When you login to PlaceSpeak you will be taken directly to your personalized dashboard. When you are logged in, this is your default page when you visit Placespeak. Here you will be able to stay informed about relevant activities in your local area, as well as interact with your neighbors, and provide feedback to decision and policy-makers in the public, private and nonprofit sectors.
Your Dashboard consists of the following elements:
1. Map
Browse the map to explore what’s happening around you including:
- Message your Neighbours
- Post on the noticeboard
- Create and share events
The Map shows the radius distance of your Notification Settings for each of your Places. The Map also displays three types of topics: Connected Topics, Other Topics and Seed Topics. By clicking on a topic marker you can access a consultation topic’s page.
You can also see other PlaceSpeak participants in your City by clicking the ‘PlaceSpeak Participants’ button. The screen will populate with green dots when you click the button, with each dot representing a participant.
Note: The participant’s location is offset for privacy purposes.
2. My Activity Feed
The Activity Feed displays a combination of new topics, topic updates, posts/comments, discussion replies and neighbourhood events from Topic Pages. Any activity involving a Topic you are following or Topics on which you are Moderator/Administrator will display here.
There is a filter option at the top right of The Activity Feed, which alters what is displayed in your Activity Feed. You can select to show New Topics, Topic Updates, Posts/Comments, Discussion Replies and Neighbourhood Events. These options can be displayed individually in combination.
3. My Topics
From My Topics you can access all of the topics you are following as well as explore other topics. There are two tabs in the Topics section: ‘Topics Followed’ and ‘My Topics’.
Topics Followed: Under this tab you will find consultation topics that you have specifically connected to. Click on a topic name to be taken directly to the desired topic page.
My Topics: If you are the Manager or Administrator of any Topic pages the ‘My Topics’ tab will appear. This will allow you to click through to click through to the Edit Dashboard of your Topic.
4. My Organization
You can access your Organizational Dashboard from here. Click the ‘My Organizations’ box and click ‘Edit Organization’. You will be taken directly to the Organizational Dashboard.
