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| + | Thumbnails (snapshots of a site's homepage) are provided by {{LinkPair|DomainTools.com}} and AboutUs.org doesn't have control over them. | ||
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| + | [[Image:DomainToolsExampleLink.png|170px|right]] | ||
| + | Please [http://www.domaintools.com click here to visit DomainTools.com] and search for your website. You can also link directly to the website's page on DomainTools, via the link on its AboutUs.org page (pictured at right). | ||
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| + | Then click "queue thumbnail for update/addition". If the website's thumbnail has been updated recently, you may not see this option. | ||
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| + | <!--If a [[domain page]] is showing an outdated thumbnail or looks like the picture to the right it is possible to add and refresh thumbnails: | ||
| + | [[Image:NoThumbnailScreenshot.png|thumb|150px|left|Turn '''this''' into a snapshot of the site's homepage via the DomainTools.com link]] | ||
| + | # Open the AboutUs page for the website by searching for the website (like xyz.com) in the Find! bar above. | ||
| + | # Look for the '''Website Information''' box (to the right) | ||
| + | # Click on the [[DomainTools.com]] link in that box | ||
| + | # Click "'''queue thumbnail for addition'''" or to update on, click "Show detailed view" or refresh the page so that the '''queue thumbnail for update''' link will appear. | ||
| + | # If the link changes to say "(Thumbnail Queued)" the thumbnail has now been queued to be added or updated. This can take up to a few hours, but once it has been updated on DomainTools the [[AboutUs.org]] page for this domain should have the new thumbnail.--> | ||
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| + | Issues? | ||
| + | * Sometimes [[DomainTools.com]] has sites marked as "Domain [[Parking Lots]]" that aren't. If that's the case, please try [http://www.domaintools.com/about/contact-us/ contacting DomainTools.com]. | ||
| + | * If you've updated several thumbnails already or if the thumbnail has been updated recently, the option to queue the thumbnail for update may not show. Try again later, or [http://www.domaintools.com/about/contact-us/ contact DomainTools.com]. | ||
| + | * While AboutUs.org has pages for subdomains (like Blog.Website.com), DomainTools.com does not. So a page on AboutUs.org for a subdomain will not be able to have a thumbnail. | ||
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[[Category:AboutUs:Glossary]] | [[Category:AboutUs:Glossary]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:41, 5 November 2013
(visit) and AboutUs.org doesn't have control over them.
Please click here to visit DomainTools.com and search for your website. You can also link directly to the website's page on DomainTools, via the link on its AboutUs.org page (pictured at right).
Then click "queue thumbnail for update/addition". If the website's thumbnail has been updated recently, you may not see this option.
Issues?
- Sometimes DomainTools.com has sites marked as "Domain Parking Lots" that aren't. If that's the case, please try contacting DomainTools.com.
- If you've updated several thumbnails already or if the thumbnail has been updated recently, the option to queue the thumbnail for update may not show. Try again later, or contact DomainTools.com.
- While AboutUs.org has pages for subdomains (like Blog.Website.com), DomainTools.com does not. So a page on AboutUs.org for a subdomain will not be able to have a thumbnail.