You customize your Rev Rat studies in Studies Weekly by opening your profile through the avatar menu, selecting Explorers → Customize Avatar, picking your items, and clicking Save in the top-right corner.
If your Studies Weekly Explorer customizations aren’t sticking, open your profile via the avatar menu, select Explorers → Customize Avatar, pick your items, then click Save in the top-right. Changes apply immediately.
What’s going on here?
As of 2026, Studies Weekly splits customization into two systems: the classic Rev Rat room decorations and the newer Explorers experience where students build treehouses.
As of 2026, Studies Weekly’s customization system splits into two paths: the classic Rev Rat room decorations (still live in some classrooms) and the newer Explorers experience where students build and decorate treehouses. If your avatar changes refuse to save or items don’t appear, the problem is almost always a browser cache conflict or an unsaved change in the UI.
How do I actually fix this?
Start by opening Studies Weekly in Chrome, Edge, or Firefox (desktop works best), then follow these six steps to customize your avatar.
Open Studies Weekly in Chrome, Edge, or Firefox (desktop recommended).
Click your avatar icon in the top-right corner → choose Explorers.
Select Customize Avatar (gear icon next to your character).
Choose new outfit, skin, or accessories from the catalog.
Click Save in the top-right corner (label changes to “Saved” in green).
Press F5 or click the refresh arrow to reload the page and confirm changes.
Okay, that didn’t work. Now what?
If your changes still won’t stick, try clearing your browser cache, switching browsers, or checking device sync settings.
Clear Browser Cache: Go to browser settings → Privacy → Clear browsing data → “Cached images and files” → restart the browser.
Switch Browser: Try Edge or Firefox if Chrome fails; Studies Weekly officially supports all three as of 2026.
Microsoft Edge Support.
Check Device Sync: On shared devices, log out of all user profiles, then log back in under the correct student account.
How can I avoid this headache next time?
Prevent lost customizations by always saving changes, using desktop browsers, and avoiding rapid clicks on items.
Always click Save in the top-right; the UI does not auto-save.
Use the desktop site on a modern browser—mobile browsers can drop state changes.
Avoid rapid clicks on items; the system queues changes and may miss a double-tap.
If a teacher resets a week, your coins and customizations remain tied to your account, but changes may briefly disappear until the cache refreshes.
