Step 1: Register
Register: Create a username and password!
Step 2: Edit your profile

Go to you "Home Page", Click on the pencil icon, this will open a page to edit your profile. Update your profile accordingly, and your profile picture, then save. That is all

Create Groups
Step 3: Manage Groups

By default, you have

  • Public group : All profiles you have added, will be able to see items shared with this group.
  • Private group : You have an option to add and remove profiles in this group. By default, only you can see items shared with this group.
  • Only you group : Only you can see items shared with this group, no one will have access to it. You don't have an option to add other profiles to this group.

You can also create your own groups, give them names like 'Immediate Family', 'Relatives', etc. Please note that a profile can exists in more than 1 group. A profile can exist in a family group, private group and in other groups too.

Create Groups
Step 4: Manage Group Profiles (Profiles that belong to a group)

The button below "Assign Profiles to Groups". This page will you

  • Help you see which profiles assigned to each group
  • This will give you an option to add a profile to a group.
  • The is also a Details button. This will allow you to remove the profile added.

Add Profile to Groups
Step 5: Representative Profiles or Dummy Profiles

These profiles are profiles you create to represent your other family members. These may include those who are still alive but not yet registered, those who have died, and/ or any who you wish to complete your family structure.

With these dummy profiles you can:
  • Specify date of birth and the deciesed date if they are dead
  • Add their email address. This will help in sending them email notifications when you post. This is optional.
  • Add their profile picture.
  • Manage how they fit in your bigger picture.
  • Document their life from your point of view.
  • Assign them to groups.
Add Profiles & Comments
Step 6: Requests

This page is for Accepting Profile connection requests if any exists

My Family View is more of a private life tool. This means you can't just search,send request and add a person, instead they have to be close people to your life. Therefore If you wish to connect to another profile these are the steps:

  • The button below will take you to the request page or you can access it from the menu (Profile Admin --> Requests)
  • To add another profile, Click "Create New".
  • On the Create Request page, make sure that the Request Code is zero (0).
  • Click button "Create". This will generate a request code.
  • Copy that request code and send it to the person you want to add. This can be done via text message, email, in person, etc
  • Once you have the Request Code
  • Access the Requests page using the button below or access from menu (Profile Admin --> Requests)
  • Click "Create New"
  • Enter the Request Code
  • Click the "Create" button
  • This will confirm if you have connected. When you check your home page, the profile you added will be there
  • To Remove Profile, Go to the menu (Profile Admin --> Relationships)
  • Go to the profile you want to edit, then click "Details"
  • This will open the "Details Page" with an option to "Delete"
  • Click Delete and they will be deleted from your profile
Requests
Step 7: Comments

To capture comments, On the Profiles Page, On the profile you wanna add comments to, click the Envelope icon. This will take you to the Comments Page.

  • Click "Create New" to add a New Comment. Simplified has a char limitation of 500 character with one text field.
  • Detailed Option, all bigger textfields have a 1000 character limit, with Lesson field having a limit of 500 characters
  • To Edit, Go the Profile you whose comment you wanna edit. Click on the Envelope icon
  • All Comments will display
  • Click Read More button. This will open a window with option to Edit and Delete available.

Add Comments to Profile
To Deactivate and Delete your profile

On the Menu, click on your name or email address, the click deactivate. After 30 days, your data will be deleted.