"How to make an LJ layout-Complex-Free/Paid accounts."
This time we're going to be making THIS LAYOUT:
HARD layout 101
♥ Here are the images we will be using for this layout as practise. Feel free to take them as templates to design your own layout- This is only an average hurriedly made layout for the purpose of this tutorial. Feel free to use it while you practise but don't pretend it's yours, or HOTLINK. "SAVE TARGET AS"- save the picture TO YOUR HARD DRIVE, and upload it to your own photobucket account or whatever. If i find people hotlinking- I'll change the images to something obscure- or something you really wouldnt want people to see when they log on to your LJ so ye be warned ;)..Thanks! They're all thumbnails or links so click and "SAVE TARGET AS."
Theres the header..
BACKGROUND
The Background
SIDEBAR-"ME"
SIDEBAR-"LIKES"
SIDEBAR-"LAYOUT"
SIDEBAR-"DISLIKES"
starting with the same old-same old.
♥ In your LiveJournal "USER INFO", click on the "MANAGE" tab, up yonder on the blue and go to "CUSTOMISE". This brings up the "Customise journal" Screen.
♥ On the " Customise Journal" screen set the "style system" to "Old System (S1)" then proceed to CLICK the "Modify Journal" link. The First section is " Page Layout style", proceed to set it at the following:
Most recent events: Generator
Friends View: Generator
Calender: Generator
Day View: Generator
♥ Next section is "Colour Theme"- select "Custom Colours" and do this:
Page background : *Leave Blank*
Page text : #515453
Page link : #000000
Page visited link : #515453
Page active link : #FFFFFF
Page emphasized text : #000000
Page title : *Leave Blank*
Weak accent : *Leave Blank*
Text on weak accent : #000000
Strong accent : *Leave Blank*
Text on strong accent : #515453
Stronger accent : *Leave Blank*
Text on stronger accent : #515453
♥Scroll on down and you'll reach the " STYLE OVERRIDES" section. A BIG.BLANK.BOX. Scary no? Well let's fill it with lots of codes that mean absolutely nothing at all to the untrained eye! COPY AND PASTE the following code into the box:
FRIENDS_OPT_ITEMS=>10
FRIENDS_HEAD<=
<=FRIENDS_HEAD
FRIENDS_WEBSITE<=
[
The |
Girl
]
[
The |
Fans
]
[
The |
Days
]
[
The |
Past
]
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT YOU HERE
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT WHAT YOU LIKE HERE
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT WHAT YOU DISLIKE HERE
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT THE LAYOUT HERE/AND CREDIT
<=FRIENDS_WEBSITE
LASTN_HEAD<=
<=LASTN_HEAD
DAY_TALK_LINKS<=
%%readlink%% post a comment
<=DAY_TALK_LINKS
CALENDAR_HEAD<=
<=CALENDAR_HEAD
DAY_WEBSITE<=
[
The |
Girl
]
[
The |
Fans
]
[
The |
Days
]
[
The |
Past
]
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT YOU HERE
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT WHAT YOU LIKE HERE
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT WHAT YOU DISLIKE HERE
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT THE LAYOUT HERE/AND CREDIT
<=DAY_WEBSITE
LASTN_TALK_LINKS<=
%%readlink%% post a comment
<=LASTN_TALK_LINKS
GLOBAL_HEAD<=
TITLE OF PAGE HERE ,
<=GLOBAL_HEAD
FRIENDS_TALK_LINKS=>%%readlink%% post a comment
LASTN_TALK_READLINK=> %%messagecount%% comment%%mc-plural-s%% |
LASTN_OPT_ITEMS=>40
FRIENDS_TALK_READLINK=> %%messagecount%% comment%%mc-plural-s%% |
CALENDAR_WEBSITE<=
[
The |
Girl
]
[
The |
Fans
]
[
The |
Days
]
[
The |
Past
]
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT YOU HERE
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT WHAT YOU LIKE HERE
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT WHAT YOU DISLIKE HERE
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT THE LAYOUT HERE/AND CREDIT
<=CALENDAR_WEBSITE
LASTN_WEBSITE<=
[
The |
Girl
]
[
The |
Fans
]
[
The |
Days
]
[
The |
Past
]
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT YOU HERE
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT WHAT YOU LIKE HERE
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT WHAT YOU DISLIKE HERE
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT THE LAYOUT HERE/AND CREDIT
<=LASTN_WEBSITE
DAY_TALK_READLINK=> %%messagecount%% comment%%mc-plural-s%% |
♥ All that you see in BOLD on this code is stuff that needs to be changed- Don't forget to read the NOTES (SEE BELOW).
If you make a layout of your own to a colour scheme, you will have to change all the colour codes within the script itself. Enjoy though!
----------------
AFTER NOTE:
-YES, you do need a website in your USER INFO. Just do...dunno why...
-YES, i will make layouts if requested, and the pictures wanted are provided.
-YES, you can comment if you need help and I will help you.
-NO, you cannot hotlink- not even if you beg.
-YES, I will give you that "colour code" site- HERE IT IS
HARD layout 101
♥ Here are the images we will be using for this layout as practise. Feel free to take them as templates to design your own layout- This is only an average hurriedly made layout for the purpose of this tutorial. Feel free to use it while you practise but don't pretend it's yours, or HOTLINK. "SAVE TARGET AS"- save the picture TO YOUR HARD DRIVE, and upload it to your own photobucket account or whatever. If i find people hotlinking- I'll change the images to something obscure- or something you really wouldnt want people to see when they log on to your LJ so ye be warned ;)..Thanks! They're all thumbnails or links so click and "SAVE TARGET AS."
Theres the header..
BACKGROUND
The Background
SIDEBAR-"ME"
SIDEBAR-"LIKES"
SIDEBAR-"LAYOUT"
SIDEBAR-"DISLIKES"
starting with the same old-same old.
♥ In your LiveJournal "USER INFO", click on the "MANAGE" tab, up yonder on the blue and go to "CUSTOMISE". This brings up the "Customise journal" Screen.
♥ On the " Customise Journal" screen set the "style system" to "Old System (S1)" then proceed to CLICK the "Modify Journal" link. The First section is " Page Layout style", proceed to set it at the following:
Most recent events: Generator
Friends View: Generator
Calender: Generator
Day View: Generator
♥ Next section is "Colour Theme"- select "Custom Colours" and do this:
Page background : *Leave Blank*
Page text : #515453
Page link : #000000
Page visited link : #515453
Page active link : #FFFFFF
Page emphasized text : #000000
Page title : *Leave Blank*
Weak accent : *Leave Blank*
Text on weak accent : #000000
Strong accent : *Leave Blank*
Text on strong accent : #515453
Stronger accent : *Leave Blank*
Text on stronger accent : #515453
♥Scroll on down and you'll reach the " STYLE OVERRIDES" section. A BIG.BLANK.BOX. Scary no? Well let's fill it with lots of codes that mean absolutely nothing at all to the untrained eye! COPY AND PASTE the following code into the box:
FRIENDS_OPT_ITEMS=>10
FRIENDS_HEAD<=
<=FRIENDS_HEAD
FRIENDS_WEBSITE<=
[
The |
Girl
]
[
The |
Fans
]
[
The |
Days
]
[
The |
Past
]
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT YOU HERE
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT WHAT YOU LIKE HERE
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT WHAT YOU DISLIKE HERE
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT THE LAYOUT HERE/AND CREDIT
<=FRIENDS_WEBSITE
LASTN_HEAD<=
<=LASTN_HEAD
DAY_TALK_LINKS<=
%%readlink%% post a comment
<=DAY_TALK_LINKS
CALENDAR_HEAD<=
<=CALENDAR_HEAD
DAY_WEBSITE<=
[
The |
Girl
]
[
The |
Fans
]
[
The |
Days
]
[
The |
Past
]
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT YOU HERE
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT WHAT YOU LIKE HERE
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT WHAT YOU DISLIKE HERE
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT THE LAYOUT HERE/AND CREDIT
<=DAY_WEBSITE
LASTN_TALK_LINKS<=
%%readlink%% post a comment
<=LASTN_TALK_LINKS
GLOBAL_HEAD<=
TITLE OF PAGE HERE ,
<=GLOBAL_HEAD
FRIENDS_TALK_LINKS=>%%readlink%% post a comment
LASTN_TALK_READLINK=> %%messagecount%% comment%%mc-plural-s%% |
LASTN_OPT_ITEMS=>40
FRIENDS_TALK_READLINK=> %%messagecount%% comment%%mc-plural-s%% |
CALENDAR_WEBSITE<=
[
The |
Girl
]
[
The |
Fans
]
[
The |
Days
]
[
The |
Past
]
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT YOU HERE
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT WHAT YOU LIKE HERE
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT WHAT YOU DISLIKE HERE
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT THE LAYOUT HERE/AND CREDIT
<=CALENDAR_WEBSITE
LASTN_WEBSITE<=
[
The |
Girl
]
[
The |
Fans
]
[
The |
Days
]
[
The |
Past
]
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT YOU HERE
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT WHAT YOU LIKE HERE
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT WHAT YOU DISLIKE HERE
"
border="0">
WRITE ABOUT THE LAYOUT HERE/AND CREDIT
<=LASTN_WEBSITE
DAY_TALK_READLINK=> %%messagecount%% comment%%mc-plural-s%% |
♥ All that you see in BOLD on this code is stuff that needs to be changed- Don't forget to read the NOTES (SEE BELOW).
If you make a layout of your own to a colour scheme, you will have to change all the colour codes within the script itself. Enjoy though!
----------------
AFTER NOTE:
-YES, you do need a website in your USER INFO. Just do...dunno why...
-YES, i will make layouts if requested, and the pictures wanted are provided.
-YES, you can comment if you need help and I will help you.
-NO, you cannot hotlink- not even if you beg.
-YES, I will give you that "colour code" site- HERE IT IS