What does it cost?
Nothing for everything you need. Your page, every section type except the music player, image hosting, galleries and carousels, tabs inside cards, pop-out info panels with their own pictures, light and dark themes, bold text, spoilers, text sizes, saved pages and version history are all free and staying free. There's one optional extra — Hiya Advanced, a one-off $6 for a custom background (animated GIFs included), your own colours down to single headings and tags, a choice of fonts or one you upload yourself, page effects, text animations, your own cursor and a trail behind it, a music player, a click-to-enter splash with music, visitor stats, your own subdomain or domain and more saved pages. No subscription.
How do I actually get in?
Usually with a code from an existing member — there's no waitlist and no way to buy one, so ask in the Discord communities you're already part of. Now and then we open signups to everyone for a while; when that's on, the signup page says so and the code box is optional. Either way, a code you were given still counts and still credits whoever gave it to you.
How do I pay for Advanced?
There's no checkout on the site yet, so it's done by hand for now. Join our Discord and open a ticket in #support — we'll take the payment there and switch Advanced on for your account. A proper payment page is coming.
Do I need to know how to code?
No. You fill in fields and pick from a few options; the page is put together for you. If you can fill in a form you can build a page here. There are two bits of syntax, both free: put ** around words to make them bold, and || || around anything you want hidden until a visitor clicks it.
What are the little marks next to some names?
Badges. The gold tick is a hiya staff member. The rest are Owner, Partner, Contributor, Early Supporter, Donator, Verified Template Creator, Inviter — which arrives on its own once enough people have joined on your codes — and the Advanced mark. None of them can be bought, including the Advanced one: paying gets you the features, not the recognition. Hover or tap any badge to see what it means, and you choose from your account settings which of the ones you hold actually appear on your page — none of them show up unless you switch them on.
Do you have templates?
Yes, and they're made by members rather than by us. Anyone can share the page they've built as a template; we read every submission before it appears. Using one gives you the layout, the sections and some example writing to replace — the pictures stay with whoever made it, so you bring your own. It's a starting point, not a mould: everything is still yours to pull apart afterwards.
Can I change my username later?
Yes, from your account settings. Your old name is held for a while afterwards so nobody can grab it and pretend to be you.
Who can see my page?
Nobody until you publish it. Before that only you can open it. Once it's live it's a public web page, so treat anything you put on it as public — and you can take it offline again whenever you like.
Someone's page is out of line. What do I do?
There's a "Report this page" link at the bottom of every published page. Pick a reason, add a line if you want to, and it comes straight to us — you don't need an account to use it. We look at every one.
Can I delete everything?
Yes. Deleting your account from account settings removes your page, your images from the server, any templates you shared and any invite codes you hadn't handed out. It isn't a soft delete. Pages other people already built from your templates are their own copies and stay where they are.
