FAQ 2.0

Frequently asked Questions for SoFurry 2.0

• You can still access the old interface by visiting http://old.sofurry.com/.

Quick Tour

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The SoFurry 2.0 Page

The image on the right shows the locations of the features discussed below.

• 1. Your Avatar. You can click this to go to your user page.
• 2. The Upload button. Use this to upload new content to SoFurry.
• 3. The PM icon. This takes you to your personal messages. The envelope icon will be a brighter white and indicate the number of messages you have waiting for you will appear after it. In the example their are no unread messages.
• 4. The Notifications icon. This takes you to any comments, Favorites, Watches, Votes, and Watched Threads notifications you may have. Like the PM icon, the icon will appear brighter if you have any unread messages in this area and display the number of unread messages you have. In the example their are 2 unread messages.
• 5. The Settings link. Click this to change the settings for your account. Many of the new features in SoFurry 2.0 can be customized in this area. (Note: Notice the tabs at the top of the form. Click them to access even more settings! :)
• 6. The Logout link. Logs you out of SoFurry. Use this on shared computers so that others can't access your account.
• 7. Account Name. This indicates the account you're currently logged in as. You can click this to go to your user page.
• 8. The Main SoFurry Bar. The top row contains a link to the submission content page (SoFurry), your Watchlist, Groups, and the Sofurry Market. In the example you might notice a number 3 in a circle over WatchList. This indicates three items have been submitted by people you watch. Use the Groups link to access the groups you belong to or create your own! (Note: The Market feature is still under development.) Below the main links are a set of sub-links that control what is displayed in the main window. In the example the submission content page is selected so Artwork, Stories, Music, Photos, Journals, Forum, and Chat are displayed. By clicking on one of these the main page will display a subset of the submitted SoFurry content such as art or stories.
• 9. The Quick Search Bar. Type in the tags separated by commas (Toumal, Orca) you want to search for and press the Go button to search all of Sofurry's media types.
• 10. The report bar. Click this bar and a window will pop up that you can use to report a problem with the site, report a problem with a user or submission (such as adult work tagged as clean, harassment, etc.) or give a suggestion.

Searching

Their are several ways of searching on Sofurry. You may search for matches over any media (artwork, stories, photos, journals and so on) or you can search for something just in specific media. Note: At the time of this writing, the search function does not include the forums.

If you wish to search all media:

• Log in to Sofurry.
• At the top of the screen is a header that has a floating Search box and a Go button. Enter in the tags you wish to search for in the box separated by commas. (For example enter BBC, Tags) and click the Go button.
• Your search results will appear below.
• Didn't find what you were looking for? Try using fewer/different (or one) tag(s).

If you wish to search for a specific type of media (like artwork):

• Log in to Sofurry.
• At the top of the screen is a header that has several links for Sofurry, Watchlist, Groups, and Market. Under these are links to current submissions. Select the type of media you wish to search for and the main page will load below it. On the media page you will see a box under the media type. Enter in your the tags you wish to search for in the box separated by commas. (For example enter Toumal, orca) and click the Go button.
• Didn't find what you were looking for? Try using fewer/different (or one) tag(s).
• Protip!: If you want to limit your search by things such as rating, submission date, orientation/gender or if you want the search to return the results in a different order (by popularity or date) Select the criteria by clicking the modifiers below the Go button before you enter in your search.

If you wish to search for a specific user:

• Log in to SoFurry.
• At the bottom left hand side of the page is a link titled User Search Click it.
• On the new page enter in the name you wish to search for. (For example enter Toum)
• Click Search. Sofurry will display the avatars of all users that match your search string.