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This page lists the (technical) publicity tools available to group volunteers and indeed members.
This page lists the technical publicity tools available to group volunteers and members.
These tools are '''only available for groups on Freegle Direct'''.


= Current active posts for your group =
== QR codes and short links ==


This tool lists the currently open OFFER and WANTED posts for a group, divided by category and OFFER/WANTED.
Freegle-branded QR code generator (restricted to signed-in moderators):
You need to choose your group, then the active posts are listed (that have been placed in the last week).
* https://www.ilovefreegle.org/qr/
You can then choose a date range to show, from today to 3 months.
 
To see any more details, you'll have to look in Freegle Direct ie by clicking on the Freegle Now! link.
Shortlinks for each community, including ready-made QR codes to download:
* https://www.ilovefreegle.org/shortlinks
 
== Current active posts for your group ==
 
This tool lists the currently open OFFER and WANTED posts for a group, divided by category and OFFER/WANTED. Choose your group, and the active posts placed in the last week are listed. You can then choose a date range to show, from today back up to three months. For more detail, look in Freegle Direct via the Freegle Now! link.


* [https://direct.ilovefreegle.org/modtools/groupitems.php Current active posts group selector]
* [https://direct.ilovefreegle.org/modtools/groupitems.php Current active posts group selector]


Once you've found your group, you can bookmark the link, eg:
Once you've found your group, you can bookmark the link, for example:


* [https://direct.ilovefreegle.org/modtools/groupitems.php?groupid=49 Penrith and Eden District Freegle active posts]
* [https://direct.ilovefreegle.org/modtools/groupitems.php?groupid=49 Penrith and Eden District Freegle active posts]


= Weight stats for your group =
== Weight stats for your group ==


Freegle Direct estimates how much has been saved from waste for each item successfully Freegled. This tool lists the weight saved per month for a while group, eg:
Freegle Direct estimates how much has been saved from waste for each item successfully freegled. This tool lists the weight saved per month for a group, for example:


* [https://direct.ilovefreegle.org/modtools/weightstats.php?groupid=49&start=2015-04-01&end=2016-03-31 Penrith and Eden District Freegle weight stats for April 2015 to March 2016]
* [https://direct.ilovefreegle.org/modtools/weightstats.php?groupid=49&start=2015-04-01&end=2016-03-31 Penrith and Eden District Freegle weight stats for April 2015 to March 2016]


To find your group's weight stats, build your own link, starting with:
To find your group's weight stats, build your own link starting with:


* https://direct.ilovefreegle.org/modtools/weightstats.php
* https://direct.ilovefreegle.org/modtools/weightstats.php


followed by a groupid or groupname parameter and optional start and end parameters.
followed by a groupid or groupname parameter, and optional start and end parameters. Get your groupid using the active posts tool above. Start and end parameters are in the form YYYY-MM-DD, for example 2015-04-01.
Get your groupid using the active posts tool (above).
The start and end parameters are in the form YYYY-MM-DD eg 2015-04-01.


= Map stats for your group =
== Map stats for your group ==


Freegle Direct attempts to work out the map location of each post (with the group centre as the default).
Freegle Direct works out the map location of each post (defaulting to the group centre if it can't). The spread of posts is mapped using this tool, for example:
The spread of posts is mapped using this tool, eg:


* [https://direct.ilovefreegle.org/modtools/mapstats.php?groupid=49&start=2015-04-01&end=2016-03-31 Penrith and Eden District Freegle posts map for April 2015 to March 2016]
* [https://direct.ilovefreegle.org/modtools/mapstats.php?groupid=49&start=2015-04-01&end=2016-03-31 Penrith and Eden District Freegle posts map for April 2015 to March 2016]


To find your group's map stats, build your own link, starting with:
To find your group's map stats, build your own link starting with:


* https://direct.ilovefreegle.org/modtools/mapstats.php
* https://direct.ilovefreegle.org/modtools/mapstats.php


followed by a groupid or groupname parameter and optional start and end parameters, as per above.
followed by a groupid or groupname parameter and optional start and end parameters, as above.
 
Maps for all groups can be found at https://modtools.org/modtools/map
 
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[[category:Publicity]]
[[Category:Promotion & Publicity]]

Latest revision as of 12:00, 17 July 2026

This page lists the technical publicity tools available to group volunteers and members.

QR codes and short links

Freegle-branded QR code generator (restricted to signed-in moderators):

Shortlinks for each community, including ready-made QR codes to download:

Current active posts for your group

This tool lists the currently open OFFER and WANTED posts for a group, divided by category and OFFER/WANTED. Choose your group, and the active posts placed in the last week are listed. You can then choose a date range to show, from today back up to three months. For more detail, look in Freegle Direct via the Freegle Now! link.

Once you've found your group, you can bookmark the link, for example:

Weight stats for your group

Freegle Direct estimates how much has been saved from waste for each item successfully freegled. This tool lists the weight saved per month for a group, for example:

To find your group's weight stats, build your own link starting with:

followed by a groupid or groupname parameter, and optional start and end parameters. Get your groupid using the active posts tool above. Start and end parameters are in the form YYYY-MM-DD, for example 2015-04-01.

Map stats for your group

Freegle Direct works out the map location of each post (defaulting to the group centre if it can't). The spread of posts is mapped using this tool, for example:

To find your group's map stats, build your own link starting with:

followed by a groupid or groupname parameter and optional start and end parameters, as above.

Maps for all groups can be found at https://modtools.org/modtools/map

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