Then select Notification Settings under Other Settings.

And finally under Followed Content select the Email checkbox if you wish to receive your notifications via email, or Notification List if you prefer to hear a sound or have your browser alert you.

The final step to receive notifications when someone posts to a topic is to follow the topic.  This can be done automatically for all topics you create or reply to by checking the appropriate box under Automatically follow content in the screen above.  Alternatively, you can choose to follow specific topics when you create a topic or reply to an existing topic using the Follow topic slider at the bottom left of the editor box where you type your post.

All Activity Stream

The All Activity stream which is available in the activity menu by default, will give you a rundown of all activity on the forum. You can view this in either a condensed view (one line per item) or the default expanded view you see in the screenshot below.  Note: all other streams are set to Condensed view by default, but you can change this by clicking the Expand button. The forum will remember your last selection for each stream.

Custom Activity Streams

Within the default menu structure, under the Activity menu item, you will see a My Activity Streams option. Here you will see all default activity streams, and also the ability to create your own stream (on a per user basis).

When selecting Create New Stream, you will be presented with the filters you wish to use for your new stream. Here a new stream is created for a specific forum on the site. Note you can select the cog icon at the side of any content type to select specific items under that content type. In this instance, a specific forum.

Any new streams that are created, are then shown under the My Activity Streams menu, beneath the default set of streams.

Editing Existing Streams

When viewing any existing streams, you will see a set of filters at the top of the page, which you can change to your liking. Changing these will change the data shown in real time. There may be times where you wish to save a small change to an existing stream. Rather than creating one from scratch. After making an edit to any of the filters, you will see a save button, which will then allow you to create a new stream from your changes.

Then to Notification Settings

Then click into each category of content to change the individual settings.  In the example below, Mentions & My Content is selected and expanded.  The checkboxes on the left determine if you receive a notification by email and/or the Notification List (the bell icon at the top of the page.)  When enabled, the number of current Notification List items is displayed in a green bubble next to the bell.  To view those notifications, click on the bell, then on a notification to go directly to that piece of content.  To play a sound when a notification is received via the Notification List, click on the checkbox on the bottom left of the Notification Settings page.  

Email notifications will be sent to the email address shown at the bottom right of that page.  If you don't receive these emails, please check your junk folder and add USA7sClub@gmail.com to your safe senders list and/or Contacts to ensure these mails route to your inbox.

Important note: when you receive a Notification Email and wish to respond to the forum member who sent you a Private Message or @mentioned you in a post, do not reply to the email.  That will go to the Admin, not the intended recipient.  Instead, click on the blue button in the mail that takes you to either the message or post. 

From the Community Map homepage, click the Add Location button.  On the next screen, enter your zip code in the text box, then select your location from the results box that opens immediately below.  If the results box does not appear after 1-2 seconds, it cannot resolve your zip code.  If this happens, enter your city, county, and state/province instead. 

Next, click on your Map Marker,  This is the symbol that identifies your location on the map.  A small popup window will open that includes your User Name, and the Location and Se7en make you entered in your Forum Profile.  Click Read More, then Marker Actions then Edit.  You may now enter any information about yourself or your car that you want displayed on your Map Marker profile page.  Others may access this profile page by clicking Read More on your map marker.

Privacy: To protect your privacy, please do not enter your street address.  Although the system will hide your house number from others, it will show your street name, which is not recommended.  Entering just your city, or one nearby, is sufficient for the purposes of the map. 

Editing your location

Click on your Map Marker, then Read More, then Marker Actions then Edit.  You may then make changes to your location or map profile page.

Using the Map

Clicking on a Map Marker will open a popup window for that member.  From the popup window you may access their Map Marker Profile Page by clicking Read More, or access their Forum Profile Page by clicking their User Name.