Settings that conflict
Every combination of settings that cancels out, needs something else, or overrides another setting.
Settings are never lost when they conflict. The one that loses is simply ignored until the conflict goes away. For settings that depend on your layout, see the Compatibility table.
Name and bio
Any Bio effect@mentions in your bio
Mentions show as plain text, not links.
Fix: Set Bio effect to none.
Bio effect other than typewriterAlternate bio lines
The extra lines are never shown.
Fix: Set Bio effect to typewriter.
Name effect other than gradientGradient second color
The second color isn’t used (and the setting is hidden).
Name effect rainbowName color
Rainbow always uses its own colors.
Intensity (Ambient effects)Name and bio effects
They share one slider: a low background intensity also makes text effects faint.
Fix: Keep Intensity up and make the background effect subtler with a darker Effect color.
Day palette onName color
Name color doesn’t switch for day, so a light name can vanish on light day cards.
Fix: Reset Name color, or pick one that reads on both.
Sound, video and the entry screen
Click-to-enter screen offAutoplay after entry
The song doesn’t start on its own; visitors press play.
Fix: Turn on the click-to-enter screen.
Click-to-enter screen offPlay video sound
The background video plays muted.
Click-to-enter screen offStart video when visitors enter
The video starts straight away.
Click-to-enter screen onCard entrance
The entrance plays when the visitor taps in, not on load. (This is intended.)
Layout Desktop 98Click-to-enter style, message animation, avatar shape and size, exit
Replaced by the Desktop 98 boot screen. Only Hide my avatar still applies.
Song linked from another siteVisualizer
May stay flat if that site blocks audio analysis. The song still plays.
Fix: Upload the file to yen.bio.
Controls Mute button onlyPosition Inside the card
The button goes in the bottom right corner.
Fix: Choose a corner position.
Controls Mute button onlyVisualizer placement Player, Show lyrics button
There’s no player to draw in. Lyrics and the in-player visualizer are hidden.
Fix: Use visualizer placement Background.
Background video sound onA song in Extras → Music
Both play at once.
Design
Picking a look (Pick a look)Effects from an earlier look
A look only changes what it includes, so particles or a name effect from a previous look stay.
Fix: Turn them off in Extras → Effects, or reset the design first.
Picking the Panel layoutYour card, icon, badge, picture, width and alignment settings
Overwritten with Panel’s look. Switching away doesn’t restore them.
Surface SolidCard opacity, Glass blur
The card is fully solid and not blurred.
Surface OutlineCard color, Card opacity, Glass blur, Border color
No fill; the outline uses your Text color.
Surface FloatingBorder width
No border is drawn.
Card opacity 0%Shadow, Glass blur
Both are switched off.
Background color or gradientBlur, Brightness, Saturation, Background parallax
They only affect images, GIFs and videos.
Icon style Boxed on Identity or SpotlightIcon link size
Boxed icons follow link Height instead.
Fix: Use Glowing icons, or change Height.
Extra section style full-bleedImage left or right
The image isn’t shown.
Fix: Set Image to background.
Day palette onBackground, effect, cursor, visualizer, badge and icon colors, custom CSS
These stay the same day and night.
Font family or Page fontTerminal, Desktop 98, Old Web
Ignored; those layouts always use their own font. A Name font still applies.
Using a template or Reset designCustom CSS
Your custom CSS is replaced.
Fix: Copy it somewhere first.
Positioning and motion
Unlock positioning on3D tilt
Tilt is off while positioning is unlocked.
Disable 3D TiltLayouts other than After Dark and Panel
Nothing to disable; only those two tilt.
Unlock positioningSpotlight, Bento, Editorial, Terminal, Desktop 98
Not supported. Old Web moves only your name and picture.
Moving name, picture, badges or bio in Reorder or hideAny layout but Spotlight
The order is ignored; those layouts place them in fixed spots. Hiding still works.
Visitor uses a phone or tabletCursor effects, custom cursor, page spotlight, background parallax, 3D tilt, ripple on tap
Not shown: they need a mouse.
Visitor prefers reduced motionTilt, click effects, spotlight, parallax, particles, entrances
Turned off or frozen automatically.
Discord and Spotify
Discord RPC block in Live Spotify modeShow server tag
Live Spotify hides everything from Discord, including the tag.
Layouts Terminal, Desktop 98, Old WebShow server tag, Show lyrics, cover backdrop
Shown as one line of text instead.
Avatar decoration My DiscordNot in the Lanyard server
Nothing shows.
Fix: Join the Lanyard server with the same account.
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