Diaspora/Website

an asterisk icon, which takes you back to the stream page;

links to your <strong>Stream</strong> and <strong>My activity</strong> pages;

a notifications icon (we’ll cover this in %{part_link});

a conversations icon (also covered in %{part_link});

an icon to create a new post;

an icon to open the “drawer” containing further options.

the search bar (more about this in %{part_link});

links to your <strong>My activity</strong>, <strong>@Mentions</strong>, <strong>My aspects</strong> and <strong>#Followed tags</strong> streams (see below);

a personal drop-down menu with:

a link to your profile page (see below);

a link to your contacts list (see %{part_link});

a link to your account settings page (see %{part_link});

a link to a help section;

a link to toggle between mobile and desktop interfaces;

a log out button.

If you’re viewing diaspora* on a handheld device, the interface will look quite different, because you’ll be using diaspora*’s mobile version. The header bar is simplified, as in the first image below. Click the “drawer” icon (three horizontal lines) to open the navigation menu. Click your name in this menu to open your user menu. All the options are available, but they’re in different places.

Beneath the header is the main content stream.

The “stream” is your home page in diaspora*. It aggregates all the posts available to you. That is:

posts made by your contacts;

public posts made containing <span class="click">#tags</span> you follow;