{"id":4165,"date":"2012-04-13T21:36:43","date_gmt":"2012-04-13T21:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/help-o.ning.com\/?p=4165"},"modified":"2017-06-14T14:52:15","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T14:52:15","slug":"change-the-appearance-of-your-ning-network-with-the-classic-appearance-editor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/help\/change-the-appearance-of-your-ning-network-with-the-classic-appearance-editor\/","title":{"rendered":"Change the Appearance of Your Network With the Classic Appearance Editor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your network comes with a variety of tools to customize the appearance. Use one of over 50 built-in themes or\u00c2\u00a0customize the theme\u00c2\u00a0to create your own appearance. You can even\u00c2\u00a0add your own CSS.<\/p>\n

Head to the My Network tab and click on the “Appearance” link.\u00c2\u00a0You can click the radio button under a theme to apply it to your network. To customize your\u00c2\u00a0network’s appearance further, go to the “Now, make it unique” section.<\/p>\n

Selecting a theme for your network’s appearance will override any custom CSS\u00c2\u00a0in the Advanced section of the Appearance page.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Change<\/p>\n

The “Now, make it unique” section offers three options. Go to the Basic Theme tab to adjust colors, header and body font styles, to add a background image to your badge or to custom brand your media players. Go to the All Options tab to add images to your header, side columns or background,or to\u00c2\u00a0specify different\u00c2\u00a0background colors for more aspects of your network. The Advanced tab is where you can add custom CSS to your network for greater customization.<\/p>\n

Only Ning Plus and Ning Pro networks have access to the Advanced tab.<\/strong><\/p>\n

To\u00c2\u00a0access CSS for\u00c2\u00a0older\u00c2\u00a0themes that have since been retired, see: How Do I Get One of the Retired Themes Back?<\/a><\/p>\n

After you have made your changes to the Appearance page, click on the “Save” button at the bottom in order to have your changes take effect.<\/p>\n

You can extend this access to your members by going to the Member Controls page in your Dashboard and checking the box next to “Allow members to customize their profile page” and saving your changes. After that, your member can click the “Manage My Page” button beneath the profile\u00c2\u00a0photo on their\u00c2\u00a0My Page to bring up a simplified Appearance page just for the member’s profile page.<\/p>\n

If you would like to learn more about controlling your members’\u00c2\u00a0My Page customizations, please\u00c2\u00a0see: Control Profile Page Customization<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Your network comes with a variety of tools to customize the appearance. Use one of over 50 built-in themes or\u00c2\u00a0customize the theme\u00c2\u00a0to create your own appearance. You can even\u00c2\u00a0add your own CSS.
\nHead to the My Network tab and click on the “Appearance” link.\u00c2\u00a0You can click the radio button under a theme to apply it to your network. To customize your\u00c2\u00a0network’s appearance further, go to the “Now, make it unique” section.
\nSelecting a theme for your network’s appearance will override any custom CSS\u00c2\u00a0in the Advanced section of the Appearance page.<\/p>\n

The “Now, make it unique” section offers three options. Go to the Basic Theme tab to adjust colors, header and body font styles, to add a background image to your badge or to custom brand your media players. Go to the All Options tab to add images to your header, side columns or background,or to\u00c2\u00a0specify different\u00c2\u00a0background colors for more aspects of your network. The Advanced tab is where you can add custom CSS to your network for greater customization.
\nOnly Ning Plus and Ning Pro networks have access to the Advanced tab.
\nTo\u00c2\u00a0access CSS for\u00c2\u00a0older\u00c2\u00a0themes that have since been retired, see: How Do I Get One of the Retired Themes Back?<\/a>
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