What's on a circle's Board?
The Board holds a circle's tools beyond chat: trusted helpers, help desk, alerts, space booking, numbers and rules, depending on its kind.
- In the app
- On zinola.in
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A circle's Board holds the tools beyond the chat: who your neighbors call for help, the numbers everyone needs, the circle's rules and more. Each tile shows a count, so you can see at a glance what's there.
Open the Board
The tiles, by kind of circle
| Tile | What it's for | Which circles |
|---|---|---|
| Trusted helpers | Maids, plumbers and others neighbors use and vouch for | All |
| Help desk | Report something in the building that needs fixing | Apartments |
| Alert & Timing | Power cuts, no water, and the tanker or garbage van's times | Apartments and neighborhoods |
| Book a space | Book the clubhouse, party hall or guest parking | Apartments |
| Important numbers | Security, office, emergency numbers | All |
| Circle rules | What everyone here agreed to | All, once rules are written |
| Start a group buy | Order together and save; opens in the chat | All, if members may start one |
Which tiles show depends on the kind of circle. A tile is highlighted when something needs you, such as an outage on now or rules to agree to.
Who can see and use it
The Board is for members. If you're not in the circle, tiles such as Trusted helpers say Join this circle to see this.
Members can add trusted helpers, report problems and book spaces. Admins look after the numbers, the rules, regular timings and the spaces people can book.
Each tool in detail
- Trusted helpers
- The help desk
- Alerts and timings
- Book a shared space
- Important numbers
- Circle rules and “I agree”
- Group buys
Common questions
Where is the Board in a Zinola circle?
Why doesn't my circle have Book a space or a help desk?
Can people outside the circle see the Board?
Related articles
- Find and add trusted helpers in your circleYour circle's shared list of maids, plumbers and others neighbors use. Add someone, vouch with I use them too, or raise a private concern.
- Report a power cut and set timing remindersTell your circle when power or water goes out, say Me too or It's back, and get reminders for the water tanker or garbage van.
- Change your circle's bottom barIn the app, choose the three places in a circle's bottom bar for yourself, or as an admin set the bar every member starts with.
- Kinds of circle and the groups they start withThe six kinds of circle, the starter groups each gets, which Board tools come with it, and how apartment circles count one vote per home.