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Blogger’s Dashboard Makeover and other Upcoming Features
Blogger Blogger have been busy working on some new features and updates to the system. Most notably, those logging in to Blogger in Draft (the testing area for new features) will notice a whole new look to the Blogger dashboard: Using this dashboard allows us to see most of the features we need at a glance, including any news of scheduled outages and other service announcements. The two blogs we have posted to most recently have their links displayed ...
Continue readingBlogger Users: Should You Use a Custom Domain?
Blogger One of the great features of Blogger is the ability to map a custom domain to your blog: this enables you to use a top level domain (www.YOUR-BLOG.com) while taking advantage of free blog hosting, unlimited bandwidth and the ability to customize your template in almost any way you choose. But would using a custom domain for your Blogger blog be the right decision for you? In this post, I’ll weigh up the pros and cons of using a custom ...
Continue readingCreate a Featured Posts List Using Label Feeds in Blogger
Blogger A little known fact about using Blogger is that each label (category) also emits it’s own feed. This means that readers could easily subscribe to receive posts from a particular label. It also means that blog publishers can use these label feeds to create a featured posts list in their sidebar which updates automatically each time a new post is attributed to this label. In this post, I’ll explain how easy it is to create a featured ...
Continue readingDisplay More Than 5 Recent Posts in Blogger Sidebar
Blogger One method of helping new readers read more content from your blog is to add a “recent posts” widget to the sidebar. Blogger users can do this easily by adding a “feed widget” using the default feed URL (eg: http://yourblog.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default). However, this will only return the 5 most recent posts at most; Blogger doesn’t (yet) support the ability to display a greater number of entries. Many Blogger ...
Continue readingHow to Change your Blogger Title Tags
Blogger Those of us using Google’s Blogger platform have previously been unable to change our title tags to optimize them for better rankings in search engine results. Until recently, our blog name appeared in the title before the actual name of our posts, like this: Luckily, the Blogger team have created a new template tag which generates title tags differently, allowing you to feature only the post name as your page title, like this: This option ...
Continue reading7 Reader Friendly Methods of Improving your Blogger Blog
Blogger Blogger is probably the easiest blogging platform for authors to use. Yet by default, Blogger powered blogs are not quite so friendly for blog readers. Default templates, an awkward commenting system and Atom (rather than RSS) feeds can often make new readers feel a little uncomfortable. In this post, I’ll offer you seven different methods you could use to make your own Blogger blogs more friendly for your readers, which in turn can help ...
Continue readingCreating “Static” Pages With Blogger
Blogger Static pages are a useful way of offering your readers information about your blog. Unlike WordPress, Blogger does not feature the ability to create pages. This presents a problem for those using Blogger to publish their blogs as “about”, “contact” and even “archive” pages have become the norm among blogs and are often sought after by blog readers. However, there is a way to work around this problem: by using ...
Continue readingKeeping Up To Date With Blogger’s Features
Blogger In recent months, Blogger have added quite a few new features to the system: scheduled posts, Google Gadget integration and a dynamic blogroll are among the freshest and best upcoming features for this popular blogging platform. So if you use Blogger to publish your blog, how can you keep updated with the latest news and discover new features as soon as they become available? In this post, I’ll tell you about the sites I use and subscribe ...
Continue reading15 Useful Widgets and Scripts for Blogger
Blogger There are many useful widgets and scripts which you could use to add interactivity to your Blogger powered blog. Ranging from lists of your most popular posts to a table of contents which loads above your posts, this article contains 20 of the most useful widgets and scripts you could install own blogs. Easy Install Widgets All of the widgets int his section can be added easily to your blog using widget installers. Recent Posts This widget will ...
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Make Blogger Comments Reader Friendly!
Blogger Blogger’s comment system is quite different to that of other blogging services, and is not so “friendly” to regular readers who may not understand how this system works. When faced with a default comment form, visitors to Blogger blogs may feel rather daunted and unwilling to participate in the conversation. However, there are many settings which Blogger authors can change which makes commenting more enticing for readers who ...
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