The largest social network in the CIS, Vkontakte, has long gone beyond its primary functionality. In addition to the original way to find kindred spirits and conduct dialogues with them through messaging, the developers have added many reasons to log into VK every day and leave a lot of free time there.
More than half of the social resource’s audience will probably agree that the abundance of content on VKontakte is one of the most important reasons for its use. Some people listen to music tracks for days on end, while others enjoy videos and clips. Fortunately, a huge number of media groups allow you to view millions of fresh entries every day, and everyone is free to choose their own.
From my own example, I can say that high workload does not always allow you to devote time to viewing a previously noticed entry in your feed. So that the latter does not get lost, and I can always return to it, the programmers provided for the creation of a VKontakte bookmark. We will look at how to effectively manage this option in the text below.
VKontakte bookmarks, what is it
Hello, friends! If you often use the Internet, then you need to know how to work more effectively with this or that information. For example, you found something on the Internet, and then after a while you lost sight of the desired video or post. In this case, bookmarks are very helpful. It should be said that bookmarks can be used not only on VKontakte, but also in browsers.
So what is it? Bookmarks are a place to store any information. Be it videos, pictures, various posts, and so on. Next, we will fully reveal the question, where are the VKontakte bookmarks? Then we use this VK function in practice.
We look at VK bookmarks
Please note that by default, “Bookmarks” are intended not only for storing some of the most valuable data for the user, but also for the safety of some documents. Thus, even without setting yourself the goal of adding any entries to bookmarks, you will somehow do this by liking a photo.
The bookmark section has its own list of settings, mostly related to the process of deleting data from there. Since this article is primarily intended for newcomers to the VK social network, you will most likely have the required menu component completely disabled. As a result, it is necessary to activate “Bookmarks” through the resource’s system settings.
Enabling the Bookmarks section
In fact, this section of the article is the least remarkable, since even if you are new to the VK website, you have probably already studied the settings of the social network. If for some reason you still don’t know how to make “Bookmarks” a viewable page, read the further instructions.
- Click on your name in the upper right corner of the VK main page and select “Settings”.
You can also access this section using a special direct link.
Additionally, make sure you are on the General tab that opens by default.
Among the main content presented in this section, find the “Site Menu” item.
As an alternative to the above steps, you can click on the gear icon displayed to the left of each item in the main menu of the VKontakte website.
Thanks to the menu that opens, you can enable or disable almost any system section displayed in the main menu of the site. At the same time, from here you can go to the settings of various types of notifications regarding the “Game” and “Community” functionality.
- Having opened the menu, click on the “Basic” tab.
Scroll to the bottom of this page until you find Bookmarks.
Install the check mark icon to the right of the section name.
Use the "Save" button to complete the main menu setup.
If everything was done correctly, a new “Bookmarks” item will appear in the list of sections.
When finishing your preparations, note that deactivating this section is performed in exactly the same way, but in the reverse order.
View bookmarks
The block you just turned on stores literally all the data about your interests. In the Bookmarks section, you are given seven different pages designed to save a specific type of content:
Each of the mentioned menu items has its own characteristics, which we will discuss below.
VKontakte bookmarks, where they are and how to set them up
Before you work with bookmarks in VK, you need to configure them so that they appear on the left side of your page. The setup is simple. Log in to VKontakte, click on your avatar and select “Settings”. Next, look for the following item in the general settings sections – “Customize the display of menu items.” After this, a list of various functions will be displayed on the screen. In the specified list, bookmarks are displayed as a star icon.
Check the box next to it and click “Save”. Then your bookmarks will be active. (Screen 1).
So, where are the VKontakte bookmarks? Usually they can be seen on the left side of your VK account (Screen 2).
And their name is the same as it was in the menu - “Bookmarks”. Now that we have activated this function, let’s move on to using it.
How to view someone else's favorites?
Important! You won’t be able to view your friend’s bookmarks on VK. This option is not supported by the developer, as it was not conceived during the creation of the social network. Featured materials are personal files that are accessible only to the user.
- If you are faced with an offer to view someone else’s “Favorites”, be careful, most likely these are scammers;
- Do not agree to such services and do not transfer funds to third parties so as not to lose money and personal data.
You can view someone else’s “Favorites” only in one case - ask a friend to show you which tabs he saves on a separate page.
Let's move on to the most important question - how to clear bookmarks in VK all at once or separately!
VKontakte bookmarks, how to work with them
Working with VKontakte bookmarks is not that difficult. You can add not only posts to them, but also people, groups, and other data that interest you. It is also possible to clear bookmarks of unnecessary posts. Next, we'll take a look at the entire basic bookmarking workflow.
Perhaps they will help you while working on a social network, quickly save this or that information.
How to add a person to your VKontakte bookmarks
You can add a person to your bookmarks on VK with one click of the mouse. Go to someone else’s page, your friend whom you want to add, and click on the “Actions” button under his main photo. Next, a menu will drop down where a button such as “Save to bookmarks” will appear (Screen 3).
To check whether you have added this user, go to the “Bookmarks” section that we have installed and look at the “Recent” category, they display the entire list of users (Screen 4).
These are the ones that were added to our bookmark.
How to bookmark a group
If you liked any VKontakte group, you can also save it to your bookmarks. We do it this way. We go to the page of a particular group. To add a group, click the “More” button, which is on the right and then look where it says “Save to bookmarks”. Click and save (Screen 5).
It is important to note that the group itself will not appear in your bookmarks. It will appear in the Recent section at the bottom right side.
How to add a post to VKontakte bookmarks
Most often, posts are saved from the VK news feed, or from any groups. How to bookmark a post? We select any news, then point at the arrow at the top of the post, and after the word complain, click “Save to bookmarks” (Screen 6).
After that, it will be automatically added to them.
What is this?
First, let's find the answer to the question, what are bookmarks in VK, why is this tool needed? This is an opportunity to save important, interesting and necessary content in a separate tab, and to structure it.
The main purpose of the function is user convenience! Didn't have time to read the article or watch the video? Do you want to postpone an item? This is for you!
Sorting by section occurs automatically. The user can select one of the following tabs:
- All;
- People;
- Communities;
- Records;
- Articles;
- Links;
- Podcasts;
- Video;
- Plots;
- Goods
A cool innovation has appeared - now tags help set up bookmarks in VK! You create categories yourself that allow you to separate your favorite materials, for example:
- Important;
- Watch later.
Add other tags yourself to make sorting your favorites easier!
A little useful advice. Every user can make bookmarks on VK, but first you should pay attention to the privacy settings:
- Articles are not available to a limited circle of people;
- You cannot add communities if you are not on the list of participants;
- The pages of blocked and deleted users are hidden;
- Deleted products automatically disappear.
We’ve sorted out the definition – everything is obvious and simple. Let's talk about how to go to VKontakte bookmarks from your computer and phone and look through them.
How to clear VKontakte bookmarks
You can clear your VKontakte bookmarks from unnecessary posts and friends using standard methods. Let's look at them. Let's start by clearing posts. Go to “Bookmarks”. Next, click on the three dots at the top of the post and click on the “Remove from bookmarks” button. In this case, your post will be completely deleted (Screen 7).
To remove people from bookmarks, click on the “People” item in the right control section and hover over them with the mouse in the same way, then over the three dots that appear in the photo and “Remove from bookmarks.” Using this option for clearing bookmarks, you can remove them from groups, links, articles, and much more. Exactly what you added there.
How to bookmark a person
As before, you can bookmark another person. For this it is enough:
- Go to his page;
- Click on the button with “three dots” under the profile image (for the computer version) or call up the page management menu (for smartphones);
- Click on the “Add to bookmarks” item.
These will be displayed to the user in a separate “Pages” menu, which is located in the right corner of the “Bookmarks” section (computer version), or displayed at the top of the “Bookmarks” section on mobile devices.
How to see your favorite posts
Previously, all the publications you liked were automatically saved in bookmarks. Now the bookmarks are highlighted in another section, and all the posts you liked (posts, photos, videos, etc.) are displayed in a separate tab - “Like”.
access the “Like” feed on the news feed page by clicking on the tab with the corresponding name in the menu on the right.
All publications in the liked feed can be sorted by type: posts, comments, photos, videos and products.
How to use new bookmarks
Considering how to return VKontakte bookmarks, we can come to the conclusion: it will not be possible to return the previous type of system, since this was a planned update of functionality and design. Moreover, the above section has become more functional. The work of the VK analytical center has shown that not all posts marked with likes are in demand for moving to the state of important and saved. For this, an alternative principle was developed: to add an entry to bookmarks, you need to click on the corresponding item in the drop-down menu (relevant for entries), or on the “Star” button (videos, articles, links, podcasts).
Where to find bookmarks in VK on your phone
This issue is also relevant when working with smartphones. Here the process is carried out in an identical way. You can see the list of “likes” given:
- Opening the news feed;
- By selecting the “Like” item in the menu to select the displayed content.
There is no additional sorting by post type.
The tab with bookmarks does not need to be opened additionally; it is initially provided in the interface of the mobile application for smartphones. Go to your personal profile page and click on the “Bookmarks” section. The functionality here is identical to the full version. Here you can add:
- user or group records;
- articles;
- video;
- links to third party contacts or sites;
- podcasts;
- goods.
Where to find bookmarks in VK on a computer
Bookmarks are located in the menu on the left, below the main items. Here:
Bookmarks in the VK menu
If there is no such bookmark, then we point the mouse at any item above: music, video, my page, in general, at any one. We wait for the gear to appear on the left and click on it.
VK menu settings
Scroll to the very bottom and check the box next to Bookmarks.
Set the display of bookmarks in the VK menu
Okay, added bookmarks.
