FundPi — User Manual Updated August 31, 2025

The community funding platform built for Pi Network. Create projects, support ideas with Pi, and follow progress — all inside the Pi Browser.

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Overview

Supporters

Browse featured & popular projects
Read stories and check goals in Pi (USD shown for reference)
Support with a secure Pi payment
Follow updates, comment, like, and save favorites

Creators

Create a project with images, tags & goals
Manage your profile & projects from the Profile area
Receive donations directly to your Pi wallet via the in-app flow
Engage your supporters via comments and updates

Note: FundPi runs inside the Pi Browser. Login and payments require the Pi environment.

Getting started

Open FundPi in the Pi Browser.
Tap Login with Pi and confirm in the Pi dialog.
After login you’ll see your Pi username in the header. Use it to open the profile menu.

Tip: If something looks stale after an update, log out and back in to refresh your session token.

Home & Featured

The home page highlights a Featured Project selected by the team. If none is set, the most recently updated featured project is shown. Tap the card to open its page.

If a project has no embedded images, FundPi uses the first image from the project’s gallery as cover.
Creators can’t mark a project as featured themselves; this is managed by the team.

Discover projects

Explore the latest and popular projects from the home page or use the search to find a topic you like. Tag chips may be provided to jump into themes quickly.

Each project card shows the title, short excerpt, goal in Pi, and a cover image.
Tap a card to see the full story and support options.

Project page

Content

Cover image + gallery (swipeable on mobile)
Title, story/description, tags
Goal fields: goal_pi (primary), goal_usd (optional)
Creator badge (username)

Actions

Donate (enter amount in Pi → Pay)
Like (toggle)
Favorite (save for later)
Comment (add a public message)

Projects can be pending (awaiting review), approved (public), or rejected (with a reason). Creators see the current status on their Profile → My Projects.

Donations (Pay with Pi)

Tap Donate on a project and enter the amount in Pi.
Approve the Pi dialog. FundPi authorizes and completes the payment server-side.
When confirmed, your donation is stored with a payment_id / txid and appears in your profile under My Donations.

USD is shown for reference (where available). The donation itself is in Pi.
Refunds, if any, are handled case-by-case by the creator and platform team.

Security: Payments run through the official Pi SDK in the Pi Browser. Your session is validated on the server via a bearer token.

Create a project

Step 1 — Account info

Fill in your contact details (name, email, phone, country). Country is shown as “Country 🇨🇭”.
Save — this creates/updates your profile record.

Step 2 — Project details

Title and long description (tell your story)
Goal in Pi (goal_pi), optional USD goal
Tags (simple keywords)
Upload images (first image becomes the cover; you can control order via index)

After submit

New projects are pending review before going public.
If rejected, you’ll see a rejection reason and can edit & resubmit.
Approved projects become visible to everyone and can receive donations.

Editing: Go to Profile → My Projects to update text, goal, or images.

Your profile

Account Info

Edit name, email, phone, and country (with flag).
Wallet address (from Pi session) may be displayed for transparency.

My Projects

List of your projects with status (Pending / Approved / Rejected).
Open a project to edit content or manage images.

My Donations

All your donations with timestamp, amount (Pi), and links (where available).
Each record ties to a payment id / txid after completion.

Favorites

Quick access to projects you saved.

Likes, comments & favorites

Like a project to show support. You can unlike anytime.
Comment to ask questions or encourage the creator.
Favorite saves the project to your Profile → Favorites.

Abuse is not tolerated. Be respectful. Moderation tools remove spam or harmful content.

Project images

Upload multiple images. Files are stored securely via the platform backend.
The first image acts as a cover. You can reorder using an index field.
If a project has no embedded images, the gallery’s first image becomes the cover on cards.

FAQ & troubleshooting

Make sure you’re inside the Pi Browser and logged into Pi. Then reload and try again.

My donation timed out.

If the payment dialog expired, start the donation again. If you authorized but don’t see the record, it will appear once the network confirms completion.

Images don’t upload.

Check your connection and file size. Try a different image format (JPG/PNG). If it persists, contact support with your username.

Project rejected — why?

Open the project in Profile → My Projects. You’ll see a rejection reason. Update accordingly and resubmit.

I don’t see the featured project.

If no featured card shows, the team may not have set one yet. You can still discover projects via the list or search.

Privacy & data

We store only what’s required to run your profile and projects (name, email, phone, country, project data).
Donation records include amount in Pi and identifiers like payment_id / txid to reconcile payments.
All sensitive keys stay on the server; the frontend never exposes private API keys.

Changelog

Aug 31, 2025: First complete FundPi manual (supports: login, featured, discovery, project create/edit, images, donations, likes, comments, favorites, profile views).

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