[DeviantArt] Re: Can't move or remove deviations

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I received this e-mail from DeviantArt's help-desk after submitting a complaint about not being able to move or remove deviations, and figured I should share it with you to save some hassle! You've all experienced it by now, and many of you have already figured it out, or been told how to do it. I'm quoting the reply with DA's own links, you can check them yourselves, the ones used are only fave.me, the official DA short-URL, various deviantart.com links, and to deviantart.zendesk.com, the official DeviantArt help-desk site.

Update: Probably after getting massive complaints from group owners, DA has now added an "Edit Page" button on gallery front pages. This makes it much easier to move the newest (misplaced) deviations to other folders, without having to go into each folder. There's still a bug though, if you go to another page of the front page, the edit mode goes away, and if you then enter edit mode, it returns to the first page! You can get around this bug by adding &edit=1 at the end, after offset={number}.


Chris (DeviantArt)
Jan 12, 11:57 PST

Hi There,

Thanks for your inquiry. Some time ago we announced the new Wall grid layout for thumbnails. This feature was meant to be the permanent view of all galleries on site and we have recently taken steps to push that change fully. We appreciate your patience during this transition.

In the mean time, feel free to check out this journal for information about the recent gallery/fav changes. Including updated information about how to adjust your deviations from now on. And if you would like to leave feedback about the way the grid looks, please do so on this announcement article from a couple years back.

A few quick highlights of this update include:


Why can't I edit my gallery/favs anymore?


You most certainly can! With the new layout, editing has been moved to a Mode, similar to how you must enter Edit Mode on your profile page to alter your widgets. While on your gallery/fav tab (or folder) click the "Edit Page" button near to the top right of the page. This will initiate Edit Mode and you can adjust your gallery/favs the same way you used to. It's just a click away!


What about groups?


Groups get the same treatment. However, instead of and "Edit Page" button, when you enter a folder in a group you will click the "Edit Folder" ("Edit Collection" in favs) button then choose "Edit Deviations" from the fly-out menu that appears. This will enable edit mode for those folders and you can alter your group's content from there.


Where has the page selector gone?


When you initially load a gallery/fav folder the first 24 deviations will appear by default. If you're a Core Member you can adjust this to show 60 or 120 deviations on load through your Browsing Settings on your Account Settings page. Once you start scrolling other items from your gallery/favs will automatically populate the feed so as to make for a smoother browsing experience, uninterrupted by page loads. Because of the way editing must function the pagination feature will remain for that mode only.


Can we get pagination back?


You can adjust your Browsing Settings and ensuring "Paging" is set to "click through pages" instead of scroll through.

Be sure to check out the updated FAQ's on the subject as well!
* Is it possible to move deviations from one page to another in my gallery?
* How can I add or remove deviations from my Featured Gallery section.
* What is the Gallery Folders Feature and how do I use it?
* How do I remove a user’s deviation from my groups gallery/favs?
* Can I change the order of my Favourites or select what shows up in the Favourites section?
* How do I add and delete Favourites?

Chris Carey
Customer Service Representative
Community Operations
ikue.deviantart.com

DeviantArt



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I can't permanently remove posts from my groups gallery