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Creating your first myspace comment box!
Myspace is perhaps now one of the biggest social networking sites around and most people have their own profile. I thought that as it is now incredibly popular, i should post a few tutorials and how you can modify you Myspace page.
Here, i am going to explain how you can make you profile page more user friendly and how you can personalise and create your own comment box.
Comment box, is that some sort of disease?
Myspace is all about commenting your friends. It can be seen as the equivalent of starting a conversation on MSN, but a conversation which is stored on you myspace profile. A comment box allows anyone who's on you profile page to comment you (begin talking to you) much more easily than the default Add comment button.
Comment boxes are more user-friendly as they allow the user to send a comment directly from your page without having to navigate through numerous other pages.
Coding a comment box:
Coding a myspace comment box is done through using HTML and CSS , as myspace allows you to enter both of these coding languages onto your page.
First, sign into myspace using your account details and select Edit profile. This opens up "Interests and Personality" which is basically where you enter the information which goes onto you profile page. There are a number of boxes where you can enter text such as: "Headline", "About me", "Who I'd like to meet" and a few others.
Now where the text goes on your profile page is determined by where you enter the text on this page. For example if you put the coding form you comment box in the About Me section it would appear (by default*) on the right hand side of your profile. If you entered the code in the Music box it would appear on the left of your profile.
*Where the text is placed on your profile page can be modified but by default it will always appear in the same place if you don't alter any of the core layout coding.
In this tutorial i will enter the comment box coding into the About me section which is the probably the best place for it to appear on your profile page, as it will be easily seen by the user.
The code:
As you can see, this HTML code creates a basic form, which by itself would create a basic text box (exactly like the ones you use on this site to post replies and begin threads).
The Magical *Friend Id*
This section of code above is where the extremely important friend id number comes into play. Your friend id on myspace is a unique number which is specific to you and so when you want a comment to be delivered to you, entering the correct friend id is essential. Let's say your friend id was
[Note: ensure you leave the
Entering a default message into the text area
If you test this code then you should get a fairly boring white and grey form which has the message
Say, we wanted to change the default message from
If you don't want a default message to appear then just leave it blank-
And voila, there's your first basic comment box.
However, unfortunately at the moment it looks a bit bland and lacks colour and personality so next i will show you how to make it look attractive:
As you can see this next part of coding changes the appearance of the text box and so we can now eliminate the drab greys and whites.
I have modified the send button and the text box so that they now have a black background and funky orange outlines. I have also changed the text font so that it's more attractive. You can use as much CSS or as little as you want to customise the textbox and the button, be as imaginative as possible.
Going the extra mile
In order to make you comment box that bit more personal you can give the text box and the button backgrounds instead of colouring them in, lets try this:
Obviously, you can replace the
Now, we have made your comment box look much more funky!
Go ahead and experiment to your heart's content with whatever look suits you profile page and be as imaginative as you want!
Look out for more myspace tutorials in the future!
Myspace is perhaps now one of the biggest social networking sites around and most people have their own profile. I thought that as it is now incredibly popular, i should post a few tutorials and how you can modify you Myspace page.
Here, i am going to explain how you can make you profile page more user friendly and how you can personalise and create your own comment box.
Comment box, is that some sort of disease?
Myspace is all about commenting your friends. It can be seen as the equivalent of starting a conversation on MSN, but a conversation which is stored on you myspace profile. A comment box allows anyone who's on you profile page to comment you (begin talking to you) much more easily than the default Add comment button.
Comment boxes are more user-friendly as they allow the user to send a comment directly from your page without having to navigate through numerous other pages.
Coding a comment box:
Coding a myspace comment box is done through using HTML and CSS , as myspace allows you to enter both of these coding languages onto your page.
First, sign into myspace using your account details and select Edit profile. This opens up "Interests and Personality" which is basically where you enter the information which goes onto you profile page. There are a number of boxes where you can enter text such as: "Headline", "About me", "Who I'd like to meet" and a few others.
Now where the text goes on your profile page is determined by where you enter the text on this page. For example if you put the coding form you comment box in the About Me section it would appear (by default*) on the right hand side of your profile. If you entered the code in the Music box it would appear on the left of your profile.
*Where the text is placed on your profile page can be modified but by default it will always appear in the same place if you don't alter any of the core layout coding.
In this tutorial i will enter the comment box coding into the About me section which is the probably the best place for it to appear on your profile page, as it will be easily seen by the user.
The code:
<form method="post" action=" http://comments.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.ConfirmComment">
<input name="friendID" value=" *friend id* " type="hidden">
<textarea name="f_comments" class="COMMENT">Dear, </textarea><br>
<input type="submit"class="SEND" value="send"></form>
As you can see, this HTML code creates a basic form, which by itself would create a basic text box (exactly like the ones you use on this site to post replies and begin threads).
The Magical *Friend Id*
<input name="friendID" [b][u]value=" *friend id* "[/u][/b] type="hidden">
This section of code above is where the extremely important friend id number comes into play. Your friend id on myspace is a unique number which is specific to you and so when you want a comment to be delivered to you, entering the correct friend id is essential. Let's say your friend id was
123456, when this is the code you'll be using:
<form method="post" action=" http://comments.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.ConfirmComment">
<input name="friendID" [b]value="123456"[/b] type="hidden">
<textarea name="f_comments" class="COMMENT">Dear, </textarea><br>
<input type="submit"class="SEND" value="send"></form>
[Note: ensure you leave the
input name="friendID" as it is!] Entering a default message into the text area
If you test this code then you should get a fairly boring white and grey form which has the message
Dear, in the main large box. This is the box in which anyone wishing to comment you will type their message. Just like this is the textbox i am typing into at the moment in order to post this thread.Say, we wanted to change the default message from
Dear, to Leave me a comment or whatever you like, then the code would look like this:
<form method="post" action=" http://comments.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.ConfirmComment">
<input name="friendID" [b]value="123456"[/b] type="hidden">
<textarea name="f_comments" class="COMMENT">Leave me a comment </textarea><br>
<input type="submit"class="SEND" value="send"></form>
If you don't want a default message to appear then just leave it blank-
<textarea name="f_comments" class="COMMENT"></textarea>And voila, there's your first basic comment box.
However, unfortunately at the moment it looks a bit bland and lacks colour and personality so next i will show you how to make it look attractive:
<form method="post" action=" http://comments.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.ConfirmComment">
<input name="friendID" value="123456" type="hidden">
<textarea name="f_comments" class="COMMENT">Dear, </textarea><br>
<input type="submit"class="SEND" value="send"></form>
<style type="text/css">
input.SEND
{background-color:black !important;
font-size:12px !important;
font-family:century gothic !important;
color:orange !important;
border-color:orange !important;}
textarea.COMMENT
{background-color:black !important;
font-size:12px !important;
font-family:century gothic !important;
color:orange !important;
border-color:orange !important;}
</style>
As you can see this next part of coding changes the appearance of the text box and so we can now eliminate the drab greys and whites.
input.SEND and input.COMMENT I have modified the send button and the text box so that they now have a black background and funky orange outlines. I have also changed the text font so that it's more attractive. You can use as much CSS or as little as you want to customise the textbox and the button, be as imaginative as possible.
Going the extra mile
In order to make you comment box that bit more personal you can give the text box and the button backgrounds instead of colouring them in, lets try this:
<form method="post" action=" http://comments.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.ConfirmComment">
<input name="friendID" value="123456" type="hidden">
<textarea name="f_comments" class="COMMENT">Dear, </textarea><br>
<input type="submit"class="SEND" value="send"></form>
<style type="text/css">
input.SEND
{color:white !important;
background-image:url("coolbackground1.jpg");}
textarea.COMMENT
{color:white !important;
background-image:url("coolbackground2.jpg");}
</style>
Obviously, you can replace the
"coolbackground.jpg" with the address of any image you want to be the background and there you have it!Now, we have made your comment box look much more funky!
Go ahead and experiment to your heart's content with whatever look suits you profile page and be as imaginative as you want!
Look out for more myspace tutorials in the future!
nitro_goat 
...or maybe its just because MySpace is rubbish. :p
But this tutorial reminded me of something. Any hope of these forums offering proper code quoting yet (ie maintaining formatting to help with readability)?
But this tutorial reminded me of something. Any hope of these forums offering proper code quoting yet (ie maintaining formatting to help with readability)?
Hmmm... wrote:
> Garin wrote:
> I've never even intentionally visited MySpace, nevermind
> created
> a profile on there. :P
>
> glad it's not just me then ;¬)
I suppose it depends on how old you are and whether many people have it in your circle of friends.
In fact, im on myspace at the moment :P
> Garin wrote:
> I've never even intentionally visited MySpace, nevermind
> created
> a profile on there. :P
>
> glad it's not just me then ;¬)
I suppose it depends on how old you are and whether many people have it in your circle of friends.
In fact, im on myspace at the moment :P
Garin wrote:
> I've never even intentionally visited MySpace, nevermind created
> a profile on there. :P
glad it's not just me then ;¬)
> I've never even intentionally visited MySpace, nevermind created
> a profile on there. :P
glad it's not just me then ;¬)
Hmmm... wrote:
> Guess I must be a bit slow, has everyone else here got a MySpace
> profile?
I've never even intentionally visited MySpace, nevermind created a profile on there. :P
> Guess I must be a bit slow, has everyone else here got a MySpace
> profile?
I've never even intentionally visited MySpace, nevermind created a profile on there. :P
:. nitro_goat .: wrote:
> ... most people have their own profile...
Hmmm... see tag line
Guess I must be a bit slow, has everyone else here got a MySpace profile?
> ... most people have their own profile...
Hmmm... see tag line
Guess I must be a bit slow, has everyone else here got a MySpace profile?
Creating your first myspace comment box!
Myspace is perhaps now one of the biggest social networking sites around and most people have their own profile. I thought that as it is now incredibly popular, i should post a few tutorials and how you can modify you Myspace page.
Here, i am going to explain how you can make you profile page more user friendly and how you can personalise and create your own comment box.
Comment box, is that some sort of disease?
Myspace is all about commenting your friends. It can be seen as the equivalent of starting a conversation on MSN, but a conversation which is stored on you myspace profile. A comment box allows anyone who's on you profile page to comment you (begin talking to you) much more easily than the default Add comment button.
Comment boxes are more user-friendly as they allow the user to send a comment directly from your page without having to navigate through numerous other pages.
Coding a comment box:
Coding a myspace comment box is done through using HTML and CSS , as myspace allows you to enter both of these coding languages onto your page.
First, sign into myspace using your account details and select Edit profile. This opens up "Interests and Personality" which is basically where you enter the information which goes onto you profile page. There are a number of boxes where you can enter text such as: "Headline", "About me", "Who I'd like to meet" and a few others.
Now where the text goes on your profile page is determined by where you enter the text on this page. For example if you put the coding form you comment box in the About Me section it would appear (by default*) on the right hand side of your profile. If you entered the code in the Music box it would appear on the left of your profile.
*Where the text is placed on your profile page can be modified but by default it will always appear in the same place if you don't alter any of the core layout coding.
In this tutorial i will enter the comment box coding into the About me section which is the probably the best place for it to appear on your profile page, as it will be easily seen by the user.
The code:
As you can see, this HTML code creates a basic form, which by itself would create a basic text box (exactly like the ones you use on this site to post replies and begin threads).
The Magical *Friend Id*
This section of code above is where the extremely important friend id number comes into play. Your friend id on myspace is a unique number which is specific to you and so when you want a comment to be delivered to you, entering the correct friend id is essential. Let's say your friend id was
[Note: ensure you leave the
Entering a default message into the text area
If you test this code then you should get a fairly boring white and grey form which has the message
Say, we wanted to change the default message from
If you don't want a default message to appear then just leave it blank-
And voila, there's your first basic comment box.
However, unfortunately at the moment it looks a bit bland and lacks colour and personality so next i will show you how to make it look attractive:
As you can see this next part of coding changes the appearance of the text box and so we can now eliminate the drab greys and whites.
I have modified the send button and the text box so that they now have a black background and funky orange outlines. I have also changed the text font so that it's more attractive. You can use as much CSS or as little as you want to customise the textbox and the button, be as imaginative as possible.
Going the extra mile
In order to make you comment box that bit more personal you can give the text box and the button backgrounds instead of colouring them in, lets try this:
Obviously, you can replace the
Now, we have made your comment box look much more funky!
Go ahead and experiment to your heart's content with whatever look suits you profile page and be as imaginative as you want!
Look out for more myspace tutorials in the future!
Myspace is perhaps now one of the biggest social networking sites around and most people have their own profile. I thought that as it is now incredibly popular, i should post a few tutorials and how you can modify you Myspace page.
Here, i am going to explain how you can make you profile page more user friendly and how you can personalise and create your own comment box.
Comment box, is that some sort of disease?
Myspace is all about commenting your friends. It can be seen as the equivalent of starting a conversation on MSN, but a conversation which is stored on you myspace profile. A comment box allows anyone who's on you profile page to comment you (begin talking to you) much more easily than the default Add comment button.
Comment boxes are more user-friendly as they allow the user to send a comment directly from your page without having to navigate through numerous other pages.
Coding a comment box:
Coding a myspace comment box is done through using HTML and CSS , as myspace allows you to enter both of these coding languages onto your page.
First, sign into myspace using your account details and select Edit profile. This opens up "Interests and Personality" which is basically where you enter the information which goes onto you profile page. There are a number of boxes where you can enter text such as: "Headline", "About me", "Who I'd like to meet" and a few others.
Now where the text goes on your profile page is determined by where you enter the text on this page. For example if you put the coding form you comment box in the About Me section it would appear (by default*) on the right hand side of your profile. If you entered the code in the Music box it would appear on the left of your profile.
*Where the text is placed on your profile page can be modified but by default it will always appear in the same place if you don't alter any of the core layout coding.
In this tutorial i will enter the comment box coding into the About me section which is the probably the best place for it to appear on your profile page, as it will be easily seen by the user.
The code:
<form method="post" action=" http://comments.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.ConfirmComment">
<input name="friendID" value=" *friend id* " type="hidden">
<textarea name="f_comments" class="COMMENT">Dear, </textarea><br>
<input type="submit"class="SEND" value="send"></form>
As you can see, this HTML code creates a basic form, which by itself would create a basic text box (exactly like the ones you use on this site to post replies and begin threads).
The Magical *Friend Id*
<input name="friendID" [b][u]value=" *friend id* "[/u][/b] type="hidden">
This section of code above is where the extremely important friend id number comes into play. Your friend id on myspace is a unique number which is specific to you and so when you want a comment to be delivered to you, entering the correct friend id is essential. Let's say your friend id was
123456, when this is the code you'll be using:
<form method="post" action=" http://comments.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.ConfirmComment">
<input name="friendID" [b]value="123456"[/b] type="hidden">
<textarea name="f_comments" class="COMMENT">Dear, </textarea><br>
<input type="submit"class="SEND" value="send"></form>
[Note: ensure you leave the
input name="friendID" as it is!] Entering a default message into the text area
If you test this code then you should get a fairly boring white and grey form which has the message
Dear, in the main large box. This is the box in which anyone wishing to comment you will type their message. Just like this is the textbox i am typing into at the moment in order to post this thread.Say, we wanted to change the default message from
Dear, to Leave me a comment or whatever you like, then the code would look like this:
<form method="post" action=" http://comments.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.ConfirmComment">
<input name="friendID" [b]value="123456"[/b] type="hidden">
<textarea name="f_comments" class="COMMENT">Leave me a comment </textarea><br>
<input type="submit"class="SEND" value="send"></form>
If you don't want a default message to appear then just leave it blank-
<textarea name="f_comments" class="COMMENT"></textarea>And voila, there's your first basic comment box.
However, unfortunately at the moment it looks a bit bland and lacks colour and personality so next i will show you how to make it look attractive:
<form method="post" action=" http://comments.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.ConfirmComment">
<input name="friendID" value="123456" type="hidden">
<textarea name="f_comments" class="COMMENT">Dear, </textarea><br>
<input type="submit"class="SEND" value="send"></form>
<style type="text/css">
input.SEND
{background-color:black !important;
font-size:12px !important;
font-family:century gothic !important;
color:orange !important;
border-color:orange !important;}
textarea.COMMENT
{background-color:black !important;
font-size:12px !important;
font-family:century gothic !important;
color:orange !important;
border-color:orange !important;}
</style>
As you can see this next part of coding changes the appearance of the text box and so we can now eliminate the drab greys and whites.
input.SEND and input.COMMENT I have modified the send button and the text box so that they now have a black background and funky orange outlines. I have also changed the text font so that it's more attractive. You can use as much CSS or as little as you want to customise the textbox and the button, be as imaginative as possible.
Going the extra mile
In order to make you comment box that bit more personal you can give the text box and the button backgrounds instead of colouring them in, lets try this:
<form method="post" action=" http://comments.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.ConfirmComment">
<input name="friendID" value="123456" type="hidden">
<textarea name="f_comments" class="COMMENT">Dear, </textarea><br>
<input type="submit"class="SEND" value="send"></form>
<style type="text/css">
input.SEND
{color:white !important;
background-image:url("coolbackground1.jpg");}
textarea.COMMENT
{color:white !important;
background-image:url("coolbackground2.jpg");}
</style>
Obviously, you can replace the
"coolbackground.jpg" with the address of any image you want to be the background and there you have it!Now, we have made your comment box look much more funky!
Go ahead and experiment to your heart's content with whatever look suits you profile page and be as imaginative as you want!
Look out for more myspace tutorials in the future!
nitro_goat