Technical content
The Padoq platform
At Padoq, we build apps on an existing, highly functional and fully tested platform. Padoq apps are delivered as a trio: As well as native iOS and Android apps, users gain access to functionality thr…
User registration (onboarding)
When a user downloads and opens an app for the first time, they follow the onboarding journey you'll find documented here. See for yourself. You can download the iOS or Android app on your phone to f…
User profile
All of the relevant details about a user are stored in the user schema and consumed by different features in the app. In this article, we explain the role of each property in a user object. When a ne…
How do roles work?
In a padoq, personas can have different roles assigned to them: guest, member and admin. Depending on the role, the persona will experience padoqs differently. Find out more about roles in this guide…
App menus
When a user opens one of our apps and has logged in, they will see a main menu laid out in tiles, and a collapsed menu. These menus allow the user to navigate all of the content in the app, and initi…
Primary app menu
When a user enters a Padoq app for the first time, they follow the onboarding journey. A feature of that journey is the option for the user to choose a user group. This is particularly relevant for c…
Explore
In apps built by Padoq, the Explore functionality allows users to discover new padoqs and connect with people who have similar interests. Find out how this works from a technical point of view in thi…
The homefeed
When a user opens a Padoq app, and depending on how the app is set up, they are often met with a homefeed. This feed is a collection of posts from all the padoqs the user is a member of. Find out mor…
Padoq feed and menus
Padoq apps are made of padoqs (also known as groups in customer-facing communication). Padoqs are one of the central and most important features of our platform. Find out how users interact with pado…
Post types
Posts are possibly the most central part of the Padoq platform. Users communicate with each other through posts; admins communicate with their padoq members using posts; issues are reported through p…
The pinboard
The pinboard (otherwise known as the corkboard) allows users to save or 'pin' 📌 posts that you want to keep. You can then add notes or reminders to these posts. See for yourself. You can download the…
Creating a padoq (group)
Padoq apps are made of padoqs (also known as groups in customer-facing communication). Padoqs are one of the central and most important features of our platform. Find out how users create padoqs in t…
Padoq stereotypes
Stereotypes are a functionality that make creating and managing padoqs easier. The brand admin can create a number of stereotypes, each with different parameters that serve a specific purpose. They a…
Managing a padoq
In this guide, we review the different ways in which a padoq can be managed.
What are Padoq categories?
All padoqs (also known as groups) have categories assigned to them. Categories are a useful way to group padoqs together. Find out more about categories in this guide. See for yourself. You can downl…
Auto-enrolment
Auto-enrolment is a handy functionality within the Padoq platform. It allows brand admins to create a list of padoqs that users will be added to automatically when they join the app. Here's an exampl…
Verified by Padoq
Much like official accounts on Twitter, padoqs can be verified in Padoq apps. From the user's point of view, this means they can easily identify padoqs that have been checked by someone at Padoq. Thi…
Notifications and activity
There is a lot a user can do in a Padoq app: create posts, comment on posts, handle payments, react to another user's post, choose events to attend, report issues, privately chat to other members of…
Super Admin Dashboard - Issue reports
The Super Admin Dashboard is closely linked to forms. Forms allow admins to collect information from members. A good example is issue reporting: for property apps, when a tenant has an issue on their…
Create and Manage Forms (Information Collection)
At Padoq, there is a useful tool called forms. Forms are great to keep track of things that are important to users and admins. And they are great to collect information from users. Forms are a part o…
Bookings
Bookings are posts of type event that allow users to reserve themselves a slot. This slot might be for things like: a meeting room in a workplace app; a parking space or a shared space in a property…
Privileges
Privileges are membership levels. They allow the admin of an app to restrict access to padoqs. In the free Padoq app, when a user goes to Explore, they will see every public padoq. However, in an app…
Moderation
Content moderation is a functionality that helps app admins reduce the risk of inappropriate content appearing in their app. In Padoq apps, moderation can be done by users themselves or by the system…
Glossary | A guide to how we talk
Hello! 👋 This is a glossary for all of us to use, discuss and build. If there's a term that confuses you, your colleagues, customers or users, let us know and let's explain it here 😊 Admin An admin i…
