The developers of the social network Vkontakte made sure that registered users could systematize the information they needed, store it and sort it. To do this, they worked on and added a convenient function - VK bookmarks, with which you can always have absolutely everything you need at hand.
If you fully understand the features of this convenient storage, you can use it to the maximum and get rid of confusion and searching forever. What are “My Bookmarks”? How does the function work, how can it be used for maximum convenience? Let's look at everything about it.
How to view bookmarks in VK
How to find favorites
On the computer
In order to open the posts you like on your computer, you need to enable the corresponding item in the settings. To do this, follow these steps:
- Open the VK website (https://vk.com/) and log in with your username and password.
- Go to "Settings" To do this, find and click on the avatar icon in the upper right corner. Select the desired item from the drop-down menu.
- Click on the “Customize the display of menu items” link.
- In the window that opens, scroll the scroll bar down and activate “Favorites”.
After completing the actions, you will see the result by looking at the left column in your profile on the social network site. After you know where the bookmarks are on your computer, let's move on to the instructions for devices with the Android and IOs operating systems.
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In the official client
After the 2021 update, the location of the bookmarks has changed. Now they can be found in the "Pages" . To view your favorite posts on your mobile phone, we’ll use the official version of the VKontakte application. So, let's move on to the instructions:
- Open the application
- Go to the "Profile" section. The link to it is located in the bottom right corner.
- Perform a swap to the left. A menu will open in which the “Bookmarks” item is located, and you can go into it.
In Kate Mobile
Kate is a cool analogue of the official client for devices with the Android operating system. It has some cool features like dark theme, stealth mode, and hiding dialogs. To find your favorites in Kate Mobile you need to open the “Profile” .
After we figured out where bookmarks are located in Contact on a computer and smartphone, let's figure out how to add and remove them.
For what purposes is it used?
The menu in the VK group can serve the following purposes:
- Navigation. The presence of navigation in the VKontakte community allows your potential clients to quickly find the necessary information and sections of the group, which shortens the path to converting a visitor into a buyer. Such a menu may contain not only links to internal VK pages, but also to third-party sites. For example, to the official website of your company.
- Aesthetic appeal. Another, no less significant goal is to give the public a beautiful appearance. By combining this element with other design elements (avatar, cover, banner, pinned post), you can give an individual, unique and memorable style to your community.
Well, isn't it a beauty?
- Motivation for performing a target action. You yourself can push the user to read or view certain information, click on a certain button, etc. High-quality and thoughtful design can create a clickable menu that will attract the attention of users, interest them, and call to action.
There is an article on our website about how to create a header for a VK group.
How to add and remove bookmarks in VK
Below we will look at how you can add a person, community, photo or video to your favorites.
On the computer
User or group
To add a Contact user or community to your bookmarks, you need to follow a few simple steps.
- You need to find and open the profile of the desired person or group.
- Click on the inscription “More”, which is located under the avatar.
- Click on the desired item.
Videos
Now let's talk about video recordings. In order to add them to your favorites you need to:
- Launch the desired video.
- Find and click on “More”. Then select “Save to...”.
Note 1: In the case of images, you don't need to do anything. This section will include all the pictures that you liked.
Removal
To delete unnecessary things, go to bookmarks in VK, as shown above. Click on the three dots above the desired file and select the desired option:
Note 2: On cell phones the steps will be the same.
On the phone
Everything is much simpler on phones. All you need to do is click on the three dots in the upper right corner or next to the material and select “Save to...” as shown in the screenshot below.
Using Templates
If you do not have the opportunity to allocate a separate budget for the development of a wiki menu, but still want to get a professional design, use ready-made templates.
Today on the Internet, there are a large number of online services and sites where you can download ready-made templates for free (or for a fee). It is enough to enter the appropriate request in the search bar of your browser. Well, after downloading them, use the instructions I described above.
How to use new bookmarks
Now posts with likes will no longer appear in the bookmarks section. Posts are saved to bookmarks through the menu that appears when you click on the arrow or three dots in the corner of the post. Podcasts and articles are saved by clicking on the star. Videos are saved through the “More” menu under the video.
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How does having a menu contribute to the success of a community?
A high-quality, beautifully designed, interactive menu is both a smart design solution and a useful tool. Moreover, it brings benefits to both community visitors and marketers, whose task is to force these visitors to take targeted actions.
When entering a regular public page, the user has a large choice of actions. He can click anywhere and view anything, but typically 80% of the items are left unattended. The menu, in turn, is able to focus the user’s attention on certain things, on certain information that it contains.
This is exactly how the menu works in VK groups. It guides people and tells them what to do, what to see, etc. And if you compose it competently and skillfully, then it will guide you along the path you have planned, the conversion path. This is psychology that plays an important role in marketing.
See also how to create a group on VK and what tools will help in the corresponding article.
On the phone
Users who use the mobile version of the VKontakte social network also have the opportunity to manage this menu section.
Where to find the list
The “Bookmarks” section in the VK mobile application is located on the main profile page at the bottom of the menu list. To search for a saved file or recording, tap this section.
How to add a new one
If you want to add a new group to this list, go to its page. Next to the community name line, tap the button with three vertical dots. Now, to save the link in your profile, select “Save”.
If people disappeared from VK bookmarks
Some users complained that people disappeared from their VKontakte bookmarks. There were especially many such cases after the next update of the social network in 2021. However, in reality it turned out that it was an ordinary software glitch. Soon it was repaired and all the missing publications returned to their places.
However, if you now have such a problem, then you should contact VK support service. To do this, follow the link https://vk.com/support?act=new.
Here you will see two input lines:
- In the first, you need to briefly indicate the reason for your request. For example, you can write “I can’t open bookmarks in VK.” This is necessary for the system to redirect your question to a specific specialist.
- The second line needs to describe the situation in more detail. Write when the information disappeared and what specifically is not displayed in this section. Here, for example, you can ask why exactly people disappeared from VK bookmarks. Here you can attach a screenshot to clearly demonstrate to the support agent what exactly you have missing. To do this, open the desired page and press Prt Sc on your keyboard.
The answer will have to wait. As a rule, this takes about an hour, but no more than a day. A support agent will contact you, ask additional questions if necessary, help solve the problem and restore everything that might have been lost.
So, what conclusions can be drawn in conclusion?
- Often, users who wonder why bookmarks disappeared in VK actually sent them to the “Like” section, where they were saved.
- If this section or one of its tabs is missing, then this is most likely a system failure, which will be fixed very soon. After all, the site moderators have everything covered. They are the first to receive a signal about a system malfunction and devote all their efforts to correcting the situation.
- If bookmarks have disappeared from VK, both all and individual tabs, then the support service will help you restore them. The main thing is to describe the problem in as much detail as possible in order to speed up the work of specialists.
So we found out why bookmarks in VK may not work, where they can disappear and what to do about it. You may be able to solve the problem yourself, or you may have to contact support. The main thing to remember is that the site administration is very interested in your comfort and will do everything possible to help you as quickly as possible.
How to enable the VK bookmarks function
If initially VK bookmarks were disabled on your computer, you may wonder how to find VK bookmarks.
This function must be enabled. To do this, in your personal account, hover your mouse in the left menu over the My Page section. A gear icon will appear on the left.
When you click on this icon, a window with menu item settings will appear. It is here that next to the Bookmarks section you need to check the box and save the changes.
After this action, the bookmark function will appear in your personal VKontakte account in the left menu.
Now, to view your saved bookmarks on VK, you just need to click on this section and all your information will open to you.
I have repeatedly come across the question of whether other people see bookmarks on VK. Here we are talking about bookmarks in other people's accounts. No, only you and no one else can view your bookmarks. You also don’t have the ability to view other people’s bookmarks. This is hidden information.
Now I propose to briefly go through each section of bookmarks, and there are no more and no less – 9! Now in bookmarks you can save profiles of people, communities, posts, articles, links, videos, podcasts, stories and products. This is very convenient because all saved information will be structured.
Bottom line
Today I told you about how to make a menu in VKontakte groups, about its types and benefits. This is a multifunctional and very useful tool. Use it in your work. I hope the article was useful to you.
And about how to create and register a group in Odnoklassniki, read the material at the link.
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Communities
You can also save any communities in your VK bookmarks: groups or public pages. This is necessary when you constantly return to the same community. For example, you like to read it, but it’s not so easy to find it among subscriptions. Bookmark the community so you don't have to waste time searching your groups list.
Saving a group to bookmarks is as easy as adding a person. In the community, in the right menu, click on the word More and select the Save to bookmarks option.
