FAQ

Here you will find information about Pagevibe sorted by frequently asked questions to your convenience.

General about Pagevibe:

What is Pagevibe?
Pagevibe is a revolutionary discussion platform that appears as a convenient, non intrusive sidebar on the right hand side of your website pages, and that motivates your visitors to add relevant content, ask questions and help each other out, while rewarding the most helpful visitors for providing the best content.
Is Pagevibe really free?
Yes. As of the moment pagevibe is in a Beta stage and thus offers its fully functional sidebar including a fully functional website admin panel 100% free of charge. This may change in the future, but if you sign up today for Pagevibe's Beta version you will get a full 1 year for free guaranteed.
How does Pagevibe work?
First you add a small snippet of code between the <body> and </body> tags of whatever page you would like the sidebar to appear on. Pagevibe's sidebar will immediatly appear on the right hand side of your website, allowing your visitors to instantly join the action, ask questions, post their insights, vote for content they liked, and if they want to minimize the sidebar so it will appear as a tiny tab such that will barely be noticeable anymore. This is it, now you can You login to your pagevibe's admin panel, choose your moderation settings to automatically block and filter unwanted content and flagged users, and start looking at statistics about your visitors content, their thoughts, hottest discussions, most helpful users ,most discussed topics and a lot more...

Installing Pagevibe on websites:

How do I install Pagevibe on my site?
Installing pagevibe on your site is as simple as 1-2-3: A. Sign up free: go to www.pagevibe.com/sessions/sign_up, just put your email, choose a nickname and click to verify your email address. B. Add a new site: go to the muster admin panel that we created for you at: www.pagevibe.com/my/sites/3, click on the "Add New Site" button on the top, enter your website URL and copy-paste the code we provide - anywhere inside the <body> block of whatever page you would like pagevibe to appear on, on your site, and click "Create". C. Final Verification (to prove that you are the site owner): Place an empty text file with the name that we'll provide you, inside your site's root directory, and click: Validate. That's it. Mission accomplished. Pagevibe is active.
How much time does it take to setup and install Pagevibe?
It usually takes anywhere between 3-5 Minutes. If you do not have access to your website files through ftp or cpanel access, simply ask your webmaster to follow the 3 easy steps mentioned above, and you're good to go.
What happens when I put the Pagevibe code on my site?
when you put the pagevibe code on your site you will notice a new style of sidebar opened on the right hand site of your website, allowing your visitors to create new topics for discussion, add relevant content, ask questions, Join other open discussions and issue their own help to other visitors.
Can Pagevibe slow my site?
Pagevibe shouldn't slow your site. It was coded in a way that your website always loads first, no matter what happens, and in any case - even though pagevibe appears as if it's located on your website it is still hosted on our own servers, so no matter how much traffic pagevibe handles on your site, our servers run everything and take all the severs load behind the scenes, so you don't have to worry and its in your own interest that more and more discussions will be conducted with pagevibe on your site.
Does Pagevibe uses my servers for anything?
The pagevibe code that you put on your site is a smart piece of code that brings the entire power of pagevibe to your website, while all server load and all activity behind the scenes remains on our own servers. (See also answer to question 4 above).
Does Pagevibe changes my website's design and/or navigation?
Pagevibe's sidebar was carefully designed in a way that on the one hand it does not take too much space on the right hand side of your site's pages and it does not interfere with people's browsing habits, and on the other hand, it is still just wide enough for people to be able to keep tabs with the hottest topics on your pages, and to be able to Join interesting discussions in a snap. For those that will want to close down the pagevibe sidebar, no problem. They simply hit the small X icon on the top-right corner of the application and pagevibe becomes a tiny tab such that will be barely-noticeable anymore.

Admin user

What's an "Admin user"?
Admin users are the site-owners user/s which represent the site. The Admin users can add topics/comments and vote just like any other user only they have a starting Level of 5 on the page on their website (and on their website only). Furthermore Admins can log into the admin panel, see everything that's going on the site, monitor and moderate the site.
How do one get an "admin user"?
When registering to Pagevibe as a site owner, your login details automatically creates your "admin user" to work with conjunction with the site you added.
I have an "Admin user" what level is it?
Admin users have a starting level of "5" on their websites. Please note that regular ranking applies for other sites using the admin-users.
Can my "Admin user" get up/down ranks?
Yes, your admin-use is just like any other user from that regard.
Can I have more than one Admin user?
Yes you may have more than on admin user.
What can Admin do?
The Admin users can add topics/comments and vote just like any other user only they have a starting Level of 5 on the page on their website (and on their website only). Furthermore Admins can log into the admin panel, see everything that's going on the site, monitor and moderate the site.

Admin Panel and Moderation:

How do I log into the admin panel?
To log into the admin panel simply go to Pagevibe.com and click on "Site owner sign in" at the top right, or visit this link directly: http://www.pagevibe.com/sessions/sign_in.
What is the vibe I see in the admin panel?
Vibe is a ranking factor that determines users' votes for Good and Bad. There are two kinds of vibes: "Good vibe" and "Bad vibe".
What information can I see with my Admin Panel?
You can see the most popular pages, topics, comments, users. What users want, what they are interested in for whatever purposes you may want, like adapting advertisements or enhance your features/site etc.
Can I delete content?
You cannot delete content, but you can hide content, which means no one will see it. You can even do this using automatic tools of "negative keywords" using the admin's moderation tools.
If I delete content can I see it again?
As noted before you can't delete content, only hide it and thus as an admin you are able to see it and also restore it.
Can I restore deleted content?
Yes, as noted before you can't delete content, only hide it and thus as an admin you are able to see it and also restore it.
What do users see if I delete a topic?
You cannot delete content, but you can hide content, which means users will not see it. However, they will see "X Removed" at the sidebar and/or topic, which indicates some content was removed. This is made in order to allow users to see if the site owner is hiding a lot from them.
What do users see if I delete a comment?
You cannot delete content, but you can hide content, which means users will not see it. However, they will see "X Removed" at the sidebar and/or topic, which indicates some content was removed. This is made in order to allow users to see if the site owner is hiding a lot from them.
How do I use the "Negative keywords?"
It's very simple, you add the keyword you want by simply typing it in the right field and hit the enter key. From that moment on the negative keyword will work as a Rule-Maker according to the specific area you added the keyword to. For example if you added a keyword called "Bazooka" to the "hide" area, then whenever a comment/topic contains "Bazooka" in it, it will automatically be hidden.
How do I use the "Black list"?
Simply type in the user/s you want to add to the blacklist and save.
What is the chart under "moderation"?
This is the Flag-Items chart, here you can see all content that was flagged due to users flags or automatic rules flags (by negative keywords) and the manual flags made by you.
What does it mean "flagged"?
"Flagged" is meant to be used here like "marked", it means someone or automatic rule marked the content for an admin to review.
What automatic moderations can I do?
You can use keywords as a basis to automatically flag, hide or vote down. Meaning that any content (topic/comment) added with the keyword/s you added will trigger an automatic command Flag/Hide/Vote-Down according to where you put the negative keyword.

Users:

How do people sign up?
Sign up is easy, quire only nickname and email and can be done via the sidebar, after creating the 1st topics and also after creating the first comment.
Is it a must to sign up in order to add a topic?
Yes it is. in order to reduce spam we require users to register to make their topics live.
Is it a must to sign up in order to add a comment?
Yes it is. in order to reduce spam we require users to register to make their comments live.
Do all users confirm emails?
Many of our users do, especially since confirming email allows users to gain more points and scale up faster.
Can I decide that on my site users must confirm emails?
Right now we don't have that function available, we need to test the beta longer to see how it works without it and if more site owners request this feature we'll add it.

Ranking System:

What is the ranking system?
The ranking system is a level-up system that prevents abusers from influencing the topics and comments and/or abuse and spam. At the same time, it helps people proved to be helpful for the community to be heard and seen.
How do users get up and down ranks?
Simple; when users add content that the community likes, and by being active, like adding comments/topics voting etc users gain ranks. At the same time, when users add content that the community dis-like they go down ranks.

Topics

What are topics?
Topics are text messages regarding an issue or a questions users wish to address the page's community's attention to and/or talk about.
Who can add topics?
Any signed-in user can add a topic.
What is the order in which the topics are ordered by?
Topics are ordered by rank by default, but users may order the topics by time/date using the drop down menu on the sidebar (where it says "by rank").
Can I see the latest topics?
Yes, simply sort the topics by time/date by clicking on "by rank" on the sidebar and you will easily be able to see all topics sorted by time/date.
What is the vibe factor for topics?
Vibe is a ranking factor that determines users' votes for Good and Bad. There are two kinds of vibes: "Good vibe" and "Bad vibe".
What are sticky notes?
Sticky notes are sticky-messages that the site's admin added to the topic, these notes are called "sticky" because they are here to stay, they stick-around.
What does it mean "Follow topic"?
A user following a topic gets updates about the conversation / comments added to the topic via email. This allows the user to know what's going on with his question/query/statement and know when to return to the site to reply and/or add other topics and comments.
1. What does the flag button do?
The flag button allows users to "flag" a topic, as spam/abuse etc. This button helps site admins to monitor and decide what to do with topics on the site.

Comments:

What are comments?
Comments are text-messages users add to a topic.
Who can add comments?
Anyone with a Pagevibe account. Pagevibe accounts are easy to create, they require only a unique nickname (username) and email address which isn't taken.
What is the order in which the comments are ordered by?
The comments are ordered by time/date added, so the comment at the bottom of each topic is the most recent comment added.
Can I see the highest ranked comments?
Yes, once a comment receives a lot of positive votes, it's vibe is good and the comment will be shown at the top as a highest-ranked comment.
What is the vibe factor for comments?
Level and amount of votes up and down by users, for the specific comment.
What is the flag near the comments?
The flag icon allows users to mark suspicious/spam, which will be shown on the "flag items" table inside the site's owner admin panel.
What are "Participants"? who are they?
These are registered users who are viewing the topic or actively done something inside the topic like write a comment, vote, follow etc.

How do I get more traffic with Pagevibe?

How does Pagevibe increase my site's traffic?
By directly engage with your site's users, they become active, share your website's pages with friends, stay longer and also come back often to check what others said about their topics and comments. Your site's users can even follow topics and get updates by email which makes them come back to your site.
What is the link exchange program?
The link exchange program is simple and effective way to make mutual beneficial exchange with other pages on the internet. By activating this option, Pagevibe will bring relevant topics from your site's pages to other pages on the internet which will create another stream of traffic pur into your site from other pages and vice versa: relevant topics from other pages on the internet will be displayed on some of your website's pages, filling it with relevant content to raise user experience on your site!
How do I get "share" for my site?
Inside topics there's a "share" button which makes it easy for your site's users to share the topics on your site's pages with others.

How does Pagevibe increase the average time on my site?

Why should I expect an increase in average-time on my site?
Your site's "traffic" (people) should stay longer once Pagevibe is active on your site for the simple reason that users converse with others, read content in real time and use a fully social and insightful application right on your site.
Is there a way for me to help the system increase the average time even more?
Yes, you can help create active and productive discussions, answer questions users ask and set your moderation settings to automatically hide content that your users wouldn't want to read etc.

How can Pagevibe increase the trust of my site?

Why should I expect trust to grow with Pagevibe on my site?
Your site's trust should go up once Pagevibe is active on your site for the simple reason that users have transparency about what's going on. They can see historic conversations, find relevant content from other users, engage users in real time, ask questions and more. All these things lead to better trust overall.
Is there a way for me to help the system increase the trust even more?
Yes, as a site owner you can choose to add the rating buttons for your site's pages, which allows further transparency of how your site should be trusted and recommended. This option is set to active by default.

How is Pagevibe different than other commenting-platforms and chat applications?

What's the difference between Pagevibe and Chat applications?
Pagevibe's platform is built in a way that separates discussions by topics and endorses more focused conversations, with a bit less chatty feel and more of a live commenting system.
What's the difference between Pagevibe and Comments applications?
Most comments applications are not updated live, while Pagevibe keeps the users updated live, which makes the commenting platform behave like a discussion room. Furthermore, Pagevibe's unique ranking system for comments, topics and users makes it easier to find the relevant content at any time.
I understand Pagevibe adds value to my site, but why is it free?
We are launching a Beta test for Pagevibe and thus for now it's free. Site owners registering while beta is active enjoy a full 1 year free guarantee for all Pagevibe's facilities and features.