Community Services Tips

Tip #268

May 3, 2023

Whether wondering how to use some feature in the browser, looking for a fix to an issue or just curious about Vivaldi in general, the Forum is the place where you should go to get your curiosity satisfied. With the combined wealth of knowledge our community and team members possess, you’ll get quality answers 24/7.

Use the search function first, though. With thousands of topics, it’s likely that someone has already asked the same question, so instead of creating a duplicate topic, you can just continue the discussion.

To ask a question on the Forum:

1. Log in to your Vivaldi account.
2. Look for the most relevant category for your question.
3. In that category, click “New Topic”.
4. Give your topic a clear title.
5. Ask your question and, when troubleshooting an issue, share as many details as possible.
6. Click “Submit”.

Tip #256

April 14, 2023

There are many active bloggers in the Vivaldi Community, who write on all topics imaginable. To see the latest posts from your favorite bloggers make sure to follow them. There are several ways to do that. But first make sure that you’re logged in to your Vivaldi account.

• Visit their blog and click ♥ Follow on the black menu bar at the top of the page.
• When you come across one of their posts on blogs.vivaldi.net, click ♥ Follow on the post preview (see image below).
• On the WordPress Dashboard > Reader click ♥ Follow on the post preview.

You can also see the posts from followed blogs in a few places:

• On the Community homepage on Vivaldi.net, below popular Forum discussions and featured Themes.
• On blogs.vivaldi.net/following.
• On the WordPress Dashboard > Reader > Following.

Tip #249

April 4, 2023

If you follow a lot of people on Vivaldi Social, then after a while you might start to wonder, why did you start following one person or another. Luckily, Vivaldi Social has a neat little feature that allows you to add notes to accounts, so that even after months and years, you can check the account and get a reminder.

And don’t be afraid to be honest in these notes. They’re only visible to you.

To add a note to an account:

1. Go to the person’s profile.
2. Look for the Note section.
3. Enter a note about the account.

Tip #246

March 30, 2023

Vivaldi Forum is full of discussion threads about all things Vivaldi and more. If you have a question or a request, it’s best to use the search function first. The odds are that your question has already been answered or a feature request is already collecting upvotes from the community.

To use Advanced Search, click on the 3 gear icons in the Search field in the top right corner of the Forum.

You can narrow down results by the following criteria:

• Category
• Post author
• Tags
• Number of replies
• Post time
• Whether the search term can be found only in the topic title or also in the content
• Whether all or only some words in results need to match the search term

Tip #241

March 23, 2023

If you follow a lot of accounts on Vivaldi Social, posts from your favorites may get buried in all the content. To make sure you never miss a post from a specific Mastodon account, enable notifications.

To enable notifications for an account:

1. Go to the account’s profile on Vivaldi Social.
2. Make sure you follow the account.
3. Click on Notify me when @username posts between Unfollow and account menu buttons.

Then whenever there’s a new post, you’ll find a notification about it on your Notifications page.

Tip #232

March 10, 2023

When you’re composing a new email in Vivaldi Webmail, you can start typing each recipient’s email and rely on auto-complete suggestions or you can view a list of your Contacts and select the recipients.

To add multiple contacts at once:

1. In the message composer, click on Add Contact on the right side of the “To” field.
2. Click on Select at the bottom of the contacts window to select multiple contacts.
3. Tick the boxes in front of each contact you want to add as a recipient.
4. When you’ve made your choice, click on Insert.

Tip #225

March 1, 2023

In Tip #155 we showed you how to filter posts in various public timelines based on the languages you speak. This time we’ll tell you how to fine tune in which languages you see posts from users you follow.

To change language subscription per user:

1. Go to the user’s profile.
2. Click on the Menu button near the Unfollow button.
3. Select Change Subscribed Languages.
4. Tick the boxes for languages you want to see posts in.

If you select none, you’ll see posts in all languages they post in.

Tip #222

February 24, 2023

Vivaldi news and tutorials, chats with partners, live streams with the team, trendy Shorts. All this and more can be found on Vivaldi’s YouTube channel.

Visit https://www.youtube.com/@VivaldiBrowser for hours of entertainment.

Tip #211

February 9, 2023

Vivaldi Themes just got an update, which makes finding browser themes that match your preferences a lot easier. For example, you can look up the most popular anime and manga themes incorporating the color yellow, the newest minimalist themes in black or any other combination you can think of.

To find your perfect theme:

1. Go to themes.vivaldi.net.
2. On the homepage, click on “View all featured/popular/latest themes”.
3. On the next page in the menu on the left side, select the criteria according to which you want to filter the themes.
4. Browse through results and click on the theme for a closer look to preview and install the theme.

If you’ve made an amazing theme and want to share it with others, upload it to Vivaldi Themes by following the instructions in Tip #152.

Tip #210

February 8, 2023

Emojis help to convey the emotion behind your written message 😂, make the message more noticeable ⚠️ and just more fun 🤸. There are multiple ways to add emojis on Vivaldi Social and the Forum. For example, you can use the emoji picker (look for a smiley face button in the post composer) or your OS’ emoji keyboard (Win + . / ⌃ ⌘ Space). But there’s also a third option.

In the post composer, if you type a colon symbol “:” and continue typing a keyword, you’ll get suggestions that match that keyword. For example, if you type :thumbs, you’ll get suggestions for :thumbs_up: 👍 and :thumbs_down: 👎 emojis. Finish typing the name and end it with another colon or use the down arrow and Enter keys, to select and insert the emoji to your post.

The emoji names can vary per site. If just typing a keyword doesn’t come up with the emoji you’re looking for, you can find out the name by opening the emoji picker, finding the emoji and hovering over it. The name will be shown as a tooltip and next time you need the emoji, you’ll be able to just type it.

Tip #200

January 25, 2023

Do you find our daily tip posts useful, but don’t use Feeds and don’t have time to check Vivaldi.net every day? There is another option – follow the blog account on Vivaldi Social.

To include Vivaldi Tips on your Home feed:

1. Search for the blog in Vivaldi Social by entering the following user handle in the search field – @[email protected].
2. Click on Follow next to the name in search results.

Tip #194

January 17, 2023

By default, anything you post on Vivaldi Social is publicly visible for everyone to see, but you can change posting privacy both for a specific post and for all future posts.

To change post visibility per post:

1. When composing a post, click on Change post privacy on the menu below the text field.
2. Select the option you prefer:
   •  Public – visible for all
   •  Unlisted – visible for all, but not shown in public timelines
   •  Followers only – visible only to people, who follow you
   •  Mentioned people only – visible only to users you mention in the post

To change the visibility setting for all posts:

1. In Vivaldi Social, go to Preferences > Other > Posting Defaults.
2. For Posting Privacy, select the option you prefer:
   • Public
   • Unlisted
   • Followers only