https://manual.adhocracy.plus/ 2026-04-17T03:14:28+00:00 https://manual.adhocracy.plus/ https://manual.adhocracy.plus/_media/favicon.ico text/html 2021-06-03T07:13:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:administrators?rev=1622704424&do=diff Administrators Administrators are responsible for the technical functioning of the participation platform. They have access to the user interface for administrators (Django). There they can manage the accounts of the users, assign rights to project text/html 2021-05-18T14:57:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:affiliations?rev=1621349821&do=diff Affiliations In the “interactive event” module, you must specify affiliations which are freely selectable, e.g. “politician”, “layperson” or “resident”. Users must classify questions accordingly and select an affiliation. The questions can be filtered by affiliation and evaluated in the statistics. text/html 2020-04-17T10:09:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:archiving?rev=1587118193&do=diff Archiving Completed projects or projects that are no longer to be displayed can be archived in the project's basic settings. They are still displayed in the dashboard, but no longer on the organization page. text/html 2023-06-19T09:00:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:block-comment?rev=1687165244&do=diff Comments that violate the code of conduct, are offensive, or receive hate speech may be blocked. text/html 2020-04-17T10:11:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:categories?rev=1587118285&do=diff Categories For some modules (idea challenge, brainstorming, prioritization, interactive event, participatory budgeting) categories can be defined according to which contributions can be filtered. Categories are defined by the initiators and must be selected by the participants for the respective contributions. In the module text/html 2020-04-17T10:14:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:code-of-conduct?rev=1587118469&do=diff Code of Conduct The reporting function enables all participants to report problematic contributions. The moderators decide in which cases contributions should be deleted or edited. However, the code of conduct provides a guideline for the evaluation of contributions on the platform. The code of conduct can be found under §4 of the text/html 2024-04-25T17:33:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:create-organization?rev=1714066381&do=diff Create organization The creation of the organization is reserved for the administrators. If you want to create your own project on adhocracy+, please contact us. Here you will find details. text/html 2024-04-25T17:28:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:create-project?rev=1714066126&do=diff Create project Project initiators can create a new project in the dashboard. Here you can find out exactly how this works. text/html 2021-01-27T12:04:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:dashboard?rev=1611749048&do=diff Dashboard The dashboard is the interface for initiators. Here you can change the settings, create participation projects, send newsletters and invite moderators. In addition, a project can be depublished or deleted from the dashboard. text/html 2020-04-17T10:16:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:depublish?rev=1587118617&do=diff Depublish Projects can be depublished at any time and are then no longer visible and accessible to participants. The depublish function can be used when a project is finished and should no longer be displayed, but you do not want to delete it either. text/html 2022-02-23T10:30:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:duplicate?rev=1645612234&do=diff Duplicate Projects can be duplicated in the Dashboard. To do this, click the arrow to the right of the “View/Preview” and “Edit” options and select “Duplicate”. When a project is duplicated, inserted titles, description texts, images, selected map sections and project settings are copied. The following information will text/html 2021-01-29T09:33:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:edit-organization?rev=1611912822&do=diff Edit organization You can edit your organizational information in the dashboard. To do this, go to “Edit Organization” in the top navigation. Here you can edit the following information: * Title of your platform * Slogan * short description of your organization text/html 2020-04-17T11:51:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:embed?rev=1587124306&do=diff Embedding of projects All participation projects can be integrated into your website via a code snippet. All the Internet editors need to do is copy an HTML code into the website - similar to embedding a YouTube video or a tweet. The participation process is then available to all visitors to your website in one window, without them having to switch to adhocracy+ first. You can find the text/html 2020-04-17T11:53:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:events?rev=1587124438&do=diff Events Project initiators have the option of displaying events that take place in parallel to online participation in the project (e.g. workshops, kick-off or closing events). If an event is entered (with title, date, time and description text, photos and links can be included) it will appear in the text/html 2021-01-29T10:05:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:examples?rev=1611914740&do=diff Examples (use-cases) adhocracy+ can be used for numerous digital participation formats in various fields of activity. The examples we have compiled will give you an idea of which questions and participation projects you can implement with which of the 10 modules available in adhocracy+. The examples are assigned to the following groups: Municipalities, citizens' assemblies, associations & NGOs, companies & cooperatives, politicians. text/html 2020-04-17T11:58:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:export?rev=1587124691&do=diff Export All contributions submitted to the project can be exported as an excel spreadsheet. This table shows all contents of the contributions including the user names, the number of ratings and comments, geo data for map modules, contents of the moderation tools etc. For reasons of clarity, there is a separate export for comments in addition to the export of ideas. After the project has been published, the tab text/html 2020-04-17T12:09:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:feedback?rev=1587125355&do=diff Feedback Using the feedback function, the moderator can assign a processing status to submitted ideas (accepted = green, under consideration = yellow, rejected = red). This appears as a tag below the idea title. The moderation can also formulate an official feedback for the idea. The sender of the feedback is the organization behind the participation project. text/html 2020-04-17T12:11:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:follow?rev=1587125515&do=diff Follow function Users can follow projects. They will then receive an automatically generated e-mail notification when * a participation module starts * a participation module ends (24 hours before) * an event is coming up (3 days before) Project initiators can also write text/html 2023-06-19T08:55:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:highlight-comment?rev=1687164953&do=diff Moderation can highlight comments that are especially useful for the discussion for example by mentioning important facts, central conclusions of the discussion or by contributing to a good discussion culture. text/html 2020-04-17T12:14:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:images?rev=1587125659&do=diff Images The pictures in the header or on the tile are - together with the title and short description - the first eye-catcher, the figurehead of the project. They appear on the organization page in a so-called project tile or in the header area of the project. It is therefore important to design these three elements in such a way that they arouse the interest of the users. We recommend the selection of pictures/graphics without text. On the one hand, text on images could collide with the title a… text/html 2020-04-17T12:15:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:information?rev=1587125711&do=diff Information The information tab provides information about the background and contact persons of a project. As a project initiator, you can include all information relevant to participation, such as why the project was initiated and by whom, what the timetable for participation is and where to find further information. It is useful to specify a contact person for questions and comments. The information tab can be edited in the project settings under text/html 2021-06-03T07:07:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:initiator?rev=1622704060&do=diff Initiator The initiators represent their organization on the platform and can create projects themselves and invite for participation. They have unlimited access to the user interface for project initiators, the so-called dashboard. There they can appoint moderators for specific projects. text/html 2021-01-27T12:16:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:invite?rev=1611749760&do=diff Invite users For private projects, initiators must invite participants by e-mail in order for them to participate. They will then receive a standardized e-mail asking them to register on adhocracy.plus and join the project. The project is only visible for these joined persons. In the project settings the initiators can also see who has accepted the invitation and which invitations are still pending. text/html 2020-04-17T12:18:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:label?rev=1587125908&do=diff Labels For some modules (brainstorming, prioritization, participatory budgeting), the initiators can predefine labels. This allows participants to add information to their ideas, which is displayed as tags below the idea title. A multiple selection is possible. text/html 2021-01-29T10:11:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:languages?rev=1611915090&do=diff Languages As an initiator you have the possibility to select several languages in the settings of your organization (“Edit organization”). If you select more than one language, the information about your organisation can be displayed in multiple languages. This does not apply to project information or posts/comments themselves. Languages can be added or removed by clicking on (+) or (-). text/html 2021-01-29T12:58:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:livestream?rev=1611925130&do=diff Live Stream In the module “Interactive event” you have the possibility to embed a live stream. To do so, simply click on “Live Stream” in the bar on the left and then insert the URL of a video. It is easiest if the live stream is running on a video platform (Vimeo, Youtube). text/html 2020-04-17T12:20:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:maps?rev=1587126002&do=diff Maps In the modules 'Spatial Brainstomring' and 'Spatial Idea Challenge' initiators can define a map section within which ideas and contributions can be linked. You can also turn off the map view and display ideas and contributions as a list instead. text/html 2023-06-19T08:50:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:moderation-aids?rev=1687164648&do=diff Moderation tools To simplify the moderation, the following moderation tools are available: Feedback, note, reporting function, moderation comment, highlight comment, block comment. text/html 2020-04-17T09:52:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:moderation-comment?rev=1587117160&do=diff Moderation comment If the moderator writes a comment, it is marked as a moderation comment. text/html 2020-04-17T12:23:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:moderation?rev=1587126226&do=diff Moderation The moderators have the function of accompanying the discussion fo the participation project. The moderator has no access to the dashboard. Moderators can be invited by the project initiators via e-mail using the project settings (dashboard). The moderator will be informed about every new contribution via e-mail. They should at least make sure that the text/html 2023-06-19T09:02:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:moderationsdashboard?rev=1687165362&do=diff In addition to the overview as a user, moderators can also access the moderation dashboard via the “My overview” page.The moderation dashboard is the interface for moderators. Here all modules are displayed in a tile overview, in which the user takes the moderator role.In addition, the number of text/html 2020-04-17T12:26:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:moderator?rev=1587126396&do=diff Moderators Moderators are appointed by the initiators for individual projects. They do not get access to the dashboard. Their main task is to moderate the projects. There are moderation tools available for this purpose. The moderator will also receive information about reported contributions. Therefore it is important that a moderation is used. text/html 2022-02-23T10:16:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:module?rev=1645611386&do=diff Module Each project consists of the project information and at least one module. There are 10 so-called templates for the modules to choose from. These templates determine the content and participation possibilities of the project. A project can have an unlimited number of modules. An overview of the module templates can be found text/html 2023-05-02T12:29:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:newsletter?rev=1683030564&do=diff Newsletter / Info mails For organizations there is the possibility to send newsletters or infomails. In order to receive a newsletter, users must follow the project AND tick the box in the registration or user account settings that they wish to receive the corresponding e-mails. Newsletters can be created in the text/html 2020-04-17T12:29:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:note?rev=1587126596&do=diff Note The moderator can attach a note to each idea. This note is only visible to the moderators and the project initiators. The contents of the note are displayed in the export. text/html 2020-04-17T12:36:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:notifications?rev=1587127007&do=diff Notifications Participants can receive e-mail notifications for different activities within a project. If their own contribution is commented or provided with a moderation comment, the participant receives an e-mail. Participants only receive notifications regarding the participation period and text/html 2020-04-17T12:37:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:phases?rev=1587127062&do=diff Phases Each participation module has one or more phases, which must be defined in the settings. The phase is the duration of a module within a project, i.e. from and until when participation is possible. A phase must be defined for all modules. Only for the ideas challenge, two phases must be defined: the first for submitting ideas and the second for evaluation. The phases are defined in the module settings in the text/html 2020-04-17T10:07:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:preview?rev=1587118063&do=diff Preview Before you publish your project, you can preview how the project will look to the participants. So you can see directly where information is still missing or where an error has crept in. When you're happy with how your project looks in the preview, it's probably ready to be published. text/html 2021-04-29T14:02:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:private-projects?rev=1619704972&do=diff Private projects If you only want to involve a certain group of participants, you can mark a participation project as private and invite the participants by e-mail. This is ideal for participation within committees or organizations, for example. Private projects are only visible to invited participants and are marked as private projects in the overview of projects on the organization page. text/html 2021-04-13T11:44:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:publish?rev=1618314298&do=diff Publish When all required fields in the project settings are filled in, the project can be published. A project cannot be published until a module is added to the project. It will then be visible on the organization page, either to everyone in public projects or only to invited participants in text/html 2024-04-25T17:28:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:registration?rev=1714066136&do=diff Registration Users To participate in projects, users must be registered on the platform. This is possible on the landing page. To register, a valid e-mail address must be entered and a password must be set. In addition, during registration, users define their user name, which also appears in comments. It is possible to enter a pseudonym as user name. text/html 2020-04-17T12:43:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:report?rev=1587127403&do=diff Report function Participants have the possibility to report inappropriate contributions. The moderators will receive a corresponding notification and can decide how to proceed with the reported contribution. text/html 2020-04-17T12:44:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:result?rev=1587127474&do=diff Result The result tab should provide information at the beginning of the participation about what happens with the results or when an evaluation of the process can be expected. Knowing this is important for the participants and increases their motivation to participate. Once participation is complete, you can use the results tab to inform them about the outcomes. The results tab can be edited in the project settings under text/html 2021-04-29T14:05:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:semi-public?rev=1619705139&do=diff Semi-public projects In addition to the options “private” or “public”, projects can also be set to “semi-public”. Participation projects can be viewed by non-invited users, but not edited or comments written. In the upper left corner of the project tile, the symbol of an eye appears instead of a lock, as is the case with text/html 2020-04-17T12:45:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:short-description?rev=1587127524&do=diff Short project description The short description of the project is - together with the title and tile or background image - the first eye-catcher, the figurehead of the project. They appear on the organization page in a so-called project tile or in the header area of the project. It is therefore important to design these three elements in such a way that they arouse the interest of the users. To make sure that the contents and goals of the projects are brought to the point, we have set the short… text/html 2020-04-17T12:46:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:timeline?rev=1587127571&do=diff Timeline If a project consists of several participation modules or if at least one event has been added to the project, a timeline appears in the project. You can use the timeline to chart the progress of the project. Modules whose participation periods (phases) overlap are grouped together under one point in the timeline. text/html 2020-04-17T12:40:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:title?rev=1587127236&do=diff Project title Title, short description and tile or background image are the first eye-catcher, the figurehead of the project. They appear on the organization page in a so-called project tile or in the header area of the project. It is therefore important to design these three elements in such a way that they arouse the interest of the users. A good title makes it clear at first glance what the topic or question is about. It should not be longer than 120 characters. text/html 2020-04-17T12:46:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:topics?rev=1587127599&do=diff Topics In the Prioritization and Debate modules, the topics on which participants can make contributions must be defined and entered in advance. text/html 2020-04-17T12:47:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:user-account?rev=1587127671&do=diff User account settings By clicking on your own profile picture on the top right of the website, the user account settings can be accessed. In the profile, a user name and a preferred language must be set, all other details are optional. You can write a short biography, upload an avatar picture and point to a personal website. You can also change your password, add more email addresses and connect to social networks in the user account settings. text/html 2020-04-17T12:49:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:users?rev=1587127769&do=diff Users All projects are generally publicly visible (with the exception of those marked as private). Projects, ideas, comments can be read by everyone. Also visible are the number of ratings and the (intermediate) results from polls. Whoever registers can become active and participate in the projects. Participation consists of adding your own ideas, commenting on the ideas of others, rating ideas and comments and participating in polls. Users are bound to the respective text/html 2021-01-29T12:51:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manual.adhocracy.plus/en:quickstart:glossary:videos?rev=1611924675&do=diff Videos In the tabs of a project “Information” and “Result” you have the option of embedding a video via URL. To do this, simply click on “Insert Media Embed” in the text editor and copy the URL of the desired video into the text field. It is easiest if the video has already been uploaded to a video platform (Vimeo, Youtube) and is linked.