# About Becoming a Supporter

**URL:** https://community.citystrides.com/t/about-becoming-a-supporter/19886
**Category:** Wiki
**Created:** [April 10, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/about-becoming-a-supporter/19886 "2020-04-10T19:28:24Z")
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### Author: ![davemorin](https://community.citystrides.com/user_avatar/community.citystrides.com/davemorin/32/912_2.png) [@davemorin](https://community.citystrides.com/u/davemorin)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/about-becoming-a-supporter/19886/1 "2020-04-10T19:28:24Z")

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_Note: this wiki was written by independent supporters of CityStrides, not the site’s creator_

This wiki addresses why to become a supporter, and how to do so.

**1. Why Become a Supporter**

There are two subsets of reasons to become a supporter:

- You get significantly increased website functionality and a generally deeper CityStrides experience
- You contribute to the longer term development and the general sustainability of this service

> **Additional Site Functionality for Supporters**  
> _same list of benefits appears on the [supporter page](https://citystrides.com/become-a-supporter)_
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> - **Priority syncing** : your activity sync will take priority & be completed before non-subscriber syncing
> - **Advanced LifeMap** : activities are filterable by date, individual activity highlighting on hover, each activity is a link, and it’s wildly faster (see [this wiki](https://community.citystrides.com/t/about-the-lifemap/19446) for more information)
> - **LifeMap Live** : show your current location while you’re viewing your LifeMap … intended as a quick check from your phone while you’re out completing streets
> - **Node Hunter** : view unfinished nodes within the map view … Go to your LifeMap, zoom in, and click the magnifying glass button - any unfinished nodes within view will be displayed on the map
> - **ReRun** : replay an animation of your run, similar to [this video](https://youtu.be/nyuYDGqaMLg)
> - **Sync Now** : the ability to start an immediate sync, instead of waiting for the next scheduled sync (currently disabled for Strava-connected accounts due to their API limits)
> - **Weather** : each of your outdoor activities has weather data added
> - **Ad Free** : no advertisements will display throughout the site
> - **Highlighting** : your account is showcased on the [Supporters](https://citystrides.com/supporters) page and a subtle purple outline appears around your user card throughout the site (optionally disabled in your Settings page)

> **More General Reasons to Support the Site**  
> You may have noticed that there’s one guy who responds to everything, fixes everything, and, as it were, built everything (see stats at [Top User Activity](https://community.citystrides.com/u?period=all)). Jim has no team and no ulterior funding, and yet does all the work to make this website what it is for all of us. As such, there are a few other reasons to become a contributor:
> 
> - Support the ongoing maintenance that is regularly required, but also continues to grow with an ever-increasing number of new users (see total [here](https://citystrides.com/users))
> - Support sporadic, more significant investments and upgrades for hardware and other capital outlays
> - Ensure ongoing sustainability of CityStrides so we can all continue to use this great service for years to come
> 
> Lastly, by choosing to contribute a small amount on a monthly basis, you are:
> 
> - Demonstrating your personal appreciation of the work Jim is doing
> - Helping keep the site going for the \>90% of users who use the free service
> - Becoming an active part of the coolest corner of the web for heatmappers, Striders, and runners & walkers in general

**2. How to Become a Supporter**

Simply follow this [link to become a Supporter](https://citystrides.com/become-a-supporter).

You can support by becoming one of the following contributor types:

- Recurring Monthly Contributor: to get unlimited access to supporter benefits and pledge your long-term support of the website
- One-Time Contributor ($5 minimum): to unlock supporter benefits for the month following your contribution. _Note: whatever amount you contribute is spread out as $5/month payments, ie $20 will provide 4 months of access_