connections:functionality:recommendations
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connections:functionality:recommendations [2011/05/10 05:09] jposeika [One way] |
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| You can recommend a book to another user and other users can make book recommendations to you. Book recommendations can be done in two ways: | You can recommend a book to another user and other users can make book recommendations to you. Book recommendations can be done in two ways: | ||
| - | ===== One way ===== | + | ===== Finding an item then recommending it ===== |
| - | * **Step 1:** locate the item you want to suggest using search form or on your bookshelf, then find a "Recommend this item" icon right by the item: | + | First, locate the item you want to recommend using a search or clicking through to it on your bookshelf, then click the "Recommend this item" icon next to it: |
| {{:connections:functionality:recommend_bookshelf.png|}} | {{:connections:functionality:recommend_bookshelf.png|}} | ||
| - | * **Step 2:**after you have chosen the item to recommend, you have to choose a user using search form to recommend the item to. Once you have found the user, you must click the "Select user" icon: | + | Next you have to choose the user you want to recommend this to; use the search box that displays on the page, and once you've found the right user, click the "Select user" icon: |
| {{:connections:functionality:recommend_finduser.png|}} | {{:connections:functionality:recommend_finduser.png|}} | ||
| - | * **Step 3:** after the necessary user found, enter the text for recommendation: | + | You then have the option to enter personal text to appear with the recommendation: |
| {{:connections:functionality:recommend_message.png|}} | {{:connections:functionality:recommend_message.png|}} | ||
| - | * **Step 4:** after the recommendation is submitted, user will receive notification once logged in: | + | Once you've sent the recommendation, the user will see a notification for it when they log in: |
| {{:connections:functionality:recommend_new.png|}} | {{:connections:functionality:recommend_new.png|}} | ||
| + | ===== Finding a user then recommending them an item ===== | ||
| + | First, find the user you want to recommend a book to (for example, by searching or clicking through from your friends list), go to his or her profile and click the "Recommend to a friend" icon by their picture: | ||
| - | * and see the recommendation on the list: | + | {{:connections:functionality:recommend_icon.png|}} |
| - | {{:connections:functionality:recommend_items.png|}} | + | Next, choose an item from your bookshelf or search for an item to recommend, then select it using the "Choose item" icon: |
| - | * as well as see own recommendations the user has made to other users: | + | {{:connections:functionality:recommend_select_item.png|}} |
| - | {{:connections:functionality:recommend_imade.png|}} | + | Then you have the option to enter a personal message to add to the recommendation; do this if you wish, then click the "Recommend" button: |
| + | {{:connections:functionality:recommend_message.png|}} | ||
| - | ===== Another way ===== | + | Once the recommendation has been sent, the user will see a notification for it when they log in: |
| - | * **Step 1:** find a user to whom you want to recommend a book, go to his or her profile and right after user's picture find the "Recommend to a friend" icon: | + | |
| - | {{:connections:functionality:recommend_usericon.jpg|}} | + | {{:connections:functionality:recommend_new.png|}} |
| - | * **Step 2:** choose an item from your bookshelf or search for an item to recommend, then select it using the "Choose item" icon: | + | ===== Viewing recommendations (your own profile) ===== |
| - | {{:connections:functionality:recommend_item.jpg|}} | + | From your own profile box, you can follow a link to "Recommendations". This will display two boxes: |
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| + | The "Recommendations to me" box, which shows all the recommendations you've received from other users: | ||
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| + | {{:connections:functionality:recommend_items.png|}} | ||
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| + | And the "Recommendations I made" box, which shows all the recommendations you have made to other users: | ||
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| + | {{:connections:functionality:recommend_imade.png|}} | ||
| - | * **Step 3:** once you have the user and item selected, just enter the message for recommendation and click "Recommend" button: | + | ===== Viewing recommendations (someone else's profile) ===== |
| - | {{:connections:functionality:recommend_useritem.jpg|}} | + | When you view someone else's profile, you can click the "Recommendations" link in their profile box to see two lists: |
| - | * **Step 4:** after the recommendation is submitted, user will receive notification once logged in: | + | The "Recommendations user made" box: |
| - | {{:connections:functionality:recommend_notify.jpg|}} | + | And the "Recommendations I made" box: |
connections/functionality/recommendations.txt · Last modified: 2013/04/28 08:28 by georgina
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