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News Feed

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This section is a work in progress.

Overall Guidance​

  1. Users should be able to make posts including text, photos and videos
    1. Users will be able to view posts made by all other members of the organization. They should be able to like the post as well as make comments.
  2. Add comments

Hashtag Support​

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This section is a work in progress.

Code: TAG​

Authored by Xavier Bryson. Last updated on 14/03/21

This feature aims to enable hashtag support with the addition of hashtags to user posts.

Overview​

Problem​

  1. Users of the application need a way to track/group posts : Similarly, users need a way of linking posts of a similar topic/grouping.

Goals​

  1. Allow for the addition of tags to posts : As popularized by social media, tagging of posts provides a familiar medium for tracking content.

Out of Scope​

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People and Roles​

  1. Xavier Bryson (Feature Lead): clarify functionality and assumptions.

Context​

Use Cases​

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Proposal/Solution​

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User Experience​

  1. Upon creation of a post, a user will have the option of specifying one or more hashtags.

Important Details To Capture​

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Future Work​

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Tasks and Timeline​

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Pinned Posts​

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This section is a work in progress.

Code: PPD​

Authored by Xavier Bryson. Last updated on 20/03/21

This feature aims to highlight posts by allowing the pinning of posts to the top of the news feed.

Overview​

Problem​

  1. Admins require a means of sharing important information to all members of an organization: The pinning of posts will therefore prevent such information from being lost within the news feed.

Goals​

  1. Provide a section at the top of the news feed for displaying multiple pinned posts : If multiple posts are pinned, the area will cycle through each by manner of a carousel. Indicators of carousel functionality such as manual cycling and slide count should be present.

Out of Scope​

N/A

People and Roles​

  1. Xavier Bryson (Feature Lead): clarify functionality and assumptions.

Context​

Use Cases​

  1. A user should be to:
    • Cycle through each slide/post manually : having a gesture/button for users to move through all pinned posts allows for easy and quick consumption of crucial information.

Proposal/Solution​

A basic implementation can be adopted from Facebooks interpretation of a pinned post.

User Experience​

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Important Details To Capture​

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Future Work​

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Tasks and Timeline​

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