https://wiki.chilifresh.com/ 2026-04-04T20:50:50-0400 https://wiki.chilifresh.com/ https://wiki.chilifresh.com/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/favicon.ico text/html 2026-02-18T06:23:02-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.chilifresh.com/doku.php/connections/functionality/bc-running?rev=1771413782&do=diff Creating and running a book club Creating a new club To get started, simply use the “Create book club” link in the “My book clubs” box on your Connections profile. Enter a title and description for your club (you can change these later): text/html 2026-02-18T06:23:02-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.chilifresh.com/doku.php/connections/functionality/bookclubs?rev=1771413782&do=diff My book clubs Getting started The “My book club” box on your profile offers you options to browse/search book clubs for ones that might interest you, or to create your own book club. Once you belong to a book clubs, the profile box shows the latest three clubs here. text/html 2026-02-18T06:23:02-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.chilifresh.com/doku.php/connections/functionality/bookshelf?rev=1771413782&do=diff My Bookshelf The main part of this content box is a visual image of your bookshelf: You can have multiple bookshelves within Connections, and you can choose which one to display using the “On bookshelf” drop-down. Or, you can choose the “All Shelves text/html 2026-02-18T06:23:02-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.chilifresh.com/doku.php/connections/functionality/bsadmin?rev=1771413782&do=diff Managing items and bookshelves Managing bookshelves In the My Bookshelf section of your profile, you'll see the three default bookshelf options: My current reads, My library, My wishlist, as well as an “All shelves” option for viewing all items on any of your bookshelves all in one list. In addition to the default bookshelf options, you can also create additional personal bookshelves. text/html 2026-02-18T06:23:02-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.chilifresh.com/doku.php/connections/functionality/bswidgets?rev=1771413782&do=diff Creating bookshelf widgets A fun feature of Connections is that you can create your own bookshelf widgets – i.e. you can very easily generate some code to put in a webpage or blog which will make it display your bookshelf. It's simple to set these up, and you can choose their display settings, and create as many as you like. text/html 2026-02-18T06:23:02-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.chilifresh.com/doku.php/connections/functionality/chatrooms?rev=1771413782&do=diff Chat rooms section You can create chat rooms to discuss either some item, author or some other issue. You can either create a room or join an existing room. Everything starts with the “My chat rooms” widget: Creating a chat room * Step 1: Click on text/html 2026-02-18T06:23:02-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.chilifresh.com/doku.php/connections/functionality/comments?rev=1771413782&do=diff My Cork Board (comments) You can think of this box as a cork board where short messages can be left. On your own profile, you will see (and be able to delete) comments left by other users; on another user's profile, you can leave them a comment in this box. text/html 2026-02-18T06:23:02-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.chilifresh.com/doku.php/connections/functionality/communities?rev=1771413782&do=diff My communities Information coming soon... text/html 2026-02-18T06:23:02-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.chilifresh.com/doku.php/connections/functionality/discussion?rev=1771413782&do=diff Discussion threads Within book clubs and communities you'll find the ability to participate in discussions. There will be a discussion thread box on the page like this: It shows the various discussion threads created, and you can click through to each to read them and post your own comments. text/html 2026-02-18T06:23:02-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.chilifresh.com/doku.php/connections/functionality/facebook?rev=1771413782&do=diff Facebook integration Logging in using Facebook The most obvious Facebook integration is that you can log in to Connections using your Facebook account, to save you creating a new account with Connections. At the sign-up screen, simply choose the “Login with Facebook” text/html 2026-02-18T06:23:02-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.chilifresh.com/doku.php/connections/functionality/friends?rev=1771413782&do=diff My Friends This box shows the user's latest 12 friends, with a link to “see all friends” for the complete list: If you're on your own profile, you will have some extra options, too: * Invite a friend!: this lets you email a friend to recommend they join Connections text/html 2026-02-18T06:23:02-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.chilifresh.com/doku.php/connections/functionality/im?rev=1771413782&do=diff Instant messaging (IM/chat) Please note: you must have pop-ups enabled to accept chat from other users. If a user requests a chat, but pop-ups are blocked, a warning will appear advising the user to enable pop-ups. You can use IM by going to another user's profile who is currently online - you will know they're online if there is a red frame around their profile picture (in your My Friends box on your profile, or on their profile page, or anywhere else their image appears). text/html 2026-02-18T06:23:02-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.chilifresh.com/doku.php/connections/functionality/interests?rev=1771413782&do=diff Adding your interests You can add your interests to your profile, such as your favorite book, movie, etc., as well as general interests. They're used by Connections to help improve its recommendations to you. When viewing someone else's profile, you will see a text/html 2026-02-18T06:23:02-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.chilifresh.com/doku.php/connections/functionality/invitations?rev=1771413782&do=diff Friend invitations and browsing users Friend invitations You can invite other Connections users as friends. To do that, either search for the user by name/nickname/email address and click the “Add user” icon by their name in the search results, or visit their profile and click the text/html 2026-02-18T06:23:02-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.chilifresh.com/doku.php/connections/functionality/itemsweshare?rev=1771413782&do=diff "Items we share" When you visit another user's profile, you'll see on their page an “Items we share” box: This shows the items that both you and that user have on your bookshelves. This can be a good indicator of shared interests. text/html 2026-02-18T06:23:02-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.chilifresh.com/doku.php/connections/functionality/itemview?rev=1771413782&do=diff Item view and functions Whenever you click through to view an item, you'll see various information boxes about that item: Item information Here you can see the book jacket and title/author/ISBN information, as well as additional information (publication, summary, etc) if available. text/html 2026-02-18T06:23:02-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.chilifresh.com/doku.php/connections/functionality/login?rev=1771413782&do=diff Login form To log in to Connections, you have three options: * Log in with Facebook (simply click the Facebook button) * Sign in with Twitter (simply click the Twitter button) * Log in with your Connections/Reviews account If you've got a Connections/Reviews account and are logging in with that, you just have to enter: text/html 2026-02-18T06:23:02-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.chilifresh.com/doku.php/connections/functionality/mail?rev=1771413782&do=diff Internal mailing Sending You can send a message to another user by going to the user's profile and clicking on the “Send message” icon below the user's picture: Then just fill out the subject and message body fields and click “Send”: Receiving text/html 2026-02-18T06:23:02-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.chilifresh.com/doku.php/connections/functionality/myfollowing?rev=1771413782&do=diff My following What am I following? Some following is automatic, e.g. when you become friends with someone, you automatically follow all their events (adding books, reviews, etc). Also when you join a book club, you automatically follow the club's events (adding items, scheduling meetings, etc). text/html 2026-02-18T06:23:02-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.chilifresh.com/doku.php/connections/functionality/mylibrary?rev=1771413782&do=diff My library This section is managed by your library so content may vary, and some libraries might not set up this area immediately. Often, you will see the library logo, news, and links. Reference desk chat There is a chat function within Connections and some libraries choose to enable this, if they can be sure staff will be available for online chats. Therefore, you may see a text/html 2026-02-18T06:23:02-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.chilifresh.com/doku.php/connections/functionality/profile?rev=1771413782&do=diff Your user profile Viewing a profile When viewing a profile, it may look slightly different depending on whether you're viewing your own profile (first image below) or someone else's profile (second image). Looking at your own profile, you can modify your settings and it contains mostly text links for managing your details, while another user's profile will appear slightly differently, containing icons for interaction with that user. text/html 2026-02-18T06:23:02-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.chilifresh.com/doku.php/connections/functionality/recommendations?rev=1771413782&do=diff Item recommendations You can recommend an item to another user, and other users can make recommendations to you. Recommendations can be done in two places: either when you're viewing the item you want to recommend, or when you're viewing the user you want to recommend to. text/html 2026-02-18T06:23:02-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.chilifresh.com/doku.php/connections/functionality/recommended?rev=1771413782&do=diff Recommended Connections Your home page includes the “Recommended Connections” box, which is automatically generated by Connections. It looks at your friends, bookshelves, interests, etc, and uses this information to try to guess what other items and users you might be interested in. text/html 2026-02-18T06:23:02-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.chilifresh.com/doku.php/connections/functionality/search?rev=1771413782&do=diff Searching in Connections You can search for: * Users in Connections * Books and other items * Friends within your friend list * Groups for discussion groups * Communities for book communities * Book clubs for book clubs * Chat rooms for group chats text/html 2026-02-18T06:23:02-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.chilifresh.com/doku.php/connections/functionality/sections?rev=1771413782&do=diff The home page - widgets and sections On your own profile, as well as other users' profiles, you will see various boxes that we refer to as widgets. They are a highlight of a particular section in Connections, e.g. showing the latest comments on your profile. text/html 2026-02-18T06:23:02-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.chilifresh.com/doku.php/connections/functionality/signup?rev=1771413782&do=diff Signing up for a Connections account Connections offers the choice of logging in simply with your Facebook or Twitter account, but you can also sign up for a Connections/Reviews account. To sign up for Connections, you need to enter: * Your email address - it cannot have been used before with ChiliFresh (including reviews - if you've got a login for writing reviews, you can simply log in with that account, you won't need to create a new one for Connections). Your email will be used as your … text/html 2026-02-18T06:23:02-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.chilifresh.com/doku.php/connections/functionality/start?rev=1771413782&do=diff Accessing Connections As Connections is built to integrate with your library's OPAC, you access it from there. Just search for any item and on the search results page or an item details page (or, in fact, anywhere ChiliFresh reviews appear) you will notice a red bar with a button on its left at the bottom of your browser: text/html 2026-02-18T06:23:02-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.chilifresh.com/doku.php/connections/functionality/statistics?rev=1771413782&do=diff My Statistics The “My Statistics” section is calculated for each users - currently the charts compare each user's statistics against the average across all Connections users you're linked to: The number on the left shows the figures for your own friends, books read, etc., while the number on the right shows the average number from your network. text/html 2026-02-18T06:23:02-0400 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.chilifresh.com/doku.php/connections/functionality/twitter?rev=1771413782&do=diff Twitter integration Logging in using Twitter The most obvious Twitter integration is that you can log in to Connections using your Twitter account, to save you creating a new account with Connections. At the sign-up screen, simply choose the “Sign in with Twitter” option and authorize the app. You can revoke access to any application at any time from within Twitter, on the Applications tab of your Settings page.