Welcome to WeGetBuy

What is WeGetBuy? WeGetBuy is a site for people interested in finding great deals online. At WGB, we love great deals and great products. We love to shop, but – like you – we shop wisely. And, we want others to benefit from our knowledge. We’ll tell everyone about our great finds (after we’ve done our buying, of course!) and we’ll tell them how to avoid the not-so-great buys. Basically, this is a site run by shoppers like you for shoppers like you. Back to top

What Should I Do Here? Well, first, take a look around. Check out our great deals and our great members. If you like what you find here, then we’d love it if you’d take a moment to join WGB. Create a profile. Post a deal. Tell the community if a deal has expired or just isn’t any good. And while you’re here, make sure you meet a few of your fellow shop-aholics. Back to top

How do I start? First, take a look at the deals we’ve got. We’ve implemented a special navigation system that identifies our hot buys by categories and by descriptors. This system will help you browse or search for deals, either by keyword, product category, or store. If you’re comfortable, then create a username and join the community. Once you’ve done that, you can comment on deals you like, or deals that you don’t. You can also send private messages to other members, so you can start getting to know the other folks who help make WGB such a great site. Back to top

Why should I join? Only because you want to. Joining WGB offers you a chance to meet new people, learn about new deals, and contribute to the success of the online shopper community. The reason to join is because this is a place where you’ll have fun. Back to top

What should my WGB Profile say? It should reflect you. But, don’t worry about making some elaborate statements – because the great thing about WGB is that your profile is a living entity. You’re profile will be updated with every hot buy that you submit or comment on at WGB. This way, everyone will know the stuff you’re interested in without you having to do lots of extra work. Back to top

Posting a Hot Buy If you find a hot buy that you want to add to the community, we’ve got a two step process that will help you get it out to the community in the best way possible. In Step 1, you start by adding the URL of the deal you want to post to our system, and then giving it a short headline description, choosing a category the hot buy fits under, and telling us what store offers the deal. From that, we’ll try to find the image that matches your hot buy. We present our top three guesses on the image to you in Step 2 – you’ll get a chance to select the most appropriate image (or tell us to use a different image), and then you’ll write a short description of the deal and add some keywords to help others find the deal. Back to top

Registration & Login

Why do I need to Register? Depending upon how Community Server is installed you may be required to create an account before posting. Community Server supports anonymous contributions, but this option must be enabled by an administrator. To take advantage of all the features offered by Community Server, such as setting your own avatar, tracking post counts, emailing users, private messages, access private forums, and many other you will need to have an account. It only takes a few seconds to register, and it is recommended you do so. Back to top

How do I Register? To create an account you will need to visit the Registration page and complete the form for creating a new account. Here you will specify details such as your login name and email address – depending upon how Community Server is configured you may also be asked to specify a password. If you are not asked to specify a password, one will be emailed to you after successfully registering. Back to top

I have a Username and Password, How do I Login? After successfully registering you should have a username and password. You can then visit the login page and enter your username and password to login. Back to top

I already logged in, why do I get logged off automatically? When logging in if you do not check the ‘Remember Me’ option you will be automatically logged off after an administrator-defined length of inactivity, usually 20 minutes. If you would like the site to always log you in automatically, please check the ‘Remember Me’ checkbox. Back to top

I forgot my username and/or password. If you forgot your username and/or password you can visit the Forget Your Password page and have both your username and a new password emailed to you by entering the email account you're registered with. You will be sent a new password since we store your password encrypted and have no way of retrieving the original value. Once you receive your username and new password you can login and change your password. Back to top

What if I’ve registered but still cannot login? If you’ve registered and can’t login, check to ensure you have a valid username and password. If you are sure the username and password are valid, but still can’t login you may either require account activation or your account may be on hold. In this case it is best to contact the board administrator(s) or moderator(s). Back to top

I’ve logged in before, but now can’t login? First check to ensure your username and password are correct. If you still can’t login your account has either been put on hold or deleted due to inactivity. Please contact the board administrator(s) or moderator(s). Back to top

User Profile & Settings

What is a Profile? A profile is information about your account that controls how you view information within Community Server. This includes details about posts you’ve contributed to, personal information you wish to share such as your web address or weblog address, as well as setting that control how you interact with this Community Server site such as: themes, time zone, and many other settings. Back to top

Why do I want to set my time zone? Setting your timezone will enable Community Server to display all dates and time relative to your time zone. Back to top

How do I add Signature to my Post? A signature is a message that is appended to the end of any posts you make in the forums. You can edit your signature from the profile page. This signature will then appear at the bottom of any messages posted by you. Back to top

What is an avatar? An avatar is a feature of the forums which allows for an image to be displayed along with your posts. Avatars may be enabled or disabled by your administrator. Back to top

How do I set my avatar? If avatars are enabled by the administrator you will see and avatar section when viewing your profile. From here you can complete the forum to name the avatar you wish to use, either uploading an avatar or specifying a URL to your avatar. You will also need to enable your avatar for it to be displayed with your posts. Back to top

How do I change the language? Community Server is designed to be multi-language friendly. Currently the only available language is English, but additional language packs can be installed to add support for other languages. Check http://www.communityserver.org for language packs. Within your profile you will see a listing of the available languages. Back to top

How do I set the date format? The date format used to display any date information can be configured from your profile. Back to top

How do I turn off email-tracking? Email tracking is a feature which will send emails to you when messages that you are subscribed to change. You can turn off all email tracking globally from your profile. Back to top

What are the other icons/avatars that show up next to users? There are many different icons that can show up next to usernames in the forums. Common examples are administrators, moderators, or top posters. Other images may be displayed based on groups the user belongs to. Back to top

Why am I required to login to post, view members, or email other users? Depending upon how the administrator has configured the site you may be required to be logged in before viewing/using these areas. This is primarily to protect the privacy of users who have shared their information or to prevent unwanted/unsolicited emails. Back to top

Privacy & Security

How do I change my Password? Once logged in you can change your password from your Profile page. Back to top

How do I change my Username? Unless the administrator has configured the site to allow username changes you cannot change you username. Otherwise you can change your username from the Profile page. Back to top

How do I change my email address? Once logged in, you can change your private email address from your Profile page. Back to top

What Profile settings are required? The only profile setting that is required is your private email address. This is the email address that is used when you subscribe to the forums, when a forgotten username/password is emailed. The private email address is never shared or displayed publicly. If you wish to share an email address publicly, use the public email address field. The remainder of the profile settings is optional. Back to top

What if I don’t want my name displayed in the member lists? You can set the option in your profile and your name will not appear in any member listings, including the listing of who is online. Back to top

Posting

Can I use HTML? Yes and no. You cannot type HTML directly into the editor. If you are using Internet Explorer the default editor for creating new posts will be a Rich Text Editor that will automatically format posts using HTML. If you post with a browser other than Internet Explorer a standard HTML textbox is used and BBCode can be used to mark-up posts. Back to top

What is BBCode? BBCode is a special syntax for formatting plaintext posts. Back to top

Can I add attachments to my posts? Yes, however, this requires the moderator(s) or administrator(s) to enable this permission for user’s on a forum-by-forum basis. Back to top

What are Emoticons? Emoticons are graphical elements that can be added within the body of a post to add emotions to the post. Common examples are the use of smilies within the contents of a post. Community Server comes with a pre-defined set of emoticons, however the administrator can add additional ones. Back to top

How do I post a new message to a forum? You can post a new message to a forum in several ways depending upon how the administrator has configured the site. When viewing a forum you should see an image button reading New Topic. Clicking on this image button will take you to a form for posting a message or ask you to login first. Depending upon how the administrator has configured the site you may be able to post anonymously, i.e. no login required. If you do not see the New Topic image button you may not have enough permissions – even after logging in – to post a message to the forum even though you are allowed to view the forum. Back to top

How do I reply to an existing post? You can reply to an existing post using either the Reply or Quote image buttons displayed with the post. If you do not see the Reply or Quote image buttons when viewing a post you either do not have permissions to reply or the post may not allow replies. Back to top

How do I edit my posts? If the administrator or moderator has configured the forum or your role to allow editing of posts you will see an Edit image button next to posts you have made. Clicking on this image button will allow you to edit your post. Back to top

How do I delete my posts? If the administrator or moderator has configured the forum or your role to allow deleting posts you will see a Delete image button next to new posts you have made. If a post you have made has one or more replies you will no longer be able to delete the post. Back to top

My Post has words replaced with ***? The administrator may have specified a word filter for posts. When word filters are enabled certain words that are deemed to be offensive are filtered and replaced with the ‘*’ character. Back to top

How do I add a signature to my posts? See How do I add Signature to my Post? in the User Profile and Settings section. Back to top

How do I add an avatar to my posts? See What is an avatar? And How do I Set my Avatar in the User Profile and Settings section. Back to top

Private Messages

What is a Private Message? A private message is like email within Community Server. You can send a private message to other users within this Community Server site that is visible only to them. No private information, such as the user's email address, is ever disclosed. Back to top