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Jemmz · Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:36 pm Post subject: Livejournal Help Please

I have been tearing my hair out. I left livejournal ages ago and haven't done anything on it since (seriously, my first entry was a YEAR ago). All I did was write the first few chapters of my Unexpected Spark series and that was it because I think my page is flat out boring. What I want to know is how can you get it to look great, with the backgrounds and randomized icons. I have looked it up on google but haven't found any good codes. I want to make it personalized and attractive without paying anything. How can I do that? Is there a simple way to add the background and colours? Can anyone help me?

I'm so jealous of other people's livejournals...

Seriously, I hate mine so much I'm not even gonna link it here yet

mistojen · Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:59 pm Post subject:

Um, well, I can't tell ya how I got mine all pretteh because I'm a paid account and I make my friend Angie do all my snazzy layouts. I think maybe your best bet might be to buddy up with someone who has a free account and a cool layout so that maybe they can walk you through it or else hook you up with someone who knows how. Otherwise, there are layout communities you can check out. I know they're there, even if I'm not part of them...just search "layouts" for an interest and see what pops up?
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PsychoCynic · Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 12:39 am Post subject:

I have a free account so I can try to help you if you want.

Do you want to put up your own fanart as a layout or do you want to use something that livejournal already has (believe me, it does have some very pretty themes)? The first is a bit more complicated and I can't quite explain it; the second is very easy.

Let me know and I'll try to walk you throw it!

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cylune · Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 1:31 am Post subject:

Thanks Maria!!! I'd love for Jemma to be on LJ!!
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Aislynn · Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 2:23 am Post subject:

I'm glad to help if I can, as well!

A couple of very generous people gave me a Paid Account ( *points up at Jen*

) but the layout that I have up is the same one I had when I was on the free Plus account.

Like Maria said, there are a lot of really pretty premade themes available. I'm using a combination of a premade theme with a header that I made myself (it's actually the big version of the Sawyer City banner in my sig

), so you can kinda get the best of both worlds, in my opinion. It's still tricky to get the right codes to get a header up, but it can be done with a little work and help from some "in the know" friends!

mistojen · Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 3:52 am Post subject:

Jemmz · Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:23 am Post subject:

Wow

Thanks everyone! You're all very nice to reply here and help me out!!

rbexter93 · Expert Vidder Joined: 24 Mar 2006 Posts: 3270

I've never figured out how to get headers

but my layout was from a lj community and is quite good (for me anyway).
If anybody knows any tips on that

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Jemmz · Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:32 pm Post subject:

To get headers haven't you got to enter a code in the...er...thing..? The Overrides? I've scanned the communites but I don't know which is best. And tbh I suck at searching for things I want in search engines

Aislynn · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:22 am Post subject:

Jemmz · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:10 am Post subject:

Ohh, ok. Well as long as I can use the premade one and make it look good-It's just some of them didn't look good on my free account. I don't know if you have a paid account they'd me better ones there

Yeah, on mine I can't find Flexible Squares. Where abouts is it? Default themes? Becuase I can't find it in there. I'd be happy with entering the colours in myself but I find that difficult. I was wondering whether there was somewhere on a site or something that could tell you what colours would look good and tell you to enter a certain colour in certain places (if that makes sense?)

That sucks, LJ likes to cause problems for noobs like me

How did you know what code to enter for the header?

Also, you have a nice bar on the right of your LJ with a calander and tags. How did you get that?

Aislynn · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:44 am Post subject:

Jemmz · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:34 pm Post subject:

I'm in Look And Feel and the layouts section. And I've had a look at the pulldown menu but there is no 'Samples' selection next to it x( You're being very clear but I just can't find it.

I just discovered I'm on a Plus account. Basic doesn't seem much different (apart from you can do alot less with it) So I'm sticking with plus.

This is really confusing because in my custon options it only has "Show Community Userpics" option and the overrides box for codes and that's it. I'm sure I'm in the right place but none of the things your saying is there. How strange is that?

I can however get a sidebar by choosing the Punquin Elegent w/ sidebar option. I suppose that's alright. I could try and do my own colours. My next question how do you get your icon in your LJ entries AND get them to be randomized? Or is that a paid option

I'll sort the header out soon. And the colours. My organisation for this is a little all over the place atm

Jemmz · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 8:56 pm Post subject:

Whoops, I've sorted it out now. I had it on S1 instead of S2 (Or whichever way around it is). I still have heaps of questions I will ask when I can get my head round the simpler stuff. All the things you have mentioned are there now.

Thanks.

I'll be back... lol

Aislynn · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:26 pm Post subject: