It now auto-updates with event comments, and gallery album updates and gallery comments

Now displays the following

Forum (New Topics & Posts)

Blog (New Entries & Comments)

Refosoul.(new clips, Updated clips and comments -once returns)

Articles (New Articles, Updated Articles & Article Comments)

Gallery (Album Updates & Image Comments)

Events (Event Comments Only - Events will be supported soon)

Members Feedback - New feedback added

SoulMap - New locations added

can be viewed at moment on the forum index sidebar or via its own page from the top menu

Event Guide - Index Changes To Layout

After some time running with the recent changes and feedback received have had a minor sort out of the event index page

The main aim being to try and improve the "suit all" aspect page so more relevant info is showing at first look

click to view

1. top event nav bar - this shows on all events pages

click to view various listings of events - eg upcoming allnighters, weekender lookbacks or all events

2. highlight boxes for latest events comments - shows the latest comments

3. quick event listing - this will show inpage listings of various types of upcoming events - inc most recent comments

use "close" to return to calendar view

4.calendar - has returned to all the index pages - hover mouse over the title for the town location if given

Events - Top Tips For Promoters Using The Event Guide

A recycle of some tips that may help both promoters and members get the best out of the soul source event guide...

1 - use the map feature - eg add event location

by using this your event will then show in members local event listing

eg everyone who has entered their location on soul map will see your event listed in that section if within 50/70 miles of it

2 - use and encourage the use of the rsvp feature

it gives a promoter a list of members who have said will be attended

this info can then be used say if any last minute event news by yourself - it can also be used to inform interested members of your next event via pms, the "friends" feature etc etc

3 - use and encourage the follow event feature

you and members who follow can then be informed when ever anyone has posted a comment instantly

4 - flyer

by adding a flyer as an attachment it will then be randomly shown on main forum pages - front - forum index etc

and provide a link to your event

size/format of image - max size 2mb

jpg - ideal, png and gif acceptable - other formats will not display in random shows

5 - use your signature to give brief subtle details of event and a link to event guide entry

6 - Avoid use of unusual characters in the title - this can affect display of event, comments and flyers elsewhere on site

Improved Contact Soul Source Feature

if you look at the bottom of every page you can see that the footer has been extended

have added a few links that may help navigation of the site

eg should help if you are at the bottom of a page and wish to shoot off somewhere else on site

one of the links is a link to a new feature

its a "contact us" feature which should allow both members and guests to get in touch with soul source quicker

please note that messages only go to myself and nick

so any moderation request/questions etc must go thru the "report " feature not this contact us fgeature

(which can be found on every item of content - forum post, event post, comment, pm, article, profile etc etc

it operates in a ticket style format and so should in theory help assist one area of site (support etc ) that was a bit lacking

Map Location also shows in profiles

After entering your location in the soul map, it will also show in your profile as well

Useful as lets people know where you are from plus may be handy for record deals, dj bookings etc