 There are several features mentioned that I am having difficulty understanding. * What or where is the "Speed Dating" module? It seems to be a kind of special event. * What is "matchmaking" and what determines how matches are made. * What is "Cupid Mail"? Thanks. |
SpeedDating ... this is old name (and meaning) of current Events module. It was in 5.6, In 6.0 SpeedDating become -> Events (and was changed functional)Matchmaking .. Matches .. we use this to determinate fields that matched to your profile , and if total matches % more than defined - to your email sended notification that some profile is Matched (Cupid Mail) you :) |
This seems to be flawed, to me... So, if I understand correctly, I set my height to 6'1" and it matches the women I'm searching for based on my own height?? But what if I'm looking for shorter women and want the matches based on that? Also, how to select a range. This seems to be totally ignoring best practices setup by virtually all the most popular dating sites... |
In the instance of height, you can turn the matches off. As you become more familiar with Dolphin and the Matching Algorythm you will learn how to use this to perfect the system much better. This is an area that many siteowners/webmasters fail at.
The purpose of you inputting your height is not to match you to women who have the same height, it is to match you to women who are seeking men of your height. I hope that helps. But for this to work, you have to create a field for the women to input what they are looking for in height of a mate. This is why you set the Matching to what field it is supposed to match up to. This means you need to create 2 height fields, one for you to set your height and one for people to state what they are looking for.
The best example of this is the: Looking For field that comes with the base Dolphin Install. You can set whether you are seeking a male, a female or both.
As you move through the Matching section of any tab, you will note it has a % that has to be met. In this instance, this is where you yourself create your final agorythm as to what is acceptable and what is not. As you tweak your site, you will notice that the system must be marked correctly to finally give you the matches that you want. It takes time, trial and error to finally perfect this system.
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