MakeaMatch User Manual
A practical guide to using MakeaMatch (v1).
Table of contents
- What MakeaMatch is
- Key concepts
- Getting started
- Profile
- Sports & style
- Location & radius
- Places
- Play Requests
- Quick Play
- Matches & Inbox
- Playmates
- Groups
- Notifications
- Inviting friends
- Account settings
- Privacy & safety
- Troubleshooting
- What’s next
1) What MakeaMatch is
MakeaMatch helps you find people to play with and actually schedule a game. It’s built around sport + style + time + place + lightweight matching.
2) Key concepts
- Play Request: a post saying “I want to play X around Y time at Z place.”
- Match: a request/response record tied to a Play Request.
- Quick Play: direct invites to one or more playmates.
- Playmates: your accepted connections.
- Groups: private pods with membership, roles, and group quick play.
- Places: saved meet spots tagged by sport.
- Radius filtering: limits what you see based on Home/Current location and radius.
3) Getting started
- Go to Sports and select what you play.
- Set Home coords + radius in Profile → Location + Radius.
- Create a request in Play.
- Manage everything from Inbox.
4) Profile
Profile includes photo, handle, timezone, optional demographics, privacy settings, and location/radius. Notifications include per-event toggles plus global channel gates.
5) Sports & style
Choose sports and set your style: Casual, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Competitive. Competitive can store a rating (per sport scale).
6) Location & radius
Home location + radius enables “Within radius” controls across the app. Current/Travel location can override Home when traveling. Temporary radius overrides do not change your profile.
7) Places
Places are sport-tagged meet spots. You can favorite places, open maps links, and select places when creating requests or invites.
8) Play Requests
A request includes sport, style/vibe, optional skill range, when, place or impromptu location text, players needed, optional waitlist, and a note. You can cancel your own requests with a “nice cancel”.
9) Quick Play
Quick Play invites one or more playmates directly and creates matches immediately.
10) Matches & Inbox
Inbox shows active items and history. Each match has a dedicated page for accept/decline/withdraw and details.
11) Playmates
Playmates are your accepted connections. You can block users to prevent further interaction.
12) Groups
Groups support invites, membership, admin roles, ownership transfer, and group quick play.
13) Notifications
You can control notifications per-event and enable/disable Email/SMS globally (SMS later). Quiet hours are supported.
14) Inviting friends
Email invites can open the user’s email client and/or be sent through MakeaMatch depending on configuration.
15) Account settings
Identity pages handle email/password/2FA/personal data.
16) Privacy & safety
Choose identity display and location privacy settings. Block users if needed.
17) Troubleshooting
- “Within radius” disabled → set Home coords + radius in Profile.
- Email not arriving → check notification prefs + spam folders; confirm PublicBaseUrl.
- Not seeing posts → sport selection, visibility rules, or location settings may filter them.
18) What’s next
- Admin console (tenants, users, notification defaults)
- SMS delivery (Twilio)
- Calendar views + availability scheduling
- Chat (direct + group)
- Internationalization and tenant branding