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Using HTML in your Profile - How to, and also some Ideas
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December 02, 2008 at 5:02:43 PM #1
Discussions: 1011
Joined: 1/6/2007
Location: seattle, washington
While your Imagekind gallery and profile pages retain the Imagekind brand and links, you CAN add images, links, and other HTML to your profile to highlight your work.  While we only allow limited codes, many of our artists have used them to really make their profile, gallery, and individual image pages sparkle!

Here is a quick tutorial on how to use this code and where to use it.

The codes that we allow are:

New Paragraph: <p>

Line Break: <br>

Centering text: <center>Your Text is now Centered!</center>

Bold Text: <b>Your Text </b>

Italic Text: <i>Your Text </i>

Underlined Text: <u>Your Text </u>

Larger text: <big>Your Text </big>

Smaller text: <small>Your Text </small>

For an image: <img src="http://WHEREYOURIMAGEIS.com">
NOTE: Images that are large will not fit in your profile page properly.  If the image stretches your profile page, then you will probably want to use a smaller file. ALSO NOTE: Your image must be uploaded somewhere in order for you to display it properly.  There are several free image-storage websites that provide this service - a quick internet search should pull some up for you!

For a link: <a href="http://MYURLHERE.com">Text to describe the link</a>

To make an image into a link: <a href="http://MYURLHERE.com"><img src="http://WHEREYOURIMAGEIS.com"></a>

NOTE: Be sure to change the BOLD url's with your information!!!
December 02, 2008 at 5:27:57 PM #2
Discussions: 1011
Joined: 1/6/2007
Location: seattle, washington
Posted in reply to emilyrose's post
If you want to use HTML code on your Profile page, the place to enter it is in the "My Biography" section of your Profile page.  Log in to your Imagekind Account, click on My Account, and then click the Profile page.  Make sure that all of your code AND writing is less than 3000 characters, or you will be cut off!

What are good things to highlight in your profile?

1) A link to ALL your galleries, if you have more than 9.  Only your 9 most recently updated galleries will show on your profile page.  There is a link to all your galleries directly above the 9, but a larger link can give them more exposure.  Simply click on the "View All Galleries" link and copy that URL.

2) An image you would like to feature.  We show the 6 most recently uploaded images on your profile page already, but if there is an image that you are particularly fond of that is a bit older, then this is the place to show it.  You can host an image in your own webspace and link from there, or you can link directly from your Imagekind galleries.

3) A link to your blog, or a review of your work, or your website... anything that would help to sell your work!

4) Be sure to include a biography in there somewhere, in text format!  Having text will help search engines find you, so be sure to include it!

Some artists who have made very good use of HTML in their profiles are Priscilla Turner, Natasha Wescoat, and Rob Dobi.  Be sure to take a look at their beautifully presented profiles, as well as their great work.

You can also use HTML in your Gallery and Image descriptions. You can direct visitors to related galleries, feature special images from the gallery, or provide links to blog posts where you have highlighted that gallery's work.  Dezine Design does this very effectively!

Do you have more tips?  Have you also customized your profile?  Please share with us!
December 02, 2008 at 11:29:20 PM #3
Discussions: 58
Joined: 12/8/2006
Location: Ontario
I don't like all that white space that is at the side of the profile page and because of that I removed much of the stuff I had in my profile to try make that page look a little more balanced. The recent images would be a much more better fit at the side, in my opinion anyway.
December 03, 2008 at 3:18:10 AM #4
Discussions: 42
Joined: 10/2/2008
Location: Lincolnshire, UK
Thanks for this little guide. I revamped mine about a week ago and was having a problem linking a graphic using normal HTML, although you have incuded this in the list.

Now I know it should work I'll have another go, maybe I had made a mistake in the coding, but being unsure what was allowed I didn't spend too long trying to make it work LOL.

Very handy, I'll bookmark this page, thank you!

Aha, another question...How do you get the galleries to list as a dropdown menu instead of just links???
Edited by AngelMist About 11 months ago.
December 03, 2008 at 12:18:52 PM #5
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Joined: 1/6/2007
Location: seattle, washington
Posted in reply to AngelMist's post
Angelmist, I really like the graphic with several framed images.  Thats a very good way of presenting a lot of art at once!

The galleries should switch to a drop down when you have more than.. I think 10 galleries?  I'll have to double check the exact number.
December 03, 2008 at 2:48:15 PM #6
Discussions: 42
Joined: 10/2/2008
Location: Lincolnshire, UK
Posted in reply to emilyrose's post
Thanks Emilyrose. I love seeing images framed, it somehow makes them complete, and it's a shame that it remains a hidden feature until a customer clicks on the option, so I thought it kind of brings it "upfont" a little more.

Hmmm 10 galleries for a dropdown huh...I have a little way to go before I get one, I just wasn't sure if people had coded it into the galleries. I'll keep working on it then LOL!
January 13, 2009 at 7:57:30 AM #7
Discussions: 45
Joined: 9/24/2008
Location: Niagara Region, Ontario
Posted in reply to emilyrose's post
Hi, Emily,

I took your advice, learned a little HTML, and got links to my Facebook Fan Page and my Blog working correctly.  But now all the text is blue and goes underlined when the cursor passes over it, although it is not a link to anything.  I've looked and looked but can't find my mistake.  What am I doing wrong?

- Ariana
January 13, 2009 at 9:20:45 AM #8
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Joined: 12/8/2007
Location: Trafford
Posted in reply to ArianasArt's post
That means you havent 'closed' a link somewhere... look for a link without an </a> on the end
January 13, 2009 at 9:24:39 AM #9
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Joined: 1/6/2007
Location: seattle, washington
Posted in reply to 1stAngel's post
Beth is right.  After viewing your source code, I see the last link you put on there is <a> instead of </a> .  Edit it and put the slash in there, and you should be good to go!
January 13, 2009 at 10:14:46 AM #10
Discussions: 45
Joined: 9/24/2008
Location: Niagara Region, Ontario
Posted in reply to emilyrose's post
Thanks for your help!  I had an a/ instead of a /a.  HTML is very precise!
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