Guide

Home and the feed

Home is the first page you open. At the top, a card takes you back to the last lesson, topic or voice-over you stopped at. Below it is the feed: All shows posts from the Spaces, and Following shows posts from members you follow. In the app, a Clips card opens the short videos.

Steps

1. Tap Continue to pick up where you stopped.
2. Switch between All and Following above the feed.
3. Tap the save icon on any post to find it later in Bookmarks.
4. Open Explore to search posts, Spaces and members.

Free members read, like and save Public posts. Pro posts show as locked cards, and comments stay hidden.

Spaces

A Space is one area for one discipline, with its posts, courses and members. Join a Space to see its posts in your feed. To share your work, tap the red + and pick a post type. Choose Feedback when you want critique on your work.

Steps

1. Open Spaces and pick a Space.
2. Tap Join.
3. Tap + to write a post.
4. Choose Feedback if you want critique on your work.

Free members join open Spaces only, and see Public posts in the rest. Writing posts and commenting is Pro.

The curriculum (Learn)

The Curriculum is a written course split into modules, and each module has topics. Read a topic, and some topics have a voice-over you can listen to while the text follows along. A short quiz at the end checks you understood. Your progress is saved, and reading and quizzes earn XP.

Steps

1. Open Learn, then the Curriculum tab.
2. Pick a curriculum, then a topic.
3. Play the voice-over if there is one, or read the text.
4. Take the quiz at the end of the topic.

Free members open only the curricula marked Free. The rest show the Pro lock.

Courses and session recordings

A course is a set of videos split into lessons. The player remembers the second you stopped at and resumes from there, and when you finish a lesson you mark it complete and earn XP. Session recordings live in the Archive inside Sessions. Each one has a summary, chapters that jump to a moment, and a transcript you can search.

Steps

1. Open Learn, then the Courses tab.
2. Open a course and pick a lesson.
3. If you stopped midway, tap Continue on Home.
4. For recordings, open Sessions, then Archive.

Free members open courses marked Free. A Pro course shows one locked lesson. A recording opens when the session is open to free members and you booked it.

Live sessions

Sessions has the weekly sessions and the Events, and you can view them as a List, a Month or a Week. Book your place with RSVP, and the join link appears on the session page. Booking and attending earn XP, and you get a reminder an hour before if notifications are on. When it ends, the recording goes to the Archive.

Steps

1. Open Sessions and pick a session.
2. Tap RSVP and check it says Going.
3. Tap Add to calendar so you remember the time.
4. When it starts, tap Join Meeting. If the session is recorded, accept the recording notice first and then the link appears.

Free members book and join the open sessions and Events. The Pro ones show a lock.

Clips

Clips are short videos cut from the sessions, and you swipe from one to the next. The Watch Full Session button opens the full session at the same second the clip came from. There are also Tricks, short tips that take you to their place inside the session. Save the ones you like and find them in Bookmarks.

Steps

1. Open Clips from Home or More.
2. Swipe to the next clip.
3. Tap save on the ones you want to come back to.
4. Tap Watch Full Session to continue the session from that point.

Free members play the open clips. A Pro clip shows a blurred preview and a lock.

Challenges

A challenge is a design task you complete and submit your work for. Open it, read the brief, tap Join and send your work before the deadline. You can see other people's work under Submissions, and the outcome under Results once it ends. Joining and submitting earn XP.

Steps

1. Open Challenges from More.
2. Read the brief and tap Join.
3. Send your work with Submit.
4. Check Submissions and Results.

Pro only. Free members see a lock page.

Chat

Chat has private messages between you and other members, and groups. You find it in Inbox, next to Alerts. You can send a voice note recorded on the web, up to 5 minutes, and play it in the app, and react to messages on the web. On the web there is also a Feedback Room inside Chat for critique on your work. As soon as you have Pro you are added to the UDL Pro group automatically, and Founding Members have their own group.

Steps

1. Open Inbox, then Chat.
2. Start a new conversation and search for the member by name.
3. Write your message, or record a voice note on the web.
4. If a message is a problem, long-press it and choose Report.

Pro only. Free members see a lock page and do not appear in Chat search.

Profile, XP, levels and badges

Your profile holds your details, your posts and your badges. Reading, quizzes, courses, posts and challenges earn XP, and XP takes you through 10 levels. A badge unlocks when you reach its goal, and the ones you have not earned yet show how far you are. Progress shows your place on the leaderboard. A Pro tag appears next to your name, or Founding Member if you are one of the early members.

Steps

1. Open your profile from your photo or from More.
2. In Settings, tap Edit profile and add your photo and a short bio.
3. Open Badges to see what you earned and what is next.
4. Open Progress to see your level and rank.

XP, badges and the leaderboard are open to everyone. You earn XP for whatever your plan lets you do.

Notifications and settings

Notifications arrive in Alerts inside Inbox, and as push on your phone. In Settings you choose which ones you get: replies, Chat, Sessions, challenges and announcements, and you control emails. Appearance (Light or Dark) and your blocked members are there too. The language follows your browser or phone.

Steps

1. Open your profile, then Settings.
2. Turn the notification types on or off.
3. Use Blocked accounts to unblock a member.
4. To delete your account, tap Delete account and enter your password.

Open to everyone. Some notifications (Chat and challenges) only reach Pro members, because those areas are Pro.

Free and Pro: what each can do

A free account lets you look around and try the platform. Pro opens all content and taking part. The table shows the difference for each area. Founding Members are the early members of the community, with Pro for life.

• Home and the feedFree: Public posts in full. Pro posts are locked.Pro: Every post.
• PostsFree: Read, like and save Public posts. No writing posts, commenting or reposting.Pro: Write, comment and repost.
• CommentsFree: The comment count only.Pro: All comments.
• SpacesFree: Join the open Spaces. In the rest: the header and Public posts.Pro: All Spaces.
• Curricula, courses and resourcesFree: Only what is marked Free.Pro: Everything.
• Sessions and EventsFree: The open ones: RSVP, join link and recording. Pro ones are locked.Pro: All of them.
• ClipsFree: The open ones. A Pro clip shows a blurred preview.Pro: All of them.
• ChallengesFree: Locked.Pro: Open.
• Chat and the Feedback RoomFree: Locked.Pro: Open.
• Tools (web)Free: Locked.Pro: Open.
• XP, badges, leaderboard, notifications, settings and gamesFree: Open.Pro: Open.

The table below says who each area is open to.

Help and contact

If you need help, write to hello@udl.community from the email you signed up with, and tell us whether you use the app or the website. The /support page covers sign-in problems, reporting and blocking, deleting your account and replaying the page tours. In the app, find it in Settings under Help & support.

Steps

1. Open /support.
2. Look for your problem in the sections.
3. If it is not solved, email us.

Open to everyone.