DesiTwist Profiles FAQ

[Endurer]

As you all know that our DesiTwist profiles are no longer ordinary and we can customize it easily. I get this feeling that some of us are not fully aware of all the possibilities that DesiTwist provides. Here is a general FAQ for all of you. If you have a question then make sure that you post it here so that I could answer them on the spot.

FRIENDS:

How do I add a friend in my profile?

Adding a friend is quite easy actually and there are a couple of ways to do that. The first and the most easiest option is to go to that person's profile and look for a link that says:

Add (member name here) to Your Buddy List

Click on the link and it will take you to a new page. Look for the button near the bottom of that page that says Save List, once you have clicked on the save list button, a request on your behalf will be sent to the person via email, pm, (depending on their selection) or will display in navigation once the user logs in. The user can then accept, reject, or decide later on your friend request.

How do I add a friend whose profile is private?

Can't access the profile? no problem. Go to your buddy list page located here, add the username in the box near the bottom and click on Save list. The user will be notified immediately and you will gain access to their private profile, if they accept your request.

Where can I see new friend requests or pending requests sent by me?

It's fairly simple as well. Go to your Friends Request Page located here to see incoming or pending friend requests.

How can I edit my profile?

Editing a profile is a breeze. Click on the UserCP menu at the top left, you will see a link that says Edit Profile, click on it to go to your edit profile page. Direct link to edit profile is: http://www.desitwist.com/profile.php?do=editprofile

I am confused, help me! What is CSS?

W3C defines CSS, short for Cascading Style Sheets as a simple mechanism for adding style (e.g. fonts, colors, spacing) to Web documents

With the help of custom CSS, you can stylize your profiles as per your likes. If you are not familiar with CSS then I suggest that you leave the custom css field empty and look for the pre-defined css styles right below it. You can preview each custom or pre-defined style by simply clicking on the preview button below the respective fields.

I'd like to quote Admin's post related to custom CSS styling that will make your life easier.

If you'd like to create a custom CSS style for your profile then copy the predefined CSS and edit it with a CSS editor of your choice. We recommend TopStyle Lite, which is a free product and can be downloaded from here. If you're editing it with TopStyle Lite then copy/paste the pre-defined CSS in TopStyle and modify it to suit your needs.

Here's custom css code for you to play with:

body
{
 background: #3A0A0F;
 color: #ffffff;
 font: 8pt verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
 MARGIN-TOP: 0px;
 MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px;
 MARGIN-LEFT: 0px;
 MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px;
}
a:link, body_alink
{
 color: #FCCFCF;
}
a:visited, body_avisited
{
 color: #FCCFCF;
}
a:hover, a:active, body_ahover
{
 color: #B11F21;
}
.page
{
 background: #5A0507;
 color: #ffffff;
}
td, th, p, li
{
 font: 8pt verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.tborder
{
 background: #2F0B0B;
 color: #555A5F;
}
.tcat
{
 background: #3A0A0F;
 color: #ffffff;
 font: bold 8pt verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.tcat a:link, .tcat_alink
{
 color: #f7f7f7;
 text-decoration: none;
}
.tcat a:visited, .tcat_avisited
{
 color: #f7f7f7;
 text-decoration: none;
}
.tcat a:hover, .tcat a:active, .tcat_ahover
{
 color: #B11F21;
 text-decoration: underline;
}
.thead
{
 background: #3A0A0F;
 color: #FFFFFF;
 font: bold 10px tahoma, verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.thead a:link, .thead_alink
{
 color: #FCCFCF;
}
.thead a:visited, .thead_avisited
{
 color: #FCCFCF;
}
.thead a:hover, .thead a:active, .thead_ahover
{
 color: #ffffff;
}
.tfoot
{
 background: #5a0507;
 color: #ffffff;
}
.tfoot a:link, .tfoot_alink
{
 color: #FCCFCF;
}
.tfoot a:visited, .tfoot_avisited
{
 color: #FCCFCF;
}
.tfoot a:hover, .tfoot a:active, .tfoot_ahover
{
 color: #ffffff;
}
.alt1, .alt1Active
{
 background: #4C0406;
 color: #cccccc;
 border-left: 1px solid #6b2121;
 border-top: 1px solid #6b2121;
}
.alt2, .alt2Active
{
 background: #450405;
 color: #ffffff;
 border-left: 1px solid #6b2121;
 border-top: 1px solid #6b2121;
}
td.inlinemod
{
 background: #6a0d10;
 color: #fccfcf;
}
.wysiwyg
{
 background: #3C0002;
 color: #ffffff;
 font: 9pt verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
textarea, .bginput
{
 background: #3C0002;
 color: #ffffff;
 font: 9pt verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
 border: 1px solid #2F0304;
}
.button
{
 font: 11px verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
select
{
 background: #3C0002;
 color: #ffffff;
 font: 11px verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
 border: 1px solid #2F0304;
}
option, optgroup
{
 font-size: 11px;
 font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.smallfont
{
 color: #ffffff;
 font: 10px verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.time
{
 color: #EF6265;
}
.navbar
{
 color: #ffffff;
 font: 10px verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.highlight
{
 color: #FB8080;
 font-weight: bold;
}
.fjsel
{
 background: #3E5C92;
 color: #E0E0F6;
}
.fjdpth0
{
 background: #F7F7F7;
 color: #000000;
}
.panel
{
 background: #4C0406;
 color: #ffffff;
 border: 1px solid #2F0304;
 padding: 10px;
 
}
.panelsurround
{
 background: #4C0406;
 color: #ffffff;
 border: 1px solid #2F0304;
}
legend
{
 color: #ffffff;
 font: 10px tahoma, verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.vbmenu_control
{
 background: #5C2627;
 color: #ffffff;
 font: bold 10px tahoma, verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
 padding: 3px 6px 3px 6px;
 white-space: nowrap;
}
.vbmenu_control a:link, .vbmenu_control_alink
{
 color: #ffffff;
 text-decoration: none;
}
.vbmenu_control a:visited, .vbmenu_control_avisited
{
 color: #ffffff;
 text-decoration: none;
}
.vbmenu_control a:hover, .vbmenu_control a:active, .vbmenu_control_ahover
{
 color: #cccccc;
 text-decoration: underline;
}
.vbmenu_popup
{
 background: #501F20;
 color: #ffffff;
 border: 1px solid #2F0304;
 text-align: left;
}
.vbmenu_option
{
 background: #501F20;
 color: #cccccc;
 font: 10px verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
 white-space: nowrap;
 cursor: pointer;
 border: 1px solid #2F0304;
}
.vbmenu_option a:link, .vbmenu_option_alink
{
 color: #ffffff;
 text-decoration: none;
}
.vbmenu_option a:visited, .vbmenu_option_avisited
{
 color: #ffffff;
 text-decoration: none;
}
.vbmenu_option a:hover, .vbmenu_option a:active, .vbmenu_option_ahover
{
 color: #cccccc;
 text-decoration: none;
}
.vbmenu_hilite
{
 background: #3F0405;
 color: #cccccc;
 font: 10px verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
 white-space: nowrap;
 cursor: pointer;
 border: 1px solid #2F0304;
}
.vbmenu_hilite a:link, .vbmenu_hilite_alink
{
 color: #cccccc;
 text-decoration: none;
}
.vbmenu_hilite a:visited, .vbmenu_hilite_avisited
{
 color: #cccccc;
 text-decoration: none;
}
.vbmenu_hilite a:hover, .vbmenu_hilite a:active, .vbmenu_hilite_ahover
{
 color: #ffffff;
 text-decoration: none;
}
.bigusername { font-size: 11pt; }
td.thead, div.thead { padding: 4px; }
.pagenav a { text-decoration: none; }
.pagenav td { padding: 2px 4px 2px 4px; }
.fieldset { margin-bottom: 6px; 
border: 1px solid #2F0304;
}
.fieldset, .fieldset td, .fieldset p, .fieldset li { font-size: 11px; 
}
form { display: inline;}
label { cursor: default; }
.normal { font-weight: normal; }
.inlineimg { vertical-align: middle; }
TABLE.border {
border-right: 1px solid #250102;
border-left: 1px solid #250102;
border-bottom: 1px solid #250102;
}
.info {
padding-left: 3px;
padding-right: 0px;
padding-top: 3px;
padding-bottom: 3px;
background-color: #60080A;
border-top: 1px solid #250102;
border-right: 2px solid #250102;
border-left: 1px solid #250102;
border-bottom: 2px solid #250102;
margin-bottom: 3px;
}
.spacer {
padding: 7px 7px 7px 7px;
}

Do I have to fill rest of the fields?

It's not obligatory but will add extra flare to your profile. Fill out as many fields as possible to tell others about yourself.

How do I add a youtube video in my profile?

On the edit profile page, look for the field that says Youtube Video. Now pick a video from youtube and look for the final part in the URL of that video. You only need to add the bold part shown below in the profile field to get it done.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC6gJvJwXws

As you can see above, the only part you need to add is VC6gJvJwXws from a particular URL. Please note that "VC6gJvJwXws" is just an example, your video's URI strings will be different.

Options:

Your edit options page is located athttp://www.desitwist.com/profile.php?do=editoptions and you can control various settings related aspects of DesiTwist from here.

I only want my friends to see my profile, is it possible?

Yes, it is. Go to your edit options page located here and look for a field that says Set Profile as Private. Check the box next to it and click on the save changes button at the bottom. Your profile will be made private so that only you and your logged in friends can access it.

Umm I don't want to make my profile private but I would like to disable profile commenting for people who are not in my friends list. I don't think it's possible, is it?

Oh yes, fortunately it is possible too. On the very same edit options page, look for a field that says Only Allow Friends to Post Comments, check the box right next to it and click on the save changes button. Voila! now only your friends can comment on your profile.

I want DesiTwist to send me an email everytime someone requests to be my friend. How can i do that?

On the edit options page, look for the field that says Receive Email Notification of New Friend Requests. Check the box next to it and click on the save changes button at the bottom.

I would like to be notified of new profile comments made in my profile, is it possible too?

Absolutely, it is. Look for the field on your edit options page that says Receive Email Notification of New Profile Comments, check the box right next to it and click on the save changes button at the bottom of that page.

How'd I know if someone accepted or rejected my friend request?

No worries, look for Receive Email Notification of Friend Request Responses on the edit options page, check the box next to it & click on the save changes button at the bottom.

I would like to rate a member, is this possible?

Yes it is. Visit that members profile and look for the rating option on the left hand side upper fold forum info column. Click on the drop down menu and rate the member accordingly. Please be advised that the member you're rating can see who rated him.

How can I report bad comments?

Send a Private message to the admin.

I have another question, can you answer it too?

I'd love to. Just post them in this topic and I'll see what I can do.

[NInA]

nyce n comprehensive ... gud work

[NInA]

how to change da title? i wanna change mine

[Endurer]

Custom titles are usergroup specific. Only super moderators, the administrator and premium members can edit their user titles.

[RAHEN]

nice info...no questions at the moment...

[Endurer]

Thank you sis.

[friendlygal786]

Thanx for the info Bhai..very useful

[khawab]

oh great !now, i don't need to open an another thread bhai coz u explained it all in this thread
thanks for the great information.

[Endurer]

Thank you for the appreciation.

[khawab]

u're welcum