Outdoor Ottawa News
This group will keep everyone up-to-date on the latest news to do with the website itself; new features, pages, etc. I’m planning on adding some useful things, so everyone should join this group and check it often!
Welcome to the OutdoorOttawa Group
The OutdoorOttawa Group is where you can keep up-to-date on the latest news about the OutdoorOttawa.com website, new features, how-to's, and all things to do with the website itself.
OutdoorOttawa is a work in progress, and you're currently looking at version 0.8 0.9 0.95 1.0 1.01 2.0 2.2 3.0 ... er, 3.2. As more features are added, this is where you'll find out about them and how to use them!
Getting Started on OutdoorOttawa
There's so much more to OutdoorOttawa than just the daily outdoor news stories! OutdoorOttawa is a repository of all-things outdoors around Ottawa, an interactive community of outdoor enthusiasts, and a vehicle for sharing our common passion for the outdoors.
Welcome to OutdoorOttawa
This should be every OutdoorOttawa newbie's starting point. This page outlines the basic features of OutdoorOttawa and links to all the key places you should check out first.
Pictures and Videos
Every member of OutdoorOttawa gets their own picture and video galleries, plus they can upload to Group galleries, too! The OutdoorOttawa News Forum has posts on how to upload picutres to your profile and how to upload pictures and videos to a group.
You can also upload your pics and vids right into the Activity stream for a Group.
Facebook Connect Integration
OutdoorOttawa users - if they wish - can us the Facebook Connect protocol to log in with their Facebook accounts. No details about your Facebook account are ever transferred OutdoorOttawa and at no time do we get to peek at your personal details!
Twitter, YouTube and Flickr Integration
Three recent additions to the features at OutdoorOttawa are the integration of your Twitter, Flickr and YouTube accounts. You can find Forum posts with instructions on how to set up:
- Twitter - Sync your tweets with your OutdoorOttawa profiile.
- Flickr - Add a "Flickr" tab to your profile and show your recent uploads
- YouTube - Add a 'YouTube' tab to your profile show your latest vidoes
Sitewide Search
OutdoorOttawa features a powerful site-wide search that brings in all the posts, groups, members, forum posts and picture or video galleries you're looking for onto one page! Try the search bar at the top of the page or in the sidebar, or give it a try right here:
More questions? Send us a note!
Still not sure how to work something, or have a question outside the norm? Drop us a note:
ActivityLogin or Register to post your update!
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Outdoor Ottawa News: 1 year, 7 months agoCPAWS – Ottawa Valley » Blog Archive » Report on 26 Sept. Nature Hike through A5 Clear-cutby Michael Lait -
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Dan Caldwell posted an update in the group
Outdoor Ottawa News: 2 years agoDid some Filming for Rapid Media TV of the Level 6 Capital cup this weekend. Click on the video to see highlights of the event!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxpe5lApHy0
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Outdoor Ottawa News: 2 years, 6 months agoLittle bit of a new look for the home page starting today. I’m not quite done with it, but I accidentally buggered the existing one… so, it launches today! ;)
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Dave posted an update in the group
Outdoor Ottawa News: 2 years, 7 months agoHey Group Admins:
I’ve just fixed Group Details page so you can now (finally) upload pictures from your computer to add to your group content!
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Dave posted an update in the group
Outdoor Ottawa News: 2 years, 7 months agoNew Terms of Service agreement
Hi Everyone,
This message is going out to all registered users at OutdoorOttawa.com.
Now that we’ve got a few users actually USING the site (commenting, creating groups, and giving feedback), I thought I should institute a little Terms of Service agreement… and here it…[Read more]
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Dave posted on the forum topic How To: Add YouTube videos or Flickr pics to forum posts and activity stream in the group
Outdoor Ottawa News: 2 years, 7 months agoThis plugin was disabled for a long while, but I got it working last night and have re-activated it… post your pics and vids to your heart’s content!
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Dave posted on the forum topic How To: Upload Pictures to the OutdoorOttawa Activity Stream in the group
Outdoor Ottawa News: 2 years, 7 months agoHey, I just updated these instructions for posting pics and vids to the Activity stream. Let me know if anyone has questions!
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Dave posted on the forum topic How To: Upload Your Favourite Pics to OutdoorOttawa! in the group
Outdoor Ottawa News: 2 years, 7 months agoI’ve just updated this post to reflect the most recent version of my Gallery plugin… hope its helpful!
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admin started the forum topic How To: Upload Pictures to the OutdoorOttawa Activity Stream in the group
Outdoor Ottawa News: 3 years, 1 month agoUploading picures or videos to OutdoorOttawa is easy! Instead of adding a whole gallery, you can share a single picture or video by adding it to the Activity stream of any group. Upload Pictures to the Activity Feed ——————————————— – You’ll notice that there are two icons immediately below the input box for new activity. [...]
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Dave started the forum topic How To: Upload Your Favourite Pics to OutdoorOttawa! in the group
Outdoor Ottawa News: 3 years, 1 month ago
Take an amazing nature shot on your last cross country ski? Did your buddy get a pic of you flying through the air up on the mountain? Share it with the OutdoorOttawa community! Every user gets their own “Gallery” tab, where you can create picture and video galleries you wish to share with the community [...] -
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Dave posted an update in the group
Outdoor Ottawa News: 3 years, 2 months agoOk, i’ve created a few more groups to encourage visitors to contribute:
- calabogie peaks
- edelweiss
- mont cascades… all have their own group now, so I’d love to see people pasting their YouTube videos or a quick blurb about the spring conditions!
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Dave started the forum topic How To: Synchronize your Twitter account with OutdoorOttawa Activity Stream in the group
Outdoor Ottawa News: 3 years, 2 months agoI’m using a cool plugin for BuddyPress called tweetstream that synchronizes your Twitter account with your OutdoorOttawa activity stream. If you’re out doing things on a regular basis and are tweeting about it, you should set this up to keep OutdoorOttawa readers up to date. It will add your tweets to the OutdoorOttawa activity stream, too, [...]
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Great video Dan, hope to see more over the summer!