What these terms mean
Conduit is a social blogging site. Use it to publish articles, read article lists, comment on articles, favorite articles, and follow other people.
The main terms fit together as follows:
| Term | What it means here |
|---|---|
| Home | The starting area for article feeds, tags, and article lists. |
| Article | A published post that readers can read and discuss. |
| Comment | A response added to an article. |
| Profile | A person's basic information and their article lists. |
| If you need to… | Go to |
|---|---|
| Choose an article feed or tag | Use home-feed terms |
| Find an article and understand its comment area | Read an article and its comments |
| See another person's articles or follow them | View a profile |
| Find your way around the application | Navigation basics |
| Understand the home page areas | Understanding the interface |
| Sign in | Sign in |
| Create an account | Sign up |
| Add or manage a comment | Comment on articles |
| Understand profiles | Profiles overview |
| Follow another person | Follow other users |
Before you start
The route you open and whether you are signed in determine which area and actions you see. The home area loads the general article list when you are signed out and the personal feed when you are signed in.
| Before you start | Use |
|---|---|
| You are signed out and want to browse | / |
| You are signed in and want your personal feed | / |
| You want to open an article | Open an article from an article list; see Read an article and its comments. |
| You want to open a profile | Open a profile from a profile link; see View a profile. |
Find the area you need
Use the shared header when you want to move to the home area or to a signed-in area. Use the article and profile directions in Before you start when you already know what you want to open.
Prerequisites
- Know whether you are signed in.
Steps
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Open
/to reach the home area. -
Choose the destination that matches your task.
If you need to… Select or open Return to the home area Home Create a new article while signed in New Post Change your profile settings while signed in Settings Read an article Open an article from an article list View a profile Select a profile link
Result: The selected home, article, profile, article-creation, or settings area is on screen.
Use home-feed terms
The home feed is the area where you choose among article lists, filter by tags, and see the site's introductory message when you are signed out.
Prerequisites
- Open
/.
Steps
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Read the available feed choices.
If you need to… Select Read articles from your feed while signed in Your Feed Read the general article list Global Feed Filter the list by a popular tag The tag value shown in the popular-tags area -
If the tags are still loading, wait for
Loading Tags...to finish before choosing a tag. -
If you are signed out, read
A place to share your knowledge.in the introductory banner.
Result: The home area shows the article feed or tag list you selected.
Read an article and its comments
An article page contains the article, its author information, and its comments. The actions available to you depend on whether you own the article and whether you are signed in.
Prerequisites
- Open an article.
When you are signed out, the comment area displays Sign in or sign up to add comments on this article.
Steps
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Choose the route that matches your task.
If you need to… Select Open the sign-in page Sign in Open the sign-up page sign up -
If you are signed in, enter your response in
Write a comment.... -
Select Post Comment to add the response.
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If you own the article, choose the action that matches your task.
If you need to… Select Change the article Edit Article Remove the article Delete Article -
Select a comment author's profile link when you want to view that person's profile.
Result: The article page shows the article and its comment area; signed-in readers can enter and post a comment, and article owners see their article actions.
View a profile
Use the profile's basic information and article lists to choose the available action.
Prerequisites
- Open a profile.
Steps
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Choose the profile action that matches whose profile you opened.
If… Select The profile is yours Edit Profile Settings The profile belongs to another person Follow or Unfollow followed by that person's username -
Choose the article list you want to view.
If you need to… Select View the profile's article list My Articles View the profile's favorited article list Favorited Articles
Result: The profile area shows the article list you selected and the profile action available for that profile.
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