VK make the photo the main one. How to change your avatar on VKontakte

Surely each of you has encountered a situation when you need to put a photo or picture as the main profile image. And even more people encountered a problem that had existed before and which received a certain number of likes or comments.

If you re-upload the photo, then of course there will be no likes or comments that were previously under the photo. Is there a way out of this situation? So,

How to put a photo on the main page in contact

Very simple. We find the desired photo in our albums and just click on the “Place on my page” button, and then we need to select a thumbnail to display small images, and we’re done. Our photo is set as the main one for our profile. Of course, all likes and comments also remain in place.

But this is only one way. There is another rather simple and cunning way, how to make a main photo on VKontakte. Few people know about it, but we will show it to you.

Go to the album “Photos from my page”. Of course, here we see all the photos that were the main ones in our profile. So, we find the image we need in this album and just drag it to the end of the album. That's all. Now, when an image is moved to the end of the album, it automatically becomes the main image of your profile.

Hello.
Today I will tell you how to put another photo without losing likes and the date the photo was added.
Who knows, who doesn’t know, please don’t throw tomatoes.

At the bottom of the topic I also described how to return / change the photo.

So, let's begin.
Here's my initial photo with 6 likes:

And so, in order to replace the picture without losing likes, we need the VkOpt extension
You can download it at the office. website: http://vkopt.net/
Install the extension, reload the page and open the photo you want to replace.

Under the photo we find this:

Click on the triangle -> Photo Editor.

Our window opens.
Scroll down, we will have a hidden Update button in the corner:


Clicked, now the following window pops up:


Click [Browse] Next, select a new photo on which we want to leave likes.

That's it, our photo has changed, the likes and date remain.

I repeat once again, do not throw tomatoes if you knew about it. Do you want to change to another?
- No problem... Click on the triangle again -> Photo Editor. Click "Restore Original" and repeat the steps described above.
Thank you all for your attention.

If you are loading a picture, and you have an endless loading (this is not an ERROR, but an ENDLESS LOADING), Do the following:

1. We go along the path where you have the picture.
2. Right-click on the picture - Edit.
3. Paint opens.
4. Press Ctrl + W.
5. Select *Pixels, set 1200 (You should get 1200 horizontally and 1200 vertically).
6. Save and upload to VK. (Loads for a couple of seconds)

P.S. If it helped you can give me a "Like" and good luck to everyone

VKontakte is a real warehouse of photographs! Many users post dozens, hundreds and even thousands of their photos! And while there shouldn’t be any problems with uploading pictures to the site, not everyone knows how to change the photo on their avatar. In fact, this is a very simple process.

Uploading a photo

First, consider the case where a user wants to upload a new photo from his computer. The first thing you need to do is hover your mouse over the current avatar - a small menu will appear. In it, select “Upload a new photo”.

A small window will appear for you to upload photos from your computer or laptop. Click on the “Select File” button, then select a photo. By the way, you can take a photo using your webcam and upload it immediately if you so choose.

Photo uploaded. Now you need to select the area that will be shown. If necessary, the photo can be turned upside down. When the process is finished, click "Save and Continue".

Now select a square area for small photos - thumbnails that are published in news, private messages and comments. Then click "Save Changes".

Voila, the picture has changed.

Use the uploaded photo

In case you want to use a photo that you have already uploaded before, then go to the “My Photos” section and select one of the photos that you like. Click on it to open it. Now click on the “Actions” link, after which a small menu will appear in which you need to select the “Set as profile photo” item.

And a miniature.

As you can see, we changed the photo to the one that was originally. Well, you can choose any photo to your liking.

Instructions

To change photos on the social network, go to your profile and hover your mouse over your personal photo. After this, two links will appear on the image for changing your avatar: “Upload a new photo” and “Change thumbnail”. The first point is used to set a new photo as the main image. The second function allows you to change the area on the main image that will be displayed on the site in thumbnails. To use this option, in the new window that opens, use the mouse to “drag” the rectangle in which the selected part of the image is reflected. The area highlighted in the photo will be used as a thumbnail. Just remember to click the “Save” button to apply the changes.

If you are going to change the photo, select the first link - “Upload a new photo”, after which you will be redirected to the next page. Here you will be asked to select a file for your personal photo. Please note: You can only upload images to the site in JPG, PNG and GIF formats.

To upload a photo, click the “Select file” button and in the new window, specify the location of the desired photo. Open the destination folder, select the desired image and double-click or click “Open” to send it to the site. Wait for the image to load, after which you can rotate the image and select the area that will be displayed on the site. After applying the changes, click the “Save and Continue” button. In the next window, select a square area for thumbnails on the photo and save the changes using the appropriate button.

You can also set an image stored in your albums and personal photos on the site as an avatar. To do this, open your albums, select and open the desired photo. At the bottom right of the page, find the “Add to My Page” link. Using the mouse, drag the frame, highlight the area that will be visible to users of the social network, and click the “Save and Continue” button. Then customize the thumbnail and save your changes. After this, the photo will appear on your page as the main one.

VKontakte allows you to upload not only photos saved on your computer or in the user’s albums, but also images taken using a webcam, if available. To do this, when selecting the “Upload a new photo” option in the new window, click the “Take an instant photo” link. Set up your camera, take a photo, select the area of ​​the image to display on the page, choose which thumbnail to use, and then apply any necessary changes.