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FAQ - Advanced Journal Customization

» How do I create a custom mood theme?

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Paid, Permanent, and Plus users can create, edit, and delete custom mood themes with the Custom Mood Theme Editor. Mood themes for personal journals can be created and edited with Admin Console commands.
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June 26th, 2010 (av8rmike)

» How do I embed my LiveJournal into my website?

This howto tutorial provides information on embedding your journal into your website.
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March 19th, 2012 (av8rmike)

» How do I forward my domain to my LiveJournal?

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Paid, Permanent, and Plus users can forward a subdomain of a domain they control to their LiveJournal, after a short setup process.

Please note that you will not be able to view protected entries, nor will you be able to view entries or journals marked as inappropriate for minors through a forwarded domain, as your LiveJournal cookies will not forward to an off-site domain. Also, LiveJournal does not provide DNS services. You will need to obtain DNS services from your web hosting provider or your domain registrar.
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November 30th, 2009 (teshiron)

» Where can I learn more about advanced customization?

If you are a Paid, Permanent, or Early Adopter user who has already looked at common advanced customization effects in the FAQ, you can also use the Advanced Customization area to customize your journal using the S2 programming language.
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Last Updated:
November 3rd, 2007 (jc)

» What are the different style layer types?

S2 was designed from the ground up to allow a much-increased level of flexibility when customizing your journal. Because of this, the structure of a custom style in S2 is different from that of S1.

S2 styles are composed of "layers". Each layer in a S2 style deals with a different aspect of the style, including color, translation, and HTML options and settings. A complete S2 style is the result of putting its different layers together for use.

→ See a basic list of definitions that are used in S2
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November 15th, 2011 (coffeechica)

» How do I create a custom style from scratch?

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Before you begin to create a custom style in S2, you should become better acquainted with S2's structure and terminology, even if you have prior experience in creating custom S1 styles. Because the S2 style system uses layers, there are a number of different levels of customization that are possible.
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February 1st, 2009 (jai_dit)

» How do I add background music to my journal?

If you have a Paid, Permanent or Early Adopter account, you can create a custom style and adapt the code given in this tutorial to add background music.
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Last Updated:
November 3rd, 2007 (jc)

» What are the common advanced customizations?

Some of the information discussed in this FAQ applies only to Paid, Permanent, and Early Adopter accounts. To check your account type, please see your profile page.
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S2 was designed for styles to be primarily customized through the use of wizards. Each style has different customizations available. If the style you are using does not have the feature you want, you can switch to a different style. If you have a Paid account, you can create custom layers to achieve the effect you want. Many tutorials are style-specific; if your style is not listed, you will need to select a different tutorial and modify it to fit your needs.
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Last Updated:
March 21st, 2012 (av8rmike)

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