This page is the place to dig in and find feature information when you know what you’re looking for — in a big alphabetical list.
You’ll find most of these features on your Features Layout, and you can drag and drop feature modules around to the location you’d like each to appear on your Main Page. We’ve also included a number of other features that don’t live in a module on your Main Page but that work in conjunction with your entire Ning Network (e.g., the Language Editor).
| Feature | What it’s all about |
|---|---|
| Activity Feed | The big, up-to-the minute stream of latest activity across your network that’s located on the Main Page. |
| Badges | You and members of your social network can embed badges across the Internet promoting your social network. Also includes media players that show off your site’s music, videos and photos. |
| Birthdays | Showcase member birthdays so members can be congratulated on another great year. A great driver of activity. |
| Blog | Blog posts are one way you and your members can express what’s on your mind. A soap-box staple of any social network. |
| Chat | Everyone can participate in a live site-wide chat or private one-on-one chats with other members. Chat is always in the footer, but you can also put it on its own page. Or, put it directly on your Main Page. |
| Events | Organize events, either in the virtual or real world. Whether or not you meet up in real life is up to you! |
| File manager | A way for you to upload and organize files that are most important to your site. Also a great feature to use to make a “splash” intro page for your network. |
| Forum | The place for conversation. This is often the focal point of social networks. Your site has a main forum, but you can also have group forums. |
| Gifts | An optional feature that lets your members reward each other with pre-made or custom-made gifts. Not for every network, but great for some. |
| Groups | Your members can organize themselves into groups, where they can meet new friends and discuss group-specific topics in group forums. |
| Invitations | You can invite people via email, or invite people from popular social networking sites. |
| Language Editor | Don’t like the naming of things on your site? You can change nearly everything that appears in your site’s interface in the Language Editor. |
| Leaderboards | Highlight your network’s top members or content. The top photos, blog posts, videos, discussions or events can be displayed. |
| Messages | Everything related to your members’ private inbox, as well as their public messaging capabilities. |
| Music | You and the members of your network can upload songs. Express yourself! |
| Ning Apps | Third-party applications that you can put on your network. Some of these also allow members to add features and functionality to their profile pages. |
| Mobile Version | Your Ning site comes with its own mobile version that’s tailor-made for mobile devices. You can choose which pages show up. |
| Notes | The wiki-like Notes feature lets you and your administrators add pages of important information to your network. |
| Pages | A way for you to add a custom HTML page of nearly any type of content you want. |
| Paid Access | This optional add-on lets you charge members for access to your site, a special group or a single page. |
| Photos | Encourage your network to upload photos and images with this feature. You can control how many photos members can upload, and photos have different privacy options. |
| RSS | Add external RSS feeds to your network’s Main Page to pull in all kinds of external content. |
| Social Sign-In | Let your members sign up and sign in with services like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google, Yahoo, and Windows Live. |
| Text Box | Add anything you want to a Text Box on your Main Page — from text to images to third-party widgets. |
| Videos | Members can upload their own videos or simply embed videos from services like YouTube or Vimeo. |
