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Go to https://twitter.com/ | Go to https://twitter.com/ | ||
Use the email | Use the email groupname-volunteers@groups.ilovefreegle.org | ||
<br />We use owner emails so the group can be recovered by sending a password reset to the group email. | |||
Create a password and | Create a secure, unguessable password. Twitter may lock accounts if they are hacked and used to distribute spam. As they are unhelpful when it comes to getting them unlocked, it is better to choose a secure password in the first place. | ||
Full name add groupname Freegle | Click Get Started | ||
Full name: add groupname Freegle | |||
Click sign up. | Click sign up. | ||
Add a phone number | Add a phone number. If you skip this step you may have to go through an automated account recovery procedure. | ||
Userid is groupname-Freegle. You are limited to a few letters so you may need to shorten the group name for instance Stevenage is stev_Freegle. This is going to be the name that people use to send you messages directly, it shows on your page as @groupname-freegle so shortening the group area name for the userid will not mean people can’t find you, they will find you using the name you first added in the full name box. Which is why you use the group name. | Userid is groupname-Freegle. You are limited to a few letters so you may need to shorten the group name for instance Stevenage is stev_Freegle. This is going to be the name that people use to send you messages directly, it shows on your page as @groupname-freegle so shortening the group area name for the userid will not mean people can’t find you, they will find you using the name you first added in the full name box. Which is why you use the group name. | ||
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Select next, then click ‘Lets go’ | Select next, then click ‘Lets go’ | ||
=What are you interested in page= | =What are you interested in? page= | ||
Select News | Select News | ||
Under ‘looking for Even More’, type recycling. | Under ‘looking for Even More’, type recycling. | ||
Select | Select some of the suggestions that show. Type in area name and select any that are of interest such as reuse organisations, local councils, MP's and Media. | ||
Then select continue | Then select continue | ||
Import | Import Outlook contacts – select no thanks | ||
Click follow and continue | <br />Click follow and continue | ||
Select if you want notifications and continue. | <br />Select if you want notifications and continue. | ||
The page is set up. | The page is set up. | ||
=Personalize the page= | |||
Select Skip all | Select Skip all | ||
Click the camera icon at the top left of the page and add a group logo | <br />Click the camera icon at the top left of the page and add a group logo | ||
Introduce yourself (under the profile picture) - add a little about Freegle and click save | Introduce yourself (under the profile picture) - add a little about Freegle and click save | ||
Skip birthday details | Skip birthday details | ||
Add location and save | <br />Add location and save | ||
Click on the little profile picture top right of the page and select profile from the drop down menu. | Click on the little profile picture top right of the page and select profile from the drop down menu. | ||
Select edit profile | <br />Select edit profile | ||
Add a header picture – upload a photo of the area or a Freegle background and logo | Add a header picture – upload a photo of the area or a Freegle background and logo | ||
Add the web address for the group http://freegle.in/groupname | Add the web address for the group http://freegle.in/groupname in the website box | ||
Choose a theme colour. That will change the colour of text and save boxes. | <br />Choose a theme colour. That will change the colour of text and save boxes. | ||
Save the changes | <br />Save the changes | ||
Go to the email that is linked to the group owner email and you should have an email from | Go to the email address that is linked to the group owner email and you should have an email from Twitter to confirm the email address is correct. | ||
Click the link. | <br />Click the link. | ||
The group is then set up | <br />The group is then set up | ||
= | =Link to modtools= | ||
Stay logged in to the Twitter group you want to link. | Stay logged in to the Twitter group you want to link. | ||
Go to modtools settings > group settings | <br />Go to modtools settings > group settings | ||
Scroll down and click the link to Twitter box. | <br />Scroll down and click the link to Twitter box. | ||
Click Authorize app then close the page. | <br />Click Authorize app then close the page. | ||
The | <br />The Twitter page is linked. | ||
Links to other pages: | |||
*[[Promotion]] | |||
*[[Admins about Twitter]] | |||
*[[Freeglets]] | |||
*[[Tweets and Facebook Messages]] | |||
*[[Why Use Twitter?]] | |||
[[category:Twitter]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:55, 5 December 2019
Set up a Twitter page
Go to https://twitter.com/
Use the email groupname-volunteers@groups.ilovefreegle.org
We use owner emails so the group can be recovered by sending a password reset to the group email.
Create a secure, unguessable password. Twitter may lock accounts if they are hacked and used to distribute spam. As they are unhelpful when it comes to getting them unlocked, it is better to choose a secure password in the first place.
Click Get Started
Full name: add groupname Freegle
Click sign up.
Add a phone number. If you skip this step you may have to go through an automated account recovery procedure.
Userid is groupname-Freegle. You are limited to a few letters so you may need to shorten the group name for instance Stevenage is stev_Freegle. This is going to be the name that people use to send you messages directly, it shows on your page as @groupname-freegle so shortening the group area name for the userid will not mean people can’t find you, they will find you using the name you first added in the full name box. Which is why you use the group name.
Select next, then click ‘Lets go’
What are you interested in? page
Select News
Under ‘looking for Even More’, type recycling. Select some of the suggestions that show. Type in area name and select any that are of interest such as reuse organisations, local councils, MP's and Media. Then select continue
Import Outlook contacts – select no thanks
Click follow and continue
Select if you want notifications and continue.
The page is set up.
Personalize the page
Select Skip all
Click the camera icon at the top left of the page and add a group logo
Introduce yourself (under the profile picture) - add a little about Freegle and click save
Skip birthday details
Add location and save
Click on the little profile picture top right of the page and select profile from the drop down menu.
Select edit profile
Add a header picture – upload a photo of the area or a Freegle background and logo
Add the web address for the group http://freegle.in/groupname in the website box
Choose a theme colour. That will change the colour of text and save boxes.
Save the changes
Go to the email address that is linked to the group owner email and you should have an email from Twitter to confirm the email address is correct.
Click the link.
The group is then set up
Link to modtools
Stay logged in to the Twitter group you want to link.
Go to modtools settings > group settings
Scroll down and click the link to Twitter box.
Click Authorize app then close the page.
The Twitter page is linked.
Links to other pages:
