Your circle's About page
Open a circle's About page to see its kind, privacy and members, and reach your saved messages, door and tag, mute and leave options.
- In the app
- On zinola.in
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Every circle has an About page that shows what it is, who can see it and how many people are in it. It's also where you find your own settings for that circle.
Open About
What it shows
- What it's for: the description the owner wrote.
- The kind of circle, such as Residence circle, Interest group or School group.
- Open, Closed or Invite only, with a line explaining who can read and write. Apartment circles add Polls count one vote per home. See Open, closed and invite-only circles.
- Where it is: its area, or All of the city if it covers the whole city.
- How many members and messages it has.
- You run this if you're the owner, or You moderate if you're an admin.
Things you can do from About
Changing what About says
Only the circle's admins can change the name, description, pictures, kind or location. See Change the name, description and pictures.
Common questions
How do I see how many members a Zinola circle has?
Open the circle's About page. In the app, tap the circle's name; on the website, choose the About tab.
Can I see who is in a closed circle before joining?
No. In a closed circle, only members can see who is in it.
How do I know if I'm an admin of a circle?
Open About. It says You run this if you own the circle, or You moderate if you're an admin.
Related articles
- Save messages in a circle and find them laterSave a circle message, like a plumber's number, and find it under Saved messages. They're private, per circle, and easy to remove.
- How do I leave a circle?Leave a circle and all its groups from its About page, what happens to your messages, and why the owner has to hand over first.
- Choose notification levels for a circleSet a circle to All messages, Notices & mentions or Nothing, and fine-tune each group inside it.
- Change a circle's name, description and picturesRename your circle, update what it's for, and add or change its profile picture and feature image.