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How do I return My Page to the default layout and theme?

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

If you changed the layout or theme of your profile page and would like to return to the default, you can do so!

Click the “Settings” link in the right column of the social network.

Click the Manage “My Page” link underneath your profile photo.

Next click on the Apply Volentia’s theme on the “Appearance” page.

This will remove both the layout and theme changes you have made on your profile page.

Change the layout of your profile page

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

You can move features around your profile page to personalize your space. To do so, click on “My Page”. Then put your mouse on the title bar of the module you would like to move. If it can be moved, a small crosshair icon will appear to the left. Now just click and drag the module to the desired spot.

Certain things on your profile page cannot be moved. This includes your profile photo, basic information, and the My Friends box on the left column of the page. Additionally, it’s not possible to drag anything to or from the right column. This keeps things simple and easy to navigate across the social network.

How to ‘pimp’ your Volentia profile page

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

By default, your profile page automatically has Volentia’s theme and appearance settings.

If you want to you can change/customize the theme and appearance of your Volentia profile page.

To change your theme, go to your profile page and click the Manage “My Page” link underneath your profile photo.

Next click on the Change your theme on the “Appearance” page.

You’ll be taken to an Appearances page just for your profile. In the top portion of the page, you can browse through the themes currently available and test them out on your profile page.

You can further customize your page’s appearance by changing the font and colors of the theme you’ve chosen. Select the theme you’d like to customize and scroll to the “Now, make it unique” section of the page.

To make additional changes to your page’s appearance, you can add your own CSS, or Cascading Style Sheets.  With CSS, you can make changes to your page’s appearance that aren’t available in the built-in theme settings page. If you’re interested in learning more about CSS to customize your page, we recommend checking out W3C’s CSS section and/or downloading Firebug to experiment.

To restore the default settings for your profile page, just click the “Apply Volentia’s Theme” button.

Update your Volentia profile photo

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

To change your profile photo on Volentia, first sign in.

Then click the “Settings” link in the upper right corner of the page:

Now click on the photo icon next to “Profile Photo.” A small window will pop open. Click the “Browse” button under “Upload a photo from your computer.” Locate an image on your computer and click “Done.” When you upload a new photo, the old one will be deleted.

Control the privacy settings of your Volentia profile page

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

By default, anyone signed into Volentia can view your profile page and list of friends on the social network. However, you can change the privacy level if you’d like at any time. You can set your profile to be visible to everyone on the social network, or to just your Volentia friends.

To change the privacy of your profile page, click on the “Settings” link in the right column of the page and head to the Privacy page. Choose the level of privacy you’d like from the first question on this page.

By default, all photos, videos, and blog posts you add to the social network will still be visible to everyone. You can also choose the privacy level of the content you add to the social network from this page.

If you’ve changed the privacy of your profile page, visitors who don’t have access to your profile page will only be able to view your name, photo and basic information.

Network Creators and Administrators will still be able to view all member profile pages in full, regardless of privacy settings.