Okay, so think I’ve finally figured out how to properly use Modes & Hello Home Actions. Please correct me if I’m on the wrong track. Modes are states that your home is in. It is used as an if statements for SmartApps and such. E.g. if Mode = Away, turn off internal lights and turn on porch light. H…

Yes, you’re correct. I wish there was a SmartThings wiki to keep all the answers in one place. [image] Automating Profiles (Home, Away etc) Devices & Integrations Hi, There are multiple profiles such as home/away, etc. Is there a way to automate these profiles so it dete…

[image] geko: I wish there was a SmartThings wiki to keep all the answers in one place. +1 on the wiki idea. I love it. Community contributions that could be curated and approved to keep things in check.

Any post on this site can be turned into a wiki post. I am hesitant to have yet another system or site to point people to at this time but we can all figure something out.

I hear you. I’m all for simplicity. However, I think the wiki could be an extension of the support site, though. It can be hard to research things in the community because threads get off track, some aren’t labeled well, etc. A wiki can be better controlled while still receiving the assistance of…

Ben - again what about sticky threads that retain the ‘How-To’ for this site. My guess is you LOSE many users who give up after buying Wemo or Smartthings devices because it takes so much frickin time to self-educate… Just my 2 cents.

We will sure make them sticky when we have those How-to’s written. The time to write them just needs to be made. Have you checked out the Knowledge Base for some of these sorts of things? http://support.smartthings.com

I am still confused by Modes. Let’s say I create a new mode called Vacation. How do I let Smartthings what is the state of “Vacation”? I would like to use Vacations as a more aggressive mode than Away. For example, turn off all devices, turn on all cameras, etc…

Have you used Hello, Home phrases to define what occurs in Vacation mode? I would check that out by tapping the gear at the bottom right of the Hello, Home screen. (get there by tapping the little speech bubble icon)

Ok, so if I get this right, mode by itself doesn’t have any attributes until you define them in Hello, Home, is that right?

More or less. Yes. You can also change modes from SmartApps and many of the dashboard rules and triggers.

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Yes, you’re correct. I wish there was a SmartThings wiki to keep all the answers in one place.

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