# NEW SITE FEATURES: User Locations and Ability to Follow people **URL:** \ **Category:** Site Stuff šŸ’¾\ **Created:** [June 3, 2020, 10:57am UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/new-site-features-user-locations-and-ability-to-follow-people/19421 "2020-06-03T10:57:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/user_avatar/mvertigo.org/turnitaround/32/4441_2.png) [@turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/u/turnitaround)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 10:57am UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/new-site-features-user-locations-and-ability-to-follow-people/19421/1 "2020-06-03T10:57:57Z")
Delighted to announce some fab new features!!: - Ability to set your own and see other usersā€™ locations (that have been set) - Ability to Follow Users. ## Ability to see users Locations: - set your Location in your Preferences under Map Location in Profile. Entirely optional but encouraged. ![image](https://mvertigo.org/uploads/default/original/2X/3/33045036cf3bb81f47ce998167403271497f45cf.png) ![image](https://mvertigo.org/uploads/default/original/2X/e/e1553922fa46372bc121a0d8da23be3bcf2e5003.png) NB For privacy protection, donā€™t enter your home address(!), but some landmark nearby. We do not track your location, you simply enter in the address. Donā€™t forget to hit Save! - view yourself in relation to others on [The New Userā€™s Map](https://mvertigo.org/u/user-map) (also navigated by Hamburger Menu ā†’ Users) ![image](https://mvertigo.org/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a0142b4f7638ee1036fee9c91159d68a1bd02655.jpeg) NB#2 This is completely separate from the site visitorsā€™ map. It is only visible when you are logged in as a registered user. ## Ability to follow specific users: - See a simpler Topic list of who you Follow - Get notified when someone posts How it works: - Hit a Userā€™s avatar anywhere and you should get a User Card pop up, eg: ![image](https://mvertigo.org/uploads/default/original/2X/1/11eebf2680ba8e33429d8fa672b924dc0a906e48.png) - Hit the ā€˜Followā€™ Button ![image](https://mvertigo.org/uploads/default/original/2X/e/ef58954c0fee4fe68843166049ac824afbe4979f.png) - You will now see a Following list, accessible from the main page: ![image](https://mvertigo.org/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a0b87f75feb25a2c671b5fd573280f4f405a6a36.png) - Hit that to see just the Topics in which your Following group has posted!: ![image](https://mvertigo.org/uploads/default/original/2X/0/06af268498c58f1fb8134c288dbef30094fc9cc0.png) - You can check who you are Following and whose Following you on the new Network tab in your User Summary: ![image](https://mvertigo.org/uploads/default/original/2X/e/ed433b4978725116abfe9f3f5a3f80a4c2a2da9e.png) Finally, you can set how verbose the notifications are. If you find itā€™s too chatty, you can switch some of them off: ![image](https://mvertigo.org/uploads/default/original/2X/b/b72a9b4fedf1e5cbb64bd210cb2b994d051d3dd5.png) ---
**Author:** ![turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/user_avatar/mvertigo.org/turnitaround/32/4441_2.png) [@turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/u/turnitaround)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 11:12am UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/new-site-features-user-locations-and-ability-to-follow-people/19421/2 "2020-06-03T11:12:58Z")
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**Author:** ![turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/user_avatar/mvertigo.org/turnitaround/32/4441_2.png) [@turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/u/turnitaround)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/new-site-features-user-locations-and-ability-to-follow-people/19421/3 "2020-06-03T17:56:08Z")
PS So far Iā€™m looking pretty lonely as the only User on the map šŸ˜¢ ---
**Author:** ![Onandon03](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/f08c70/32.png) [@Onandon03](https://mvertigo.org/u/Onandon03)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/new-site-features-user-locations-and-ability-to-follow-people/19421/4 "2020-06-03T18:29:50Z")
in Isolation you might sayšŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/user_avatar/mvertigo.org/turnitaround/32/4441_2.png) [@turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/u/turnitaround)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 9:21am UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/new-site-features-user-locations-and-ability-to-follow-people/19421/5 "2020-06-09T09:21:04Z")
Hey guys, Because weā€™ve had ZERO take up of this great facility (despite requests for it in the past), I wanted to emphasise that there is **no loss of privacy here**. You are in **complete control** of the location you enter. Think about representing your City, Province and Country on here. You must not enter your home address, but please consider putting a ā€˜representative pinā€™ on the map for the enjoyment of everyone. Also it might help people find others that can advise them on local specialists or services! Be creative, pick a local statue šŸ—½ , or waterfall šŸ“‰, or mountain šŸ—» , enjoy! Iā€™d rather not be staring at my local [Canary Wharf](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_Wharf) šŸ¢ every time I open the map šŸ’¤ , haha. Thank you! James ---
**Author:** ![turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/user_avatar/mvertigo.org/turnitaround/32/4441_2.png) [@turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/u/turnitaround)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/new-site-features-user-locations-and-ability-to-follow-people/19421/6 "2020-06-09T16:51:34Z")
Whoop and we have a taker, stretching out [the map](https://mvertigo.org/u/user-map?period=location) to more of the world! Thank you @elle84 from British Columbia! šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![elle84](https://mvertigo.org/user_avatar/mvertigo.org/elle84/32/2633_2.png) [@elle84](https://mvertigo.org/u/elle84)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/new-site-features-user-locations-and-ability-to-follow-people/19421/7 "2020-06-09T16:56:10Z")
Fun feature! I know there are a handful of Pacific Northwest-ers and quite a few of you in the UK. It would be interesting to see more of the spread. ---
**Author:** ![turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/user_avatar/mvertigo.org/turnitaround/32/4441_2.png) [@turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/u/turnitaround)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/new-site-features-user-locations-and-ability-to-follow-people/19421/8 "2020-06-09T16:57:09Z")
Your egg looks very good on the map šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![gidlabu](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@gidlabu](https://mvertigo.org/u/gidlabu)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 7:12am UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/new-site-features-user-locations-and-ability-to-follow-people/19421/9 "2020-06-11T07:12:47Z")
Hi Iā€™m late to the party here - how do I put my pin on? Sorry if I missed the instructions! ---
**Author:** ![turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/user_avatar/mvertigo.org/turnitaround/32/4441_2.png) [@turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/u/turnitaround)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 7:33am UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/new-site-features-user-locations-and-ability-to-follow-people/19421/10 "2020-06-11T07:33:32Z")
thanks for your interest @gidlabu. See the OP: Go to your **Profile** within **Preferences** (access from the avatar menu top-right, by hitting your avatar, then your username) and type your representative address into **Map Location**. Be sure to hit **Save**! Use a nearby landmark. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![mazzy](https://mvertigo.org/user_avatar/mvertigo.org/mazzy/32/2679_2.png) [@mazzy](https://mvertigo.org/u/mazzy)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 8:58am UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/new-site-features-user-locations-and-ability-to-follow-people/19421/11 "2020-06-13T08:58:03Z")
Tryingā€¦will get it all right eventually! Colour me IT disadvantaged!!! ---
**Author:** ![turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/user_avatar/mvertigo.org/turnitaround/32/4441_2.png) [@turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/u/turnitaround)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 9:27am UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/new-site-features-user-locations-and-ability-to-follow-people/19421/12 "2020-06-13T09:27:11Z")
Having trouble? If you start typing into Map Location do you start to see some suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![mazzy](https://mvertigo.org/user_avatar/mvertigo.org/mazzy/32/2679_2.png) [@mazzy](https://mvertigo.org/u/mazzy)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 11:06am UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/new-site-features-user-locations-and-ability-to-follow-people/19421/13 "2020-06-13T11:06:11Z")
Yes, I get suggestions, but not for South Africa. I have filled in ā€˜South Africaā€™, several times and saved changesā€¦it says saved, but when I return it is gone, although the time zone remainsā€¦??? As you can see I managed an avatar picture change, but no idea what the ā€˜cardā€™ pictures are for šŸ˜Š I will come back when I have a bit more time (and inclination) to fight with the computer!! ---
**Author:** ![turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/user_avatar/mvertigo.org/turnitaround/32/4441_2.png) [@turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/u/turnitaround)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 11:14am UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/new-site-features-user-locations-and-ability-to-follow-people/19421/14 "2020-06-13T11:14:11Z")
Try picking a local address or monument. You have to be specific. Then click the address to select and then hit save. ---
**Author:** ![turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/user_avatar/mvertigo.org/turnitaround/32/4441_2.png) [@turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/u/turnitaround)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/new-site-features-user-locations-and-ability-to-follow-people/19421/15 "2020-06-16T15:18:00Z")
Weā€™re doing quite well now, at least 6 people! lol (thanks guys!). But itā€™s still a bit Anglo-American for my tastes, so if anyone from further afield wants to commit their pin, please go-ahead! ---
**Author:** ![turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/user_avatar/mvertigo.org/turnitaround/32/4441_2.png) [@turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/u/turnitaround)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/new-site-features-user-locations-and-ability-to-follow-people/19421/16 "2020-07-30T13:46:55Z")
Another push for people to add location. Let me know if you are having any issues. ---
**Author:** ![turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/user_avatar/mvertigo.org/turnitaround/32/4441_2.png) [@turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/u/turnitaround)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/new-site-features-user-locations-and-ability-to-follow-people/19421/17 "2020-07-30T13:47:06Z")
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**Author:** ![turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/user_avatar/mvertigo.org/turnitaround/32/4441_2.png) [@turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/u/turnitaround)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2020, 11:36am UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/new-site-features-user-locations-and-ability-to-follow-people/19421/18 "2020-09-12T11:36:18Z")
FYI there was a bug with the Follow system thatā€™s been causing a lot of notification spam. This should now have been resolved, but you may have had a final flurry of notifications. You can always hit the Dismiss button. FYI#2 you can now set the level of Follow notifications in your Preferences under Notifications: ![image](https://mvertigo.org/uploads/default/original/2X/b/b72a9b4fedf1e5cbb64bd210cb2b994d051d3dd5.png) These are all default ON, but you can turn them off at your discretion. Now the bug is fixed though, give the system a try with them all switched ON. Oh, and whilst Iā€™m here, please consider [setting your approximate indicative Map Location as per the OP](https://mvertigo.org/t/new-site-features-user-locations-and-ability-to-follow-people/19421), if you have not done so already, so you can appear on our User map, Cheers! ---
**Author:** ![turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/user_avatar/mvertigo.org/turnitaround/32/4441_2.png) [@turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/u/turnitaround)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 6:57am UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/new-site-features-user-locations-and-ability-to-follow-people/19421/19 "2021-07-29T06:57:27Z")
Iā€™ve just resolved an issue where the locations search feature in Profile was broken. If you struggled before, please give it a go again! ---
**Author:** ![Katharina](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Katharina](https://mvertigo.org/u/Katharina)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 7:06am UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/new-site-features-user-locations-and-ability-to-follow-people/19421/20 "2021-07-29T07:06:44Z")
I tried to put in my location, but it said ā€œYouā€™ve performed this action too many times. Please wait 51 seconds before trying againā€. I have only put it in once, so I think that there is still a problem. [Next page](https://mvertigo.org/t/new-site-features-user-locations-and-ability-to-follow-people/19421.md?page=2)