Creating Your First Homepage
Q. How do I build my Rediff Homepage?
Q. How do i login?
Q. I have forgotten my password, what can i do?
Q. What is my rediff ID?
Q. What does the nickname mean?
Q. What is the address of my page on the net?
Q. What is the difference between a template-made homepage and an uploaded one?
Q. How do i make changes to the information i entered during registration?
Q. How do i make changes to my profile.
Q. Do i need a rediff ID to log into rediff homepages?
Q. My rediffmail id and my homepages nickname are different. What do i do?
Q. How can I change my password?
Q. Can i change my nickname/username?
Q. Do I need to name my homepage file "index.html"?
Q. Do I have to know HTML to build my web page?
Q. What if i need more than 10 MB of space?
Q. How many accounts can i create?
Q. How many pages can i create?
Q. Can I shorten my address?
Q. How do I build my Rediff Homepage?
To build a Rediff Homepage follow these steps :
For Registered Users
- Enter your nickname and password in the fields given and
click on the 'Enter' button.
- On clicking you will directly be taken into your filemanager.
- From here you can upload pages you have already created or you can use our
easy-to-use templates to create ready made homepages.
For New Users
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- Click on 'New Users, sign up here' from our Rediff Homepages main page.
- Fill in the form with correct personal details. All details will be kept completely
confidential. Enter a nickname which will be a part of your homepage address, Eg.
http://members.rediff.com/nickname/filename.htm
- For new/first time users we have readymade templates for personal pages, baby
pages, travel diary, and love dedications which lets you build a Web page without
any knowledge of HTML, but also provides the flexibility to help you create a page
that is both personal and attractive.
- Click on any homepage template you would like to create Eg.Personal Homepage.
- It takes you through an easy to follow, step-by-step process to build a page and
writes the HTML for you. Although it is possible to edit the HTML source code at
different stages, knowledge of HTML is not necessary.
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Q. How do i login?
First visit the rediff homepages main page at
http://members.rediff.com
A login field is provided. Enter your username and password and click on the Enter button. You will be logged into your account and taken to the filemanager.
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Q. I have forgotten my password, what can i do?
Don't panic!!! To recover your password click on the 'forgot your password?' link given just below the login on the members main page.
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Q. What is my rediff ID?
Your rediff Id is a unique keyword which you can use to login to the various rediff services such as homepages, email, chat, instant messenger etc.
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Q. What does the nickname mean?
The nickname is a keyword unique to you within rediff homepages. It will also be used in your URL (address).Consider it like an identification name Eg.
http://members.rediff.com/nickname/
Please do note that once you register you cannot change your nickname.
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Q. What is the address of my page on the net?
Your homepages address(URL) on the net is
http://members.rediff.com/username/filename.htm
(where you replace the username with your actual username/nickname
and the filename with the name of the file you've created)
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Q. What is the difference between a template-made homepage and an uploaded one?
Templates are ready-made pages which can be created instantly. They are provided for beginners who do not have any knowledge of HTML. Templates usually have a fixed design which cannot be changed. Templates are provided by rediff homepages and the designs are ours.
Whereas if you have created your own page then to host it on our computer you simply upload it. That is an uploaded homepage. No uploading is required for a template made homepage.
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Q. How do i make changes to the information i entered during registration?
Q. How do i make changes to my profile.
First you must login to your account with your rediff id and password. You will be taken to the file manager. A 'Your Account' link is provided in the left menu.
When you click on this link you will be taken to a form which will allow you to make changes to your personal information ie. your profile.
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Q. Do i need a rediff ID to log into rediff homepages?
Yes, you require a rediff ID to log into your rediff homepages account. The rediff Id is the same as a rediffmail account and can be used for other rediff services like chat and e-cards as well.
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Q. My rediffmail id and my homepages nickname are different. What do i do?
First login with your rediffmail id which is now known as the rediff ID. Once you login you will be taken to a form which will assign a nickname to you. You have the choice of either retaining your current nickname or changing it to that of your rediff ID. This is a one time process. The next time you have to login with your rediff Id and you will straightaway be taken to your filemanager.
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Q. How can I change my password?
First login to your rediff homepages account with your current username and password. After logging in, click on the 'Your Account' option given in the menu at the bottom of the page. This will take you to a form which will allow you to edit/make changes to your profile including changing your password.
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Q. Can i change my nickname/username?
Once the redigstration has been done you cannot change your nickname.
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Q. Do I need to name my homepage file "index.html"?
It is not compulsory to name your homepage file as "index.html". But by doing so you can shorten your URL considerably. If your file is named "index.html" you do not have to mention it in your URL (address).
Eg. http://members.rediff.com/nickname/filename.htm (Filename used)
or
http://members.rediff.com/nickname/ (if the filename is index.html)
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Q. Do I have to know HTML to build my web page?
You need not know HTML to create a great homepage. You can use our templates to easily and quickly create proffessional looking homepages. All you have to do is fill out a form with details such as page title, information, colors, filename etc and the page is automatically created for you.
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Q. What if i need more than 10 MB of space?
We provide only 10 MB per account and we do not provide extra space for any account.
If you require more than 10 Mb you can register for more than one account and then simply cross link the two websites. Therefore whenever you need more space you can keep adding more accounts.
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Q. How many accounts can i create?
There are no restrictions on the number of accounts you can create.
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Q. How many pages can i create?
The number of pages depends on the space available in your account. You start with a whole 10 MB of space which is enough to create hundreds of normal sized pages along with some images. Remember images also take up space and you have to consider them too.
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Q. Can I shorten my address?
Yes, you do not have to type in the filename in the URL if you name your main file as index.htm
Eg. http://members.rediff.com/nickname/index.htm
can also be written as
http://members.rediff.com/nickname/
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