Want to earn new badges?

Here are the current list of badges of Plurk:

Meaning of the badges/How to earn these badges:

 Invited more than 10,000 users
 Invited more than 1,000 users
 Invited more than 100 users
 Invited more than 50 users
 Invited more than 25 users
 Invited more than 10 users
 Has over 100,000 profile views
 Has over 10,000 profile views
 Has over 1,000 profile views
 Has over 100 profile views
 Has been user for over 1500 days (~Xdays)
 Has been user for over 1000 days (~Xdays)
 Has been user for over 500 days (~Xdays)
 Has been user for over 100 days (~Xdays)
 Has been user for over 10 days (~Xdays)
 Plurked over 10000 times
 Plurked over 1000 times
 Plurked over 100 times
 Plurked over 10 times
 Responded over 50000 times
 Responded over 5000 times
 Responded over 500 times
 Responded over 50 times
 Has uploaded a profile picture
 Has more than 50 fans
 Reached Plurked Nirvana
 In the karma 1000 club
 Is a good Plurk hacker! Found security bugs in Plurk.
 Developer of Plurk tools using API
 Creator of a Plurk community site
 Translator of Plurk

Note: Acquiring badges by cheating the system can result in a ban from the service of plurk.


I really want the last 5 badges. I hope plurk would recognize this site and give me an opportunity to share my skills as a translator of Filipino language.

Why plurk?

According to Plurk, these are the things that you can enjoy at Plurk:

Share and Discover

On Plurk's front page you can discover fresh news, videos and pictures on the web, shared and voted on by the Plurk community.

Upload your own emoticons

Emoticons make Plurk fun! Now you can save time trying to find the perfect emoticon. With Emoticon Manager you can save your own emoticons with your own shortcuts!

Design your own profile

Everyone wants a beautiful profile. We have great presets, css customization and tens of thousands of themes developed by our community to make your Plurk profile looks just the way you want.

Earn badges, Unlock features

Plurk is a social network with game mechanics built-in. Earn super badges and unlock new features such as unique characters, custom display name and photo upload as you interact and share with your family and friends.

So do you wanna be a plurker now? Visit http://plurk.com/kache/invite to join plurk community!

Tips on Making your Karma Move Up Up and Away

According to Plurk, every plurker has his/her own karma value. It is recalculated every day and can be within these intervals:

• 0.00 to 21.00: You are in the state of creation
• 21.00 to 41.00: You are in the state of maintenance
• 41.00 to 61.00: You are enlightened
• 61.00 to 81.00: You are so close to Plurk Nirvana
• 81.00 to 99.99: You have reached Plurk Nirvana!
• Karma 100+

So what do you have to do to make your karma higher?

1. Plurk hard EVERYDAY maximum of 29 plurks a day with an interval of at least 3 to 4 hours
2. Gain Fans and Referrals
3. Plurk something interesting. Gaining responds to your plurks will help a lot
4. Update your profile (profile picture, birthday, location, etc)

What things you should avoid? 

1. Spamming other plurkers
2. Request friendship and be rejected
3. Inactivity of a long period of time (freeze your karma if you can't plurk for a long period of time)
4. Getting unfollowed by your friends or fans

I hope this helps! :D

A true plurker will always be a plurker

Hello plurkers!!

I freeze my karma last few years to focus on my studies. Now that I have graduated from the College of Nursing, I decided to continue enjoying plurking.

What do I miss about plurk?

1. The Timeline View

Not everyone has been happy with it but changing the way the information is displayed was a bold move, and ultimately the right one. The new layout performs exactly as expected. The timeline scrolls left to right, with the most recent data at the left. You can control the timeline using the trackpad or the arrow keys. Since the messages are arranged in chronological order, and because sometimes people send messages at the same time, this view also let's you easily read a large number of messages at the same time.

2. The One Line Messages

Just like the timeline view, the one line message layout is such a simple idea that at first it's very easy to not even notice it. But take a second and you'll notice that Plurk displays the avatar, a qualifier, a message snippet, and the number of replies for the message, all on one line. Again this allows you to easily read or ignore a large number of messages based on who posted the message, what qualifier the user used, and how many responses the message already has. This way you can skip between messages as you deem important, rather than looking at conversations from a top-down view.

3. The Red Flag Replies and Update Boxes

The best part of Plurk is the constant chatter. Once you log in and add some friends, it's hard to get away. The reason for this is the way Plurk announces new activity to you. Unlike other services where you have to go looking for replies, on Plurk, every reply sticks out like a red flag. Every time someone posts a message you can see how many people replied to it, and with one click, read all the replies like a threaded conversation.

First, because the replies clearly stick out, you are bound to check them fairly quickly after they are posted, and second, because every Plurk message that is posted gets it's own conversation page (where all the replies are threaded and easy to follow), more people are likely to reply to a message and start conversations. Finally, because your Plurk page isn't static, and tells you every time you have new replies or your friends post a new message, you are more likely to check out what other people are up to.

4. The Inline Attachments

It is a user interface improvement but it's also a feature. Unlike other sites, where you can just post link to media, on Plurk, whenever you link to a picture, song, or video, the media is immediately visible/playable from within the message and you can double click it to get to the original source.

5. And Everything Else
Finally, another great Plurk feature that most people forget about is that the design offers so much information but is never overwhelming or confusing to navigate. All the chatting and microblogging activity takes place above the scroll to encourage maximum engagement, while everything else (like user info and activity stats, friends and fans, and mobile links) is below the scroll and out of the way.

New to plurk? Tips on customization of your own plurk

List may not be as complete as it should be.

Have fun making your own theme.


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# KIT START                #
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 CONTENT
 |||
 ||\-- PLURK CSS TAGS
 || \- MAIN BODY PART
 || \- TOP BAR SECTION
 || \- TIMELINE SECTION
 || \- DASHBOARD SECTION
 || \- FOOTER
 || \- PLURK PAGE
 ||
 |\--- TIPS AND TUTS
 | \- GETTING RID CERTAIN ELEMENTS
 | \- CUSTOMIZING DEFAULT LAYOUT IMAGES
 | \- CUSTOMIZING DEFAULT LAYOUT IMAGES UPDATED
 |
 \---- REFERENCES
  \- PLURK LAYOUT IMAGES

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        PLURK CSS TAGS
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= MAIN BODY PART =======================================================================
========================================================================================
Only the body tag is needed for this part, where you can change background color, use 
background image, define the overall font face.
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PREDEFINED IN MAIN.CSS
body,html  = change background color, images, font face


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= TOP BAR SECTION ======================================================================
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This the top part of plurk page, where you have the  login link, profile link, page 
title, etc.
The top bar is roughly 22 pixels in height (including paddings etc)
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PREDEFINED IN MAIN.CSS
#top_login  = the overall bar at the top, usually better left as is

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PREDEFINED IN TOP_BAR.CSS
#top_bar  = box containing My Profile, My Friends, Alerts
 .content = to customize the icons
   *)use background image to customize icons after getting
     rid of the icon image with opacity tag.
 .on img  = changes on icons if mouseover-ed
   *)by default it gives border below the icon.
 #edit_link = 'edit' link after My Profile
 .count  = number of alerts

#page_title  = self explanatory

#interesting_plurkers = used to have a "NEW" icon as background, now it's left blank

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NOT PREDEFINED
img#icon_home  = icon for My Profile
img#icon_friends = icon for My Friends
img#icon_notifications = icon for Alerts

a#interesting_plurkers = Interesting Plurkers link
a#account  = My Account link
a#login_link  = SignIn/Out link


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= TIMELINE SECTION =====================================================================
========================================================================================
The main part of Plurk, containing all the Plurk posts and usually the main graphical
eyecatcher on most themes.
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PREDEFINED IN MAIN.CSS
#timeline_holder = the main area for timeline section
   *)you can add background here, or let it transparent to make the
     main background visible. by default it is colored according to
     the plurk theme you choose.
   *)timeline_holder is roughly 386 pixels in height.
.youtube img  = thumbnail for youtube video
.pictureservices img = thumbnail for hotlinked image

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PREDEFINED IN TIMELINE_ALL.CSS
#dynamic_logo  = the Plurk creature on top right
   *)to get rid of it use opacity tag.
   
.day_bg .div_inner = the day marker, by default it's a colored vertical bar with an
     upward arrow at its bottom
   *)you can use PNG images to achieve nice transparent effect.
   *)set width to be exactly the same as image's width

.p_img   = container for avatar for plurk posts
   *)by default it's 20 x 20 pixels.
   *)can be used for default avatar replacement trick.
.p_img img  = the avatar image
   *)by default it's 20 x 20 pixels.
   *)set the same as .p_img if you plan to change its dimension.
td.td_img  = box for avatar container
   *)can be used for comical balloon edge trick.
.plurk_cnt  = plurk box as seen on timeline before it's clicked
   *)also affect the individual responses on the response list.
   *)better use light color since some emoticons look ugly on dark
     background.
.mini_close  = the X close-plurk button
   *)can be used for icon replacement trick
.manager  = manage your plurk
 .action  = edit/save
 .delete  = delete plurk
 .cancel  = cancel editing
.unmute   = toggle mute/un-mute
.plurk_box .caption = box for Recent plurk responses and Plurk your response title
.plurk_box .list = box containing the responses
   *)by default it's roughly 150 pixels in height including
     paddings and margins.
   *)better use the same color as .plurk_cnt.
.plurk_box .plurk_cnt = individual plurk response
   *)set bottom border to make border between responses.
.list .loading  = what is displayed when loading plurk responses
   *)by default it's the fish animation.
   *)can be used for loading animation replacement trick.
.list .empty  = what is displayed when there's no responses.
   *)by default it's only text saying 
     "No responses - be the first :)".
   *)you can add background pictures here but you'll need to adjust
     the height accordingly.
.plurk_box .mini_form = box for the response form
#form_holder
 .qual_holder = contain your nickname for the response form
.dd_img   = icon for qualifier drop down menu
   *)default 12 x 12 pixels.
   *)should be able to be customized, never try it.
textarea#input_small = input form for response
.smily_holder img = icon for emoticon selecter drop down menu
   *)default 45 x 20 pixels.
   *)should be able to be customized, never try it.
.mini_form 
 .char_updater = text indicating how many character you have left for your
     response
.info_box  = bottom box containing names for private plurk and the link to
     the plurk page
.dots .inner  = box containing 3 dots besides the plurk box
.response_count  = number of responses for a plurk
.new .response_count = number with new response alert

#div_loading  = loading picture when you switched between plurk filters
   *)can be customized.
div.loading_div  = loading picture when you scroll your timeline
   *)can be customized.

div.browse_button = button for NEXT, PREVIOUS, and BACK TO START
   *)customization for this part is quite long & maybe complicated.

#updater  = container for update alerts in bottom left of timeline

#mini_search  = search form
 .i_text  = textarea for search
 .i_button = search button

#bottom_line  = the bottom timebar
.bottom_start
.bottom_end
.bottom_start  = time texts on #bottom_line

#time_show span  = a time indicator when you mouseover-ed or selected a plurk
     above the #bottom_line
.evening
.night
.day
.morning  = image used as #time_show span background
   *)for template see PLURK LAYOUT IMAGES reference at the end of
     this file, look for time-container.png, it should explains
     best of what you should do if you want to customize it.

#filter_tab
      a.filter_selected = selected filter (initially ALL PLURK)
      .off_tab  = off filters

.tooltip_cnt  = tooltips


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= DASHBOARD SECTION ====================================================================
========================================================================================
Contains the Plurk form, options, profiles, stats, friends, and fans.
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PREDEFINED IN MAIN.CSS
#dashboard_holder = container of all mentioned above

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PREDEFINED IN TIMELINE_ALL.CSS
#plurk_form  = container for plurk form, beginning with the time until the
     plurk options.
 .time  = the "it's xx:xx and" text
 .qual_holder = your nickname
 .char_updater = number of characters left for plurking

.q_is
.q_says
.q_feels
.q_needs
.q_hopes
.q_thinks
.q_wants
.q_wishes
.q_has
.q_loves
.q_hates
.q_asks
.q_will
.q_was
.q_had
.q_likes
.q_shares
.q_gives
.q_wonders  = qualifier box colors

textarea#input_big = textarea for plurking

#emoticon_selecter = container for emoticons selections
   *)default property wasn't tidy so use 408px width.
   *)also belongs to timeline_holder section for responses.

.submit_holder  = submit button holder

#more_options
   #plurk_to  = text indicating who will be able to read your plurk
   .on
   #more_options_holder = when you click on more options toggle
   *)i prefer to have the background transparent.
#more_options_link = box containing plurk options link with lock picture

.dash-segment
       .segment-content = divided columns for profile, stats, friends, and fans

#dash-profile  = box containing avatar and A/S/L info
   *)better left as is
img.profile-pic  = your profile pic

#dash-additional-info = box below #dash-profile, containing your short bio and
     relationship status

#dash-stats  = box for stats
 table td = for numerical stats table
.karma_hover  = karma text
.karma_red
.karma_orange
.karma_yellow
.karma_blue
.karma_green  = karma colors
a.link_arrow  = how to get more karma
.award_bar  = container for plurk badges
   *)only exists after you have at least one badge

#dash-friends  = box for friends
.friend_holder  = container for friends/fans pics
#dash-friends-pics
 .user_link = friends avatars
   *)default 20 x 20 pixels
#show_all_friends = show all friends/fans link
#dashboard-invite = button for inviting friends

#dash-fans  = box for fans
#dash-fans-pics
 .user_link = fans avatars
   *)default 20 x 20 pixels
#sharePlurk  = box for share you plurk
#invite_url  = textarea for share your plurk url
a#mobile-gfx
a#widget-gfx
a#twitter-gfx  = mobile, widget, and twitter button (displayed randomly)

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PREDEFINED IN DASHBOARD.CSS
#plurk-dashboard = container for profile boxes
 h2  = captions for Stats, Friends, and Fans

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NOT PREDEFINED
h1#full_name  = text for your name
#span_years  = text for your age
#m_of_f   = text for your sex
#location  = text for your location
p#about_me  = self explanatory
p#relationship_container
   = self explanatory

========================================================================================
= FOOTER ===============================================================================
========================================================================================
Bottom of the page containing language selector, copyright and links. Most custom themes
leave this section alone.
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PREDEFINED IN MAIN.CSS
#footer   = box containing language selector, copyright, links
#languge_selector = language selector dropdown menu

========================================================================================
= PLURK PAGE ===========================================================================
========================================================================================
This is the individual plurk page accessed by clicking the PLURK PAGE link at the bottom
of plurk box (located in #info_box). This page uses background and timeline's background
from the main page's CSS so you can't make it look different.
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PREDEFINED IN MAIN.CSS
#logo   = Plurk logo and creature

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PREDEFINED IN PERMANENT_PLURK.CSS
.bigplurk  = container for plurk topic post
 h1.content = balloon box
 .user-nick = nickname
 .plurk_content = plurk content text
 .time  = post time
 .user img = avatar of plurk poster

#plurk_responses = container of responses
 ul.responses li img.avatar
   = avatars
   *)default 45 x 45 pixels
 ul.responses .message
   = response content
 ul.responses li:hover span.time
   = response time
.r_qualifier  = qualifier text color
   *)default: color:white!important

#next_plurk  = link to next plurk
#prev_plurk  = link to previous plurk

#reply   = reply container
 .char_updater = number of characters you have left
 #reply_box = box for reply form
 h2  = box for Plurk Your Response caption
 .dd_img  = arrow-down image for dropdown menu
 .qual_holder = cell for your nickname
 textarea#input_permalink
   = textarea for replying

.highlight_owner a = treatment for plurk owner's nickname
   *)default: 
    text-decoration:underline!important

#not_logged_in a = treatment for sign in link if you're not logged in
   *)default:
    color:white!important;
    background-color:#EF144D;
    text-decoration:underline!important;

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          TIPS AND TUTS
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========================================================================================
= GETTING RID CERTAIN ELEMENTS =========================================================
========================================================================================
Getting rid of certain elements is necessary to customize images like buttons, default
avatars, arrows, those stuffs; or you just plain don't like them. They are not gone, we 
just make them invisible. Just put the zero opacity property on any of these tags.

#dynamic_logo  = plurk logo on the main page's timeline
#logo   = plurk logo on plurk page

img[src='/u_img/default_small.gif']
   = small default avatar, used in timeline and friends/fans box
     whenever someone doesn't upload his own
img[src='/u_img/default_medium.gif']
   = medium default avatar, used in Plurk page whenever someone
     doesn't upload his own
img[src='http://static.plurk.com/static/indicator.gif']
   = loading image on plurk box
img[src='http://static.plurk.com/static/loading.gif']
   = loading image on timeline
img[src='http://static.plurk.com/static/button/plurk.png']
   = big Plurk button
img[src='http://static.plurk.com/static/timeline/mini_close.gif']
   = X image to close opened plurk

and so on.

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= CUSTOMIZING THE DEFAULT LAYOUT IMAGES ================================================
========================================================================================
The method of customizing layout images is actually just to make the image invisible (as
mentioned in GETTING RID CERTAIN ELEMENTS) and put the new one as its background. With
that said, you can do your own search on which tag you need to mess with. :)

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= CUSTOMIZING THE DEFAULT LAYOUT IMAGES: UPDATED =======================================
========================================================================================
Plurk changed the way some of its layout images behave, so here are the new tags you
should be customizing (it's in timeline_all.css)

.cmp_arrow_left  { background:transparent url(/static/icons/icons_gif.gif) 0   -0px no-repeat; width: 82px; height:51px; }
.cmp_arrow_right { background:transparent url(/static/icons/icons_gif.gif) 0  -51px no-repeat; width: 82px; height:51px; }
.cmp_back_to_today { background:transparent url(/static/icons/icons_gif.gif) 0 -102px no-repeat; width: 82px; height:27px; }
.cmp_drop_down_small { background:transparent url(/static/icons/icons_gif.gif) 0 -129px no-repeat; width: 12px; height:11px; }
.cmp_invite  { background:transparent url(/static/icons/icons_gif.gif) 0 -140px no-repeat; width: 45px; height:40px; }
.cmp_loading  { background:transparent url(/static/icons/icons_gif.gif) 0 -180px no-repeat; width:173px; height:71px; }
.cmp_mobile-gfx  { background:transparent url(/static/icons/icons_gif.gif) 0 -251px no-repeat; width: 21px; height:30px; }
.cmp_poll_line  { background:transparent url(/static/icons/icons_gif.gif) 0 -281px no-repeat; width: 15px; height:15px; }
.cmp_twitter-gfx { background:transparent url(/static/icons/icons_gif.gif) 0 -296px no-repeat; width: 23px; height:24px; }
.cmp_widget-gfx  { background:transparent url(/static/icons/icons_gif.gif) 0 -320px no-repeat; width: 25px; height:22px; }
.cmp_wj   { background:transparent url(/static/icons/icons_gif.gif) 0 -342px no-repeat; width: 37px; height:25px; }
.cmp_arrow-splash { background:transparent url(/static/icons/icons_png.png) 0   -0px no-repeat; width:209px; height:18px; }
.cmp_karma_down  { background:transparent url(/static/icons/icons_png.png) 0  -18px no-repeat; width:  8px; height:10px; }
.cmp_karma_up  { background:transparent url(/static/icons/icons_png.png) 0  -28px no-repeat; width:  8px; height:10px; }
.cmp_logo  { background:transparent url(/static/icons/icons_png.png) 0  -38px no-repeat; width:130px; height:58px; }
.cmp_plurk  { background:transparent url(/static/icons/icons_png.png) 0  -96px no-repeat; width: 81px; height:38px; }
.cmp_points-arrow { background:transparent url(/static/icons/icons_png.png) 0 -134px no-repeat; width: 14px; height:13px; }
.cmp_tooltips-down { background:transparent url(/static/icons/icons_png.png) 0 -147px no-repeat; width: 20px; height:17px; }
.cmp_tooltips-loading { background:transparent url(/static/icons/icons_png.png) 0 -164px no-repeat; width: 22px; height:17px; }
.cmp_tooltips-up { background:transparent url(/static/icons/icons_png.png) 0 -181px no-repeat; width: 20px; height:17px; }

I think the names are self explanatory. The good thing about this is it is much easier
to customize them now, and also more efficient since you only have to load two images
instead of many.


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           REFERENCES
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= PLURK LAYOUT IMAGES ==================================================================
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http://static.plurk.com/static/timeline/private-lock.png  18  x 15
                 /drop_down_small.gif  12  x 11(12)
                 /drop_down_big.png  18  x 13(18)
                 /arrow-left.gif
                 /arrow-right.gif
                 /back_to_today.gif

         /times/time-container.png   1063x 23

         /info_list/loading.png   22  x 17
           /up.png    20  x 17
           /down.png   20  x 17
           /separator.png   638 x 2

         /dashboard/karma_up.png   8   x 10
           /karma_down.png   8   x 10
            /points-arrow.png  14  x 13

         /splash/arrow-splash.png   209 x 18

         /button/plurk.png    81  x 38

         /emoticons/select_emoticon_small.png 45  x 20
                  /select_emoticon_big.png 45  x 20

         /greybox/gb_foot_664.png   664 x 15
                /gb_head.png   993 x 35
                /gb_head_right.png  487 x 35
                /w_close1.gif   18  x 18
                /gb_middle_664.png  664 x 7

         /invite-friends.gif   211 x 96
         /twitter-gfx.gif    207 x 35
         /favicon.png    16  x 16

http://www.plurk.com/u_img/default_small.gif    20  x 20
     /default_medium.gif    45  x 45


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