Welcome to Vibeforge: End User Guide

Welcome to Vibeforge, a community-driven social platform built for connection, publishing, discovery, and participation. This guide walks you through the most important features available to members and explains how to get started, customize your experience, and use the platform confidently.

Note: Some features may only appear if they are enabled on your account or on this site. Menu items can vary depending on permissions, account type, and feature availability.

Table of Contents

• Getting Started
• Account Setup and Onboarding
• Using the Home Feed
• Profiles and Personalization
• Discovering the Network
• Groups and Pages
• Blogs and Publishing
• Marketplace
• Dating
• Ads Manager Pro
• Premium Content
• Privacy, Safety, and Community Rules
• Accessibility
• Getting Help

Getting Started

Creating an account is the first step toward joining the Vibeforge community.

Create Your Account

1. Go to the Vibeforge homepage.
2. Choose Create Account or Sign Up.
3. Select the account type that best fits you:
   • Personal
   • Business
   • Non-Profit
4. Review and accept the site’s adult content policy.
5. Enter your birthdate and any other required signup details.
6. Agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy.
7. Finish registration and sign in.

Sign In Options

Depending on your setup, you may be able to sign in using:

• Your Vibeforge username or email and password
• Google sign-in

Forgot Your Password?

If you cannot access your account, use the Forgotten Password link on the sign-in form to begin account recovery.

Account Setup and Onboarding

After signup, Vibeforge may guide you through a Getting Started flow to help personalize your account and improve recommendations.

Choose Your Interests

New users may be asked to pick interests during onboarding. These interests can help improve what appears in your recommendations and on your home feed.

1. Open the Getting Started flow.
2. Go to the interests step.
3. Select the topics that match your interests.
4. Save your choices.

Use the Onboarding Checklist

You may also see an onboarding checklist on the home feed. This checklist helps you complete your setup faster by linking directly to unfinished steps.

Common checklist tasks may include:

• Adding a profile photo
• Choosing interests
• Finishing profile setup

Using the Home Feed

The home feed is where you can view updates, discover people and communities, and engage with content.

What You May See on the Feed

• Posts from people and communities
• Recent updates
• Recommended people, groups, pages, and events
• Filters to change what you see

Picked for You Recommendations

Vibeforge may display a Picked for You section on the main feed. This area is used to recommend people, pages, groups, and events based on your interests and activity.

If you close the recommendations card, you can often bring it back from the filter bar by clicking Show Recommendations.

Profiles and Personalization

Your profile is your personal home on Vibeforge. It helps other members learn who you are and what you care about.

Profile Basics

Your profile may include:

• Profile photo or avatar
• Cover image
• Bio or headline
• Posts and activity
• Public information you choose to share

Change Your Profile Photo or Avatar

1. Open your profile page.
2. Click the camera icon on your profile photo.
3. Choose one of the available options:
   • Choose Avatar
   • Upload Photo
   • Select Photo
4. Save your changes.

If avatar selection is enabled, you may be able to choose from an avatar library directly from your profile.

Discovering the Network

Vibeforge includes a directory and discovery tools to help you explore the platform.

What You Can Explore

• Users
• Posts
• Pages
• Groups
• Events
• Reels
• Blogs
• Marketplace
• Funding
• Offers
• Jobs
• Forums
• Movies
• Games

Discovery Tips

• Use search when you know what you are looking for.
• Browse the directory when you want to explore.
• Follow pages and join groups related to your interests.
• Check your feed recommendations for new communities and people.

Groups and Pages

Groups and Pages help organize conversations, communities, brands, causes, and shared interests.

Groups

Groups are ideal for ongoing discussions and shared-topic communities.

In groups, members may be able to:

• Join or request access
• Participate in discussions
• Share updates and media
• Help build a community around a topic or cause

Pages

Pages are often used for organizations, projects, public-facing communities, businesses, and creators.

Pages may allow users to:

• Follow updates
• View announcements
• Connect with brands or communities
• Discover related content

Community Expectations

When participating in groups and pages:

• Be respectful
• Stay on topic
• Avoid harassment, hate speech, and bullying
• Do not spam or flood discussions
• Respect privacy and do not share personal information without consent
• Report issues instead of escalating conflict

Blogs and Publishing

Vibeforge supports longer-form publishing so users can share ideas, updates, and articles in a more structured way.

Blog and Publishing Best Practices

• Publish original work
• Do not plagiarize or infringe on copyrights
• Cite sources when quoting others
• Keep content aligned with community rules
• Avoid explicit, illegal, or abusive content

If guest posting or expanded publishing tools are available on your account, additional rules may apply.

Marketplace

The Marketplace allows members to browse, buy, and in some cases sell products within the community.

Marketplace for Buyers

Browse Products

You may be able to:

• Search by keyword
• Browse by category
• Sort by newest or price
• Filter by location or attributes
• Visit seller storefronts

View Product Listings

Listings may include:

• Product title
• Price
• Photos
• Description
• Condition
• Location
• Category
• Stock availability
• Reviews and ratings

Save Products

If you are not ready to buy, use the Save option so you can return to the item later.

Buy and Checkout

1. Open a product listing.
2. Select any required variation, such as size or color.
3. Click Buy or Add to Cart.
4. Review your cart.
5. Choose your shipping address.
6. Apply a coupon code if available.
7. Complete payment.

Track Orders

Your Orders area may let you:

• View status updates
• See shipping details
• Access tracking information
• Download invoices
• Access digital downloads
• Message the seller
• Open a support issue
• Request a refund when eligible

Order Statuses

• Placed
• Accepted
• Packed
• Shipped
• Delivered
• Refund Requested
• Refunded
• Canceled

Marketplace for Sellers

If selling is enabled on your account, you may be able to create product listings and manage your own storefront.

Create a Product

1. Open Marketplace.
2. Click Create Product.
3. Add a product name, price, quantity, category, and description.
4. Upload product images.
5. Set condition and location if needed.
6. Publish the listing.

Seller Tools May Include

• Physical and digital product support
• Variations such as size, color, format, or edition
• Inventory tracking
• Storefront branding
• Shipping and tax settings
• Coupon creation
• CSV import for bulk products
• Vendor order management

Dating

If enabled on your site, Vibeforge Dating is designed for adults who want to discover new people, send likes, and create matches through mutual interest.

Important Eligibility Notes

• Dating is intended for adults.
• You may need to provide your birthdate.
• You may need age verification if the site requires it.

How to Open Dating

1. Log in to your account.
2. Open the left sidebar.
3. Click Dating.

Common Dating Sections

• Discover
• Likes
• Matches
• Settings
• Verification (on some setups)

Set Up Your Dating Profile

Before appearing in Dating, complete your Dating settings.

You may be able to control:

• Enable Dating
• Show My Profile
• Headline
• Bio
• Looking For preferences
• Age range
• Distance settings

How Matching Works

A match is created only when two people like each other.

1. You see someone in Discover.
2. You click Like.
3. If they already liked you, a match is created immediately.
4. If not, your like waits for their response.

Likes and Matches

The Likes section may include:

• People Who Like You
• People You Liked

From incoming likes, you may be able to:

• Like back
• Pass

Ads Manager Pro

If advertising tools are enabled for your account, Ads Manager Pro may allow you to create and manage ads on the platform.

Basic Ad Workflow

1. Create a Campaign
2. Create an Ad Set
3. Create an Ad
4. Submit for approval

Ad Tools May Include

• Budgets and schedules
• Targeting and placements
• Creative previews
• Conversion tracking
• UTM tracking
• Saved audiences
• A/B testing
• Automation rules
• Reporting and exports

If your ads are not running, check approval status, budget, schedule, and account permissions.

Premium Content

Some tutorials, resources, or features may be restricted to eligible or Pro members. If a page is protected, you may be asked to sign in or upgrade before viewing it.

Privacy, Safety, and Community Rules

Age and Account Policies

• Vibeforge is not intended for children under 13.
• The public help materials state the main platform is intended for users 15 and older.
• Dating features are restricted to adults.

Protecting Minors

Vibeforge’s public help materials explain that accounts belonging to users under 18 may be clearly labeled to help maintain safer interactions on the platform.

Respectful Use

When using Vibeforge, members are expected to:

• Communicate respectfully
• Avoid hate speech and harassment
• Protect personal information
• Avoid spam, scams, and deceptive activity
• Share only content they have the right to use
• Keep content appropriate for the community

Content Standards

The platform’s public rules emphasize that explicit sexual content, graphic violence, exploitation, harassment, and other unsafe material are not allowed.

Privacy Basics

According to the published privacy notice, Vibeforge may collect information you provide directly, such as registration details, as well as technical and usage information such as device, browser, IP, and location data. Some settings may allow you to limit location sharing at the device level.

Accessibility

Vibeforge states that it aims to support accessibility and references WCAG 2.1 standards in its public help materials.

Accessibility support may include:

• An accessibility interface for UI adjustments
• Screen-reader support improvements
• Keyboard accessibility improvements
• Ongoing accessibility optimization

If you experience an accessibility issue, contact support so the problem can be reviewed.

Getting Help

Help Center

The Vibeforge Help Center includes:

• User Guides
• FAQs
• Rules and Guidelines
• Account Settings help
• Profile help
• Events help

When to Use the Help Center

• If you are learning a feature for the first time
• If you want step-by-step instructions
• If you need clarification on site rules or policies
• If you want to understand how a specific tool works

Support Tips

• Check the Help Center before opening a support request.
• Keep order-related issues inside Marketplace order threads when possible.
• Report harassment, unsafe conduct, or privacy violations promptly.
• Use password recovery if you cannot log in.

Final Notes

Vibeforge is designed to support conversation, communities, publishing, discovery, and member participation in one place. The best way to get comfortable with the platform is to complete your setup, explore the directory, personalize your profile, and begin engaging with the areas that match your interests.