Your settings on the website, section by section
Every card and field of Settings on zinola.in, plus your account pages: what each one does and where to read more.
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On www.zinola.in (opens in a new tab), your settings sit on one page, Settings, made of cards. This is every card and field in the order you see them, with the article that explains each in full. The pages around it in your account menu are covered at the end.
Open the menu under your photo
Click your photo at the top right of the website.Choose Settings
You can also open Settings from the row of tabs on your Dashboard.Make your changes
Edit any of the first three cards, then click Save changes in the bar that appears at the bottom. Reset puts everything back.
The preview card
On the left (at the top on a phone) is a card showing how neighbors see you: your photo, name, neighborhood and bio. It “updates as you type”. Below it are badges for your email (or Add email) and a link to your public profile, shown as your zinola.in/u/ address once you have a username.
Identity
Your name and photo, shown on your posts and reviews, plus who can find and follow you.
| Field | What it does | Read more |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | The name on everything you post. | Edit your name, photo and bio |
| Your photo | Upload a photo, or clear the one you have. | Edit your name, photo and bio |
| Your custom profile URL | Your username, after zinola.in/u/. 3 to 20 characters: lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens and underscores. | Change your username |
| Let neighbors find me | Shows you in people search, the people page and follow suggestions. | “Let neighbors find me” |
| Private account | People must ask to follow you, and you approve each one. | Private accounts and follow requests |
| Your sign-in email, marked “You cannot change it here.” With no verified email, you'll see Add email or Verify email instead. | Add or change your email |
Your neighborhood
Your area is used for nearby discussions and local recommendations. This card also holds your alerts and emails.
| Field | What it does | Read more |
|---|---|---|
| Area picker | Pick the part of your city you live in. | Set or change your area |
| Tell me when a neighbor is asking | A bell when someone near you needs a name or a hand. | Alerts about your area |
| Tell me what my area is posting | Posts from streets around you that you haven't joined. | Alerts about your area |
| Tell me about new listings near me | Things neighbors start selling near you. | Alerts about your area |
| Quiet hours | Your phone's notifications arrive without sound or vibration. Pick 10 PM – 7 AM, 11 PM – 6 AM, 9 PM – 8 AM or 12 AM – 7 AM, and tick Let personal chats and @mentions ring if you want those through. | Quiet hours |
| Remember places I visit | Lets the app note trips while it's open. Turning it off and saving deletes them. | Theme, text size and your helper |
| Email me my street's week | One email a week about your neighborhood, only when there's something to say. | The weekly email |
| Email me when my question is answered | Only if the app isn't on any phone of yours. | Email when your question is answered |
About you (your bio)
“A line about you and your home.” Up to 500 characters, with a counter as you type.
About you (private details)
This card saves on its own, with its own button. “Private. Only you can see these.”
- Gender and Date of birth: see Gender and date of birth.
- How should Zinola talk to you?: Simple or Friendly. With Friendly, How should we call you? appears too. See Language style.
Your interests
Tap a topic once for More of this, again for Less of this, and once more to clear it.
Blocked people
Shows only if you've blocked someone, with Unblock beside each person. See Block or unblock someone.
Tips and walkthroughs
Show the walkthroughs again brings back each page's walkthrough and any tips you dismissed, on this browser only. See Walkthroughs and tips.
Leaving
Deactivate hides your account until you sign back in, and Delete account closes it for good after you type DELETE. See Deactivate your account and Delete your account.
Your account pages
The menu under your photo has Your profile, Your public profile, My circles, Ask your street, Settings, Help & feedback and Log out. Your profile opens your dashboard, with these tabs:
| Tab | What's there | Read more |
|---|---|---|
| Dashboard | Your profile card (Edit profile, View public page, Share profile), a post box, your circles, any business claims, and replies on your posts. | What's on a profile |
| My listings | Things you're selling or giving away. | Manage your listings |
| My enquiries | Marketplace enquiries both ways. Businesses you asked leads to Your enquiries, your messages to businesses and their replies. | Ask a business for a quote |
| My posts | Everything you've posted. | Edit or delete a post |
| Saved | Businesses, stories and posts you saved. | Save posts, stories and businesses |
| More › My reviews, Under review, Invite friends, Your helper | Your reviews; anything taken down and how to appeal; your invite link and QR; your helper's character, name and how much it talks. | “Under review”, Invite friends |
Follow requests has no tab. Open it from the notification you get when someone asks to follow you.
Common questions
Where are my settings on zinola.in?
Why didn't my Zinola settings change save?
Can I change my email on the Zinola website?
Can I turn on push notifications from the Zinola website?
Related articles
- Your settings in the app, section by sectionEvery page and row of Settings in the Zinola app, plus the You screen: what each does and where to read more.
- Edit your name, photo and bioChange the name, photo and bio neighbors see on your posts and reviews, and the rules your name has to follow.
- Get alerts about your areaThree switches for alerts about neighbors asking for help, posts near you and new listings, and the daily limits that keep them small.
- Get or stop the weekly emailWhat's in Zinola's weekly round-up of your neighborhood, why it skips quiet weeks, and how to turn it off or back on.