How to open a page on VK (Vkontakte)

VKontakte page: how to restrict access

Why might this be needed?

Not everyone likes their personal life to be exposed to the public.

For such people, VKontakte developers have provided the ability to restrict access to those parameters that the user does not intend to show to everyone.

For example, you don’t want anyone to be able to view your photos, much less leave comments on them.

Everyone looked at your photos and had the opportunity to comment on them.

To do this, you just need to know what to change in the privacy settings so that only your friends can comment on the pictures.

What exactly is it possible to hide?

The social network Vkontakte allows you not to advertise personal information in the following categories:

My page

This item allows you to hide basic information, photos and videos in which you are tagged by other users.

You can also hide your groups, audio recordings, gifts, cards on which your photos are marked, the list of your subscribers and friends.

VKontakte page settings

In this settings section, you can control VKontakte users’ access to posts on your wall that were left by other users.

You can also limit who has the right to leave posts on your page, as well as the ability to leave comments both on your posts and on the posts of other users.

Contact me

Here you have the opportunity to block or allow individual users, or a certain group of users, to send you messages, make invitations to public pages, applications, communities or groups.

In addition, you can prevent sending friend requests.

Other prohibitions (item – “Other”)

In this settings section, you can limit the resources whose users can see your page.

That is, will search resources (Google, Yandex, etc.) or only VKontakte users see your page?

Setting up page visibility

Allowing access on phones with different operating systems

When working with Instagram on smartphones, first you will need to download the mobile application. This is done in the free official app store on Android or iOS. Further instructions on how to create a public Instagram account on iPhone and Android will help you navigate. In general, the algorithm of actions is practically no different on both devices. It is simple and intuitive.

Work on Android smartphones

In order to make Instagram open, download the mobile application from the Play Market and follow the instructions:

Open the official Instagram application and log in to the system. To do this, enter your login and password in the appropriate lines.
Go to the main page, where the personal publications feed is located. There, opposite the nickname, there is a key in the form of three horizontal stripes. Click on it to open the profile editor.
Next, go to Instagram settings, launch the section called “Account”. At the very bottom of the list of functions that opens is the “Private Account” option. Move the switch to the on state.
From now on, the page will be open to the public and you can promote it by creating advertisements.

This is the only way to open an Instagram account from an Android phone in the mobile application. There is nothing difficult in working with the program, the main thing is to follow the instructions. You can also switch to general Instagram in your browser on your mobile device. The instructions are the same on any mobile device, regardless of brand and operating system:

Launch any browser on your phone. To do this, click on it once on the work screen.
Launch the official messenger page by typing the word Instagram into the search bar.
On the official website, click on the “Login” option, enter your profile information and log in.
Go to the main tab where all your posts are located. Click on the upper right corner and open settings. There, go to the “Account” parameter. In the provided list of settings, find the “Private account” item. Click on it, thereby allowing all users to view the content, like and comment on your posts.
Depending on the application version and operating system, the “Private Account” item is located in the settings either in the “Account” section or in the “Privacy and Security” section. Before you open an Instagram profile, think about whether you want your life to be on public display or not.
There is no need to save your changes. Just go to the main page and ask your friends to check if the setup works.

For smartphones with iOS operating system

On iPhones, the instructions for changing privacy settings are practically no different:

Download the new version of Instagram from the official App Store. The program can also be downloaded from apps.apple.com.
Download Instagram and install on your mobile device.
Go to your profile by logging into the social network. Open the main page where your publication feed is located.
Click on the settings button located in the profile header. Click on the button next to the “Private account” option. If she changed the color to transparent, then everything worked.

Thus, the instructions on how to open an account on Instagram are practically no different on both devices. We will analyze in detail the process of opening a profile on desktop computers and laptops.

Setting up Instagram on computers and laptops

The process of working on desktop devices is practically no different from working in the browser version on smartphones. To work you need to follow these instructions:

Start your personal computer and open any browser.
Go to the official social network portal. Click on the “Login” option and log in.
Open your personal page, click on settings and go to the “Privacy and Security” option. In the section, go to the “Closed account” item. Click on the inscription and save the changes made.
Now the page will be available to all users of the social network, everyone will see your posts and can easily subscribe without waiting for your response.

There are also special Android emulators for computers. Thanks to them, you can upload photos even from stationary devices. Emulators are made due to the fact that the standard web version of Instagram has fewer features than the mobile application. Follow these instructions on how to open an Instagram page using the Bluestacks emulator on a personal computer:

Start your device and download the Bluestacks Android emulator on your PC, you can do this on the official developer portal. Download the Instagram application in the emulator and log in to the network. Now you have access to all the functions of the mobile version of the program.
Open the main page with the publications feed and go to the settings, indicated by three lines in the right corner of the monitor.
Now open the Privacy & Security option. Click on the last value “Closed account”.
After clicking on the option, your profile is no longer private.

It is difficult to answer the question of whether you should open Instagram or not. If you use an application for promotion, then closing the page is unreasonable and unreasonable. In other cases, if you are just posting photos for your family, then close Instagram, allowing access only to the necessary people. An open profile primarily serves for bloggers to tell the whole world about themselves.

Also read: How to view archived stories on Instagram: where to find archived photos and stories, how to log in from a computer

How to work with settings

To get to the privacy settings page, you need to click on the button located in the upper right corner of your page.

This button has a thumbnail image of your main profile photo and your name.

How to get to settings

After this, a small window will open in which you select “Settings”. Then select the “Privacy” section (on the right side of the page).

After that, select the option that suits you and change the necessary settings with a tick.

Setting up privacy

You can find out how other users see you (look at your page through the eyes of a third-party user who is not on your friends’ lists) by clicking the hyperlink at the very bottom of the page.

Checking page availability

By selecting your friends from the pop-up submenu, you have the opportunity to see what your page looks like for each of them.

Checking privacy

Method number 1. Via the official website (from a computer)

Open your browser and go to the official VKontakte website . Click on your profile avatar and select the Settings .

Go to the Privacy and scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Now select the privacy mode “Public” for the “Profile Type” .

After which you will notice the inscription “Changes saved” , and to the right of the “Profile type” “Open” will be indicated .

As a result of the above steps, your profile will become open to all users.

How can I add a user to the blacklist?

If you do not want this or that person to be able to view your page in principle, you can add him to the blacklist.

To do this, just add a link to his account in the appropriate section.

Once added to the blacklist, the user you “banned” will not be able to send you private messages.

Also, when they visit your page, they will not see anything except the information that they have limited access to your page.

At any time, the “offending” person can be removed from the blacklist.

Black list

Is it possible to hide some of your friends?

In the old VKontakte design there was such an opportunity, but after the redesign, alas, it disappeared.

What are the benefits of open accounts?

We figured out how to open a profile on Insta and talked about all the ways you can do this. Pros of an open page:

The user does not want to subscribe to closed accounts because they have to wait for the owner’s response. Sometimes they don’t wait for a response for several days, which can’t help but irritate. Users trust more those people who openly declare themselves and do not hide anything. In addition, they usually subscribe for some interesting content, publications with the owner of Instagram. If you don’t want to open an account, then at least put your portrait on your avatar photo. This will attract more subscribers. Use more tags to appear at the top of searches.
Posts from public accounts appear in the search feed, while private content does not.
Suitable for doing business, starting your own business online. High activity of subscribers promotes the profile to the TOPs and Recommended. Closed accounts are much less common in such ratings.

Disadvantages of open pages:

It is impossible to hide content from other users, meaning anyone can view your posts, regardless of your wishes. The only way is to add unwanted people to the blacklist.
Closed pages sometimes generate more interest among users. I want to subscribe to them and look at the content. Sometimes the owners of records deliberately hide them, heightening the intrigue. Before you open Instagram, think about whether it might be worth waiting a little longer and gathering a larger audience.
Anonymous viewing of content is not possible, so users will have to subscribe anyway.

Remember that public records are used by politicians, businessmen, bloggers and actors. Closed ones mainly belong to ordinary people who publish photos for their friends and relatives and do not want anyone else to see personal content.

How to block comments on personal photos

To prevent users from commenting on photos, you need to go to the corresponding section, which is called that, and click on the graphic image of a pencil located in the upper right corner of the album.

Going to edit mode, find the corresponding item called “Who can comment on this album?” and set the desired privacy option.

Close commenting

In standard version

Many people actively use the full version of the site to visit the social network. How to unblock access to information in it? Required:

In the side menu on the left side, find the settings item.
Go to the publicity section.
Move the sliders to the first line “In general.”
Save changes.

Now everyone will have access to the page. Why might you need to create a public profile?

You want to start communicating with new people.
We used hiding the page for a while to protect ourselves from being visited by certain individuals.
You will use your profile for dating in public.
Other goals, it all depends on the specific situation.

Can't open private profile: errors

No one excludes the possibility of failures during this operation. Please note that this feature is not available to business account owners and an error will occur when activating it. Let's look at possible causes and solutions to the problem if the service does not open a closed account:

An outdated version of the software is installed. In order for the social network to work without problems, it is necessary to monitor and promptly download official service updates.
Brief failure. Try restarting your mobile device or utility.
Lack of constant Internet access. Check the status of the access point. For the application to work, you must have a stable network connection. Change the connection method, switch wireless Wi-Fi to mobile data. Check your download speed.

If you can’t solve the problem yourself, contact the service’s technical support professionals and tell them in detail about the current situation.

The article explained how to make your own account public. After this procedure, each visitor has the opportunity to view your publications and personal information in the profile header. Please note that this feature is not implemented for business page owners.

Viewing a private profile using Yandex or Google

Search engines collect a cache of VK users. This method is effective for pages that have been closed recently and are not hidden from indexing in search engines. You can check whether the required account is in the PS cache like this:

Copy profile link;
Go to Yandex or Google and enter the link as a search query;
If the profile is indexed, the account will appear in the search results;
Next, you need to click on the arrow located next to the profile link;
In the drop-down list, click “Saved copy”;
In case of a successful combination of circumstances, you will see the profile at the time when it was still open.

How to find someone else's profile on Instagram

Finding the right person is difficult due to the fact that after registration everyone uses only nicknames. Knowing under which of them it is published online, you can enter it into the search bar.

There is another way. You need to know which of your mutual friends are following his profile. Then, having opened your friend’s account, you need to view all of his subscriptions. Among them you will find the one you need.

You can find a friend when little is known about him using hashtags and geotags. Everything that is available is entered into the search bar. The search will offer a complete list of posts where this data appeared.

Instagram allows you to synchronize with Facebook. Perhaps this will help in finding the right person.

Why do you need to hide and open an account?

A page is most often closed to ensure privacy when it is dedicated to personal life and the owner does not want outsiders to discuss it.

Sometimes this is a clever advertising ploy to attract subscribers. But in this case, you need someone to praise the content of the profile on the side. Otherwise, no one will know about the bonuses that are on this closed page.

For such a move, a website with interesting content that will interest the visitor and force him to follow the link to the Instagram page will be useful. Seeing that the content of the profile is for the elite, the person has no choice but to apply for a subscription.

There are much fewer users who want to open an account on Instagram than those who close it. It’s easier to create a new account than to selectively clear a previously closed profile of entries, especially if there are hundreds of them.