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Every feature, explained properly — how it works, why it's built that way, and how organizations across Bangladesh put it to work.

Directory

Custom fields: how to model blood group, batch year or employee ID

Add a custom field once and it appears on profiles, in imports, in search and in audience filters. Typical organizations run 3–6 custom fields…

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How fast can members find a colleague in a 5,000-person organization?

Seconds. Search matches as you type across names (both scripts), designation, unit, phone and email, and results stay fast at thousands of members —…

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What does “directory-first, not a social feed” actually mean?

It means the product's home screen is search and people, not posts. Jogajog deliberately has no timeline, likes or comment threads — members open…

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How should an organization photograph members for its directory?

Consistent, simple, voluntary: a plain background, face clearly visible, uploaded by members themselves via self-service. Jogajog shows photos in profiles and s

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Can members update their own profile in a managed directory?

Yes — within guardrails. Members instantly edit their display name, Bangla name, email and photo; controlled fields like phone, designation and unit go through

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What are favorites, recents and emergency contacts in Jogajog?

They are the three speed layers of the directory: favorites pin your key people to Home, recents track who you just viewed, and the…

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How do you keep personal phone numbers private in a shared directory?

With field-level visibility: admins choose exactly which fields the directory shows. A hidden mobile number disappears from profiles, lists AND search — members

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What is an organizational unit tree and why not hard-code departments?

A unit tree is a generic hierarchy that models departments, chapters, batches or committees at any depth. Jogajog never hard-codes “Department”, so associations

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How does Bengali name search work in a member directory?

Jogajog stores Bangla and English names as separate first-class fields and matches transliterations in both directions, so typing “Rahim” finds রহিম and typing

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