Use Places for the major real-world locations where you keep your Things, from home and office to storage units and shared spaces.
Why Use Places?
A Place represents a real-world location where you store Things, such as your home, office, or storage unit. Places give you the high-level location layer, while Spots handle the more specific areas inside a Place or inside a container Thing like a tote or backpack. If you want a simpler setup, you can always use one general Spot like "Main" instead of breaking the Place into many areas.
- Track Where Your Things Are Stored: Use Places for the big location layer, then use Spots for the exact shelf, bin, room, or compartment when you need more precision.
- Flexible Organization: Use multiple detailed Spots inside a Place, or add Spots to a container Thing like a tote or backpack when that matches reality better.
- Save Key Location Details: Store addresses and related information for reference.
- Privacy & Sharing Options: Control who can see each Place with visibility settings.
Adding a Place
- Go to `Places` from the navigation bar.
- Open the menu in the top right.
- Choose the option to add a new Place.
- Enter the required fields: `Name`, `Type`, and `Visibility`.
- Add optional description and address details if they help.
- Save the Place so it appears in your list.
Fields for a Place
| Field | Description | Required? | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | A clear, descriptive name for the Place. | Yes | Home |
| Type | The Place type from preset options. | Yes | House |
| Visibility | Who can see this Place: Public, Friends Only, or Owner Only. | Yes | Friends Only |
| Description | Additional notes or details about the Place. | No | Main house with basement |
| Address Line 1 | The first line of the address. | No | 123 Main St |
| Address Line 2 | Additional address info. | No | Apt 5B |
| City | City where the Place is located. | No | Denver |
| State | State, province, or region. | No | CO |
| Postal Code | ZIP or postal code. | No | 80203 |
| Country | Country where the Place is located. | No | United States |
Managing Places & Spots
- Use Places for the major locations in your life, such as home, office, garage, or storage.
- Use Spots when you want more detail inside a Place, or inside a container Thing like a tote, backpack, or storage bin.
- If you prefer a simpler setup, create a single Spot like "Main" instead of breaking the Place into multiple areas.
Viewing & Editing Places
- Browse all of your Places from the Places list.
- Turn on edit mode from the top right menu when you want to update a Place.
- Use the pencil action to edit a Place and save changes.
- Delete a Place from edit mode when it is no longer needed. Deleting a Place does not delete the Things inside it, but it can affect Spot assignments.
Privacy & Visibility
- Public: Anyone can see this Place if your profile is public.
- Friends Only: Only your Kwipoo friends can view this Place.
- Owner Only: The Place is visible only to you.
Pro Tips
- Keep It Simple or Detailed: Use a single "Main" Spot or create multiple detailed Spots based on rooms or areas.
- Use Spots on Container Things when you want to map the inside of a tote, backpack, toolbox, or other portable storage item.
- Save Addresses for Reference when you are managing multiple properties or storage locations.
- Set visibility based on how comfortable you are sharing a location with others.
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