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Post: 23033709_1 created on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:12:38 +0000
Posted: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:12:38 +0000

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Post one: Table of Content and Rules (You are Here)
Post two: Links to Themes
Post three: Site Specific Info
Post four: Steps to Set Old School/Classic Profile and Multimedia Help
Post five: Banners and Affiliates
Post six: Reserved
Post seven: Reserved

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Please follow the rules:

1. Obey Gaia's Terms of Service.

2. Please no fowl language.

3. Bumping is allowed but spamming is not. Please do not come in here advertising another thread unless I specifically give you permission to do so. Also no overly using the emoticons, using them over and over tends to get annoying. Try to keep the quoting down to a minimum so the pages do not get stretched.

4. Please try to keep questions about profiles and themes in the thread. I do not want to logon to an overloaded inbox.

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6. I do not mind receiving donations and gifts, but please keep in mind that this is only a help thread and not a charity or donation thread.

7. I have the right to refuse help to anyone, so keep that in mind when you come to me with questions. (I.E. please be considerate and patient)

8. Please keep in mind that this thread is to help people that are having a hard time figuring out how to set their profile to old school/classic. So please be kind, not everyone knows how to navigate the site very well.

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(If any admin or mod comes across this thread and believes it is in the wrong place, then I do apologize. I searched and found this spot to be the best place for this thread.)

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Post: 23033709_2 created on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:13:29 +0000
Posted: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:13:29 +0000

If you have another site you like to go to that also has a collection of Gaia profile themes and would like some help with them; please pm me with a link to the site so that I may add it to my thread. smile

Links for Gaia profiles:

Theme Databases/Collections:
TekTek.org

Design Spasm

Heavenly Garden

Graphix Outburst

Gaia Tools (themes database is currently down)

Illusional Flair/Illusional Design (Does not have styles listed with the layouts)

Faded Melody (This sie does not list styles either but I suggest using custom for this one)

Iridescence (need to find out if this one lists the style)

Coding help:
The Gaia Online Profile Guide - Gaia Developer approved (Go here only if you have a good basic knowledge of how to use CSS and be able to customize it.)
Second Link (Non CSS)

You may visit these sites as well to find more Gaia profile themes or info on how to customize a theme for yourself. ^^

ALSO! Not to take away from the profile artists here on gaia, there are shops in the forums that sell custom profile. I will hopefully soon collect links to those threads as well. If anyone happens to know a place or own one, please do provide me a link. Thank you ^^

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Post: 23033709_3 created on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:14:14 +0000
Posted: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:14:14 +0000

First, if you are looking for a decent theme for your profile you can visit any of the links that are in the second post.

Most of the profile themes use the old profile/classic.

When you have picked out a theme please be sure to read the info that is on the page which tells you some settings you will need to use. Please keep in mind that the settings will vary from theme to theme. This is what some of the info will look like:

For Tektek:
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For Heavenly Garden:
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Graphix Outburst and Illusional Flair:
Unfortunately Graphix Outburst and Illusional Flair do not specify any settings for their themes so I suggest using custom as the style. (If the profile does not turn out like the preview on the site, please post a comment here for further help.)

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Post: 23033709_4 created on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:15:05 +0000
Posted: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:15:05 +0000

Here are the steps to accomplish setting your profile to the old profile/classic style:

Step 1
You want to go to your account settings which is under My Gaia and then Account. (This is at the top of your screen to the left.)

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Step 2
Now go down to the setting Choose Profile (pointed out with red arrows) and select Classic and click submit.

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Step 3
The following screen will show up after you click submit. Now under Profile click Theme. (Pointed out with red arrows.)

(Also notice multimedia under theme and preferences, pointed out by a blue arrow. You may want to come back later to it if you have a video or song you want to put on your profile.)

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Step 4
Now, you will need to take a look at the settings required for the theme which is mentioned in the earlier post. Once you know those settings go to Theme and select the type indicated. For this example we will be using custom. Once that is done you can copy the CSS code provided for the theme and paste it into the Theme Override box and click submit. (All pointed out with red arrows and text.)

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Earlier, in step 3, I pointed out that you may want to remember where the multimedia link is. You click there to paste a code in for what ever video you like.
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I will use youtube as an example.
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I suggest opening notepad and copying and pasting the embed code(circled in red) into it so it is easier to find the source.

This is the embed code. You must have this code in order to use the video. But do not post the entire embed code into the multimedia box.
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You must copy one of the two red text into the box or it wont load and you will have a white spot there instead of the video.

This is what you should be looking for:
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Note: SWF file type is not supported by Gaia Online.

Now you are done! Take a look at your profile and enjoy ^^

If you have any other questions feel free to reply in this thread or send me a pm and I will be happy to help.