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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399953</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 20:47:39 +0000</lastBuildDate><category>Blogger</category><category>10th Birthday</category><category>gadgets</category><category>google+</category><category>community</category><category>adsense</category><category>dynamic views</category><category>mobile</category><category>New UI</category><category>+1</category><category>GAN</category><category>Share</category><category>monetize</category><category>youtube</category><category>Android</category><category>Blogger Fiesta</category><category>Blogger Meetup</category><category>Blogger Stats</category><category>Chrome</category><category>SEO</category><category>blogspot</category><category>blogworld</category><category>commenting</category><category>conference</category><category>developers</category><category>events</category><category>feedburner</category><category>following</category><category>help</category><category>navbar</category><category>template designer</category><category>video</category><category>2010</category><category>Amazon</category><category>Blog2Print</category><category>BlogThis</category><category>Blogger Template Designer</category><category>Blogger birthday</category><category>Blogger2Print</category><category>Buzz</category><category>DMCA</category><category>FTP</category><category>Google Analytics</category><category>Google Buzz</category><category>Google Sites</category><category>OneTrueFan</category><category>OpenSky</category><category>Page Creator</category><category>SXSW</category><category>Viglink</category><category>accessibility</category><category>ads</category><category>calendar</category><category>code</category><category>custom domain</category><category>draft</category><category>feeds</category><category>firefox</category><category>follow by email</category><category>foxytunes</category><category>grandcentral</category><category>ios</category><category>jump</category><category>knol</category><category>lightbox</category><category>music</category><category>next blog</category><category>openid</category><category>pages</category><category>pixelodeon</category><category>polls</category><category>post summaries</category><category>read more</category><category>recommend</category><category>support</category><category>twitter</category><category>videoblogging</category><category>web fonts</category><category>webcall</category><category>zemanta</category><title>Official Blogger Blog</title><description>The latest tips and news from the Blogger team</description><link>http://blogger.googleblog.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>540</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399953.post-7531385161213212970</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2020 23:53:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2020-05-20T16:58:18.814-07:00</atom:updated><title>A better Blogger experience on the web</title><description><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span id="docs-internal-guid-83e698cd-7fff-3537-1fd4-931000cddafb"></span><br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span id="docs-internal-guid-83e698cd-7fff-3537-1fd4-931000cddafb"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Since 1999, millions of people have expressed themselves on Blogger. From detailed posts about almost every </span><a href="https://adamapples.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">apple variety</span></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> you could ever imagine to a blog dedicated to </span><a href="https://howtoblog.krishnainfotron.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the art of blogging</span></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> itself, the ability to easily share, publish and express oneself on the web is at the core of Blogger’s mission. As the web constantly evolves, we want to ensure anyone using Blogger has an easy and intuitive experience publishing their content to the web.</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></div> <span id="docs-internal-guid-83e698cd-7fff-3537-1fd4-931000cddafb"><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That’s why we’ve been slowly introducing an improved web experience for Blogger. Give the fresh interface a spin by clicking “Try the New Blogger” in the left-hand navigation pane.&nbsp;</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; overflow: hidden;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/kWHfhyDmS0K6WMbTlfDV8Hq9RKq7Cs2sbPVl0otK3zDV5jNDO0SxM5-Ot89Wo3E11QvmNMI7VYMimqP-Vg9li-cz0cimWiGpJM65-uOSCmAvSN5n7M-lGcNWNW2u0cAfA54ZsGhZ" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="508" /></span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Click the “Try the New Blogger” button to see Blogger’s refreshed look and feel.</span></div> <br /><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In addition to a fresh feel, Blogger is now responsive on the web, making it easier to use on mobile devices. By investing in an improved web platform, it allows the potential for new features in the future.&nbsp;</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 299px; overflow: hidden; width: 146px;"><img height="299" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/B-Tx1tl3m3_sH_4HiCg0XxhlTka0IV82jwT2LT4T9kzbXF15nMxjwNGe3NUAz-F42irNGdDINUiw4DM---nX_87Bb0X3OL_s5L19Rlyfhtm6oyEMNR1R4473TzkgsuxWQ3HXOIOV" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="146" /></span></span></div> <br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 8pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><font size="2">Blogger’s new responsive design makes it easy to manage your blog on-the-go.</font></span></span></div> <br /><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Learn more about the page-specific updates we’ve released to make your Blogger experience even better:&nbsp;</span></div> <br /><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stats</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The redesigned Stats page helps you focus on the most important data from your blog by highlighting your most recent post.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div> <br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Comments</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A fresh Comments page helps you connect with readers more easily by surfacing areas that need your attention, like comment moderation.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div> <br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Posts</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We’ve improved support for </span><a href="https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/9675453?hl=en" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Search Operators</span></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on the Posts page to help you filter your Blogger posts and page search results more easily.&nbsp;</span></div> <br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Editor</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The newly enhanced Editor page introduces table support, enables better transliteration, and includes an improved image/video upload experience.&nbsp;</span></div> <br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Reading List&nbsp;</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Even if you don’t create from your phone, it’s now easier than ever to read blogs from other creators while you’re on the go.</span></div> <br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Settings&nbsp;</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We’ve streamlined the Settings page to help you manage all your controls from one place.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div> <br /><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We’ll be moving everyone to the new interface over the coming months. Starting in late June, many Blogger creators will see the new interface become their default, though they can revert to the old interface by clicking “Revert to legacy Blogger” in the left-hand navigation. By late July, creators will no longer be able to revert to the legacy Blogger interface.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div> <br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We recommend getting ahead of the transition by opting into the experience today. Be sure to let us know what you think about the new design by tapping the Help icon in the top navigation bar. We can’t wait to see how Blogger creators use the latest updates to share their voice with the world.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Posted by Fontaine on behalf of the Blogger team</i></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> </span></div> </description><link>http://blogger.googleblog.com/2020/05/a-better-blogger-experience-on-web.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (A Googler)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/kWHfhyDmS0K6WMbTlfDV8Hq9RKq7Cs2sbPVl0otK3zDV5jNDO0SxM5-Ot89Wo3E11QvmNMI7VYMimqP-Vg9li-cz0cimWiGpJM65-uOSCmAvSN5n7M-lGcNWNW2u0cAfA54ZsGhZ=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399953.post-7345193987064476834</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 02:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2019-01-30T18:03:34.810-08:00</atom:updated><title>An update on Google+ and Blogger</title><description><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;">Following the announcement of Google+ API deprecation scheduled for March 2019, a number of changes will be made to Blogger’s Google+ integration on 4 February 2019.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><strong>Google+ widgets:</strong> Support for the “+1 Button”, “Google+ Followers” and “Google+ Badge” widgets in Layout will no longer be available. All instances of these widgets will be removed from all blogs.&nbsp;</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UAI_tpCrBXEkzGtvEgLzYsdmUVNwtEEG04UEZJHGRAzo5tkVf561H4SO8sQwrGdiuSvE580VgXxFCPgG75VP9DmkVricFY7xlV4wZVGON1AQUv4VFNZ77Ta-fXikcexKqZrzBg/s1600/JzGHbwyZD1G.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="550" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UAI_tpCrBXEkzGtvEgLzYsdmUVNwtEEG04UEZJHGRAzo5tkVf561H4SO8sQwrGdiuSvE580VgXxFCPgG75VP9DmkVricFY7xlV4wZVGON1AQUv4VFNZ77Ta-fXikcexKqZrzBg/s320/JzGHbwyZD1G.png" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><strong>+1 buttons:</strong> The +1/G+ buttons and Google+ share links below blog posts and in the navigation bar will be removed.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWhqJwH0S8C7Jpz45PDH9oJBoFkYfBWNeVSmqnDVKkp5CQU3J6xB12gEmnMyxNkWraXmZEjalqY6JYrCIwsjOM8aFVtN8-FJW2v1G-NLypXOG-kGOQnwvMkYnsVQ-uGkgQaQlOrg/s1600/DanQgby024q1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="41" data-original-width="524" height="25" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWhqJwH0S8C7Jpz45PDH9oJBoFkYfBWNeVSmqnDVKkp5CQU3J6xB12gEmnMyxNkWraXmZEjalqY6JYrCIwsjOM8aFVtN8-FJW2v1G-NLypXOG-kGOQnwvMkYnsVQ-uGkgQaQlOrg/s320/DanQgby024q1.png" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijKjTA3OrZnpFP6XZJnV1OFChXpobDG8PHMfXtRtJTPhq92BFMTtyNbpLQSza8_LBFqy7RlDpe4t-R0oxlnvVrADcJ3_2M3IxhqR4KqG6eg_IR5e1OOkyUamwFe-D1QS6UNM6XQ/s1600/SXHM38c5vcY.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="38" data-original-width="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijKjTA3OrZnpFP6XZJnV1OFChXpobDG8PHMfXtRtJTPhq92BFMTtyNbpLQSza8_LBFqy7RlDpe4t-R0oxlnvVrADcJ3_2M3IxhqR4KqG6eg_IR5e1OOkyUamwFe-D1QS6UNM6XQ/s1600/SXHM38c5vcY.png" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKkjKEhZ0KgI8wXGHaaWgZBF_NWLsRtPe_3FED6dBfQA00_g0HQdUgDTEl77ezSQGylzRbb1HS1g3S2k7ZXeE1sTGkZYzzEQJJRsTPzgqv360g-p2sNq33F7Afj9Mn-WEH3em8g/s1600/x8LuynQqRpG.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="243" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKkjKEhZ0KgI8wXGHaaWgZBF_NWLsRtPe_3FED6dBfQA00_g0HQdUgDTEl77ezSQGylzRbb1HS1g3S2k7ZXeE1sTGkZYzzEQJJRsTPzgqv360g-p2sNq33F7Afj9Mn-WEH3em8g/s320/x8LuynQqRpG.png" width="236" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;">Please note that if you have a custom template that includes Google+ features, you may need to update your template. Please contact your template supplier for advice.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><strong>Google+ Comments:</strong> Support for Google+ Comments will be turned down, and all blogs using Google+ Comments will be reverted back to using Blogger comments on 4 February 2019. Unfortunately, comments posted as Google+ comments cannot be migrated to Blogger and will no longer appear on your blog.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOFrikDBJy8PkOI_u5hJNImik1FIykrd-_nAPkuFwWKBIodSpXF_eIe5noEkqXRPMbcq1K8rsqwW0UHO7Cjd1o56HpSAapqqiSmkxmn0SD0pCb4_919VeDQIAn7mfHqks7EWvxg/s1600/qYxxnpq9wEU.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="93" data-original-width="363" height="81" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOFrikDBJy8PkOI_u5hJNImik1FIykrd-_nAPkuFwWKBIodSpXF_eIe5noEkqXRPMbcq1K8rsqwW0UHO7Cjd1o56HpSAapqqiSmkxmn0SD0pCb4_919VeDQIAn7mfHqks7EWvxg/s320/qYxxnpq9wEU.png" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><strong>Google+ Profile:</strong> In March 2019, Blogger will revert to only having Blogger profiles. Users that have selected a G+ profile in the past will appear as unknown authors until they next login to Blogger and supply a new display name and avatar.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblM2K-wcsb1sQjyA2zwYh8X4moamBgGvVDhHdJqOBpkoGLHGEv9Vk7z21Qx-CMS_0K6qqMfLsl1wk_VQ9Rm1D7pmaGfRZuv887wpT1BtdLVRhj0LDDucrNwVaLs23RjaoJfrLTg/s1600/ZJYQq9yNG7v.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="133" data-original-width="385" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblM2K-wcsb1sQjyA2zwYh8X4moamBgGvVDhHdJqOBpkoGLHGEv9Vk7z21Qx-CMS_0K6qqMfLsl1wk_VQ9Rm1D7pmaGfRZuv887wpT1BtdLVRhj0LDDucrNwVaLs23RjaoJfrLTg/s320/ZJYQq9yNG7v.png" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;">We are sorry for the inconvenience these changes may cause, but we look forward to delivering fresh functionality to Blogger in the coming year. Thanks for your continued loyalty.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;">If you have questions about any of these changes or need help navigating them, please visit our <a href="https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!forum/blogger" target="_blank">Blogger Help Forum</a>.</span><br /> <div> <br /></div> </description><link>http://blogger.googleblog.com/2019/01/an-update-on-google-and-blogger.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (A Googler)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UAI_tpCrBXEkzGtvEgLzYsdmUVNwtEEG04UEZJHGRAzo5tkVf561H4SO8sQwrGdiuSvE580VgXxFCPgG75VP9DmkVricFY7xlV4wZVGON1AQUv4VFNZ77Ta-fXikcexKqZrzBg/s72-c/JzGHbwyZD1G.png" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399953.post-847065355310893195</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 16:22:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2018-05-15T09:22:19.713-07:00</atom:updated><title>It’s spring cleaning time for Blogger</title><description>To make room for some exciting updates coming soon to Blogger, we’re simplifying the platform to enhance the blogging experience for all of our users.<br /> <br /> <br /> Changes to existing features in Blogger <i>(rolling out over the next few months)</i>:<br /> <br /> <ul> <li><b>Google+ Integrations:</b> Throughout the next few months, Blogger will transform Google+ widget integrations into HTML widgets to give you more flexibility in how you share and see your followers.</li> <li><b>OpenID:</b> Blogger previously allowed users to comment on blogs using an existing third party OpenID identity provider and has also acted as an OpenID identity provider when interacting with other systems on the internet. Due to the low usage of this feature, Blogger will no longer support OpenID as a provider or for making comments, and all comments that previously used OpenID will be anonymized. New comments can be posted either from a Google account or labeled as “Anonymous” on blogs that allow it.</li> <li><b>Improved Localization and Blogspot ccTLDS:</b> Your location determines your country services. Historically, these services have been labeled and accessed via country code top level domain names (ccTLD), such as blogspot.com.au for Australia. We’re updating the way we label country services on Blogger - now the choice of country service will no longer be indicated by domain. Instead, blogspot.com will serve you the country service that corresponds to your location, and all existing blogspot ccTLD domains will redirect to blogspot.com. This will help simplify URLs for international audiences.</li> </ul> <br /> <br /> Along with the above updates, the following features will soon be retired from Blogger <i>(over the next few months)</i> due to low usage and to allow the Blogger team to focus on developing new features:<br /> <br /> <ul> <li><b>Third Party Gadgets:</b> You will still be able to add custom HTML or Javascript via the “HTML/Javascript” gadget.</li> <li><b>Next Blog:</b> This is the feature that allows you to visit another blog similar to the current one. Blog owners can still use the Blog List widget to share their favorite blogs directly!</li> <li><b>Polls Widget:</b> Current Polls results will still be available in <a href="https://takeout.google.com/">Google Takeout</a> (more details below) until later in 2018.</li> <li><b>Textcube:</b>&nbsp;www.textcube.com will be decommissioned. Existing Blogspot blogs imported from TextCube will continue to serve on their blogspot.com address, while files originally hosted in Textcube will be available via <a href="https://takeout.google.com/">Google Takeout</a> (more details below).</li> </ul> <br /> <br /> Aside from the above changes, we’re excited to highlight some new features we’ve been working on.<br /> <br /> <br /> New features you may have noticed recently:<br /> <br /> <ul> <li><b>HTTPS for Custom Domains:</b> Internet security is very important to Blogger. Custom domains now support encrypted connections with HTTPS, making sure connections maintain integrity and the contents are confidential. For more information on HTTPS, check out the Blogger Help Center article <a href="https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/6284029">here</a>.</li> <li><b>Multilogin:</b> Multiple accounts? No problem! Multilogin allows you to switch between your different Google accounts without signing out. For more information on multilogin, check out the Blogger Help Center article <a href="https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/7635125">here</a>.</li> <li><b>Spanner:</b> We’ve been doing some serious tinkering under the hood of Blogger! We finished a multiple-year migration of all blogs to Spanner, a new storage system. For more information on Spanner, check out the Google Cloud Spanner site <a href="https://cloud.google.com/spanner/">here</a>.</li> </ul> <br /> <br /> <br /> New features coming soon <i>(over the next few months)</i>:<br /> <br /> <ul> <li><b>Video Management:</b> With our new management interface, you can easily download and remove videos you’ve uploaded.</li> <li><b>Google Takeout:</b> Your blog - your data. With our upcoming updates to this tool, you’ll be able to access more information when you download your data from <a href="https://takeout.google.com/">Google Takeout</a>.</li> </ul> <br /> <br /> We know change isn’t always easy, but we thank you for your patience as we continue our commitment to helping you publish your passions into 2018 and beyond. <br /> <br /> <br /> Stay tuned, <br /> <i>Kelly on behalf of your Blogger team</i></description><link>http://blogger.googleblog.com/2018/05/its-spring-cleaning-time-for-blogger.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Blogger)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399953.post-2731320382187546485</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2017 00:34:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2017-03-20T17:34:06.069-07:00</atom:updated><title>Share your unique style with new Blogger themes</title><description>If you’re one of the millions of people who uses Blogger to share your views on current affairs, teach the world how to make sushi, or just offer a peek into your day, then you know how important it is to be able to put your personal stamp on your blog. After all, your blog isn’t just a place you share, it’s a reflection of who you are and the impression you’d like to leave with your readers.<br /> <br /> To make it easier for you to express your unique style, we’ve created a new set of blog themes for you to choose from. Each theme comes in a variety of colors, is fully customizable, and can be added to your blog with just a few clicks.<br /> <br /> These themes aren’t only designed to look great, they’re designed to work great too. Each one has been built to automatically adjust to any screen and load quickly, so you can rest assured that your readers will be able to easily see your work whether they’re on a computer, phone or tablet.<br /> <br /> Here’s a quick look at the new designs:<br /> <br /> <a href="http://herethere-blog.blogspot.com/"><br /> </a><a href="http://herethere-blog.blogspot.com/"><b>Contempo</b></a><br /> As good for a photo as it is for a story, Contempo puts a fresh, modern spin on life’s many adventures.<br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNjOzc7SQf-I95plxKBMgfvLvuXBkY-nn67K8rAimH7H078hVVt82tKvzfIBadQk-CrGxASEbCaY4e3tNlTwb2aupryJi-glVXLlyIcX1wZT4bhUHbn6dW2ClKDdRssfyUiQf2Q/s1600/en_Contempo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="384" style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNjOzc7SQf-I95plxKBMgfvLvuXBkY-nn67K8rAimH7H078hVVt82tKvzfIBadQk-CrGxASEbCaY4e3tNlTwb2aupryJi-glVXLlyIcX1wZT4bhUHbn6dW2ClKDdRssfyUiQf2Q/s640/en_Contempo.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center!important;">(<a href="http://herethere-blog.blogspot.com/">view sample blog</a>)</td></tr> </tbody></table><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://dayinthelife-blog.blogspot.com/"><b>Soho</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Spare and simple, Soho is a gallery built to showcase your latest photos, designs or musings in their best light.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmW3SAtmOCvU7zFH5swxnzER2Zq7hLHlhVpznZfpED1G97FXrcUtffSStb3BTQ46oE__BwNrAZVnA7UNDAw9yXUi7Vlh7OoZMuPuXZaJURcqbqVnNVmNyqJPiJ16u9U_ocHR5KCw/s1600/en_Soho.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="384" style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmW3SAtmOCvU7zFH5swxnzER2Zq7hLHlhVpznZfpED1G97FXrcUtffSStb3BTQ46oE__BwNrAZVnA7UNDAw9yXUi7Vlh7OoZMuPuXZaJURcqbqVnNVmNyqJPiJ16u9U_ocHR5KCw/s640/en_Soho.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center!important;">(<a href="http://dayinthelife-blog.blogspot.com/">view sample blog</a>)</td></tr> </tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://tastytreats-blog.blogspot.com/"><b>Emporio</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">From projects to objects, Emporio can take any array of posts and display them in a neat and tidy way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibMD8YAg2sEsOvEF3Rb5VGLw_caniZ9ZidmYdOfRUUXwiAfMpP-53Xqc81K41lnMmPLFzwWUdfkTShvluZzKE52KOmevITD9DYunCy6pgNyqfkLcYRPlNZKJ2MqgUprBHqV3PLng/s1600/en_Emporio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="384" style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibMD8YAg2sEsOvEF3Rb5VGLw_caniZ9ZidmYdOfRUUXwiAfMpP-53Xqc81K41lnMmPLFzwWUdfkTShvluZzKE52KOmevITD9DYunCy6pgNyqfkLcYRPlNZKJ2MqgUprBHqV3PLng/s640/en_Emporio.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center!important;">(<a href="http://tastytreats-blog.blogspot.com/">view sample blog</a>)</td></tr> </tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://poweroffriendship-blog.blogspot.com/"><b>Notable</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Whether you’re feeling pithy or profuse, Notable is your notepad for scribbles, stories, and so much more.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center!important;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHgrNWl0fXZ2fogxO9de62KQbTIbplbZi2C0BocK-OUaOa5FaTT-B9yWel7MetZl7f5XaLfrsA6u7bFNw-4khoJiQXSsiIKuj6S9sSlr5Tue8ZyDwfDIjBLOaxdnvHktDB8ZaXcQ/s1600/en_Notable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="384" style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 0;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHgrNWl0fXZ2fogxO9de62KQbTIbplbZi2C0BocK-OUaOa5FaTT-B9yWel7MetZl7f5XaLfrsA6u7bFNw-4khoJiQXSsiIKuj6S9sSlr5Tue8ZyDwfDIjBLOaxdnvHktDB8ZaXcQ/s640/en_Notable.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center!important;">(<a href="http://poweroffriendship-blog.blogspot.com/">view sample blog</a>)</td></tr> </tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">To see all of the different theme variations, and to try on a new one for your blog,&nbsp;<a href="https://blogger.com/">visit your blog dashboard</a>&nbsp;and select the Theme tab.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We hope this latest update makes it even easier to publish the things you’re passionate about in a way that fits your style. Let us know what you think and stay tuned for more updates for Blogger.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Happy blogging!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Posted by Guy Ronen, Product Manager</div></description><link>http://blogger.googleblog.com/2017/03/share-your-unique-style-with-new.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Blogger)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNjOzc7SQf-I95plxKBMgfvLvuXBkY-nn67K8rAimH7H078hVVt82tKvzfIBadQk-CrGxASEbCaY4e3tNlTwb2aupryJi-glVXLlyIcX1wZT4bhUHbn6dW2ClKDdRssfyUiQf2Q/s72-c/en_Contempo.jpg" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399953.post-2481891409112513396</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2016 02:24:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2016-11-22T18:39:37.944-08:00</atom:updated><title>A first few tweaks toward a better Blogger</title><description><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">From New York to Jakarta, Blogger is one of the most popular ways to publish the things you’re passionate about. Still, we’ve heard that there’s more we can do to make the platform a better place to have </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">your unique voice be heard</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. So we’ll be making some adjustments over time to bring you a faster, easier to use and more beautiful Blogger.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To kick things off, we’ve taken a crack at simplifying Blogger’s dashboard so that it’s easier for you to get right to the tools you need. Now, whenever you open Blogger, you’ll be taken right to your blog with the most recent post, putting you one click or tap closer to drafting something new.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img height="419" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/22WDHdoUGLVNicCmsEELk1FsN7XqQloMPm4oZsWS5RheV2PANGmXysvgPxyqiVotRUXHnPj5geE-nu0Bq6a-gns4dySXud_0T3dfQnzzvhhhtl_usuthB1RLDWd7n_6snG7CeM-T" style="border: none; transform: rotate(0rad); height: auto;" width="640" /></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We’ve also updated Blogger’s header bar, making it consistent with what you’ll find in other Google products. And as part of our commitment to building products that are accessible for all, we’ve adjusted Blogger’s colors to make things easier to see.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We’re starting small with these adjustments, but hope they help you create more amazing work. Please send any feedback our way and stay tuned for more updates to come.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy blogging!</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <br /></div> <span id="docs-internal-guid-6915b1d0-8afc-7f80-e6a6-1a056fdd854d"></span><br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Posted by Guy Ronen, Product Manager</span></div> </div> </description><link>http://blogger.googleblog.com/2016/11/a-first-few-tweaks-toward-better-blogger_22.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (A Googler)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/22WDHdoUGLVNicCmsEELk1FsN7XqQloMPm4oZsWS5RheV2PANGmXysvgPxyqiVotRUXHnPj5geE-nu0Bq6a-gns4dySXud_0T3dfQnzzvhhhtl_usuthB1RLDWd7n_6snG7CeM-T=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399953.post-6241485945632143555</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2016 23:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2016-07-10T18:40:27.627-07:00</atom:updated><title>More custom template flexibility</title><description>Last May, we <a href="https://blogger.googleblog.com/2015/05/adding-new-expressions-to-blogger.html">added some expressions</a> to our templating language to make it easier for you to customize your blog’s look and feel. These new expressions proved popular with those of you who enjoy advanced blogging tools, so we wanted to offer you even more flexibility.<br /> <div> <br /></div> <div> Starting today, we’re introducing a new set of operators, which we’re calling lambda expressions, that allow you to apply rules to whole sets of data (think posts, comments, or labels), rather than just individual instances.&nbsp;</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Let’s say you wanted to add a flower image to all posts with the label “Flower,” for example. With lambda expressions, simply define a variable name that each item in the set will take, and then refer to the variable name as though it were each item.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <span id="docs-internal-guid-ed12ced3-e519-8f5f-374b-c473f32612b4"></span><br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span id="docs-internal-guid-ed12ced3-e519-8f5f-374b-c473f32612b4"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: &quot;courier new&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&lt;!-- Show a Flower image if the post has the label flower --&gt;</span></span></div> <span id="docs-internal-guid-ed12ced3-e519-8f5f-374b-c473f32612b4"> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="color: blue; font-family: &quot;courier new&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&lt;b:if</span><span style="font-family: &quot;courier new&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: &quot;courier new&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">cond=</span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;courier new&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">'</span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;courier new&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">data:post.labels any (l =&gt; l.name == "Flower")</span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;courier new&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">'</span><span style="font-family: &quot;courier new&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&gt;</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;courier new&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> &nbsp;&lt;img src=’/img/flower.jpg’ /&gt;</span></div> <span style="color: blue; font-family: &quot;courier new&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&lt;b:if/&gt;</span></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: blue; font-family: &quot;courier new&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: blue; font-family: &quot;courier new&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img height="401" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/VWNK3317-R03RHjg7wFXk5IzVj0CEUMn3FNIZhJaW5bOeP_8II7zSkzJjXhJh8Rw3MnnOEXBw6fIBzpvOvof0zE18gQriX5BPyOt73Z7AwTvK7M8AUOAuXz0ZqS5e8_juz43dmtS" style="border: none; transform: rotate(0rad);" width="602" /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span id="docs-internal-guid-ed12ced3-e519-b7e9-2b8e-72876f18284c"></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;courier new&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span style="color: #999999;">An example of adding a flower icon to posts labelled 'Flower'</span></i></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> There’s lots more that you can do using lambda expressions, like only showing posts in your feed with a given label or quickly calculating how many posts you have with a given number of comments. For a full list of the new lambda expressions available, check out <a href="https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/blogger/l3phi8bscGY">the help forum</a>.</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;courier new&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></i></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div> Happy Blogging! 😃</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Posted by Luke, Software Engineer</div> </div> </description><link>http://blogger.googleblog.com/2016/05/more-custom-template-flexibility.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (A Googler)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/VWNK3317-R03RHjg7wFXk5IzVj0CEUMn3FNIZhJaW5bOeP_8II7zSkzJjXhJh8Rw3MnnOEXBw6fIBzpvOvof0zE18gQriX5BPyOt73Z7AwTvK7M8AUOAuXz0ZqS5e8_juz43dmtS=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399953.post-4128093006481917913</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2016 17:56:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2016-05-06T10:56:21.146-07:00</atom:updated><title>Keep your readers interested with the AdSense Guide to Audience Engagement</title><description><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Today, information is at our fingertips and we can access it from anywhere on any device. Just a few taps pull up millions of websites all competing for our attention. For bloggers, engaging with your audience has never been more important or more challenging. To help lay the foundation to a winning engagement strategy, the AdSense team created the </span><a href="https://services.google.com/fb/forms/adsenseengagementguide/?utm_source=Referral-Blogger&amp;utm_medium=social-blogger&amp;utm_campaign=IM-Adsense-Audience-Engagement" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">AdSense Guide to Audience Engagement.</a></div> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M9H1WFpJ9PI/Vyzag7VJBeI/AAAAAAAAGU8/V-ABYkKeg4oz-jzFAhGIqPWhl4vy1OLuACK4B/s1600/shutterstock_263267918.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M9H1WFpJ9PI/Vyzag7VJBeI/AAAAAAAAGU8/V-ABYkKeg4oz-jzFAhGIqPWhl4vy1OLuACK4B/s640/shutterstock_263267918.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <a href="https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/research-studies/micromoments-guide-pdf-download.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Research shows</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> that </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">29% of smartphone users will immediately switch to another site or app if it doesn’t satisfy their needs. </span></div> <b id="docs-internal-guid-fdc877d6-8327-ddbd-1290-7c063fc14439" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To help keep your audience engaged, get your free copy of the </span><a href="https://services.google.com/fb/forms/adsenseengagementguide/?utm_source=Referral-Blogger&amp;utm_medium=social-blogger&amp;utm_campaign=IM-Adsense-Audience-Engagement" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">AdSense Guide to Audience Engagement</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the guide, you’ll learn:</span></div> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How to help your audience become familiar with your brand</span></div> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Best practices to design user journeys</span></div> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How to develop content that resonates with your audience</span></div> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ways to make your content easy to consume</span></div> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why you should share the love with other sites by referring to good sources</span></div> </li> </ul> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you’re interested in more updates from the Google AdSense team, follow us on &nbsp;</span><a href="https://plus.google.com/+AdSense" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google+</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><a href="https://twitter.com/AdSense" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Twitter</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. We’d love to hear what you think. </span></div> <br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Posted by Jay Castro, the AdSense Team. </span></div> </description><link>http://blogger.googleblog.com/2016/05/keep-your-readers-interested-with.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M9H1WFpJ9PI/Vyzag7VJBeI/AAAAAAAAGU8/V-ABYkKeg4oz-jzFAhGIqPWhl4vy1OLuACK4B/s72-c/shutterstock_263267918.jpg" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399953.post-1859817720432685054</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2016 17:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2016-05-03T10:04:12.667-07:00</atom:updated><title>Bringing HTTPS to all blogspot domain blogs</title><description><i>[Cross-posted from the <a href="https://security.googleblog.com/2016/05/bringing-https-to-all-blogspot-domain.html">Google Security Blog</a>]</i><br /> <br /> HTTPS is fundamental to internet security; it protects the integrity and confidentiality of data sent between websites and visitors' browsers. Last September, we <a href="https://security.googleblog.com/2015/09/https-support-coming-to-blogspot.html">began</a> rolling out HTTPS support for blogspot domain blogs so you could try it out. Today, we’re launching another milestone: an HTTPS version for every blogspot domain blog. With this change, visitors can access any blogspot domain blog over an encrypted channel.<br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsFpI9bR0tlYICIY6caReGq7deTo132aS8Zfv28UXVeyBJdHZBwuXCngqZ4uKKkzs9w6FM0ce1PsbcoZubMl0Hr65XjQ_vzayeoCJWXLCMAyXGp9tk7gtEv1g5bckebTWJNum/s1600/fig1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsFpI9bR0tlYICIY6caReGq7deTo132aS8Zfv28UXVeyBJdHZBwuXCngqZ4uKKkzs9w6FM0ce1PsbcoZubMl0Hr65XjQ_vzayeoCJWXLCMAyXGp9tk7gtEv1g5bckebTWJNum/s640/fig1.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The HTTPS indicator in the Chrome browser</td></tr> </tbody></table> As part of this launch, we're removing the HTTPS Availability setting. Even if you did not previously turn on this setting, your blogs will have an HTTPS version enabled.<br /> <br /> We’re also adding a <a href="https://support.google.com/blogger/?p=blog_security_https">new setting called HTTPS Redirect</a> that allows you to opt-in to redirect HTTP requests to HTTPS. While all blogspot blogs will have an HTTPS version enabled, if you turn on this new setting, all visitors will be redirected to the HTTPS version of your blog at <b>https</b>://&lt;your-blog&gt;.blogspot.com even if they go to <b>http</b>://&lt;your-blog&gt;.blogspot.com. If you choose to turn off this setting, visitors will have two options for viewing your blog: the unencrypted version at <b>http</b>://&lt;your-blog&gt;.blogspot.com or the encrypted version at <b>https</b>://&lt;your-blog&gt;.blogspot.com.<br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDqq0We1-8vSlrWzbqAY8rJU7IbVa0pP-57n57vNixxqfkpfQD6N7mBfxfKUhy_dJype0jM_ejWeVLk_vejITbPlQet2ND3HL6fAtGrcyLS3cUojAf8m4aPjSUyLC1w8H70Z9S/s1600/fig2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="545" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDqq0We1-8vSlrWzbqAY8rJU7IbVa0pP-57n57vNixxqfkpfQD6N7mBfxfKUhy_dJype0jM_ejWeVLk_vejITbPlQet2ND3HL6fAtGrcyLS3cUojAf8m4aPjSUyLC1w8H70Z9S/s640/fig2.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The new HTTPS Redirect setting in the Blogger dashboard</td></tr> </tbody></table> Please be aware that <a href="https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/security/prevent-mixed-content/">mixed content</a> may cause some of your blog's functionality not to work in the HTTPS version. Mixed content is often caused by incompatible templates, gadgets, or post content. While we're proactively fixing most of these errors, some of them can only be fixed by you, the blog authors. To help <a href="https://support.google.com/blogger/?p=mixed_content">spot and fix</a> these errors, we recently <a href="https://blogger.googleblog.com/2016/04/an-update-to-blogger-post-editor-to.html">released</a> a mixed content warning tool that alerts you to possible mixed content issues in your posts, and gives you the option to fix them automatically before saving.<br /> <br /> Existing links and bookmarks to your blogs are not affected by this launch, and will continue to work. Please note that blogs on custom domains will not yet have HTTPS support.<br /> <br /> This update expands Google's <a href="https://youtu.be/cBhZ6S0PFCY">HTTPS Everywhere</a> mission to all blogspot domain blogs. We appreciate your <a href="https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!forum/blogger">feedback</a> and will use it to make future improvements.<br /> <br /> <br /> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Milinda Perera, Software Engineer, Security</span></description><link>http://blogger.googleblog.com/2016/05/bringing-https-to-all-blogspot-domain.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsFpI9bR0tlYICIY6caReGq7deTo132aS8Zfv28UXVeyBJdHZBwuXCngqZ4uKKkzs9w6FM0ce1PsbcoZubMl0Hr65XjQ_vzayeoCJWXLCMAyXGp9tk7gtEv1g5bckebTWJNum/s72-c/fig1.png" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399953.post-4357010452285511861</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2016 18:02:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2016-04-19T11:02:52.005-07:00</atom:updated><title>An update to the Blogger post editor to help with mixed content</title><description><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleblog.com/2015/09/https-support-coming-to-blogspot.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Back in September</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, we announced that HTTPS support was coming to blogspot.com, making it possible for you to encrypt connections to your blog; since then, many of you have enabled HTTPS for your blogs. In some cases, not all of your blog’s functionality has worked over HTTPS due to </span><a href="https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/security/prevent-mixed-content/?hl=en" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">mixed content errors</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> often stemming from your template, gadgets, or blog post content.</span></div> <b id="docs-internal-guid-e471a526-2f8f-ff7f-d64f-32543cd465dc" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To help </span><a href="https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/6286127?p=mixed_content&amp;rd=1" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">spot and fix</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> some of these errors, we're releasing a mixed content warning tool that alerts you to possible mixed content issues in your posts, and gives you the option to fix them automatically before saving.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKJqBiANT9FM4EsDjfdI99e3Anvl5CFMAvxnvOp3FLcOwkyAKGH1TB6P0XmEWo6ROgzv7URNxuCUpkr6O5Vu_fOZVMLibUrt3viWC7g83GVIZBvxw9uyggUDG0oqLLHp-DcPVXg/s1600/mixed-content-warning-screenshot.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKJqBiANT9FM4EsDjfdI99e3Anvl5CFMAvxnvOp3FLcOwkyAKGH1TB6P0XmEWo6ROgzv7URNxuCUpkr6O5Vu_fOZVMLibUrt3viWC7g83GVIZBvxw9uyggUDG0oqLLHp-DcPVXg/s640/mixed-content-warning-screenshot.png" width="640" /></a></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <br /></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To use the tool, </span><a href="https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/6284029?hl=en" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">turn on HTTPS for your blog</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, open the Blogger editor HTML view, and click Save or Publish. If the editor detects any errors they will be shown above the editor, along with the option to fix the errors found.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy blogging!</span></div> <br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Posted by Shweta Karwa, Software Engineer, Security. </span></description><link>http://blogger.googleblog.com/2016/04/an-update-to-blogger-post-editor-to.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKJqBiANT9FM4EsDjfdI99e3Anvl5CFMAvxnvOp3FLcOwkyAKGH1TB6P0XmEWo6ROgzv7URNxuCUpkr6O5Vu_fOZVMLibUrt3viWC7g83GVIZBvxw9uyggUDG0oqLLHp-DcPVXg/s72-c/mixed-content-warning-screenshot.png" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399953.post-5241341065670220444</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2016 22:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2016-03-11T14:07:28.953-08:00</atom:updated><title>Best practices for reviewing products you've received for free</title><description><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Editor's note: This post was cross posted from the <a href="https://webmasters.googleblog.com/2016/03/best-practices-for-bloggers-reviewing.html">Google Webmaster Central Blog</a>.</i></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As a form of online marketing, some companies today will send bloggers free products to review or give away in return for a mention in a blogpost. Whether you’re the company supplying the product or the blogger writing the post, below are a few best practices to ensure that this content is both useful to users and compliant with </span><a href="https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/35769?hl=en" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google Webmaster Guidelines</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div> <b id="docs-internal-guid-cfacb47c-67ab-610e-8805-e062f8cdefbf" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b> <ol style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Use the nofollow tag where appropriate</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Links that pass PageRank in exchange for goods or services are against </span><a href="https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/66356?hl=en" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google guidelines on link schemes</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Companies sometimes urge bloggers to link back to:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span></div> </li> <ol style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the company’s site</span></div> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the company’s social media accounts</span></div> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">an online merchant’s page that sells the product</span></div> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">a review service’s page featuring reviews of the product</span></div> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the company’s mobile app on an app store</span></div> </li> </ol> </ol> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bloggers should use the </span><a href="https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/96569?hl=en" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">nofollow tag</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on all such links because these links didn’t come about organically (i.e., the links wouldn’t exist if the company hadn’t offered to provide a free good or service in exchange for a link). Companies, or the marketing firms they’re working with, can do their part by reminding bloggers to use nofollow on these links.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b> <ol start="2" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Disclose the relationship</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Users want to know when they’re viewing sponsored content. Also, there are laws in some countries that make disclosure of sponsorship mandatory. A disclosure can appear anywhere in the post; however, the most useful placement is at the top in case users don’t read the entire post.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span></div> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Create compelling, unique content</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The most successful blogs offer their visitors a compelling reason to come back. If you're a blogger you might try to become the go-to source of information in your topic area, cover a useful niche that few others are looking at, or provide exclusive content that only you can create due to your unique expertise or resources.</span></div> </li> </ol> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For more information, please drop by our </span><a href="https://g.co/webmasterhelpforum" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google Webmaster Central Help Forum</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Posted by the Google Webspam Team</span></div> </div> </description><link>http://blogger.googleblog.com/2016/03/best-practices-for-reviewing-products.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399953.post-6587717399112891758</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2015 11:02:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2015-12-21T03:02:37.375-08:00</atom:updated><title>An update on Google Friend Connect</title><description><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In 2011, <a href="https://googleblog.blogspot.ie/2011/11/more-spring-cleaning-out-of-season.html" target="_blank">we announced</a> the retirement of Google Friend Connect for all non-Blogger sites. We made an exception for Blogger to give readers an easy way to follow blogs using a variety of accounts. Yet over time, we’ve seen that most people sign into Friend Connect with a Google Account. So, in an effort to streamline, in the next few weeks we’ll be making some changes that will eventually require readers to have a Google Account to sign into Friend Connect and follow blogs. </span></div> <b id="docs-internal-guid-2f00910b-ad92-e9fb-e23f-470365f05187" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As part of this plan, starting the week of January 11, we’ll remove the ability for people with Twitter, Yahoo, Orkut or other OpenId providers to sign in to Google Friend Connect and follow blogs. At the same time, we’ll remove non-Google Account profiles so you may see a decrease in your blog follower count.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We encourage you to tell affected readers (perhaps via a blog post), that if they use a non-Google Account to follow your blog, they need to sign up for a Google Account, and re-follow your blog. With a Google Account, they’ll get blogs added to their Reading List, making it easier for them to see the latest posts and activity of the blogs they follow.</span></div> <br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We know how important followers are to all bloggers, but we believe this change will improve the experience for both you and your readers.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Posted by Michael Goddard, Software Engineer</span></div> </description><link>http://blogger.googleblog.com/2015/12/an-update-on-google-friend-connect.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399953.post-5587110972687143083</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 03:12:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2015-12-10T19:12:26.378-08:00</atom:updated><title>Highlight the posts that matter the most</title><description><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As bloggers, we all know how important it is to post frequently in order to encourage readers to come back. Of course, the more you post, the more quickly your posts slip down into the archives, making it harder for your readers to discover everything you’ve posted that they might be interested in.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <span id="docs-internal-guid-8c4f140c-6bbb-493e-204d-ce1fa61434d8"><br /></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To help make it easier to showcase the posts you want your readers to see, we’ve created a new gadget called Featured Post. With Featured Post, you can choose posts you’ve shared on your blog and highlight them wherever you’d like.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstLTP4tJ93U-qVHZhCzxbhvkAglxcG4w_wzJ-tOh1dC09ZTUAn1fjSUhZVEiJ4FWpt7GoKua1AlSOA4XlZLd_nTVPi8d0fXNQiS2amv7JMM3wXB4eteaJ_N0EJpQ_FeE4-XQg3A/s1600/pasted+image+0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstLTP4tJ93U-qVHZhCzxbhvkAglxcG4w_wzJ-tOh1dC09ZTUAn1fjSUhZVEiJ4FWpt7GoKua1AlSOA4XlZLd_nTVPi8d0fXNQiS2amv7JMM3wXB4eteaJ_N0EJpQ_FeE4-XQg3A/s640/pasted+image+0.png" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Whether you’d like to re-share that delicious holiday recipe from a few years back, spotlight a can’t-miss promotion you’re running, or just revive something quirky from the archives, the Featured Post gadget is a simple way to show off the content that matters most.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <b id="docs-internal-guid-8c4f140c-6bbb-91d4-fe5c-ae8ee71afef1" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To try it, just head to your Layout tab, add a gadget, and select ‘Featured Post’. You’ll be able to place the gadget wherever you’d like on your blog and then choose the post you’d like to show. If you’d like to highlight something new, you can change the post you feature at any time.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy blogging!</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <br /></div> <span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Posted by Guy Ronen, Product Manager</span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <span id="docs-internal-guid-90e94d27-6b58-7b9b-54d9-ff99a4c11506"><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> </div> </description><link>http://blogger.googleblog.com/2015/12/highlight-posts-that-matter-most.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (A Googler)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstLTP4tJ93U-qVHZhCzxbhvkAglxcG4w_wzJ-tOh1dC09ZTUAn1fjSUhZVEiJ4FWpt7GoKua1AlSOA4XlZLd_nTVPi8d0fXNQiS2amv7JMM3wXB4eteaJ_N0EJpQ_FeE4-XQg3A/s72-c/pasted+image+0.png" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399953.post-653731578225022752</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 17:18:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2015-09-30T10:19:17.575-07:00</atom:updated><title>HTTPS support coming to Blogspot</title><description>This morning we posted an update about Blogspot to Google’s Security Blog <a href="https://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2015/09/https-support-coming-to-blogspot.html">https://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2015/09/https-support-coming-to-blogspot.html</a>. <br /> <br /> Since <a href="http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/making-security-easier.html" target="_blank">2008</a>, we've worked to encrypt the connections between our users and Google servers. Over the years&nbsp;we've announced that Search, Gmail, Drive, and many other products have encrypted connections by default, and most recently, we've made a similar announcement for <a href="http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2015/04/ads-take-step-towards-https-everywhere.html" target="_blank">our ads products</a>. <br /> <br /> In this same vein, today we're expanding on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBhZ6S0PFCY&amp;utm_source=wmx_blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=tls_en_post" target="_blank">HTTPS Everywhere</a> mission and beginning an initial rollout of HTTPS support for Blogspot. HTTPS is a cornerstone of internet security as it provides several important benefits: it makes it harder for bad actors to steal information or track the activities of blog authors and visitors, it helps check that visitors open the correct website and aren’t being redirected to a malicious location, and it helps detect if a bad actor tries to change any data sent from Blogger to a blog visitor. <br /> <br /> While this initial rollout won’t support all of our Blogger users, we wanted to take the first step to make HTTPS available for Blogspot; for those users who want to try it early. <br /> <br /> We’re rolling this out gradually and Blogspot authors interested in enabling HTTPS support can begin opting-in today. Simply log into <a href="https://www.blogger.com/" target="_blank">https://www.blogger.com</a>, click on the blog you’d like to make HTTPS enabled, navigate to the Settings page, and select "yes" for "HTTPS Availability". Unfortunately, blogs with custom domains are not supported in this first version. <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZEELzzfO8BtnSm91e5JJfMOO0Oe-ya9HeFZFRJbAY5aDwdSyspy8ndpvEM2EvUEAMe8y866DSnpc1avTLEgNwcjomJO2Olks3_PZc7RVL6amuW2gtqrfOBJnrQyqmVwFAUhwcGA/s1600/unnamed.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZEELzzfO8BtnSm91e5JJfMOO0Oe-ya9HeFZFRJbAY5aDwdSyspy8ndpvEM2EvUEAMe8y866DSnpc1avTLEgNwcjomJO2Olks3_PZc7RVL6amuW2gtqrfOBJnrQyqmVwFAUhwcGA/s640/unnamed.png" width="640" /></a></div> Once enabled, your blog will become accessible over both HTTP and HTTPS connections. Blogspot authors should be aware that if they choose to encrypt at this time, some of the current functionality of their blog may not work over HTTPS. This can be a result of template, gadgets, and blog post content, and is often caused by <i><a href="https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/discovery-and-distribution/avoid-mixed-content/what-is-mixed-content" target="_blank">mixed content</a></i> errors, some of which may be <a href="https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/6286127?p=mixed_content" target="_blank">fixable by the author themselves</a>. <br /> <br /> We’ll also be moving some of our own blogs over to HTTPS gradually, beginning with the <a href="https://googleblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Official Google Blog</a> and the <a href="https://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Google Online Security Blog</a>. <br /> <br /> For the Blogspot authors who try this out - we’re interested to hear your <a href="https://productforums.google.com/forum/?hl=&amp;pli=1#!forum/blogger" target="_blank">feedback</a> while we continue to improve this feature and its capabilities! For more information, visit our <a href="https://support.google.com/blogger/?p=blog_security_https" target="_blank">Help Center</a>. <br /> <br /> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Jo-el van Bergen, Software Engineer, Security.</span></description><link>http://blogger.googleblog.com/2015/09/https-support-coming-to-blogspot.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZEELzzfO8BtnSm91e5JJfMOO0Oe-ya9HeFZFRJbAY5aDwdSyspy8ndpvEM2EvUEAMe8y866DSnpc1avTLEgNwcjomJO2Olks3_PZc7RVL6amuW2gtqrfOBJnrQyqmVwFAUhwcGA/s72-c/unnamed.png" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399953.post-6038016421919797154</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2015 02:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2015-06-25T19:29:59.107-07:00</atom:updated><title>Even more expansions to the Blogger template language</title><description><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recently we introduced a </span><a href="http://buzz.blogger.com/2015/05/adding-new-expressions-to-blogger.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">new set of expressions</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to the Blogger templating language, designed to let you customize the HTML of each post and page on your blog. We’ve gotten great feedback on them, so we figured we'd offer even more.</span></span></div> <b id="docs-internal-guid-0301706a-2d6f-f03d-7859-4163d44ba6c6" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now you can try out new tags, like:</span></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">b:elseif</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">for a simpler multiple-case </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">b:if</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> branch.</span></div> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">b:switch</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">b:case</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">for succinctly handling several possible cases of a variable.</span></div> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">b:eval</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for evaluation of more complex expressions involving data variables.</span></div> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">b:with</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for creating a nicer variable alias for a calculated value.</span></div> </li> </ul> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img height="243px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/h7ZHqz5HqLgbr2MTMOvSZ7wdxAWu9RtOseUimhb0iDaYIqmukp3Sghqf9gzqB6VFPIc3hiRD9pln69a5NumNbVvttzVphLhtzRWrwrubckA4vjU17nqZBga2TMGggNlstHU6pWM" style="-webkit-transform: rotate(0rad); border: none; transform: rotate(0rad);" width="574px;" /></span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #999999; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">An example of customizing the markup of your blog, using the new switch tags.</span></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you’d like to customize your blog's template using these tags and expressions, just head to the dashboard under </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Settings &gt; Template &gt; Edit HTML. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To see the full specs of the new tags or learn more, check out </span><a href="https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/46995?hl=en" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the help article</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Happy Templating!</span></span></div> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="font-size: 14.6666666666667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Posted by Luke Bjerring, Software Engineer</span></span></description><link>http://blogger.googleblog.com/2015/06/even-more-expansions-to-blogger.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (A Googler)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/h7ZHqz5HqLgbr2MTMOvSZ7wdxAWu9RtOseUimhb0iDaYIqmukp3Sghqf9gzqB6VFPIc3hiRD9pln69a5NumNbVvttzVphLhtzRWrwrubckA4vjU17nqZBga2TMGggNlstHU6pWM=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399953.post-1655088035369212206</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2015 03:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2015-05-22T20:40:43.145-07:00</atom:updated><title>Adding new expressions to Blogger templates</title><description><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Blogger's template engine is powered by a flexible editing language, consisting of </span><a href="https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/46995?hl=en" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">a set of Widget Tags</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> which use expressions to conditionally change the output HTML for each post and page on your blog.</span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <b id="docs-internal-guid-904c1206-6e77-ac30-1e36-b58de998e5c9" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Using these expressions, you can customize the HTML output of your blog, to adjust the look and feel. You could, for example, show an image behind the header, but only on the homepage. Or add a flower icon, next to a post's title, if the post has the 'Flower' label.</span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can customize your blog's template under </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Settings &gt; Template &gt; Edit HTML.</span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPgNf3X8YTOZQ9NNv7kIuEwsGDhRmbixgTCpuCJ_65LS3VkEIrAIkNYHtIefTc_4YIb0S45RSvLQ9ejz368PPJme10q-RiAX7NPZq60F4RTnVzqWrYkRe_K5mKW-s99J_cCZS2Q/s1600/dOrKxVvQbdn.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPgNf3X8YTOZQ9NNv7kIuEwsGDhRmbixgTCpuCJ_65LS3VkEIrAIkNYHtIefTc_4YIb0S45RSvLQ9ejz368PPJme10q-RiAX7NPZq60F4RTnVzqWrYkRe_K5mKW-s99J_cCZS2Q/s640/dOrKxVvQbdn.png" style="margin: 0px;" width="640" /><span style="color: #999999; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />You can customize your template’s markup, to change the look and feel of your blog.</span></a></div> </div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b><span style="line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Previously, the expressions in Blogger's templates could</span></span></div> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Add or concatenate values with </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">+</span></span></div> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Subtract values with </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span></span></div> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Check for equality with </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">!=</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">==</span></span></div> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Compare values with </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&lt;</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&gt;</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&lt;=</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&gt;=</span></span></div> </li> </ul> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now, support has been added for many more expression operators, including:</span></span></div> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Inversion of true/false values with</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>!/not </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">e.g. </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&lt;b:if</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">cond=</span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">'!data:post.allowComments'</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&gt;</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">...</span></span></div> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Picking between 2 values with</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>?: </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">e.g. </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&lt;a</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">expr:class=</span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">'data:post.allowComments ? "comments" : "no-comments"'</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ...</span></span></div> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Checking if a value is a member of a set or array, with</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>in/contains </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">e.g. </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&lt;b:if</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">cond=</span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">'data:blog.pageType in {"index", "archive"}'</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&gt;...</span></span></div> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Combining multiple conditions with</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>and/or </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">e.g. </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&lt;b:if</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">cond=</span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">'data:blog.pageType == "index" and data:post.allowComments'</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&gt;...</span></span></div> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Changing the order of operations with</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>() </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">e.g. </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&lt;div</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">expr:style=</span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">'"max-width: " + (data:width + 10) + "px;"'</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&gt;...</span></span></div> </li> </ul> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For a full specification of the new operators, see </span><a href="https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/6214580?hl=en" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the help article</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Happy Templating!</span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Posted by Luke Bjerring, Software Engineer</span></span></div> </description><link>http://blogger.googleblog.com/2015/05/adding-new-expressions-to-blogger.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (A Googler)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPgNf3X8YTOZQ9NNv7kIuEwsGDhRmbixgTCpuCJ_65LS3VkEIrAIkNYHtIefTc_4YIb0S45RSvLQ9ejz368PPJme10q-RiAX7NPZq60F4RTnVzqWrYkRe_K5mKW-s99J_cCZS2Q/s72-c/dOrKxVvQbdn.png" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399953.post-963105206410918449</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2015 17:17:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2015-01-13T09:17:06.198-08:00</atom:updated><title>Custom domains for your blog made easy</title><description>You invest a lot of time in your blog, making sure it fits your personal brand and style. And a big part of making it your own comes from what you call it and where it lives. Blogger has long let you host your blog on a custom domain, so that you can give it any URL you choose. To make that process even easier, starting today, we’re integrating Blogger directly with <a href="https://domains.google.com/about/">Google Domains</a>, allowing you to purchase a custom domain for your blog right from Blogger with just a few clicks.<br /> <br /> If your blog is itching for a new home, you can grab one via Google Domains by popping open Blogger and heading to the Publishing section of your blog’s Settings tab.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOlZP6uRp3I-YqISZaiAWWiOFxyzV7qDlw9YkL98S669YrpAsvHA4uKsZwH8yW5axk09ckcCbboE9mV0ZwdF3SITWCerLd6OJrSvGgupot6yZqDQpr7lBJ2HvepJkQNIDin1qQcw/s1600/blogger+domains+screenshot.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOlZP6uRp3I-YqISZaiAWWiOFxyzV7qDlw9YkL98S669YrpAsvHA4uKsZwH8yW5axk09ckcCbboE9mV0ZwdF3SITWCerLd6OJrSvGgupot6yZqDQpr7lBJ2HvepJkQNIDin1qQcw/s1600/blogger+domains+screenshot.png" height="137" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> If you purchase a new domain from Google Domains, it’s also easy to create a new blog for that domain right there.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZL5cq40p-O49MYqAuFWzrUyMEboc-u8z4wURImwoir-dq0vRBUf5YZyi9hVvUj9c9ZEarutuS9AXnEEpTEWPGs3rjzYWkrxjVmYQc5pXboBzT-YHK6KikZ_QdjoyAci9o5Dh7Aw/s1600/domains+blogger+screenshot.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZL5cq40p-O49MYqAuFWzrUyMEboc-u8z4wURImwoir-dq0vRBUf5YZyi9hVvUj9c9ZEarutuS9AXnEEpTEWPGs3rjzYWkrxjVmYQc5pXboBzT-YHK6KikZ_QdjoyAci9o5Dh7Aw/s1600/domains+blogger+screenshot.png" height="212" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> Interested in learning more about Google Domains? <a href="http://googleandyourbusiness.blogspot.com/2015/01/making-it-easier-to-get-your-business.html">Read on.</a><br /> <br /> Happy blogging!<br /> <br /> Posted by Marc Ridey, Software Engineer</description><link>http://blogger.googleblog.com/2015/01/custom-domains-for-your-blog-made-easy_13.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Blogger)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOlZP6uRp3I-YqISZaiAWWiOFxyzV7qDlw9YkL98S669YrpAsvHA4uKsZwH8yW5axk09ckcCbboE9mV0ZwdF3SITWCerLd6OJrSvGgupot6yZqDQpr7lBJ2HvepJkQNIDin1qQcw/s72-c/blogger+domains+screenshot.png" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399953.post-5363446390892493103</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2014 17:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-05-20T21:22:35.300-07:00</atom:updated><title>Making it easier to manage pages on your blog</title><description><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> Adding pages to your blog can be a great way to organize content - like ‘About me’ or ‘Advertise’ sections. To make managing pages easier, we redesigned the ‘Pages’ tab in the Blogger dashboard to make it look and feel more like something you’re already familiar with: managing posts.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqb0qjb8kNv0y57oBqQPnn9jwThPNlpDzEtk85fkQrjzPw7cOMn6jDnsnN0cRj9GE3b4QdapwcEaJGZWxNLpmboUOwLpFzsPm10ySMong0SSazAsyzcyYJtVt7JLxDV6LvJ2Dyqg/s640/pages%2520blog%2520image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqb0qjb8kNv0y57oBqQPnn9jwThPNlpDzEtk85fkQrjzPw7cOMn6jDnsnN0cRj9GE3b4QdapwcEaJGZWxNLpmboUOwLpFzsPm10ySMong0SSazAsyzcyYJtVt7JLxDV6LvJ2Dyqg/s640/pages%2520blog%2520image.png" height="228" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <i style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The new look for the pages list on each blog</span></i></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <i style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i></div> <br /> With the new design, you can:<br /> <br /> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>View important details about your pages like view count and comments</li> <li>Manage multiple pages at once with new selection tools</li> <li>Easily see whether pages are in draft, imported, or published states</li> </ul> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqIuSkCei0yhIlj8YYV6tytPgYMQpkgMYV2Ruk4fcxp7PK9VR6j4DJdoIIpXkaYZqougO8vX5rHMQH4G8VVs3ipc_mcbagr6NIHXVO2TrFbFbaP9-qEbgu5ORHo_wTEUDiBm3HKg/s800/pages%2520blog%2520image%25202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqIuSkCei0yhIlj8YYV6tytPgYMQpkgMYV2Ruk4fcxp7PK9VR6j4DJdoIIpXkaYZqougO8vX5rHMQH4G8VVs3ipc_mcbagr6NIHXVO2TrFbFbaP9-qEbgu5ORHo_wTEUDiBm3HKg/s800/pages%2520blog%2520image%25202.jpeg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <i style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The new look for the summary of pages on each blog</span></i></div> <h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </h3> <h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Linking to your Pages</h3> <div> Managing the Pages Widgets for your blog is now done through the Layout UI. Multiple Pages Widgets can be added, if you want different pages linked to from different areas of the layout.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fmPq-D05VfE/UyeLBJOMP5I/AAAAAAAAATc/8eJi8BPPzRw/s1600/Pages+Widget.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fmPq-D05VfE/UyeLBJOMP5I/AAAAAAAAATc/8eJi8BPPzRw/s1600/Pages+Widget.png" height="57" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;"><i>The 'Pages' widget as it appears in the list, after clicking 'Add a Gadget'</i></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div> <ul> <li>For a Horizontal list, add a Pages Widget under the Header (e.g. "Navigation Pages" below)</li> <li>For a Vertical list, add a Pages Widget to a side column (e.g. "External Pages" below)</li> </ul> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnEZ1pb4JaHsyflnQj9eCXorRH841vJRmd8qtmkeftBdfo3qvbjky39ayBzIG6Yo0KPXTsHep_EOdJRG1t-xSsLwRwUjU7yGmMODJloXDoJrbmxrhgG2CE6aPe4yyYNXOsuNWAg/s1600/Pages+Widget.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnEZ1pb4JaHsyflnQj9eCXorRH841vJRmd8qtmkeftBdfo3qvbjky39ayBzIG6Yo0KPXTsHep_EOdJRG1t-xSsLwRwUjU7yGmMODJloXDoJrbmxrhgG2CE6aPe4yyYNXOsuNWAg/s1600/Pages+Widget.png" height="369" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <i style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A layout with two Pages widgets, titled 'Navigation Pages' (horizontal) and 'External Pages' (vertical)</span></i></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <i style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <i style="color: #666666;"><br /></i></div> <h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <b>Adding external links</b></h3> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> To add a link to a URL which is not one of your pages, when editing or adding the Pages Widget, click '+ Add external link' at the top of the 'Pages to Show' list.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsIa6yGmw-7q1EZJn7sTm9NDqx9RQnscJouiykyTE9ccHzgkxLU2FpmCMj0i-b8Dq6_wsLDMrQkCNo3_qbbTkrear3G71NUvioqCqNeTYCemtZ-_INATPaeMnw9QF7_mzFe1DCw/s1600/Screenshot+from+2014-05-21+13%253A16%253A41.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsIa6yGmw-7q1EZJn7sTm9NDqx9RQnscJouiykyTE9ccHzgkxLU2FpmCMj0i-b8Dq6_wsLDMrQkCNo3_qbbTkrear3G71NUvioqCqNeTYCemtZ-_INATPaeMnw9QF7_mzFe1DCw/s1600/Screenshot+from+2014-05-21+13%253A16%253A41.png" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <i style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Dialog for Pages widget configuration</span></i></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <i style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i></div> <br /> &nbsp;This will show a dialog where you can set the title and URL to add to the list.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXS9nZOmtpJUNQFMQN3I4PzYpP9HVd1O_evuX_EtCekzxoQTWBhSjWiAKrnWzHytraNGwakiPtrWZARWvXMx6mJXKlldez_eziwgiNTl8HfcE4Vp5T_Mbfhh4Yk6lypWUFZUHdQ/s1600/Screenshot+from+2014-05-21+13:20:23.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXS9nZOmtpJUNQFMQN3I4PzYpP9HVd1O_evuX_EtCekzxoQTWBhSjWiAKrnWzHytraNGwakiPtrWZARWvXMx6mJXKlldez_eziwgiNTl8HfcE4Vp5T_Mbfhh4Yk6lypWUFZUHdQ/s1600/Screenshot+from+2014-05-21+13:20:23.png" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <i style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Dialog for adding external links to the Pages widgets</span></i></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <i style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Happy blogging!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Posted by <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CalSmith1/posts">Cal Smith</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/102358034775441673102/posts">Katrina Le</a></div> <div> <br /></div> </div> </description><link>http://blogger.googleblog.com/2014/02/making-it-easier-to-manage-pages-on.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqb0qjb8kNv0y57oBqQPnn9jwThPNlpDzEtk85fkQrjzPw7cOMn6jDnsnN0cRj9GE3b4QdapwcEaJGZWxNLpmboUOwLpFzsPm10ySMong0SSazAsyzcyYJtVt7JLxDV6LvJ2Dyqg/s72-c/pages%2520blog%2520image.png" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399953.post-4512624348785006040</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2013 16:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-12-11T11:47:14.077-08:00</atom:updated><title>Earn money from your blog this holiday season</title><description><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The holiday season is here and retailers are spending more on online advertising to promote their products. Your blog has valuable space and you can earn some extra money by placing </span><a href="http://www.google.com/adsense" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google AdSense</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ads next to your content.</span><br /> <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you don’t already have AdSense set up on your blog, visit the Earnings tab of your </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/home?pli=1" style="line-height: 1.15; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Blogger dashboard</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to give it a try. It’s free and only takes a moment to sign up.&nbsp;</span><br /> <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And if you’ve tried AdSense out in the past, head to your blog and give it a second look.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> It now has updated controls, so you can match the ads that appear to the style of your blog.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy holidays!</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">Posted by Ian Cohan-Shapiro, Marketing Manager</span></div> </div> </description><link>http://blogger.googleblog.com/2013/12/earn-money-from-your-blog-this-holiday.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399953.post-7832390767625486275</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-09-09T21:33:03.741-07:00</atom:updated><title>Automatically share your blog posts to Google+</title><description><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notifying your followers that you've published a new blog post not only gets the conversation going, it encourages them to reshare your content with others. In this way it's critical for growing your blog's audience and engagement. But it takes time. And we want to give you that time back.</span><br /> <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Starting today you can automatically share your blog posts publicly to Google+ </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">—</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> as soon as you publish them, with no additional clicks. And of course: if you've enabled </span><a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/bringing-google-comments-to-blogger.html" style="line-height: 1.15; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google+ Comments</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, any replies on Google+ will also appear on your blog.</span><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZDh6KFKLQ-qPar1fQBeBQfUqKQ5DhijKEjGSDHVVHLz0e9PAPCXqjbnGEiA4rkYMP4vFp9jopedm6mRZg-Com8XsXU_Cz1F60zZJzdgIY4BmiA1HJwi-I98NrFWoZZzJGQVUwQ/s800/post-on-blog.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZDh6KFKLQ-qPar1fQBeBQfUqKQ5DhijKEjGSDHVVHLz0e9PAPCXqjbnGEiA4rkYMP4vFp9jopedm6mRZg-Com8XsXU_Cz1F60zZJzdgIY4BmiA1HJwi-I98NrFWoZZzJGQVUwQ/s400/post-on-blog.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blog post</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> </div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyFwzzScDtHRzXXTdM7u0y6vb0jkCC58oI_1sizD40LDZkYc9ktc7SiIjiNcTK0708T0WnFmFkmXCA-eNDsBB7Uc2DXz4-SJwQQB9u_UOHCDTLHkj7ZA6PyiK_H9HRjo29ooA2g/s800/post-in-stream.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyFwzzScDtHRzXXTdM7u0y6vb0jkCC58oI_1sizD40LDZkYc9ktc7SiIjiNcTK0708T0WnFmFkmXCA-eNDsBB7Uc2DXz4-SJwQQB9u_UOHCDTLHkj7ZA6PyiK_H9HRjo29ooA2g/s320/post-in-stream.png" width="188" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Google+ post</td></tr> </tbody></table> <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you've </span><a href="https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/1375600?hl=en" style="line-height: 1.15; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">connected a Google+ page or profile</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to your blog, this new feature will start working the next time you publish a post. If you'd rather not share to Google+, or you'd prefer to be prompted each time, you can adjust your preferences in the Google+ tab of your Blogger Dashboard.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy blogging!</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Posted by Marc Ridey, Software Engineer</span></div> </div> </description><link>http://blogger.googleblog.com/2013/09/automatically-share-your-blog-posts-to.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZDh6KFKLQ-qPar1fQBeBQfUqKQ5DhijKEjGSDHVVHLz0e9PAPCXqjbnGEiA4rkYMP4vFp9jopedm6mRZg-Com8XsXU_Cz1F60zZJzdgIY4BmiA1HJwi-I98NrFWoZZzJGQVUwQ/s72-c/post-on-blog.png" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399953.post-5226145964628860771</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2013 20:55:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-08-02T13:55:55.247-07:00</atom:updated><title>Expanding your audience with Google+: Kelly Saks' story</title><description>From time to time, we like to highlight bloggers who successfully use Blogger and other Google products. Today we're featuring how Kelly Saks from Kelly's Kloset reached a wider audience with Blogger and Google+.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjni9zqu2bbe2zSMqntdloOAQIC_sHbIjGsgH7Ysgr4yM6FMGD4vfGzBbJyR9JwxNsgvuSaCBVqsrVFNNS5gCk9MmUoX4BRhkMJafxGUHF_D5BZjg5WoEs7S4-jZwwACii1AyosrQ/s800/kelly%2520saks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjni9zqu2bbe2zSMqntdloOAQIC_sHbIjGsgH7Ysgr4yM6FMGD4vfGzBbJyR9JwxNsgvuSaCBVqsrVFNNS5gCk9MmUoX4BRhkMJafxGUHF_D5BZjg5WoEs7S4-jZwwACii1AyosrQ/s320/kelly%2520saks.jpg" width="213" /></a></div> <u>All about Kelly:&nbsp;</u> <br /> <a href="https://plus.google.com/102508516728611600859/about?partnerid=gplp0">Kelly Saks</a>, the blogger behind <a href="http://www.kellysklosetblog.com/">Kelly’s Kloset</a>, is a fashion and beauty expert based in Miami, Florida. Kelly posts daily musings on outfits, beauty tips, and local happenings. She has successfully transformed blogging from hobby to career, landing styling gigs with brands like <a href="https://plus.google.com/+bloomingdales/posts">Bloomingdales</a>, <a href="https://plus.google.com/+Swarovski/posts">Swarovski</a>, and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116142452604357423186/posts">Macy’s</a>.<br /> <br /> <u>How she did it:&nbsp;</u><br /> Kelly always shares her blog posts from her personal <a href="https://plus.google.com/102508516728611600859/about?partnerid=gplp0">Google+ profile</a> and the <a href="https://plus.google.com/+miamifashionbloggers">Miami Fashion Bloggers</a> Google+ page, a page she contributes to with almost 400,000 followers. “The option to share on Google+ helps keep my fans up-to-date whenever I post something new,” says Kelly.<br /> <br /> Kelly has broadened her audience and built a strong online community using Google+. Google+ has also helped her connect with other bloggers, fans, and even celebrities by live streaming the events she hosts using <a href="https://plus.google.com/102508516728611600859/videos?partnerid=gplp0">Hangouts On Air:</a> “I can easily interact with fans even if they can’t come to events in person”.<br /> <br /> <u>If you’re also looking to grow your audience, Kelly uses several Google+ plugins that are easy to add:</u><br /> <ul><ul> <li>The <a href="https://developers.google.com/+/web/badge/">Google+ badge</a> on Kelly’s Kloset shows her presence on Google+</li> <li>The <a href="https://developers.google.com/+/web/+1button/">+1 button</a> lets fans share her blog&nbsp;</li> <li>The <a href="http://buzz.blogger.com/2012/11/grow-your-audience-with-google.html">Google+ followers</a> gadget displays her growing follower count and allows fans to easily add her to circles&nbsp;</li> </ul> </ul> Kelly notes that “these tools are really easy to use and make interacting with my audience a seamless experience”. You can explore these features by visiting the ‘Layout’ tab in the Blogger dashboard and clicking ‘Add a Gadget’.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/better/blogger/">Click here</a> to learn more about Google+ and Blogger.<br /> <br /> Posted by Diana Golduber, Google+ Marketing</description><link>http://blogger.googleblog.com/2013/08/expanding-your-audience-with-google.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Blogger)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjni9zqu2bbe2zSMqntdloOAQIC_sHbIjGsgH7Ysgr4yM6FMGD4vfGzBbJyR9JwxNsgvuSaCBVqsrVFNNS5gCk9MmUoX4BRhkMJafxGUHF_D5BZjg5WoEs7S4-jZwwACii1AyosrQ/s72-c/kelly%2520saks.jpg" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399953.post-5825261164985088548</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-06-18T00:35:48.209-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">adsense</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Blogger</category><title>Celebrating 10 years of shared success</title><description><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ten years ago we </span><a href="http://googlepress.blogspot.com/2003/06/google-expands-advertising-monetization.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">launched AdSense</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to help publishers earn money by placing relevant ads on their websites. I can still remember the excitement and anticipation as AdSense went live that first day. </span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our small team huddled together in a cramped conference room, and right away we saw that publishers were as excited about AdSense as we were. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fast-forward 10 years, and AdSense has become</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> a core part of Google’s advertising business. The AdSense community has grown to include more than 2 million publishers, and last year alone, publishers earned more than $7 billion from AdSense. AdSense is a community that thrives because of all the content creators we are so fortunate to partner with. Their stories inspire us to do our part to make AdSense great.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div> <b id="docs-internal-guid-75bc5619-5635-45c2-a0b6-3d04e9b4e0f7" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On this occasion, it’s especially inspiring to hear the stories of partners who have been with us since the very beginning—like </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toiornm4akM&amp;feature=youtu.be" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">a retiree in New Zealand</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> who was able to pursue her dream of writing about her garden, </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4s9u0gZRqc&amp;feature=youtu.be" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">a tech support expert</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in Colorado who can spend more time with his kids, and </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGkbv7DPONA&amp;feature=youtu.be" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">a theme park reviewer</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> who now sends employees around the world to test and review rides—all thanks to money earned from AdSense.</span></div> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As part of our 10th anniversary celebration, we hope you’ll tune into our live </span><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/cqlikgpdnqfeu8n2sp75mq910fc" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hangout on Air</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> today at 10 a.m. PDT (5 p.m. GMT) on the AdSense Google+ page. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I look forward to joining several of our partners to share stories from the early days of AdSense, talk about how we’ve all grown since then, and discuss the future for publishers and online advertising. And if you want even more 10th anniversary celebration, just visit our</span><a href="http://www.google.com/adsense/start" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">AdSense 10th anniversary page</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> at any time.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Posted by Susan Wojcicki, SVP, Ads and Commerce</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div> </div> </description><link>http://blogger.googleblog.com/2013/06/celebrating-10-years-of-shared-success.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399953.post-2786327610228173726</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-04-18T15:14:59.725-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Blogger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">commenting</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">google+</category><title>Bringing Google+ Comments to Blogger</title><description><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <b id="docs-internal-guid-7e0c0d97-1a5b-8379-9a8a-dc7aa207075d" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.15;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cross-posted from the <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/">Google Official blog</a></span></b><b id="docs-internal-guid-7e0c0d97-1a5b-8379-9a8a-dc7aa207075d" style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <b id="docs-internal-guid-7e0c0d97-1a5b-8379-9a8a-dc7aa207075d" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></b></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <b id="docs-internal-guid-7e0c0d97-1a5b-8379-9a8a-dc7aa207075d" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Posted by </span><a href="https://plus.google.com/+YonatanZunger/posts" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">+Yonatan Zunger</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Principal Engineer</span></b><br /> <br /> <b id="docs-internal-guid-7e0c0d97-1b9c-540b-d584-4baa1397696e" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <b id="docs-internal-guid-7e0c0d97-1b9c-540b-d584-4baa1397696e" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Reading and responding to comments can be one of the most rewarding aspects of blogging. Not only do they help you connect with your readers, they can also inspire later blog entries. The challenge, oftentimes, is following all the conversations around your content</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">—</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">on Google+, for instance, as well as on your website. So we're making things a lot simpler.</span></b><br /> <b style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></b></div> <b id="docs-internal-guid-7e0c0d97-1b9c-540b-d584-4baa1397696e" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <b id="docs-internal-guid-7e0c0d97-1b9c-540b-d584-4baa1397696e" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Starting today, you can bring Google+ Comments to your Blogger blog. Once you've enabled the feature through your Blogger Dashboard, you'll enjoy a number of important benefits:</span></b></div> <b id="docs-internal-guid-7e0c0d97-1b9c-540b-d584-4baa1397696e" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b><br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <b id="docs-internal-guid-7e0c0d97-1b9c-540b-d584-4baa1397696e" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">View your blog and Google+ comments, all in one place</span></b></div> <b id="docs-internal-guid-7e0c0d97-1b9c-540b-d584-4baa1397696e" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <b id="docs-internal-guid-7e0c0d97-1b9c-540b-d584-4baa1397696e" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now when you're browsing your blog's comment threads, you'll see activity from direct visitors, and from people talking about your content on Google+. For example, if there's a public Google+ discussion about one of your blog entries, those comments and replies will also appear on your Blogger blog. This way you can engage with more of your readers, all in one place.</span></b></div> <b id="docs-internal-guid-7e0c0d97-1b9c-540b-d584-4baa1397696e" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b><br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <b id="docs-internal-guid-7e0c0d97-1b9c-540b-d584-4baa1397696e" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Help readers comment and connect with their circles</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b></div> <b id="docs-internal-guid-7e0c0d97-1b9c-540b-d584-4baa1397696e" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <b id="docs-internal-guid-7e0c0d97-1b9c-540b-d584-4baa1397696e" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Your blog readers will now have the option to comment publicly, or privately to their circles on Google+. And when they're browsing blog comments, they can view all of them, just the top ones, or only those from the people in their circles.</span></b></div> <b id="docs-internal-guid-7e0c0d97-1b9c-540b-d584-4baa1397696e" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In all cases, you and your readers will only see the comments you have permission to see. Giving people these kinds of controls not only encourages more meaningful sharing</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">—</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">it can lead to more blog traffic.</span></b><br /> <b style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></b></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <b id="docs-internal-guid-7e0c0d97-1a5b-8379-9a8a-dc7aa207075d" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzm-iWx_zy3rwi3emnFSFyqCwDMIytU7nLF_YyBQ0WgTXkhJefOwqGrJHxBR34O0gJJ2NeN7j9yjruyQH7VfqByLjCxz7jCzXFu42eMXAsQ5b6O8j8LlYD3v-gUUwyxQwzHisI0w/s800/Fountain-screenshot-EN.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzm-iWx_zy3rwi3emnFSFyqCwDMIytU7nLF_YyBQ0WgTXkhJefOwqGrJHxBR34O0gJJ2NeN7j9yjruyQH7VfqByLjCxz7jCzXFu42eMXAsQ5b6O8j8LlYD3v-gUUwyxQwzHisI0w/s640/Fountain-screenshot-EN.png" width="560" /></a></b></div> <div dir="ltr" style="display: inline !important; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <div dir="ltr" style="display: inline !important; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <div dir="ltr" style="display: inline !important; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <div dir="ltr" style="display: inline !important;"> <div dir="ltr" style="display: inline !important; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <div style="display: inline !important;"> <div style="display: inline !important;"> <div style="display: inline !important;"> <b id="docs-internal-guid-7e0c0d97-1b9c-d031-c458-3d9915269412" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To get started with Google+ Comments, just visit the Google+ tab of your Blogger Dashboard, and check “Use Google+ Comments.” (Older comments will continue to appear in the new widget.)</span></b><br /> <b style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></b> <b id="docs-internal-guid-7e0c0d97-1d83-df62-1434-70cd2cabdf43" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can also visit any post on the Official Google Blog (like </span><a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/google-fiberon-silicon-prairie-silicon.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">this one</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">), or on Blogger Buzz (like </span><a href="http://buzz.blogger.com/2013/04/improvements-to-blogger-template-html.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">this one</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">), to see Google+ Comments in action.</span></b><br /> <br /> <b id="docs-internal-guid-7e0c0d97-1b9d-0850-f93c-d007a073021b" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <b id="docs-internal-guid-7e0c0d97-1b9d-0850-f93c-d007a073021b" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy commenting!</span></b></div> <div> <b id="docs-internal-guid-7e0c0d97-1b9d-0850-f93c-d007a073021b" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></b></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </description><link>http://blogger.googleblog.com/2013/04/bringing-google-comments-to-blogger.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzm-iWx_zy3rwi3emnFSFyqCwDMIytU7nLF_YyBQ0WgTXkhJefOwqGrJHxBR34O0gJJ2NeN7j9yjruyQH7VfqByLjCxz7jCzXFu42eMXAsQ5b6O8j8LlYD3v-gUUwyxQwzHisI0w/s72-c/Fountain-screenshot-EN.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399953.post-833220446686782595</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 02:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-04-18T15:17:16.309-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Blogger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">developers</category><title>Improvements to the Blogger template HTML editor</title><description>Posted by: <a class="g-profile" href="http://plus.google.com/106884078206744750860" target="_blank">+Samantha Schaffer</a>&nbsp;and <a class="g-profile" href="http://plus.google.com/116429990887322072749" target="_blank">+Renee Kwang</a>,&nbsp;Software Engineer Interns.<br /> <br /> Whether you’re a web developer who builds blog templates for a living, or a web-savvy blog owner who prefers to make changes to your template using HTML, CSS or JavaScript, you may be interested in some enhancements that we made to <a href="http://support.google.com/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl=en&amp;answer=46870">Blogger’s Template HTML Editor</a>.<br /> <br /> Your blog’s HTML template is the source code that controls the appearance of your blog. This template can be customized to appear however you’d like. The improved HTML template editor now supports line numbering, syntax highlighting, auto-indentation and code folding to make editing your template much easier.<br /> <br /> Suppose we wanted to move the date of a blog post underneath the post title, similar to the <a href="http://buzz.blogger.com/">Blogger Buzz blog</a>. To do this, follow these steps:<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMZ4y3oCAybfxZEg7-xuErzs4ikAvOdYxOElTXiKwZIxEn2aaYat2Jb_NnqsMc9RUPXWXlDLtq2TmVIafd04OoDjoh637Xi6r92PaWmit-6wusWflRD8l-c6jAG1XwRw4Sgu4xA/s1600/post-image-01.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMZ4y3oCAybfxZEg7-xuErzs4ikAvOdYxOElTXiKwZIxEn2aaYat2Jb_NnqsMc9RUPXWXlDLtq2TmVIafd04OoDjoh637Xi6r92PaWmit-6wusWflRD8l-c6jAG1XwRw4Sgu4xA/s640/post-image-01.png" width="640" /></a></div> Click the “Template” tab on the Blogger dashboard, then the “Edit HTML” button, to see the new template HTML editor:<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMZcjvwYTGTZv2HgIrngTXa9ijBRFpa_8GNmeJ1-yk3S-JkUvNYUJkVhgKCn7rj1ONVluvcZ5ZkScy3gFGYvEkwhFaiLhGx6usgAXcJaOZY4BDjltNymkU4vTXqs9qv-PPAZZ_Q/s1600/post-image-02.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMZcjvwYTGTZv2HgIrngTXa9ijBRFpa_8GNmeJ1-yk3S-JkUvNYUJkVhgKCn7rj1ONVluvcZ5ZkScy3gFGYvEkwhFaiLhGx6usgAXcJaOZY4BDjltNymkU4vTXqs9qv-PPAZZ_Q/s640/post-image-02.png" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div> Locate the “Blog1” widget quickly using the new “Jump to widget” drop down:<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5feGLvQTOVxsoL-AaqpDFwnpDdQ5BCuI-OqJfMCiV15ilKNN77XR7VjfRcH-mlwMg-rSmwdird28OknzTtFbKfFWVl0AflmFkys-_f0jQTkvae8SAhrNAlbM_SwhuhEA38JROsA/s1600/post-image-03.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5feGLvQTOVxsoL-AaqpDFwnpDdQ5BCuI-OqJfMCiV15ilKNN77XR7VjfRcH-mlwMg-rSmwdird28OknzTtFbKfFWVl0AflmFkys-_f0jQTkvae8SAhrNAlbM_SwhuhEA38JROsA/s320/post-image-03.png" width="320" /></a></div> This widget controls how your blog posts are displayed. The code inside the widget is folded by default. Clicking the new fold markers ‘►’ next to the line numbers expands the widget and reveals a set of “includable” tags:<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwIG3BWv8amz3OOtFFMzTZ6-c3WzkwjQG_ukm_ID_enDBNMs156jqyxFPc-ak-ekpkZlEA_4Z3flPyfJLLnKQeXyt9neaO6PgOArhC_lGxS-tn24Ek8Fket3_mbuFwh800rEbmqw/s1600/post-image-04.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwIG3BWv8amz3OOtFFMzTZ6-c3WzkwjQG_ukm_ID_enDBNMs156jqyxFPc-ak-ekpkZlEA_4Z3flPyfJLLnKQeXyt9neaO6PgOArhC_lGxS-tn24Ek8Fket3_mbuFwh800rEbmqw/s640/post-image-04.png" width="640" /></a></div> Inside the “main” includable is the block of code that renders the post date:<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVVmc89ifV1vIKVF99Eoo0qftSRx-B_c4yDiFeT21wDRPNGCMOq1fnBFm1CouhyphenhyphenR85jPuZW5JqgtyLyGILqi5uhGwB5dQ1G49SCkqgZmIFMvpOirtxbK9UIoHIqgg2GPVGHC7KpQ/s1600/post-image-05.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVVmc89ifV1vIKVF99Eoo0qftSRx-B_c4yDiFeT21wDRPNGCMOq1fnBFm1CouhyphenhyphenR85jPuZW5JqgtyLyGILqi5uhGwB5dQ1G49SCkqgZmIFMvpOirtxbK9UIoHIqgg2GPVGHC7KpQ/s640/post-image-05.png" width="640" /></a></div> Cut the post date code section and move it to where we want it, in this case, under the post title in the “post” includable:<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDHu4u3ag-3XIlro1ZJB_tbKFWvfsIhniHpYC9gouoF0xNLxwJ2OUKCfgxiTdH-1EdwqrKLkK8FpRLMBBlUy0Lkz_8bDCxhoeM3mBkcVrfZGLXz04yfgKMQNAuSzLxbVwGBMSdqQ/s1600/post-image-06.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDHu4u3ag-3XIlro1ZJB_tbKFWvfsIhniHpYC9gouoF0xNLxwJ2OUKCfgxiTdH-1EdwqrKLkK8FpRLMBBlUy0Lkz_8bDCxhoeM3mBkcVrfZGLXz04yfgKMQNAuSzLxbVwGBMSdqQ/s640/post-image-06.png" width="640" /></a></div> To check our changes, click the new “Preview template” button to see the updates:<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCzHaj3Zyrhu7FYcb7_xN7lTmCLklqwuTTrg24geulwYQATp47KvEluNb3YgH-X1Up2kD-jTDoBi8wc3XV2RpJka988gNnJlMTlC_wJSHTK0r5T01a146MceKNSt3Dsf1ziWX9g/s1600/post-image-07.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCzHaj3Zyrhu7FYcb7_xN7lTmCLklqwuTTrg24geulwYQATp47KvEluNb3YgH-X1Up2kD-jTDoBi8wc3XV2RpJka988gNnJlMTlC_wJSHTK0r5T01a146MceKNSt3Dsf1ziWX9g/s640/post-image-07.png" width="640" /></a></div> The post date is exactly where we want it, so tab back to “Edit template”, hit “Save template” and we’re done!<br /> <br /> Finally, we’ve added a “Format template” button that automatically cleans up the indentation of the template, and made it possible to search for text by pressing “Ctrl+F” once you’ve clicked into the editor. To find and replace text occurrences one by one, use “Ctrl+Shift+F” or to find and replace all occurrences at once, use “Ctrl+Shift+R”.<br /> <div> &nbsp; <br /> We worked on this project as part of Google Australia’s <a href="http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/students/tech/internships/australia/2013-bold-engineering-intern-sydney.html">BOLD Diversity Internship Program</a>. We hope you enjoy the changes we’ve made!<br /> <br /> <i>(Cross-posted from the&nbsp;<a href="http://code.blogger.com/2013/04/improvements-to-blogger-template-html.html">Blogger Developers Network</a>)</i></div> </description><link>http://blogger.googleblog.com/2013/04/improvements-to-blogger-template-html.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMZ4y3oCAybfxZEg7-xuErzs4ikAvOdYxOElTXiKwZIxEn2aaYat2Jb_NnqsMc9RUPXWXlDLtq2TmVIafd04OoDjoh637Xi6r92PaWmit-6wusWflRD8l-c6jAG1XwRw4Sgu4xA/s72-c/post-image-01.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399953.post-4761786407706084660</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 23:41:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-04-18T15:17:30.419-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Blogger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">google+</category><title>Mention people in your posts with Google+</title><description><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <b id="internal-source-marker_0.4652147921733558" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Posted by <a class="disabled-g-profile" href="http://plus.google.com/116910304844117268718" target="_blank">+Malte Ubl</a></span></b><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Software Engineer</span></b><br /> <b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></b> <b id="internal-source-marker_0.003766073612496257" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Blogs are a great way to spark a conversation, and today we’re giving you a new way to grab someone’s attention: Google+ mentions in Blogger. &nbsp;Now you can add a link to a Google+ profile or page when you want to mention someone in a post. If you then </span><a href="http://buzz.blogger.com/2011/12/connect-to-google.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">share your post</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from Blogger to Google+, we make it easier to notify your mentions by including them in the sharebox. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To mention someone, just type “+” before their name while you’re using the Blogger post editor.</span></b><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6EUdFQ5qDXrRfZzGPb7MSrR2jOOuBgoJQ2rLvb2pdH-5hSiKODBe2KWKsaac61zJNdHC5bhGLnhc7m7W7ArZ5zdIjVEw7Bph4vP51X0PTONHhobs9vZ0VYAsQtUz_NkoXz28ZQ/s800/google%252B%2520mentions.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6EUdFQ5qDXrRfZzGPb7MSrR2jOOuBgoJQ2rLvb2pdH-5hSiKODBe2KWKsaac61zJNdHC5bhGLnhc7m7W7ArZ5zdIjVEw7Bph4vP51X0PTONHhobs9vZ0VYAsQtUz_NkoXz28ZQ/s800/google%252B%2520mentions.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <span id="goog_427840485"></span><br /> <b id="internal-source-marker_0.003766073612496257" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The profile or page will show up as a link in your published post. &nbsp;Hovering over will show a card with more info and an ‘Add to circles’ button. Clicking the link takes you straight to the Google+ profile or page.</span></b><br /> <b id="internal-source-marker_0.003766073612496257" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So, whether you want to credit a co-author (thanks<b> <complete id="goog_688634468"></complete></b></span></b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><complete id="goog_688634468"><a class="disabled-g-profile" href="http://plus.google.com/116585720533752832052" target="_blank">+Gregory Fair</a>!</complete></span></span><b id="internal-source-marker_0.003766073612496257" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b></b>), ask a question, or just kick off a dialogue, </span><a href="http://buzz.blogger.com/2012/07/socialize-with-googleplus.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">connect your blog to Google+</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and try mentioning someone in your next post!</span></b></div> </description><link>http://blogger.googleblog.com/2012/12/mention-people-in-your-posts-with-google.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6EUdFQ5qDXrRfZzGPb7MSrR2jOOuBgoJQ2rLvb2pdH-5hSiKODBe2KWKsaac61zJNdHC5bhGLnhc7m7W7ArZ5zdIjVEw7Bph4vP51X0PTONHhobs9vZ0VYAsQtUz_NkoXz28ZQ/s72-c/google%252B%2520mentions.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399953.post-8790843800982924593</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:28:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-04-18T15:57:37.766-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Blogger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">following</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">gadgets</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">google+</category><title>Grow your audience with the Google+ followers gadget</title><description><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <b id="internal-source-marker_0.8192375681828707" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Connecting your blog to Google+ is a great way to attract new readers, as well as build lasting relationships with your followers. <b id="internal-source-marker_0.6930913142859936" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For example, you can easily</span></b> </span><a href="http://buzz.blogger.com/2011/12/connect-to-google.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">share your posts</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in the Google+ stream, as well as enable blog visitors to </span><a href="http://buzz.blogger.com/2012/04/two-new-gadgets-to-make-your-blog.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">recommend your stuff</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in a single click. Today we're excited to offer another Google+ perk: the followers gadget.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Google+ followers gadget highlights your total Google+ audience (both its size and some friendly faces), and offers visitors the chance to follow you on Google+. As a result, you can grow your readership across the web, and reach them either in the Google+ stream, or through your blog.</span></b><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj04phO-ymjMigcv_X3tGFGPVDJDWyy5tK-euB_F2vSJjctkuilPI0rYc1793EDO9BCPjrBx08mWMQ-J5U1e2HjL2npI9DS1DnaI3nnLBD6NkokStTbgyzjfQ3H-pJpRn1umYUu-A/s800/delicious-cupcakes%2520%25281%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj04phO-ymjMigcv_X3tGFGPVDJDWyy5tK-euB_F2vSJjctkuilPI0rYc1793EDO9BCPjrBx08mWMQ-J5U1e2HjL2npI9DS1DnaI3nnLBD6NkokStTbgyzjfQ3H-pJpRn1umYUu-A/s800/delicious-cupcakes%2520%25281%2529.png" /></a></div> <b id="internal-source-marker_0.39449117914773524" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To get started, just </span><a href="http://buzz.blogger.com/2012/07/socialize-with-googleplus.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">connect your blog to Google+</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, visit the "Layout" tab of the Blogger dashboard, and select "Add a Gadget." You can also read a bit more about today's update in our </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://support.google.com/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl=en&amp;topic=2387000&amp;answer=2846874" target="_blank">Help Center</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy blogging!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">p.s. Those of you with the Google Friend Connect followers gadget can keep using it, if you like. We retired most of Friend Connect </span><a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com.au/2011/11/more-spring-cleaning-out-of-season.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">earlier this year</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, but we'll keep it running on Blogger for the foreseeable future.</span></b></div> </description><link>http://blogger.googleblog.com/2012/11/grow-your-audience-with-google.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj04phO-ymjMigcv_X3tGFGPVDJDWyy5tK-euB_F2vSJjctkuilPI0rYc1793EDO9BCPjrBx08mWMQ-J5U1e2HjL2npI9DS1DnaI3nnLBD6NkokStTbgyzjfQ3H-pJpRn1umYUu-A/s72-c/delicious-cupcakes%2520%25281%2529.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item></channel></rss>

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