How do you add a custom photo to your profile's background?
When I try to add a custom photo to my profile background, I upload it, and drag it to the into the bio section (which works for the default pictures). It looks like it works when in the edit section, but when I save the changes and look on my profile, I notice that the background turns blue (one of the colors within my photo), but the photo doesn't show. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?
Your image might be very big. Try to decrease its dimensions.Good luck!
The drag and drop square in your edit profile section, where the options for photos are, tells you if the photo is too big and can reduce it for you. I found that the trick is to have the colourful, interesting bits of the photo at the sides, as the profile text blocks the centre of your picture. Makes the site more interesting to have a photo though. Hope you get there!
Thanks, I appreciate the feedback. I'll check it out again.
I'm not trying to answer my question, I'm trying to comment on dailytop10's response: Other ones I tried wouldn't finish uploading because they said it was too big. But this is smaller, and it looks to be small enough. I'm unsure how to decrease the dimensions, but I will play around with it. Thanks for the answer.
I figured out how to decrease the size, thanks Annart and Dailytop10!
by Nicoli Clause 13 years ago
I've tried several differen't pictures but I keep getting the same message:Sorry, We cannot process the image you tried to upload. Please try a different file.The images are JPEG's Dimension circa 1600 x 1200, 422 KB. Has anyone else had this problem or knows how to fix it?
by Jonathan Wylie 11 years ago
Is there a recommended size (in pixels) for custom background images on your profile page? Does anyone have a profile with a custom background that they can show me? Thanks.
by Janis Leslie Evans 8 years ago
Please check my profile background. I have my own photo up but it's not working, looks glitchy. I've noticed this for sometime now but it seems to be getting worse. Will check back later. Thanks.
by freecampingaussie 12 years ago
Did you use your own photo for your profile page ?if you did let me know and I will go look at it ! I used this one ! Are you happy with it ? I believe we cannot change them at anytime .
by Sneha Sunny 13 years ago
I've been trying this out but couldn't succeeded till now. How can I add a link on my profile page?? Is it by using the HTML coding like this: <a href=" l"> </a> (filling the link and text)or is there some other way to do it??...
by wetnosedogs 12 years ago
Do we really have to change to the new design profile?I am fine with the simple one. What would happen if we don't change to it? And if we have to, how do you get a photo to be a background?
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