Official forum LIVE RUSSIA | All about the user menu.

[Yuma_Hoshino]

Hello, dear forum users!

This topic will describe in detail the functionality of the user menu.

Here is what it looks like:

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The "News Feed" button

This section displays the latest activity on the forum: messages, new topics, reactions and other user activity.
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The "Your content" button

Here are displayed all your messages, topics and other content you have published.
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The "Reactions received" button

This section shows all the reactions that users have placed on your messages.
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The "Reactions given" button

Here are displayed all the reactions that you have given to other forum users.
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The "Information" button

This section contains the main data of your profile and account settings.

Here you can:
• change your username and see the date of its last change;
• configure your email and notification settings;
• change your avatar and profile cover;
• specify your date of birth, location and server;
• add information about yourself;
• configure communication methods such as Discord, Telegram and VK.

This section also displays the basic information of your account that will be visible to other forum users.

Main profile information

• Username — your username.
• Last name change — date.
• Email — your email.
• Custom title — your status.
• Date of birth — your date of birth.
• Location — here you can specify your location (optional).
• Server — Moscow / Sevastopol / Yalta.
• Discord — your Discord.
• Telegram — your Telegram.
• VK — your VK.
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The "External accounts" button

This section shows all your forum account bindings to other services. Here you can link accounts (for example, Telegram) or view existing bindings. This makes it easier to log in to the forum.
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The "Password and security" button

In this section you can enable two-factor authentication, as well as change your current password to increase account security.
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The "Signature" button

In this section you can create or change the signature that will be displayed under each of your messages.

The signature can contain text, images, links and styles. We recommend not making it too bulky so as not to clutter the communication.
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The "Privacy" button

The section allows you to manage the visibility of your profile to other users.

Privacy settings


• Show your online status — allows other users to see when you are online.
• Show your current activity — allows other users to see which page you are currently viewing.
• Show day and month of birth.
• Show year of birth — allows users to see your age.

Email settings


Receive emails about news and updates
Additional email settings can be found in the settings.
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The "Subscriptions" button

Here are collected all the topics and sections you are subscribed to. You can manage notifications, unsubscribe from unnecessary discussions or add new subscriptions.
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The "Settings" button

General forum interface settings:
• language and design theme;
• Time zone;
• enabling / disabling notifications on the forum;

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The "Ignoring" button

List of users you have added to ignore. You can add or remove them here, as well as decide whether to completely hide their messages or only images / signatures.
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The "Templates" button

Here are stored your saved message templates. Convenient for frequent use of standard responses, announcements or forms — just insert the template with one click.​