Among all the opportunities that the Odnoklassniki website provides its users, there is also a personalization function, that is, changing the appearance of your profile. In this article we will look at how to decorate a page using special design themes.

Getting rid of the standard theme

You can make your Odnoklassniki profile more interesting and memorable by replacing the standard background with another one. To do this, go to the menu called “More”. Then click on the inscription: “Themes” in the drop-down list.

You can also go to the list of designs by clicking on the circle with a palette and the “Decorate your page” link located above the list of friends. Choose the design you like from the ones offered and see how the appearance of the profile changes. Confirm the choice of design by clicking “Install” or select a different design.

The change function is available to all Odnoklassniki users for free. Unfortunately, the choice of profile design is small: several animated backgrounds and about seven dozen static images. Returning to the previous website design is even easier than changing it. We go to the list of topics through the “More” menu or via the “Decorate your page” link.

Click on the first theme, called “Standard”.

Click “Install”.

Decorating the group page

Administrators of groups with more than 10 thousand subscribers and official pages of public people, brands or companies have the opportunity to add their own themes.

1. Follow the link “Decorate the group page.”

1. Click on the inscription “Upload a theme for the group” and, following the prompts, upload three images for the new skin in jpg or png formats to the site.

1. We wait for the topic to pass moderation and install it on the group page.

In order for a self-created design to be approved by Odnoklassniki moderators, you need to take into account several points:

• the main image, repeating background and skin cover must be in harmony with each other;
• the maximum height of the top image is no more than 140 pixels;
• The main image should blend into the background smoothly and without obvious joints.

Can I set my own theme?

In answers to frequently asked questions, Odnoklassniki developers clarify that it is impossible to upload your own skin. However, resourceful users have figured out how to install their own theme in Odnoklassniki using third-party software. For these purposes, the OkTools browser plugin is used. It can be downloaded for any web browser.

Click “Install Now”.

Click “Add to FireFox” and confirm the installation.

After restarting the browser, the plugin will add a new element to the Ok.ru website menu.

In order to save a GIF image from the Odnoklassnian website, you will need a simple, lightweight program - with its help you can write a video, as well as record all the animation from any site, including from Odnoklassniki - GIF animation using GifCam. Suitable for everyone - both experienced users and beginners. Just two buttons - nothing complicated. So, let's get started. First you need to download the program itself. You can download the program here:

For convenience, pin it to the taskbar so you don’t have to look for it later when you need it

1.Opens the GIF image you need in full view

2. Click on the program icon on the taskbar - a frame with the program will appear. The program will automatically be on top of all windows with its own frame. We select the area for recording by simply changing the size of the frame - drag the cursor over the corners of the frame to fit the size of the animation.

3. All you have to do is wait for the animation to start and press the REC button - the program starts recording. Play once twice and that’s enough - otherwise the picture will weigh a lot and will not be uploaded to the site later. Next STOP. After recording, click - SAVE. Give a name to the picture and be sure to remember it path - where it is saved!!!

4.Wait until the process is completed - the green path will reach the end and leave. Close the program - that’s all. Nothing complicated. Good luck! Imagine that the program is a camera. Everything inside the frame will be your GIF. Manage it, change its size. You can record anything by opening it on your computer. Games, movies, websites, yourself via webcam or sites like YouTube. To create a GIF animation from a video, start some video and select the desired area. Editing is possible. We go to Edit and see the frames in horizontal scrolling. By right-clicking you can call up the context menu. It allows you to delete: one frame, a selected frame to the beginning or end, or delete all frames. Add or remove delays. “Delete even frames” is needed to delete half the frames and save the animation (to reduce the size). There is a checkbox to show green screen or not. Savings are possible in 5 formats of different quality: 256 colors, 12, gray, and so on.

MEETING OF GROUPS ADMINISTS WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF CLASSMATES - RESULTS
Yesterday a personal meeting was held between the OK management and representatives of the initiative group from the administrators. A number of proposals were submitted for consideration to improve the work and cooperation of the site and groups.

Based on the results of the meeting with the OK administration, the following information/results are available.

1. Classmates went to a meeting on the issue of feedback. Our representative will be added to the Skype chat for close communication with the OK administration. There is a preliminary agreement for regular live meetings, tentatively once a quarter.

2. On the issue of monetization of communities, real work is now underway on the part of the OK to change the situation with the issuance of promos. Search results will improve, but you definitely shouldn’t expect a return to previous positions. It’s trite - it will be better than it is, but worse than it was. It is a fact. Over time, a target will appear that has already been tested. With the introduction of the target, the promo will most likely change or go away completely. This issue is being discussed, please suggest your ideas. It is impossible to cover everything in one meeting and one contact.

3. Pre-moderation of posts is now possible via email: (mail address will be available in the next couple of days). It will take a couple of days to get the process going. The essence of this action is a prompt response to your promotional post. Suitable or not. As an alternative, you can consider offers in sj, they are approved. And as an example, their posts.

4. According to our suggestions in OK:

Every day people join and leave groups. Giving them a laconic window asking them to subscribe to other official groups is considered a good idea.

Testing, trying out the idea of ​​reposting groups is accepted as a good idea, moreover, work has already been done and it will happen soon.

Blocking profiles - we need a clear statistical report on this issue, then we can decide. For example, profile N posted N posts in N groups and received a block. If you repeat, there is a high probability that the block will occur again.

Group blocking will cease to be instantaneous and forever. Our proposal for some kind of stable system of several warnings has been accepted and, moreover, has already been worked on before.

Commenting is possible only for group members - supported/approved

Function all user messages - supported/approved

Removing unnecessary tags along with the post being deleted, searching by tags - supported/approved

Add roles editor, moderator, admin, with different rights - supported/approved

Leave regular posts when deleting a moderator's profile - supported/approved

This is something that can be said with some obviousness now. Even more specifics, details, new developments and implementations will appear in the course of further communication.

In the previous post, we looked at creating a group in Odnoklassniki, its initial design and configuration. In this topic we will talk about filling the created group with interesting information, so that later we can start promoting it.

Refresh your memory on a previous topic You can click on the link “How to create your own group in Odnoklassniki"

Unfortunately, at the moment, in Odnoklassniki, unlike VKontakte groups, you cannot design your groups so colorfully and brightly. So far, all the design comes down to creating photo albums with beautiful pictures, adding links to various third-party sources, publishing new topics and news. So I'll just talk about what you can do in groups on Odnoklassniki in question-answer form.

1. When (what time) is the best time to publish new topics?
2. How to attach a link to a message in a group on Odnoklassniki?
3. Is it possible to put a link to a non-third-party site in the “links” section?

1. How often do I add topics to a group?

According to my personal experience, as well as according to research conducted by leading SMM agencies in Russia, it is worth creating from 1 to 5 topics per day. With a larger number, the user experiences some kind of information noise and begins to perceive the group as a source of spam; with a smaller number, interest disappears. There is no point in creating topics less than once every 2 days. There is a risk that over time the number of people joining the group will begin to exceed the number of people leaving it.

2. When (what time) is the best time to publish new topics?

At first glance, it may seem that there is no difference at what hours to publish news, but this is not so! For example, if you publish a new post from 3 to 7 am, it will be seen by fewer participants and will attract fewer classes than it could. Also, you should not publish from 18 to 19 hours (especially on weekdays). They explain this simply - people come home from work and don’t use Odnoklassniki.

A completely different situation awaits you if you publish new topics between 12:00 - 13:30, 15:00 - 16:30 or 19:40 - 24:00. Topics published during these intervals attract 2-3 times more classes. This will be especially noticeable in groups whose number exceeds 10,000 people.

3. How long should texts be?

Short notes of 3-4 lines are best perceived. The more briefly and accurately you present the essence, the better. At the same time, if you need to write more text, no one forbids you. The main thing is that you are able to interest the reader in the first 3-4 lines. And it’s even better if a picture attached to the message does this.

4. How to create a news story and decorate it with a picture?

Always decorate your posts with an image with an aspect ratio of 4:3 (for example, 640x480 or 1024x768 pixels). And try to upload the picture before you write the text of the message. This will allow the picture to go first (I don’t know why, but at the time of writing these lines in Odnoklassniki, after publication, you cannot choose what should go first: text or picture). To do this, click on camera image, then click on the “ review", specify the location of the uploaded image.

5. How to attach a link to a message in a group on Odnoklassniki?

The name of the page to which we provided a link will appear below, as well as the picture on the left. taken from the same site. (If there are several pictures on this page, you can select one). You can also not attach pictures at all. To do this, check the box next to “ no picture»

6. Why do we need the “links” section in the group?

This section is used to publish links to related, or simply interesting in your opinion, groups in Odnoklassniki.

7. Is it possible to put a link to a non-third-party site in the “links” section?

No. At the moment, you can only provide links to groups in Odnoklassniki.

8. How to fill out the Links section?

A window appears in which a list of all the groups in which you are a member will be displayed. Mark the ones you need and click “ add»

9. How can I put a link to a group that I am not a member of?

It's simple. We join the group, then add a link to it in the manner described above.

10. How to create a photo album in a group?

Menu item " Photo albums", button " create" In the window that appears, enter the name of the future photo album and click on the button “ save».

Now that we've taken a quick look at everything you can do in your own group, let me give you a couple of recommendations.

1. Since classmates do not provide additional funds to form a group, it is worth making the most of the existing opportunities. For example, it is better to always decorate the news and topics you create with an interesting picture - this way the topic or news will look better.
2. Even if the theme of the group does not require a photo album, create at least one album, for example with positive pictures that will be pleasant to look at at your leisure.

When your group is formed and filled with initial information, you should think about promoting it, but this is already a topic for the next article.

If you want to make your personal page on Odnoklassniki more attractive, giving it an interesting, unusual look, then site design themes will come to the rescue. No professional design skills are required. Any user who wants to change the appearance can cope with the task.

Installing themes for Odnoklassniki

Go to your profile, at the top of the page you will find a colorful button in the form of a circle (1), when you hover over it, the inscription appears: “Decorate your page” (2). By clicking the button, you go to the “Themes” section.

Another way to access this page is to select the “More” category (1), located to the right of the “Gifts” section. In the list of the “More” category, the penultimate item is the necessary section (2).

The social network offers a wide variety of topics for Odnoklassniki. There are not only simple images of nature, animals, plants, but also animated pictures with moving objects. Each user will choose an option to their liking without downloading from the Internet.

To view the theme, click on the image to see how the page changes with a new background. Once you have decided on the appropriate pattern, click the “Install” button.

New unusual wallpapers will appear on the main page of your profile and will not disappear when you move to other sections or browse the site. The selected theme can always be changed.

If you want to cancel the selected design, returning to the standard profile view, select the “Standard Theme” design. There are no additional images, the site's appearance remains classic.

IMPORTANT! The themes section includes options that can be installed absolutely free. In contrast, the subsections “VIP Themes” and “Live Themes” are paid. When selecting images from these categories, instead of the “Install” button, users see the “Buy” button.

How to put your own theme in your profile

In addition to the functionality available on the Odnoklassniki website, it is possible to change the appearance of the site using popular Internet browser applications. For your profile, themes are just the right option. One of the most popular theme installation applications is Ok Tools. First of all, you need to install it for free and install it in your Internet browser.

After installing the application and updating your profile on Odnoklassniki, the Ok Tools section will be added to the main menu bar of the site.

It has several subsections, one of which is called “Topics”.

By moving to this point, you will see a wide selection of ready-made images of various subjects.

If you want to install a specific theme that is not available in the application, simply upload a photo of the required size by clicking the “Create Theme” button.

If you have your own group on a social network, you can also change its design at your discretion.

Focusing on the topic of the community, select an appropriate image on the Internet, saving it on your computer for later uploading to the site.

On the main page, select “More” (1), then switch to the theme settings subsection (2). By clicking the colorful “Decorate Your Page” icon (3), the “Create Theme” button appears. Upload your favorite image from your computer or select a theme from those already available on the website or in the Ok Tools section.

You can also change the group theme at any time. When carrying out technical work on the site, some difficulties may arise with changing the theme.