Allow your users to share ideas, links, video and other content with the Timeline feature. They can post a comment in the timeline tab on the platform and other colleagues can like and reply to the comment.

In this article we will cover:

Step 1. Go to TinQwise Control.

Step 2. Go to 'Settings', then select 'Features' in the top right.

Step 3. Search for the Social timeline feature in the list

Step 4. Click on the gear button and tick the Enable checkbox.

If you want to use another timeline feature from an external website, insert the URL in the 'redirect_url' field.

The Timeline will now show up in the site navigation for all users. If you want to show the timeline only to certain groups, you can add these groups in the Timeline configuration.

☝ PLEASE NOTE:

Enabling the timeline as a feature does not mean that all users can now see Timeline posts. You need to separately configure Timeline permissions for groups.

Now you can configure timeline permissions for your groups:

Step 1. Open TinQwise Control on your platform.

Step 2. Go to 'Groups', select the group you want to give posting rights in Timeline.

Step 3. Go to Permissions and click on 'Add user permissions'

Step 4. Select the 'Post status update in this group' permission and enter the group you wish to grant the rights to, and save.

As an admin, you can control who can post and manage content in the timeline by assigning specific roles to users, giving.
Navigate to Control>Users and then select the user(s) you want to give permissions to. Navigate to the "Roles" tab and click on "User roles' on the right.
A window to assign roles to the user will open on the right side.

Timeline contributor
When this field is tackled, users with this role can post and comment in the timeline, but only within specific group(s) that you assign in the "Groups" field. Their posts and comments will only be visible to members of those groups. Click on "Update user roles" to save.

​Timeline Manager
When this field is tackled, users can post, comment, and manage the content in the timeline for their assigned groups. This includes editing and deleting posts/comments of other users within those groups. Click on "Update user roles" to save.
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Users with the right permission(s) can post notes, upload pictures and videos, share links, like comments etc. When posting in the timeline, user must select an audience (group). It is not possible to select more than a group at the time. Users can only select as audicence the specific group(s) assigned to them when they were given the Timeline Contributor or Timeline Manager role.
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While it's possible to link URLs, upload videos, images, and PDFs when creating a post, these options are not available when commenting on a post.

You can even link social challenge activities to a timeline post for quicker access, and as conversation starter. Users with access to the module will see the images, videos and files that their colleagues have uploaded already in the preview. Via the timeline post they can continue to the challenge to submit their own contribution as well.

​Tip!💡 Timeline managers can now (un)pin their own and others posts, highlight important status updates to make sure everybody reads them!📌

Never miss an update from your timeline!
Digest emails bundle all notifications about new posts from colleagues, or trainers and comments on your own posts. Each email links directly to the timeline, making it easy to jump back into the conversation.

It is possible choose to receive these updates daily, weekly, or not at all (default):