Myspace Layouts
"I have a Myspace profile, but it looks like everyone else's. Can I jazz it up with my own custom Myspace layout, colors and background image?"
Custom Myspace Layout and Background
Yes, you can do quite a bit to modify the default Myspace layout. In fact, I customized my own Myspace background and layout. One common trick is to add some hidden HTML (web page markup) code to your Myspace profile. Copy and paste the example code below into the About Me or I'd Like to Meet section of your profile, save and then view your profile.
<style type="text/css">
table, td {
background-color: transparent;
border-width:1;
border: 1px border-color:000000;
}
body {
background: url(http://www.pha.jhu.edu/~bingz/background.gif);
xbackground-position:Center Center;
xbackground-repeat:no-repeat;}
table, tr, td {
background-color:transparent;
border: 1px border-color:000000;
padding:2
}
body {
background-color:FFFFFF;
}
table table table {
border: 1px border-color:000000;
padding:1;
background-color:lightblue;
}
</style>
This will create a light blue theme with a panoramic scene in the background. If you know a bit about HTML and CSS, you can tweak the code to try different color themes and background images.
Please don't use the same image as in the above example, because it will place an unfair load on the hosting server. Find an image you like, and either host it on your own server space, or get permission to use the image from the webmaster of the server where it resides. You can find lots of cool images by searching for free background images at Google.
Depending on the size and dimensions of your image, you may want to experiment with background-position:Center Center; and/or background-repeat:no-repeat; which are commented out in the example above.
Are You a Point and Clicker?
Don't want to mess with HTML and CSS? There are lots of Myspace customizing tools on the Web that make it easy to create a custom Myspace layout. Search for myspace layouts at Google and try a few.
Do you have any Myspace tips to share? Post your comments below...
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Most recent comments on "Myspace Layouts"
(See all 17 comments for this article.)Posted by:
ocs
16 Sep 2007
hey bob,
I customized my whole layout on profile editor on myspace. and couldnt figure out how to customize the "general or intrests" sction i tryed everything I dont want to start all the way over please HELP!!!!! ~concerned~
Posted by:
Jill
10 Oct 2007
I still cant figure out how to make my layout viewable when it's set to private. I have my own layout and I dont want to create one on profile editor. How do I get my layout to show up?
EDITOR'S NOTE: You can't. Only your background image will show for people who can't view your private profile.
Posted by:
duncan
24 Nov 2007
I am trying to edit my profile but i dont have an about me section! the edit profile section only allows me to change my band details. Any advice would be Great.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Sounds like you have a Band profile. They are very different than a regular profile.
Posted by:
April
28 Nov 2007
Hi. I found a Christmas layout that I really like and I was messing around with the HTML code because the text in the General, Music, Movies, etc doesn't show up...it is a black background with black text I think. Anyway...now I am just curious. How do I make small modifications like that to an HTML code?
EDITOR'S NOTE: Look for the color code - it will say "black" or "000000" - and change it to something else.
Posted by:
junipers
02 Dec 2007
How do i make my background bigger? it keeps on repeating, & i don't want it like that. help?
EDITOR'S NOTE: Select the "Don't repeat" option in the Myspace Profile Editor, or edit the image with IrfanView (or your favorite image editor) and resize it.
Posted by:
junipers
03 Dec 2007
oh, & also. how do i make it so that the background doesn't stay still? i want it to move while scrolling.
EDITOR'S NOTE: That's another option in the Profile Editor. Click the Background Image tab and poke around.
Posted by:
peach
03 Dec 2007
How i can get a background image for my private profile?
EDITOR'S NOTE: Read the article above.
Posted by:
JMC
25 Apr 2008
Hello, question how do you put a layout up on myspace when your page is private. In other words if someone comes to my page and is not my friend how do I make my private page more enjoyable to look at besides just bieng plain and white?
EDITOR'S NOTE: I'm pretty sure that background images on your profile will still display for non-friends, if the profile is private.
Posted by:
Nicole
20 Sep 2008
Many private pages have a layout on that page that says it's private. I haven't figured out how to make my background show on that page.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Your custom background should show for everyone, whether they are a friend or not..
Posted by:
Alison
13 Jan 2009
Ok, so after some looking into things and seeing some people with a bkgd showing on private and others that just cant get it to work...
I'm guessing if you have 'certain codes' within your html/css layout [dont know which codes are causing this]... that your bkgd will NOT show if you have the page private and are viewing as a non friend!
I'm a SAHM to a 1 yr old, I don't have the time to play cause and effect with the coding now a days...
If anyone is bored or determined enough to figure this out - post it!