Website Questions

Yes we do!  It's called a PWA, or a progressive web app. For those who don't know, a PWA is a web application that can be installed on a device (mobile) to function like a native app.  The PWA app includes features like push notifications and like a native app, can be launched from the home screen (instead of launching a browser).  It appears as a standalone screen without the underlying browser address bar and controls. Unlike a native app, no updating is needed.  You won't find the GLRF app on Google Play or the Apple App Store. 

Android users:

1. On your Android device, type in the GLRF website: https://www.glrf.info in the search bar. Don't open the Chrome browser or Edge browser first.  
2. You should see the GLRF website and at the top of the screen, a header bar with several icons.  Click on the icon on the very right with 3 vertical buttons. Select 'Add to Home screen.' You will be prompted to Install app: Gay + Lesbian Rowing Federation.  Do it!  The app will install.  This is now a standalone app on your mobile and works slightly differently than viewing the GLRF website just using the Chrome browser.   For one, you will receive push notifications.  For another, the app, when opened, appears without the normal browser address bar and controls.
3. You can check that you installed the app by going to your settings for your mobile, then selecting Apps, and scrolling down until you find 'GLRF.'

Apple iPhone & iPad users:

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open Chrome
2. Type in the GLRF website: https://www.glrf.info 
3. On the right of the adress bar, tap Share share-apple.svg
4. Find and tap Add to Home Screen
5. Confirm or edit the website details and tap Add.

After the GLRF web app is installed on your phone, you need to allow notifications on your mobile as well as enable notifications for the app.

• For the mobile (Android), go to Settings, Select Apps, and then find the installed GLRF app. Click on it. Then click on notifications and select enable. Also, click on Permissions and just review the app permissions.
• For the app, locate the GLRF app icon on your home screen and click the icon and login.  On the menu at the bottom of the screen click on the bell icon (Notifications) and then click on the blue bar that says 'Notification Settings.' The first section Your Notifications, allows you to expand each section and then select how you would like to be notified about content from each section.  Most of the sections offer a push notification option.  You can select more than one, i.e. email and push.  Once you have reviewed the 'Your Notifications' section, scroll further down to a new area: Notification Types Available.  Scroll down and you should see 'Push.' Ensure it says 'Enabled in this browser.'

Done.

Just type the @ symbol followed by the userid of the person you want to mention in any content within the GLRF website. (Wait for a displayed list of GLRF members and click on the userid you want)

Once you add the mention, it will look like this: @glrfcentral or whomever you mention.

Most importantly, the mentioned GLRF member will get a notification that he/she/ex has been mentioned.

Any GLRF member can post a status update.  In essence, it's a public message on your own profile activity feed.  It appears in The GLRF Stream.  

There are two ways to use it: 

1. post a rowing-related announcement of your own or add a link to a rowing news story
2. Click on a member's profile, and say something about them (always posiitive...) in the activity status bar.  The status update will appear like this:

glrfcentral -> dph2002 and then below, your comment.

Finding the status update field on a desktop/laptop

1. In the header navigation bar, click on 'Create' and select 'Status.'
2. Alternatively, go to your profile and you'll see the field under the Activity tab that has greyed out lettering: "Write a public message on your own feed..."

Finding the status update field on a mobile/tablet

1. Click on the profile of a user and scroll down until you see the dropdown tab that has 'Activity' displayed.  Below that is the status update field of the user you clicked on.  If you type something in there, it will appear as You -> [user you clicked on}
2. Click on the profile icon at the bottom of the screen
3. Scroll down until you see the dropdown tab that has 'Activity' displayed.  Below that is your own status update field showing: "Write a public message on your own feed"