> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.kinwall.family/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.kinwall.family/settings-reference/family.md).

# Family

## Members

Everyone who shows up on the wall. Each member has:

* **Name**
* **Color**: from the palette or a custom colour. It colours their events, chore column and avatar.
* **Avatar**: an emoji from the row, any emoji, or a 1–2 letter initial.
* **Birthday** (optional): a date. Turn on **I don't know the year** to keep just the month and day. It shows 🎂 in everyone's [snapshot](/using-kinwall/snapshot.md) that day, with the age they turn when the year is known. API: `birthday` as `YYYY-MM-DD`, or `--MM-DD` without a year, or `null`.

**Add member** and editing are admin only. On a display, the list is read-only. Deleting a member ("Their chores and tags are unassigned") removes them from calendars, chores and event tags. It doesn't delete those items.

`GET /api/members` also returns each member's `pointsToday` and `pointsWeek`.

## Categories

Add, edit, reorder (↑ / ↓) and delete event categories. Both admin and display devices can do this. See [Categories & auto-categorising](/using-kinwall/categories.md).

## Chores

Also on this tab, admin only:

| Setting                    | Options                                                                      | Default |
| -------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| **Late completion credit** | 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%                                                      | 50%     |
| **Streak grace**           | 0–3 missed days per rolling week                                             | 1       |
| **Leaderboard**            | on/off — hides the chore leaderboard and rank badges                         | On      |
| **Sticker shop**           | on/off — hides the sticker book in Activities and refuses purchases when off | On      |
| **Sticker prices**         | Free, 50%, 100%, 150% — scales every pack's price                            | 100%    |

See [Chores](/using-kinwall/chores.md) for how these play out day to day.


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