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Published: 2012-01-03 22:24:22 +0000 UTC; Views: 518892; Favourites: 11611; Downloads: 546
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Description

READ FAQ BEFORE ASK (i will not answer FAQ questions anymore. I just delete your notification.)  


Also READ COMMENTS BEFORE ASK(most problems answered there too. I really have no time to support this app anymore)  




Warning: No more updates.  This app stays as it is now. Why? Because Flash is essentially dead now. Browsers stop to support it etc. I might be create a HTML5 version of this app IF deviantART let us upload web apps in the future (as Newgrounds does). Until then this stays without any further improvements or updates. Thank you for all your comments and support I got for this app. It was a pleasure. I will respond and help as I can. This will not change. It changed I just do not fix anything in the app, also I do not add any new features after this.


Warning 2.0: With the new deviantart design called Eclipse this app will die along with the whole custom background code community for sure.

 
This little app generate Custom Box Background code after you provide an image url to it. This is the easiest way to get HTML code that makes your profile look awesome.

Tutorial video: youtu.be/WNnUhSB6QPQ

You can check preview after you generated code. Pressing CTRL+C (or CMD+C if you are Mac user) button will automatically copy the code for you, so you can paste it in the custom box.


Commissions are not open for code! (I edited this part so it tells "not" for everything Years ago it wasn't "not" )
For some reason you can't use this app? I will not send you the the code for 30 points. Do not check the commissions out on my profile pages's right side.  I will not accept your commission if you provide me all the info I need and you are a Core user.
 (I stopped doing that too  )

Mobile Users and people without Flash player (This is dead too)
Here is the mobile version for you:  customboxgenerator.nikhazy-diz…

You can add it to home screen too, as this is a mobile web app.
(I lost my server once, couldn't recover it and too much time to remake it  )

You do not have to buy to use it BUT you can buy to support me => (not anymore. Thank you for all the support)

Do you wanted to support me? On the right there was a small custom box background image pack (25 images in a zip file). In the past you clicked the Purchase button on the right. Want preview? Check this out: sta.sh/0qtpybyf6ej But consider this: I do not support this app anymore, so I do not really expect you to support me.
(i no longer accept your points for an app and deviantArt feature that is dead)

FAQ

  • It isn't look good with featured images, ID, donation etc.  Yeah. Because this works best with custom box widget. In any other cases there will be bugs like hidden content, spaces between content and top of widgets etc. There are workarounds for these but they will be still far from perfect.


  • How to get Image URL?: www.wikihow.com/Get-the-URL-fo…


  • I am not a Core user. Will it work for me? Nope. This works only for Core users.

  • Background image doesn't repeat This isn't an error. This is how it is. You must use a wide and tall image to cover all the background. (Update: As from v1.7.4 it is possible to repeat image vertically.) This is not an officially supported feature, so it is far from perfect.


  • Background image doesn't fill the box horizontally It is because you use a too small image. To understand this better try to resize the window and see how the layout changes, you will see eventually it will fill it. The minimum recommended width for the image to use is 1000px. That fills the background even on bigger screens. There are no other way for this. 

  • Does this work at Groups? Not perfectly. At groups the image will push the content down. So you can use small image as header or something, but not as background.

  • I am an Internet Explorer user. I don't have "copy image url" at right click. What to do? First of all: Don't be an Internet Explorer user. It is bad for your and your computer's health. But if you want to continue to be one, you should write a comment with an URL to the page that contains the image you want to use and I will give you the image URL.
    (Update: As from v1.8.0 it is possible get IMG URL in the app itself if the image is on deviantART or sta.sh. If you still have problems comment)

  • It hides donation button. What to do? Put several line breaks (press lot of enters in the text) before the last tag so the button is "pushed downwards". At donation polls it is a good idea to use low but wide image, so it only hides the donation amount.


  • How do I replace the hidden featured image? You put the image's :thumbXYZ: code in the text OR you use the  HTML tag also in the text. Where the a "width" parameter will change the width of the image and you should set it so you are happy with the result (thank you for kissingcyanide for pointing this out). Without the width parameter the image can be too big and appear strangely hidden on the sides.

  • There is a space on top of featured image widget: Set the view to "Normal view". There will be still a space at the top. But this is as close as you get. Remember the first FAQ.


Version history


    

  • Update v1.9.2: This update contains the following changes:
    • From now on the default text color is black. It was set red before this update that created some confusion.
  • Update v1.9.1: This update contains the following changes:
    • Minor bug fix at text color picker.
  • Update v1.9.0: This update contains the following changes:
    • New function: From now on you can select text background color. 
    • New function: From now on you can select text color. 
    • Centered text is optional now when background color is selected.
    • Preview text tells what options are selected (also in the code)
    • I added 100px to the height of the app, so it have space for rearrangement.
    • I rearranged the buttons, so now text based stuff is on the left, image related stuff is on the right
    • Preview is now fixed for big images. It show proper centered image as it is meant to be
    • Added llama giver button in help. Feel free to give me llama
    • I changed the background color to match dAs new color.
  • Update v1.8.0: This update contains the following changes:
    • For people who can't get image URL by right click a new function is added! Just press the "Get IMG URL for me" button and copy the deviation URL there! It will get the img url for you, you just have to press the Get Code button. As it depends on my websites server, when my website is down, this function will be down too.
  • Update v1.7.4: This update contains the following changes:
    • Vertical repeat added! From now on you can repeat background image downward. A little something for you guys with very long content. It will have a small space between repeats. Sadly this is how this works, but more than nothing.
  • Update v1.7.3: This update contains the following changes:
    • A bug fixed where the preview wasn't show well (may still occur, more testing needed). This bug doesn't affect the actual result.
    • Added Facebook button in help. If you like this consider liking my Facebook Page too, where I write news about this app too.
  • Update v1.7.2: This update contains the following changes:
    • Small bug fixes
    • New video link. This new version has new tutorial video about usage. youtu.be/WNnUhSB6QPQ
  • Update v1.7.1: This update contains the following changes:
    • Bug fixed: deviantART and Youtube button's help text was rendered behind the Get Code button.
    • Minor code improvement
  • Update v1.7: This update contains the following changes:
    • New function: text background. This is a deviantArt based white background for the text. Must be centered.
    • New function: Font size added! You can change font size 1-10. Not pixel. Old old html font size. deviantART still supports it
    • Preview is better now. You can set up its look while previewing
  • Update v1.6: This update contains the following changes:
    • deviantART button added. It opens a new window with a search for background images especially made for custom boxes
    • YouTube button now opens the video page as its description also has information about the video.
  • Update v1.5.1: This update contains the following changes:
    • YouTube button now have deviantART colour when it is inactive. This is a minor change for better look.
  • Update v1.5: This update contains the following changes:
    • Button logic works better. After generating a code, when you click on the URL input you get the normal state of the app. Before this if you were in preview mode you lost all buttons.
    • Minor change in source code.
    • Youtube button added. This way you can check out the video about using this app. Thanks for siannve for the awesome icon pack: fav.me/d21dm5r
  • Update v1.4: This update contains the following changes:
    • Better error message when not proper URL added, pointing to the help screen. Thanks for namenotrequired
    • Minor change in help text.
    • Help screen have new design.
    • Donate button added to help screen.
  • Update v1.3: This update contains the following changes:
    • Added better help text. I included how to get image url
    • From now on only image url's are accepted because lot of people tried to feed it with deviation url. This means only urls ending with .jpg, .jpeg, .png or .gif are good. You can copy urls that have ?something at the end, this isn't affect this rule (for example ...someimage.jpg?sometext)
    • I fixed the preview. Now the background image is centered, as the real life boxes are centered too.
  • Update v1.2: Better help text added. Thanks for Ilionej for suggesting it.
  • Update v1.1: Centered content checkbox added. It expands the code with a

    element that will render content centered in the custom box.



Why so much update? I got ideas from time to time from comments or just find a small error I want to fix. Wanna see the first version? Here you go: fav.me/d5zfdcu

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Comments: 1922

Vampirekittycat3172 In reply to ??? [2014-11-26 16:54:42 +0000 UTC]

Omg It Works.

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Sapphire189 In reply to ??? [2014-11-19 21:57:28 +0000 UTC]

whyyy is this only available to premiummm

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Jaddels In reply to ??? [2014-11-11 00:51:34 +0000 UTC]

I've found a bug;
I've just now loaded and the image is quiet small plus it was only half way. Any ideas why this is happening?

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NAkos In reply to Jaddels [2014-11-11 07:50:38 +0000 UTC]

In the preview it can happen when it fails to keep up with the speed of new versions of flash. (and I have no way to fix that these days). On the actual box the image always becomes slightly smaller, I have no control over that, it depends on deviantART's layout and design (as we use other parts of deviantART to emulate this behavior, when thos things are changed our result changing with it).

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Sensei-And-Small In reply to ??? [2014-11-10 17:56:28 +0000 UTC]

I use iPad and it won't work. Why?

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NAkos In reply to Sensei-And-Small [2014-11-10 18:07:05 +0000 UTC]

Because Steve Jobs hated Adobe so not any of the iDevices have flash player on them.

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Sensei-And-Small In reply to NAkos [2014-11-10 18:08:44 +0000 UTC]

Oh, okay....well could you help me?

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NAkos In reply to Sensei-And-Small [2014-11-10 18:19:51 +0000 UTC]

Sure, how can I help you?

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Sensei-And-Small In reply to NAkos [2014-11-10 18:20:53 +0000 UTC]

Could you help with the code? 

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NAkos In reply to Sensei-And-Small [2014-11-10 18:25:40 +0000 UTC]

Yep. Just give me the image you want to use as background and I will give you the code

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Sensei-And-Small In reply to NAkos [2014-11-10 18:43:29 +0000 UTC]

fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/201…

If it works! thank you so much!

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NAkos In reply to Sensei-And-Small [2014-11-10 18:49:55 +0000 UTC]

Oh deviantART makes link from the image url. You should put the full link of the image there like this: src="URL HERE"

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Sensei-And-Small In reply to NAkos [2014-11-10 18:52:23 +0000 UTC]

Ok, I am currently having trouble copying the code so I'll do it when I copy it! Thank you again!

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NAkos In reply to Sensei-And-Small [2014-11-10 18:48:32 +0000 UTC]

Copy all of this in the box. You can put anything in the "YOUR TEXT / EMOTES / THUMBS" part of it. 

fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/201… " />


   YOUR TEXT / EMOTES / THUMBS

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Sensei-And-Small In reply to NAkos [2014-11-10 18:50:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank You!

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DEUTSCHLIAND-PRUSSIA In reply to ??? [2014-11-08 20:05:29 +0000 UTC]

It says I need Adobe Flash Player and I have it and It wont let me use it. Is that suppost to do that?

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NAkos In reply to DEUTSCHLIAND-PRUSSIA [2014-11-08 20:11:52 +0000 UTC]

What browser do you use?

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DEUTSCHLIAND-PRUSSIA In reply to NAkos [2014-11-08 20:13:38 +0000 UTC]

Well My google chrome got updated to speed speed browser so now I use that

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NAkos In reply to DEUTSCHLIAND-PRUSSIA [2014-11-08 20:20:20 +0000 UTC]

Well Speed browser isn't an update but kind of a virus. It installed with some other program, makes the original browser work different, I am sure it killed flash for you. Consider uninstall chrome then reinstall it. 

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DEUTSCHLIAND-PRUSSIA In reply to NAkos [2014-11-08 20:22:07 +0000 UTC]

okay thx for the help

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NAkos In reply to DEUTSCHLIAND-PRUSSIA [2014-11-08 20:24:20 +0000 UTC]

No problem. Let me know if you need more help. I found this article about  it: www.besttechtips.org/how-to-re… This might help too.

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elydoric In reply to ??? [2014-10-20 23:43:50 +0000 UTC]

Is there any way to make the background bigger?

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NAkos In reply to elydoric [2014-10-21 06:13:19 +0000 UTC]

Yeah. Using bigger image. It is just an image html tag, it renders the image as it is (sometimes a little smaller, it depend) and we have no control over it.

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Cyqnus In reply to ??? [2014-10-11 04:18:51 +0000 UTC]

It wont load?

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NAkos In reply to Cyqnus [2014-10-11 06:11:33 +0000 UTC]

There is several thing that could be in "it wont load" state, so please tell me what exactly so I can help?
-The app itself? 
-In the preview the image?
-The IMG url based on deviation url? (this is knwon issue, I can't repair it at the time)

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Cyqnus In reply to NAkos [2014-10-11 06:12:25 +0000 UTC]

Its okay!
I have it resolved c:
But thank you!

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NAkos In reply to Cyqnus [2014-10-11 06:16:14 +0000 UTC]

Oh OK. I am happy it works then.

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StrikingSplatter In reply to ??? [2014-10-06 19:29:15 +0000 UTC]

i copied and pasted the code and it didn't work, it just made links 

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woorny In reply to StrikingSplatter [2014-11-08 21:44:28 +0000 UTC]

you have to be a premium member.

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StrikingSplatter In reply to woorny [2014-11-09 11:34:44 +0000 UTC]

XD i was a premium member last month when i posted it

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woorny In reply to StrikingSplatter [2014-11-09 12:26:35 +0000 UTC]

oops

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StrikingSplatter In reply to woorny [2014-11-09 14:45:01 +0000 UTC]

lolz but yeah it  wasn't working so i was wondering why so i know for next time i get premium

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bIue-bIood In reply to ??? [2014-10-06 01:47:57 +0000 UTC]

Idk if this was addressed already, but does this work for journal skins? I'm not sure how to make journal skins yet

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NAkos In reply to bIue-bIood [2014-10-06 11:39:44 +0000 UTC]

Journal skins are very different things. When you write a journal you can open up the skin editor and change its html and css code so basically you can make your own web design in them. Search for "journal skin tutorial" sadly I have no tutorial at hand I can show you but I am sure lot of deviant made them.

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bIue-bIood In reply to NAkos [2014-10-06 12:47:28 +0000 UTC]

Oh ok thanks!

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SilentSheWolf In reply to ??? [2014-10-01 10:29:58 +0000 UTC]

I keep getting gaps between my images. how do I fix that?

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NAkos In reply to SilentSheWolf [2014-10-01 12:11:06 +0000 UTC]

You mean the repeated bg? Sadly this is how it works, there is no workaround.

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SilentSheWolf In reply to NAkos [2014-10-01 12:13:15 +0000 UTC]

oh... ok

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Aven12 In reply to ??? [2014-09-22 22:30:19 +0000 UTC]

are floating images able to work with this custom boxes?


i've been attempting it with no success, was wondering if there was a specific way i had to change the code in order for it to work?

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NAkos In reply to Aven12 [2014-09-22 22:56:51 +0000 UTC]

What do you mean by "floating images"? Can you show me an example so I can answer your question?

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Aven12 In reply to NAkos [2014-09-22 23:21:15 +0000 UTC]

fav.me/d5xkk36

like in this tutorial, the way the image is outside the box and over laps with it ;v;

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NAkos In reply to Aven12 [2014-09-23 07:35:50 +0000 UTC]

Well as I see this the image can't go outside of the box so you couldn't have fun putting images over the main layout of your page but it might work inside the cusotom box. I save this tutorial I want to dig in it, when I have time for it

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Aven12 In reply to NAkos [2014-09-23 12:39:54 +0000 UTC]

Okay then thank you ^^

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KatrueYumeNikki In reply to ??? [2014-09-21 22:23:51 +0000 UTC]

how can i put it on the donation widget box? QAQ

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NAkos In reply to KatrueYumeNikki [2014-09-21 22:25:18 +0000 UTC]

Just copy the code in its text. The image will hide all content so you have to write line breaks at the end to push the donation button down. Also use a not to tall image.

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Miuu-Chan In reply to ??? [2014-09-18 11:32:34 +0000 UTC]

Hmm, Can this be used for the Newest deviations widget?

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NAkos In reply to Miuu-Chan [2014-09-18 11:56:17 +0000 UTC]

yep, but the image will hide the content so you have to put thumb code or tag in the text of the code and update it by hand every time you upload new deviation.

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Miuu-Chan In reply to NAkos [2014-09-18 12:04:07 +0000 UTC]

Oh. I see, Thanks for this wonderful app anyways! It's been really helpful for customizing my profile lately

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xXxBulletproofxXx In reply to ??? [2014-09-18 04:49:06 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing... but there's one problem. The centered text doesn't work with the dark blue.

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NAkos In reply to xXxBulletproofxXx [2014-09-18 10:26:11 +0000 UTC]

It seems the css that goes with the dark blue overwrites the centering :S Nothing I can do about it right now.

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