- it is not joke. Since the transition to such an interface is obviously inevitable for everyone, the question is, how to return the old design of Vkontakte has only a temporary solution. But since albeit temporarily, but disable the new Vkontakte design and it is still possible to continue working with the usual sane interface, then we will do this.
This question is relevant, perhaps, for all Vkontakte users who have got used to the simplicity and convenience of the old design over 10 years and use its functionality to the fullest. In particular, this applies to those who created and administers communities and groups - the developers of the new VK.com, of course, made their life difficult with their innovations.
By the way, for this category of VK users, I would like to give a good recommendation: in order not to waste precious time on self-promotion of the public both in Vkontakte and in all other popular social networks, and to fully concentrate on high-quality content for your community, you should contact the service Soclike ... Judging by the numerous positive reviews, this PR team knows its business and can quickly provide your group with the required number quality subscribers.
Let's get back to the main question. Let's make a reservation right away - we will talk about browser version social network. Android and iOS applications, alas, will not be considered in this article.
Upd. 17.08.2016. Dear Reader, in order not to waste your precious time, I would like to inform you right away: "The uprising is suppressed, Skynet has won." Well, aside from jokes, the inevitable happened: despite all the protest moods of Vkontakte users, the developers, after several "waves" of user transfers to a new design, decided that it was enough to waste time on trifles: on August 17, 2016, ALL social network users were transferred to the new design ... Accordingly, new addresses .vk.com simply does not exist at the moment, and recommendations using its return do not work ...
This does not mean that there are no ways to return the old design of Vkontakte now: especially for those who do not give up - we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the ““ block placed below in the text. There you will find a way that is likely to extinguish the flame of righteous anger in you.
Well, before this block, information will be provided that has more historical than practical significance: the chronology of the fight against the disease under the title “ New design Vk.com". Acquaintance with this information will take you, dear Readers, not so much time, and probably someone will be interested to know "how it all began", so all previously workable methods remain in the article. So let's get started.
For those who have become "guinea pigs" for Vkontakte designers inevitably (ie just at a certain moment they encountered a new interface), there should remain a link "Return to the old version ..." located at the bottom of the left column with menus and ads. In truth, the designers clearly tried to make the tool of how to return the old version of Vkontakte as invisible as possible: gray letters on a gray background are difficult to notice.
Those who voluntarily joined the "ranks of testers" of the new interface (by clicking on the ill-fated "Join testing" button) may not find links to a return to the old version.
And how to disable the new Vkontakte design in this case?
Pay attention to the address bar of the browser:
Attention to the address bar! As you can see, before vk.com added “ new”. Those. in fact, it is a different user profile page. To return the usual vk.com/id_page, and with it return the old version of Vkontakte, simply "correct" the address: you need to erase " new.”. And, of course, press Enter (or the confirmation key on the touch device).
You will get the following result:
Removed "new." From the address, got what you need! Sound familiar? Probably painfully 🙂. Yes, yes, this is the good old interface of vk.com, to which everyone managed to get used to over 10 years of its existence. Well, now the matter is small: all that remains is to bookmark this page in the browser, so as not to edit the address every time, and call this page after logging into the social network.
It is not yet known when exactly the Vkontakte redesign will "cover" everyone, so there is a hope that the old version of vk.com will be able to use it for a long time.
Upd. 09.06.2016. It seems that the “old believers” did not rejoice for long: the VK.com team began a forced transfer to a new design without the possibility of returning to the previous version.
Upd. No. 2 - joyful (not so joyful anymore - has lost its relevance ...)
It turns out that there is still a workable method to return the old Vkontakte interface even to those who, it seems, have not been left with options (at least for this method, VK repeatedly thanked the "prompting"). However, we warn you right away - you will have to perform all actions at your own peril and risk, and the risk may be present. The method of returning the old design of vk.com is associated with launching scripts, and Netobserver does not guarantee that there is no code in the body of the script that can steal username and password.
Let's consider a really working method suitable for the Google Chrome browser and its "brothers" like Yandex.Browser (browsers on the Chromium platform):
So, the method is as follows: we find on the Google Playmarket
Install the first plugin in the list:
After installation, the plugin activity can be checked by the icon in the upper right corner of the browser:
In the tab that opens, click on the "Install this script" button: 
Next, a warning from Tampermonkey will appear stating that only reliable scripts should be run (i.e., once again warns - you act at your own risk), and the installed script is displayed:
That's all - the script immediately starts its work. You just need to go to Vkontakte (or refresh the page if you are already there), and make sure yourself that the good old vk.com is back!
Moreover, the effect will be preserved when switching between Vkontakte menu items and when re-entering.
This is more convenient than the method that was proposed in the comments to this article (however, I would like to say "Thank you" for this solution to the question "How to return the old Vkontakte design").
There are Tampermonkey analog extensions for other browsers:
- For Ognelis: ;
- for Opera:;
- at Safari - .
Well, after installing the extension for your browser, you return to the step with downloading the user script - and then in order 🙂.
Upd. 3 - for the most stubborn.
Dear readers, you have 2 options: put up with it and start getting used to the new design (it's difficult, but possible - I affirm from my own experience), or fight to the end 🙂. The remaining way to fight is to use custom styles... Several of them are being developed now, and all of them are still very raw. But, as they say, without fish and ...
For enthusiasts who do not give up and are ready to "get confused", we have prepared the following recommendations:
- Application of custom script via Tampermonkey;
- Using a plug-in for Stylish browsers with style loading (most popular option) .
For those who have already learned how to work with Tampermonkey (see description in Upd.2 - above in the text), an alternative script is proposed (albeit very crude) that returns a kind of old version. There is probably little point in using it yet, but you can track the changes you make - I'm sure that after a while this custom style will work much better.
https://userstyles.org/styles/userjs/128986/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B9%20%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0 % B7% D0% B0% D0% B9% D0% BD% 20% D0% 92% D0% 9A.user.js
The script will need to be edited. The following lines (7 to 10) are of particular interest:
// @include http://new.vk.com/*
// @include https://new.vk.com/*
// @include http: //*.new.vk.com/*
// @include https: //*.new.vk.com/*
You need to remove "new." on lines 7 and 8, ".new" on lines 9 and 10.
It should look like this:
Stylish plugin - the most popular version of the return of the old design of Vkontakte
In principle, Stylish's work algorithm is similar to Tampermonkey's, with the only difference that Stylish, unlike the latter, works with styles, not scripts.
Warning: Do not run Tampermonkey with Stylish!Although both plugins are designed to do, in principle, the same thing, it is not a fact that using them together will lead to twice the best result (rather, the fact that it will not).
So, if you have already tested the first method and decided to go to the second, first deactivate the Tampermonkey plugin.
After installing the extension, you need to make sure that it is activated. For Chrome, the picture will be as follows: an icon with the letter "S" will appear in the upper right corner of the browser:
The next step is to download the style from the developer's site: .
On the page that opens, you will need to use the large green button - it is difficult to miss it:
Judging by the speed of release of releases, the author is trying very hard to eliminate all the shortcomings at the moment. Therefore, I recommend that you add this page to your bookmarks so that after a few days (weeks) you download the modified style for Vkontakte, which will no longer be so raw.
In the meantime, let you have everything the same as the lucky one who left such a review:
Dear readers, if you have alternative methods for solving the return to the old Vkontakte design - do not hesitate to leave them in the comments! We are also waiting for feedback from those who were helped by the recommendations.
Good mood to you all!
Article How to return the old design of Vkontakte - disable the new version was modified: May 4th, 2017 by Netobserver
The updated VK interface has become more modern visually, and navigation between sections has been simplified. Also, the developers of the social network have accelerated the site. At least GIFs and videos do load noticeably faster.
Out of habit, many met the new design with rejection and began to arrange on their pages single online manifestations demanding the return of the old "VK". Even Pavel Durov made seven complaints about the redesign.
From our own experience, we note that getting used to it occurs after two weeks of using the new interface. After that, there was no desire to return to the past design.
We tell all old school students, neophobes and retro lovers how to turn on the previous type of "VK".
How to return the old VK design
1. First, install the Stylish extension in your browser (you can use it to change the design of sites on your side):
- for Chrome and Yandex Browser
- for Firefox
- for Safari
- for Opera
2. Now go to the page with the styles of the old design and click on the green button "+ Install with Stylish".
3. Go to the site "VKontakte" and see the familiar interface. Yes, the authors of the crutch style haven't managed to recreate a neat copy of the old design yet, but this is the only working way to return the old "VK".
You can switch between designs by checking / unchecking the checkbox in the extension settings.
Very often, users of the popular social network Vkontakte, visiting this page several times a day, ask themselves how to change their boring standard design. There are tons of articles on this subject, tips and tricks, and many user-created themes. But when you get tired of the riot of colors and colors on your page, you won't even remember how you put it. Therefore, you must always remember how to return to the standard settings if you change something in the system.
You will need
- - a computer with Internet access and an installed browser program.
Instructions
Plain standard VKontakte theme gets bored very quickly and if you are also one of those people who are no longer satisfied with it, then you just need to use one of the existing methods, as possible change VKontakte theme and periodically change your page to the design you like.
So, in this lesson I will show how, using one program called GetStyles, you can change the VKontakte theme in one click to choose from thousands of different options that are provided on the site and are divided into different categories.
What is our plan of action?
1. Download and install the program.
2. Go to the official website, select the topic of interest and apply.
3. Reload the VKontakte page and see the result.
Let's get started. First, download and install the program.
We need the latest version, which we can find on the official website http://get-styles.ru by clicking on the corresponding button.
We save the file to our computer, and after the download is complete, launch it and in the first window that opens, we accept the terms of the license agreement by clicking on the "Accept" button.
In the next window, put the switch on the item "Settings" and remove unnecessary checkmarks from three checkboxes. After that, press the "Install" button.
Waiting for the end getStyles program installations.
When everything is ready, a window with further instructions will open.
We will need to launch the browser. Firefox is desirable, but Opera or Chrome can also work fine there.
Next, we need to go to the site http://get-styles.ru and select the theme we like. All of them are divided into many categories, these are cars and computers and animals and movies and so on. To change the subject in contact, you need to click on the "Apply" link at the bottom of the selected topic and it will change on VKontakte.
Only remains go to "Vkontakt" and see the result, and if the page was open while changing the theme, then you need to reload it. My topic has successfully changed.
In this way, you can change the VKontakte theme. If you want a different theme, then do everything the same way, select a theme and click on the "Apply" link, then reload the page and admire the result.
Now let's say a few words about how to return the standard VKontakte theme.
And everything is really simple.
On the same site http://get-styles.ru go to any category with themes, go down the page to the very bottom and the last theme is the standard one, we apply it and you're done.
This concludes this lesson, I hope now you figured it out, how to change the topic in a contact and how to remove a topic in a contact and you can easily do it on any of your computers.
If you were going to give your social media account style and personality, you don't have to try a bunch of options to figure out which is the best. We did it for you. This article provides proven ways to safely and free of charge change the design of the VK 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 integrates into the browser and allows you to apply the option you like. Note that many of these plugins are equipped with a constructor - a small program that allows you to customize the appearance of the page yourself. It is about choosing the background color and font color, setting the transparency and appearance of the frames for the blocks.
In short, there is such a topic
So, where is this mysterious place - "here"? Where can I find these extensions? Some of them are available in the official web browser extensions stores. For example, in the store you can find the get-styles.ru plugin. 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 site.
In general, there are a lot of such resources - at least we have tested a couple of dozen. But the applications provided by them are either detected by antiviruses as containing malicious code (as was the case with vkstyles.ru and get-styles.ru), or they contain ads 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 ability to download extensions for VKontakte for free). These are vktema.com and vkmod.net.
Option one, a little nervous
When installing a plugin fromvktema.com we received an offer to install an additional panel in the browser and add it to startup, which is not always interesting.
After rebooting the web browser, the "Theme Manager" section appeared in the menu of our account. However, his catalog was clearly different from that presented on the site. No bright anime, no hot girls in bikinis, no cool sports cars. Instead of hundreds of wallpaper options - only 18 themes with balls, Simon's cat and a wheat field. In addition, when we have already decided how to change the VKontakte theme and have chosen the appropriate option, the account menu overlaps with the theme manager menu. To see your page, you need to click on the block frame with the inscription "VKontakte". In a word, I had to figure out what's what.
Option two, optimal
Much more pleased with the expansion fromvkmod.net ... It is much simpler and really free from unnecessary problems. After installing the file and restarting the browser in the "Settings" page, we saw the category "My Themes".
Basically, there were themes for VK for every taste - here and romantic pictures with spring flowers, and harsh wallpapers in the spirit of the fantastic game "Dead Space", and "relaxation" options with a view of exotic islands in the middle of the ocean.
The themes with parallax effect were also pleasantly surprised - so few analogs can offer. And the ability to customize the background and font color is a clear plus.
