Guide

Everything you need to know about using YourShelf. Learn how to set up your profile, curate your shelves, customize your style, and share your taste with the world.

Try Pro features for free

All Pro features can be previewed and tested in the live preview on your edit page — no subscription needed. Experiment with premium themes, extra shelves, header backdrops, and more to see exactly how they look before deciding to upgrade.

Getting Started

YourShelf is a link-in-bio platform for people who love sharing their taste in films, TV shows, books, video games, and music. Create a profile page, curate your top picks, share your social links, and make it yours with themes and styles.

Setting up your account

1

Sign up

Go to the login page and sign in with Google or a magic link sent to your email. No passwords to remember.
2

Land on the edit page

After signing up, you'll be taken to your edit page where you can choose your username, fill in your profile info, add your favorite media, link your socials, and pick a style. Your username becomes your profile URL:yourshelf.co/your_username

The Edit Page

The edit page is your control center. It uses a split-screen layout with an editor on the left and a live preview of your profile on the right.

Info
Shelves
Links
Style
Editor
Live Preview
Cancel
Save

Four tabs

Info
Profile details
Shelves
Media picks
Links
Social links
Style
Themes & layout

Live preview

The right panel shows exactly how your profile will appear to visitors. On mobile, the preview is accessible via a drawer at the bottom of the screen. Every change you make is reflected instantly in the preview — including Pro features, even if you're on the free plan.

Saving changes

Changes are not saved automatically. When you're happy with your edits, click the Save button. If you navigate away with unsaved changes, you'll be asked to confirm.

Remember to save before switching tabs — if you have unsaved changes and switch to a different tab, you'll be asked to confirm. Unsaved changes are discarded when you leave a tab.

Profile Info

The Info tab is where you set up the basics of your profile.

Username
3-20 characters, lowercase letters, numbers, and underscores. This is your unique profile URL. A green check means it's available; a red X means it's taken.
Display Name
Your name as shown on your profile. Optional — up to 50 characters.
Bio
A short description about yourself. Optional — up to 160 characters with a live counter.
Location
Where you're based. Optional — up to 100 characters.
Avatar
Upload a profile picture (JPEG, PNG, WebP, or GIF — max 2 MB). Click "Change picture" to upload, or "Remove" to clear it.

Media Shelves

Shelves are the core of YourShelf. Each shelf holds your top 4 picks in a media category, powered by real data from TMDB, Spotify, IGDB, and Hardcover.

FilmsVisible
The Godfather
Interstellar
Parasite
Drag shelf to reorder Click to add Hover to remove

Available shelves

Filmsvia TMDB
TV Showsvia TMDB
Booksvia Hardcover
Video Gamesvia IGDB
Albumsvia Spotify
Pro shelves unlock 5 additional categories: Directors Actors Writers Songs Music Artists

Adding an item

1

Click an empty slot

Click the + on any empty poster slot to open the search.
2

Search

Type the title or name. Results come from the shelf's data source (e.g., TMDB for films).
3

Select

Click a result to add it to your shelf. The poster and metadata are filled in automatically.

Managing your shelves

Reorder items — Drag any poster directly to rearrange it within a shelf.

Reorder shelves — Drag the grip handle on the shelf header to change the shelf order.

Hide/show a shelf — Click the eye icon to toggle a shelf's visibility. Hidden shelves won't appear on your public profile.

Remove an item — On desktop, hover over a poster and click the button. On mobile, tap the “...” button below a poster to open the action menu.

Style & Themes

The Style tab lets you customize the look and feel of your profile with themes and fonts.

Themes

Themes change the entire color scheme of your profile — background, text, accents, and more. Browse by scrolling horizontally through the theme cards and click to select.

Light
Dark
Synthwave
PRO
Forest
PRO
Dracula
PRO
Free: Light and Dark  |  Pro: 60+ premium themes (Synthwave, Dracula, Tokyo Night, Gruvbox, and more)

Fonts

Fonts change the typography across your entire profile. Font options are displayed in a grid — click any font card to select it and see the change in the live preview.

Free: Classic (Inter), Neutral (Lato), Bookish (Bitter)  |  Pro: 8 more including Soft (DM Sans), Technical (JetBrains Mono), Expressive (Syne), and others

Layout & Display

Also in the Style tab, you can control how your profile content is arranged.

Layout

Horizontal
Avatar beside info
Vertical
Centered, stacked layout

Shelf style

Boxed
Cards with header and border
Minimal
Clean, open layout

Cover style

Simple
Highlight ring on hover
Realistic
Physical media effects on hover

Custom Posters

Replace the default poster artwork with alternative versions. On desktop, hover over a poster and click the paintbrush icon to browse alternatives. On mobile, tap the button below a poster and select the custom poster option.

Free plan: Custom posters for video games only.

Pro Custom posters for films, TV shows, books, directors, actors, and games.

Pro Features

YourShelf Pro unlocks the full customization experience. Here's everything included:

5 extra shelves
Directors, actors, writers, songs & artists
60+ themes
Premium color schemes beyond Light and Dark
8 premium fonts
From geometric to expressive typefaces
Header backdrop
Film/game imagery or custom upload
Custom posters
Alternative artwork for all media types

Preview before you pay

Every Pro feature can be tried in the live preview on your edit page for free. Select a premium theme, add a header backdrop, or enable extra shelves — the preview updates in real time. Pro features only require a subscription when you want to save and publish them to your public profile. This way, you can explore everything risk-free before deciding to subscribe.

Pricing

Pro is available for $3.99/month or $29.99/year (about $2.50/month). See the full comparison on the pricing page.

Sharing Your Profile

Once you've set up your profile, share it with the world.

Your profile URL

yourshelf.co/your_username

Use this link anywhere — in your social media bios, email signatures, or wherever you want to share your media taste.

Share button

On your profile page, there's a share button in the top corner. Clicking it copies your profile URL to the clipboard so you can paste it anywhere.

What your profile looks like

Header backdrop
3 links
Films
Books
Simplified diagram of a profile page

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