Plinky makes it easy for you to create inspired content. Every day we provide a prompt (i.e. a question or challenge) and you answer. We make it simple to add rich media and share your answers on Facebook, Twitter and blogs.
First, sign up for a Plinky account. When you log in, you’ll be directed to our daily prompt. You can write a little or a lot, and add photos, maps or other media to enhance your post depending on the prompt. If you use services like WordPress, Blogger, Tumblr, etc., you can link them to your Plinky account and share your answers through them, too.
If it's supported, you need to associate it with your Plinky account (see below for list of supported blogging services). You can do this by going to http://www.plinky.com/services and clicking "Add Service." We'll walk you through the process of adding each service there.
Once they're added, you can share to certain services by default, but you can always change this on a by-answer basis at the time of answering.
Even if we don't support your blogging platform, you can use the "Embed code" you'll see on the confirmation page after answering a prompt. Just copy and paste the code there into your blog's HTML editor.
It takes a considerable amount of work to get each service working with our infrastructure. Don't worry – we're actively working on adding more services. In fact, you can tell us what services you want to see by contacting us.
Yes. You can edit and update your answers by going to that answer's page and clicking on "Edit answer." If you link your Plinky account to a blog, like Tumblr, Wordpress, or Blogger, making changes from your Plinky homepage will automatically update your blog post as well. If you make edits from your blog, however, it will not update your entry on Plinky.
Click on the answer you would like to delete from the "Your answers" page. You'll notice there's a trash can icon on the top right corner above the title of your post. Click on the trash can and your answer will be deleted. Keep in mind that deleting your answer on Plinky will not delete it from any services (eg. blogs) you've shared with.
The star is a way for you to indicate you enjoyed the particular post. Once you click on the star, the associated answer will be added to your favorites.
When you follow someone on Plinky, you are electing to view their answers on your "followed answers" page. Your followers are people who want to see your content in the same way.
From the main menu, hover over "People" and click on "Your followers." You can also receive email notifications for new followers (you can change your preference on the Settings page under "Email.")
Every person’s profile page has a "follow" button. Click on it to follow your friend.
You can also find people from your email address book who are on Plinky, and invite those who aren't. Just go click "Find your friends" from the "People" dropdown menu. The "Find your friends" page asks you to enter your email credentials, and if one of your contacts already has a Plinky account, you can follow him or her. If your friends do not yet have accounts, you can send them an invitation to sign up for Plinky.
To search for one user at a time, you can enter either their real or user name in the Plinky search field on most pages on the site.
When you go to log in, click on "forgot your password?" then enter your email address. You receive an email with a link that takes you to password reset page. From there, you can reset your password.
Once you post your answer to Plinky, if you've selected other services to send to, we use the login information you provided on the Services page to share that post to these services. If your post didn't go through to your blog, try this:
1. Visit your post on Plinky (go to http://www.plinky.com/people/USERNAME/answers and click on the answer in question).
2. To the right, see if the service in question is listed under "Services." If not, click the link to add a service to share.
3. If it is selected, try updating (especially if it does not say "POSTED" with a time and date).
4. If that doesn't work, check on the "Services" page (http://www.plinky.com/services) to make sure your login information checks out okay.
5. If you've done all of that and it still doesn't work, it might be an issue with your blogging service provider. See below for links to their help pages:
At this point, Plinky works best in Mozilla Firefox 2+, Internet Explorer 7+, and Safari 3+. We're actively working to improve the user experience for everyone, but in the mean time, we recommend using one of those.>
You may have to go to http://www.YOURDOMAINNAME.com/wp-admin/options-writing.php and enable Atom and XML-RPC publishing protocols, and try adding it again. If it still doesn't work after that, contact us.
Every day we provide a new prompt (like a question, or a challenge), and everyone gets a chance to answer.
It's simple to add photos, maps, playlists and more. You can easily share your Plinky answers on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and most major blogging services.
We know you've got something interesting to say. Plinky is here to help you say it in a fun and compelling way. Sign up below to get started!
