Help FAQ
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Getting Started
The numbers in the Web Presence section of the Website Visibility Report don't show sometimes. If you click "Refresh the numbers" and then reload the page it may work.
Experiencing a bug? Email us.
- Log in or create your free account so you can edit.
Please use your real name and not your business name, as logins are by person. - Go to a website's page by searching for it (like "example.com") above.
- Click an edit pencil
and start editing.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I add a website? Simply search for it, like example.com.
- How do I edit a page? Login and click an edit pencil
- (Don't have a login? Create one or use BugMeNot.com)
- What is AboutUs.org?
- What is a wiki?
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- I don't have the login information for a page I want to edit. Help? or I forgot my password. Help?
- How can I fix the oDd CapiTalizATion of a website?
- How can I remove/update the contact information for a website?
- How can I improve a website's wiki page?
- How can a website's page have DoFollow links instead of NoFollow?
- What is the Online Visibility Audit or Site Metrics section?
- Why do some pages have a main brown "edit" button or sections like "Company Name" and some do not?
- How does AboutUs.org's internal search work?
- A site is incorrectly flagged as adult, parked, or broken. How can I unflag it?
- The thumbnail of a site's homepage is outdated or not showing. How can I update or fix it?
- How can I be notified if and when a page I care about is edited?
- Can I delete my account, change my login name, or make sure I don't get emails from AboutUs.org?
- How can I upload and add an image to a page or upload a portrait of myself?
- The built-in links to a website aren't working because they point to http://website.com instead of http://www.website.com. Help?
- How can I confirm the email address for my account?
- I found a page about a site that no longer exists or isn't a good site. What now?
- I want to edit, but I don't want to create an account. Is there a login I can use?
- How can I know about new features, changes, and opportunities on AboutUs.org? Sign up for our newsletter!
Basics
- Basic Wiki Formatting -- how to change the look of your wiki page
Advanced
- How to link to another page
- Working with images
- Adding and changing tags that a website is about (tags are the new category)
- Adding and changing the summary about a website
- Changing the capitalization of a website
- How to flag or unflag a page as adult, broken, parked, etc.
- Updating a website thumbnail picture
- Improving AboutUs.org pages
- Use Popular Templates to enhance your text without knowing code.
- Use less popular boxes
- How to edit lists and become a "List Keeper"
- Add an AboutUs Badge for website owners to your website
- Using your talk page
- Using your watchlist
- Viewing a page's history
- Adding a YouTube video
- How you can help make this website even better
Don't see your question?
- See our exhaustive Help Index
- Contact AboutUs