If you're looking to add some style and personality to your social media account, you won't have to try a bunch of options to figure out which one is best. We did it for you. This article provides proven methods that allow you to safely and freely change the design of your VKontakte page.
To change the background for VKontakte, you must first download themes for VKontakte. Or rather, an extension with a catalog of these themes, which is integrated into the browser and allows you to apply the option you like. Note that many of these plugins are equipped with a designer - a small program that allows you to customize appearance pages. We are talking about choosing the background color and font color, setting transparency and the appearance of frames for blocks.
In short, this is the topic
So, where is this mysterious place - “here”? Where can I find these same extensions? Some of them are available in official online browser extension stores. For example, you can find the get-styles.ru plugin in the store. However, this does not mean that you will find it in the stores of other web browsers. Therefore, as a rule, developers create a separate website.
In general, there are a lot of similar resources - at least we have tested a couple of dozen. But the applications they provide are either detected by antiviruses as containing malicious code(this happened with vkstyles.ru and get-styles.ru), or contain advertising and offer to install other products (for example, vk.orbitum.ru).
Therefore, we will consider only a couple of services that have managed to gain trust and popularity (and which provide the opportunity to download extensions for VKontakte for free). These are vktema.com and vkmod.net.
Option one, a little nervous
When installing the plugin from vktema.com we received an offer to install additional panel into the browser and add it to startup, which is not always interesting.
After restarting the web browser, the “Theme Manager” section appeared in our account menu. However, its catalog was clearly different from what is presented on the site. No bright anime, no hot girls in bikinis, no cool sports cars. Instead of hundreds of wallpaper options, there are only 18 themes with balls, Simon's cat and a wheat field. In addition, when we already decided how to change the VKontakte theme and chose suitable option, the account menu overlaps the theme manager menu. To see your page, you need to click on the block frame with the inscription “VKontakte”. In short, we had to figure out what was what.
Option two, optimal
I was much more pleased with the expansion from vkmod.net . It is much simpler and truly free of unnecessary hassles. After installing the file and restarting the browser, in the “Settings” of the page we saw the “My Themes” category.
In principle, there were themes for VK for every taste - there were romantic pictures with spring flowers, and harsh wallpapers in the spirit of a fantasy game “ Dead Space", and "relaxing" options with views of exotic islands in the middle of the ocean.
We were also pleasantly surprised by the themes with the parallax effect - few analogues can offer this. And the ability to customize the background and font color is a clear plus.
Large number of users social network VKontakte is faced with a problem such as the lack of functionality for changing the theme of the site. This complexity is especially relevant for the reasons that the resource was initially designed in rather bright light colors, which impede the comfortable perception of information.
Over the entire existence of the site of the social network in question, quite a lot of ways have been developed to solve the problem associated with changing the design of the resource. Moreover, some of possible options we have already looked at it earlier, but without specific emphasis on the color scheme.
In addition to all that has been said, before moving on to considering current and effective methods, it is important to make a reservation that when changing the basic light design style to dark, you will somehow need to change the color scheme of the text. We also talked about this earlier, but we will still return to a similar problem.
Method 1: VK Helper
Administration of the social network VKontakte for Lately significantly changed the way the site works, eliminating some of the vulnerabilities that once existed and depriving additional software developers of the opportunity to create truly global applications. However, even taking into account this state of affairs, some add-ons still work more than properly, and the most promising of them is VK Helper.
Initially, VK Helper is designed to add functionality, not cosmetic transformation.
Please note that this application is essentially an extension for the Internet browser. Moreover, you can use it when operating any modern browser, and the recommended one is Google Chrome.
Compared to the vast majority of similar software, VK Helper requires authorization through a secure zone of the social network.
- In your internet browser, open the download page.
- Using one of the buttons provided, go to the add-on installation page.
- Next, you will need to additionally switch to the app in the store.
- Once on official page VK Helper, use the button "Install".
- After this, confirm the installation.
- Due to the successful integration of the add-on, the extension will automatically redirect you to a page with a corresponding notification and a choice of the most convenient interface language.
- Now in the upper right corner, or based on the location of the toolbar in your browser, click on the application icon.
- Select an item "Add account".
- On the authorization page, complete the procedure for logging into the VK website using your login and password from the page.
The required manipulations are largely determined by the type of web browser used.
This concludes the introductory part regarding the process of correctly activating the add-on.
In order to take advantage of the opportunity to switch the VKontakte design style from standard to darkened, you will have to go to the extension management section. By the way, it is from this page that you can manage the state of this or that functionality.
- By clicking on the previously mentioned icon in the upper right corner, open the main interface of the add-on and select "Settings".
- At the top of the window that opens, find search bar and enter the phrase "Night Theme".
- Among the search results, find the line of the same name and check the box next to it.
- If for one reason or another this approach does not work for you, you can do it a little differently.
- Once on the add-on page, scroll down to the block "Interface".
- Among the possibilities presented, find the line associated with the request "Night Theme".
- Check the empty box next to the section.
- The color scheme will change significantly the next time you visit the site or after refreshing the page.
If you follow the instructions carefully, you should not have any difficulties turning on the dark design scheme.
Method 2: Stylish
By analogy with the previous method, Stylish is an add-on for all modern Internet browsers, but it stands out from other applications in that it does not have a clear specification. Generally speaking, the extension itself was created simultaneously for all existing resources on the Internet, designed using cascading style sheets (CSS).
Installation this application Shouldn't cause you problems since the download page adapts depending on the browser.
The instructions presented are the only ones the right method installation, which is why if problems arise, you just need to double-check the manipulations performed.
Each user who has enabled the integration of this add-on in their browser gets the opportunity to use a fairly extensive library of styles for different sites, from VKontakte to search engines. You can switch to the topics themselves, which in particular concerns VK, in two main ways.
Alternative, but much more convenient way, is to use the control panel.
Having dealt with the main nuances, you can proceed directly to activating a dark background for the VK social network.
Once you're on a page of a particular style, the first thing you should do is take advantage of the ability to edit the theme individually.
If you are not satisfied with anything in the created style, you can edit it.
To avoid any problems in the future, it is important to make a couple of additional notes.
Judging in general, this could be the end of this extension, since the instructions allow you to activate a dark background without unnecessary problems. However, you can also create your own theme from scratch or edit someone else's theme with a little knowledge of CSS code.
In conclusion, it is important to note that the extension works most stably with an Internet browser Google Chrome. Now, having described in detail all the nuances of working with the Stylish application and its possible application in the area of activating the dark background of VKontakte, the method can be considered complete.
Method 3: Dark Reader
Especially for users of the most popular Google web browser Chrome developers the same program created the Dark Reader add-on, in automatic mode changing color scheme. At the same time, its capabilities equally apply to any sites opened by the user, including VKontakte.
A similar application has analogues in every browser, although the name may differ.
Like any fairly powerful extension, Dark Reader has its own set of various settings that allow you to change the appearance of resources. Moreover, regardless of the parameters set, the application will in any case have an impact on the design.
- To open the main add-on control panel, click on the Dark Reader icon on the taskbar.
- You can activate or deactivate the application by using the switch "Toggle Extension".
- On the tab "Filter" main controls are located color scheme with the add-on activated.
- When changing a value in the section "Mode" can choose between bright and dark style.
- Indicator "Brightness", as the name suggests, affects the brightness of the site.
- Block "Contrast" designed to change the degree of contrast of elements.
- Field "Grayscale" is responsible for the level of black and white on pages.
- If you edit the indicator "Sepia" You can achieve a fading effect.
- On the second page with parameters "Font" there are tools responsible for text styles.
- After the changes, do not forget to use the button "Apply" to save the markup.
Please note that the application performs well in terms of performance and overall should not cause any difficulties. Moreover, despite the lack of Russian localization, the interface is intuitive.
Method 4: Dark theme for VK
Each method of setting a dark background discussed above involves using rather demanding applications that provide many not particularly necessary features. To solve a similar problem, there are much more narrowly targeted add-ons on the Internet, one of which we will talk about.
The application completely eliminates the possibility of customizing the background and color scheme.
This is where the whole working principle ends. of this supplement, which can be used without creating unnecessary load on the Internet browser.
Method 5: Kate Mobile
If you, like a huge number of other users, prefer to access VKontakte from your mobile device, you can change the theme on it too. Please note that the official add-on itself does not provide the functionality we need, as a result of which you will need to download the trusted Kate Mobile application.
Now you can go directly to activating the dark background.
- In the upper right corner of the screen, click the vertical ellipsis.
- Switch to window "Settings".
- Next, select a section "Appearance".
- Click on the block "Theme".
- Choose from dark styles, e.g. "Dark Holo" or "Black".
- To apply the theme, restart the Kate Mobile app.
- Upon restarting the add-on, the background will become dark.
As you can see, the application does not require particularly complex manipulations. At the same time, you should take into account that due to significant changes in VK policy, many additions for mobile devices, including Kate Mobile, today do not have all the functions of standard VKontakte.
In conclusion, it is only worth noting that first of all, when choosing any method of activating the dark background of VK, you need to look at the ease of use of the site. Therefore, if a method causes performance issues or provides limited functionality, it is best to turn to alternatives.
Tired of simple White background on your favorite site - VKontakte? It's time to change something, and we suggest you set a new background for this site. Now you can set your favorite picture, or choose some beautiful thing and make it the VKontakte background. It’s not difficult to do, let’s figure it out!
How to make a VKontakte page background?
Depending on the browser you are used to using, the tasks will vary slightly. First, let's look at how to make a VKontakte background using the very popular Google browser Chrome.
There are many programs available on the Internet that can be used to make a VKontakte background, but Google Chrome is not always ready to work with them. What to do? There is an exit!
1. Open our Google Chrome browser. Open the menu in our browser and select “Settings”.
2 . On the left we see a small list in which we select “Extensions”.
3. In the window that opens, we can see what extensions are installed in our browser. Now open the search and enter the phrase “vkWallpaper” into the search bar. This is what we call the extension that will help us set the background.
4. Go to the page about this program and install it in your browser. After which we can select the background for the contact. Now we can find any picture on the Internet and set it as a VKontakte background. To set a picture as the background, click on it right click mouse, and then click “Set as VKontakte wallpaper”.
This is how you can set wallpaper for the VKontakte website using the Google Chrome browser.
How to make a beautiful VKontakte background?
For other browsers we can use special services, which provide ready-made VKontakte backgrounds. For example, we can use the service - VKtema.
1. We go to the website and select the picture we need from the catalog. The site provides categories that will make the search faster.
2. Select any topic and click on its name, then in open window Click “Install Theme”.
4. After installation, we can open our browser and we will see that the background we have chosen is already installed for the VKontakte website.
That's all! The background for VKontakte is set.
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