Month: January 2024

Tip #403

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Jump back in time by enabling Automatic Session Backups.

With Saved Sessions you can look up a single tab or restore your complete browsing session from a specific time in the past. You can save Sessions manually or have them be saved automatically once every hour.

To automatically back up all your open tabs as a Saved Session:

  1. Open the Sessions Panel.
  2. At the bottom of the panel, click on “Automatic Session Backup”.
  3. Select how many days worth of backups you want to keep:
    • Last day,
    • Last 3 days,
    • Last 5 days,
    • Last 30 days.
  4. Click “Save”.
Vivaldi Browser window open with the Sessions Panel and a dialog to start saving sessions automatically.
Vivaldi Browser window open with the Sessions Panel and a dialog to start saving sessions automatically.
Vivaldi Browser window open with the Sessions Panel and a dialog to start saving sessions automatically.

Tip #402

— Posted iniOS, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Keep the most important tabs in Vivaldi on iOS within easy reach by pinning them.

Tabs can accumulate fast on mobile devices, to make sure you can always access your frequently used tabs quickly, you can pin them in place. In the Tab Switcher, Pinned Tabs will appear at the bottom, and on the Tab Bar, they’ll always be the first tabs on the left.

To pin a tab:

  1. Open the Tab Switcher.
  2. Long-press on the tab’s thumbnail.
  3. Select “Pin Tab”.
Image with two iPhones. One showing the menu for pinning tabs, the other showing the Tab Switcher with regular and pinned tabs.
Image with two iPhones. One showing the menu for pinning tabs, the other showing the Tab Switcher with regular and pinned tabs.
Image with two iPhones. One showing the menu for pinning tabs, the other showing the Tab Switcher with regular and pinned tabs.

Tip #401

— Posted inCommunity Services, Vivaldi Social, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Re-draft a post on Vivaldi Social if you didn’t get it exactly right the first time.

Did you find a mistake in your Vivaldi Social post after publishing it? If it has already collected likes, boosts, and comments, it’s best to simply edit the post. But if you caught the error immediately after publishing, you can also delete and re-draft the post. That way you can take your time and the post will look fresh and clean after you publish it again.

To redo a post on Vivaldi Social:

  1. Click on the “More” menu button below the post.
  2. Select “Delete and re-draft”.
  3. The post will be moved back to the editor, where you can make the necessary edits.
  4. When ready, click “Publish” again.
A post on Vivaldi Social with a menu that has the "Delete and re-draft" option open and highlighted.
A post on Vivaldi Social with a menu that has the "Delete and re-draft" option open and highlighted.
A post on Vivaldi Social with a menu that has the "Delete and re-draft" option open and highlighted.

Tip #400

— Posted inDesktop, Vivaldi Tips — 1 min read

Move tabs automatically to the correct Workspace with Workspaces Rules.

Workspaces are a way to organize your tabs where you can keep different tabs in different Workspaces, based on a topic or category. You might, for example, have a workspace for work, another for sports, and a third for travel.

To set up Workspace Rules:

  1. Go to Settings > Tabs > Workspaces.
  2. Click on Add New Workspace Rule.
  3. Set up the rule criteria.
  4. Select which workspace the tab should be moved to.
Vivaldi Settings with Workspaces Rules highlighted.
Vivaldi Settings with Workspaces Rules highlighted.
Vivaldi Settings with Workspaces Rules highlighted.