4greenhouses Help and Information

Introduction: What do I do now?

Thank you for joining our little community!

Whether you are are totally unfamiliar with 4greenhouses.com or have already been reading Around the Backyard and/or conversing at the Greenhouse Experts forum, we would sincerely like to welcome you.  4greenhouses is a rich social community site devised and implemented by the Greenhouse Megastore - best place on the Internet for greenhouses...

Using the Profile Information Tabs.

When you visit your Account page, there should be two tabs at the top of the page: View and Edit.  View just shows you the profile page as it is publicly displayed, taking all of the proper information and displaying it on your Profile page.

The Edit tab has several sub-tabs called the Profile Information Tabs.  This is where you can add information about yourself to display on your profile page.

  1. Account - When you click the Edit tab of your profile page, the...
Navigating your account page.

Your Account page is the launching point for interacting with all of the content and users on the 4greenhouses community.  From it you can message your friends, follow any topics you have participated in, add and update your profile information, and carry on your profile conversation.

Your Account page, which we will also call your Profile page, is divided into 3 columns.  On the left you will find your profile picture if you uploaded one.  Also displayed in this column...

The User Menu.

Logging into 4greenhouses gives you access to the User Menu.  The User Menu is home to all of the user specific actions available at 4greenhouses.  These include your account, your friends, and your messages.  Each of these has its own section in the Help.

Additionally, you can click Post to submit a new piece of content to the community, you can send an email invitation to any number of friends who haven't yet joined 4greenhouses, and you can request a feature you...

What is the difference between a 4greenhouses.com account and a Greenhouse Megastore account?

The easy answer is that they are totally independent accounts and don't really talk with each other.  That means you have to log in at each site, or check the "Remember Me" box to have each site automatically log you in when you visit.  Yes, it could be a pain, but we have good reasons for doing it this way:

  1. 4greenhouses.com is the home of the Greenhouse Megastore's community website, and features our Around the Backyard blog and our Greenhouse Experts forum. ...
Interacting with your friends.

There are several different ways to interact with the friends you make on 4greenhouses.  There is of course the Friends Gallery visible on your profile page.  Clicking on a friends name and/or picture will take you to that friends profile page, where you can view their information and topics in which they are participating.  Friends in the gallery are displayed in descending order from the last visit to 4greenhouses, so the person who most recently visited is always listed...

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