Home Timeline
Share text, photos, videos and clickable links. Choose a post color, then receive replies, 👍 likes and ❤️ hearts.
How to use itOpen Home, write in the post box, add media if you wish, and press Post.
EVERYTHING INSIDE THE CAFESharjays Cafe Features
Explore what you can do, then tap or click the ⓘ beside any feature for simple instructions. On a computer, you can also hover over a feature.
Connect & Share
24-Hour Stories
Create one active Story with up to five photos. Each photo shows its time remaining and can receive likes and hearts.
How to use itChoose Add Story on Home. Open your Story later to add another photo when space is available.
Cafe Chats
Join live community rooms for text, pictures and voice messages. Guests can enjoy the General room.
How to use itOpen Cafe Chats, select a room, type or use the microphone, then send.
Private Chat & Chirp
Verified members can have private peer-to-peer text conversations and Nextel-style voice Chirps. A Chirp invitation disappears after one minute if unanswered.
How to use itChoose an online member, open Private Chat, then invite them to Chirp and hold the talk button.
Members & Profiles
Meet members, view profiles, follow people and see who is online. Profiles include identity and community details chosen by each member.
How to use itOpen Members to browse people, or My Profile to update your own information.
Online Now
See available members while the Timeline moves independently. The list scrolls when many people are online.
How to use itLook beside the Timeline and select a member to view or connect.
Electronic Gifts
Verified members can send private virtual gifts to brighten another member’s day.
How to use itOpen Electronic Gifts, select a gift and recipient, then send it.
Feedback
Send a problem report, compliment or suggestion directly to Sharjays Cafe’s owner.
How to use itOpen Feedback, choose a subject, write your message and press Send Feedback.
Watch, Read & Discover
News Feed
See current breaking, political, Los Angeles local, sports, and ICE or immigration-enforcement coverage on the Timeline, including publisher images, short video, and audio when available.
How to use itScroll Home to the automatic news post. It changes every three minutes; use the source button to read, watch, or listen to the full report.
Live Cams
Members can open every public feed on the big monitor. Guests can watch the main Skid Row camera and preview the other feeds below.
How to use itOpen Live Cams and select a thumbnail. Guests must register and verify their email to move another camera onto the big monitor.
Missing Persons
Browse official California missing children first, then adults. Community members can also create a well-formatted local missing-person poster.
How to use itOpen Missing Persons. Select an official face for case details, or use the poster form for a local listing.
Whole-Site Translator
Translate Sharjays Cafe so menus and page text can be read in the language you choose.
How to use itOpen Translator, select your language and press Translate Sharjays Cafe.
Web Links
Open useful online tools, including FaceCheck. Guest access is limited to FaceCheck.
How to use itOpen Web Links and select a tool; it opens on its authorized website when embedding is unavailable.
Site Map
A quick directory that takes members straight to major areas of the Cafe.
How to use itOpen Site Map and select the feature you want.
Play & Explore
Game Lounge
Members can play every game. A Guest may choose one game for the trial; that choice remains locked until email registration.
How to use itOpen Games and choose carefully. Register and verify your email to unlock every game.
Zynga Card Room
Find official Zynga Poker, Spades Plus, Gin Rummy Plus, Bid Whist Plus and 101 Okey Plus games in one room.
How to use itOpen Games, find the Zynga Card Room and select a title to visit the official game.
Zodiac
Verified members can explore signs, compatibility and daily horoscope guidance.
How to use itOpen Zodiac, choose the requested signs and view the result.
Numerology
Verified members can calculate a life-path number and read its meaning.
How to use itOpen Numerology, enter the requested birth information and calculate.
Account, Media & Convenience
3-Day Guest Trial
New visitors can enter without email verification or a password. A device gets one three-day Guest trial, with a final-day warning and limited features.
How to use itChoose Enter as Guest. Register and verify your email in My Profile within three days to keep using Sharjays Cafe.
Installable App
Add Sharjays Cafe to a phone, tablet or computer for quick app-style access.
How to use itOpen Install App and follow the instructions shown for your device.
Uploads & Private Transfers
Verified members can send accepted files through confirmed private transfers.
How to use itOpen Uploads, choose the recipient and file, then confirm the transfer.
Automatic Media Optimization
Large photos and videos are reduced to site-friendly sizes before upload whenever possible.
How to use itChoose your image or video normally; Sharjays Cafe handles optimization before sending.
Light & Dark Themes
Switch the Cafe’s appearance for comfortable reading in different lighting.
How to use itUse the Light/Dark button at the top of the Cafe.
Phone-Friendly Navigation
The phone menu remains available while you browse, and the full menu scrolls so every destination can be reached.
How to use itUse the bottom navigation for common areas or tap All for the complete menu.
Community Advertising
Advertising spaces beside Stories let community businesses and members promote appropriate offerings.
How to use itUse Feedback to ask the owner about placing an advertisement.