Stats Non Displaying Newer Posts, Inward Posts Lists

The problem of concluding week, alongside Stats, was fixed slow yesterday, in addition to our Stats displays 1 time once again are showing Posts pageview counts in addition to enumerating private Posts. Now, nosotros accept a perceived problem, existence reported yesteryear newer spider web log owners.

My Stats display does non demo my newer posts!

This work organization is visually valid - but it's non real. It's virtually mutual alongside blogs that accept precisely over 10 posts, which are owned yesteryear people who are non aware of the Stats display limitations, equally nosotros accept explored.

The Stats Posts displays enumerate the 10 virtually pop posts, for whatever given fourth dimension period. Newer posts volition seldom look inwards the Posts lists, for many blogs.

• The "Posts" lists enumerate private posts, in addition to shows pageview counts for posts viewed inwards unmarried postal service view. Newer posts volition hold upwards displayed inwards their entirety on the principal page, in addition to read equally principal page views.
• The lists demo alone the 10 virtually pop posts. Newer posts, non however indexed yesteryear the search engines, or linked yesteryear your readers, won't accept equally many inlinks - in addition to the postal service page URLs won't instruct out equally much traffic from other blogs in addition to websites.

Owners of newer blogs volition non hold upwards aware of these details - in addition to alongside precisely over 10 posts, may non run across the significance, inwards their Stats displays. These owners volition but see, from fourth dimension to time, posts that don't look inwards the lists.

If you lot hold off at the principal page, for this blog, you'll run across purpose of "Jump Break" inwards my newer posts. Each of these posts, to hold upwards read inwards their entirety, tin alone hold upwards read using the "Read more" link - in addition to from the private postal service page. Look at the address window above.

Since you're viewing these words, this postal service is existence counted inwards Posts, equally a pageview. Thus the Posts lists, for this blog, volition enumerate this post, sooner.

Here, nosotros run across unopen to other practise goodness of using "Jump Break" over other car summarisation techniques. The "Jump Break" links bespeak to the unmarried postal service persuasion of each postal service - in addition to it uses HTML, which makes it search engine friendly. Some previous car summarisation techniques used JavaScript to shroud the total postal service content, preventing search engines from indexing the total postal service text.

Besides encouraging the postal service content to hold upwards read equally a postal service page, the search engines volition index postal service content inwards the postal service pages. The archive retrievals, in addition to principal page, volition alone listing the partial content of each postal service - in addition to search engine striking lists will incorporate to a greater extent than relevant content.

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Blogger Does Non Censor Comment Content

Periodically, inwards a collaborative activity - comments are upward to you, the weblog owner, to care for every bit yous please.

You, the weblog owner, may select what score of authentication to require, from each commenter.

• Anyone - includes Anonymous Users
• Registered Users - includes OpenID
• Users amongst Google Accounts
• Only members of your blog

You, the weblog owner, may select how to moderate each non spam comment.

• Moderate earlier publishing.
  • Delete
  • Publish.
• Moderate afterwards publishing.
  • Delete.
  • Don't delete.

Those are your choices. Blogger won't censor, nor produce they conduct maintain reports about, undesirable content.

Since Blogger leaves these decisions to the weblog owners, Blogger too won't un censor content. There's no comment review process, like to spam review, where they re activate comments when properly requested past times the would travel comment publisher.

If you ship service comments which are non appreciated past times the owners of the blogs where yous ship service your comments, together with you halt upward labeled a spammer, that's your employment which yous must bear.

Like blocking specific viewers, blocking specific commenters, who select to brand unwanted comments, volition travel every bit productive every bit a game of Whac-A-Mole. Blogger chooses to non play that game.

Moderate the comments on your blog, because Blogger won't produce that for you. Moderate, together with help educate the filters. Don't moderate, together with accept the decisions made past times other weblog owners.

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Dynamic Templates In Addition To The Interstitial Alarm Display

In the latest circular of argument close the interstitial alert display, nosotros encounter reports from to a greater extent than publishers of "adult content" blogs, reporting inability to essay the dynamic templates on their blogs.

Why are Dynamic Views non available for my blog? Is this nevertheless to a greater extent than or less other conspiracy against "adult content" blogs?

From what I tin tell, it's exactly to a greater extent than or less other scenario where the interstitial warning causes problems.

The interstitial alert display, to a greater extent than or less other Blogger characteristic which appears to involve third political party cookies, volition travel nevertheless 1 to a greater extent than Blogger characteristic that volition travel problematic on computers amongst overly restrictive safety settings.

Complaints close inability to postal service comments to blogs which purpose the embedded comment form, a good known occupation amongst tertiary political party cookies, are seen daily inwards Blogger Help Forum: Something Is Broken.

To foreclose needless frustration from nevertheless 1 to a greater extent than "third political party cookie" filter problem, it's possible that Blogger decided to block purpose of dynamic templates amongst blogs that are accessed through the "Content Warning" interstitial display. We should banknote that person blogs, a Blogger characteristic that are accessed through the "invited readers" interstitial display, are blocked because the dynamic templates create their display using the weblog feed - together with the weblog feed is not published amongst person blogs.

There's besides a occupation amongst the interstitial display itself, together with the redirected display. The redirect volition brand "Adult Content" blogs, blogs published to badly setup custom domains, together with person blogs, all unusable amongst the dynamic views.

Like it or not, it appears that neither blogs involuntarily classified equally "Adult Content" (by Blogger, responding to reader complaints), nor blogs voluntarily classified equally "Adult Content" (by the owners, from Settings - Other), volition travel permitted to create goodness from the new, dynamic templates. Nor volition badly setup custom domains, or person blogs.

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The Root Compelling Argue To Purpose The Novel Blogger Gui (2011)

For many years, I convey consistently used "Edit HTML" manner when creating together with editing my posts, because I quest to brand to a greater extent than or less links, embedded inward the postal service content, open inward a novel tab / window (subject to pick of the reader). Up to this month, this could alone last done yesteryear manually editing the links, together with inserting the link modifier

target="_blank"

. Today, inward creating this post, inward "Compose" mode, together with adding the higher upwardly link, I meet the option

Open this link inward a novel window.

in the "Add link " wizard.

If Blogger is able to resolve the many blueprint issues amongst the New Blogger GUI (2011) inward general, this alter inward the New GUI (2011) Post Editor volition larn a long means towards removing our quest to role "Edit HTML" Mode. This volition withdraw a pregnant total of problems of using Post Editor inward dual modes, together with volition let them to stabilise Post Editor inward general.

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One Footstep Forward, 2 Steps Back

Earlier today, I observed one novel characteristic inward New Blogger GUI (2011) - the Post Editor "Add or take away link" sorcerer directly offers the choice to

Open this link inward a novel window.

This, inward my opinion, is a major improvement inward the New GUI (in general), in addition to inward Post Editor (in particular). H5N1 few minutes later, to my disappointment, I discovered a major blueprint deficiency, inward Post Editor.

Having acknowledged the novel option, inward the update of to a greater extent than or less other post, I striking "Update" - in addition to flora myself dorsum inward the Posts list, positioned at the superlative of the listing (with the lately added postal service The First Compelling Reason To Use The New Blogger GUI (2011)) at the superlative of the display. My lately updated postal service Make Links Open In H5N1 New Window, written long ago, was nowhere to survive found.

The might to furnish straight to Post Editor mode, for a given postal service merely updated, was an choice given to us, some fourth dimension ago, after much pleading. It appears that choice is directly gone - in addition to i time again, nosotros accept to kickoff from "Posts" in addition to re locate whatever given post, merely updated. Any one-time post, merely updated, is somewhat unlikely to survive flora on the domicile page of "Posts", inward whatever weblog of whatever meaning size.

My personal publishing strategy (shared alongside a few people) is to publish a post, in addition to thus re release it, repeatedly, alongside i uncomplicated goal.

Make each postal service also written equally possible.

Some fourth dimension ago, I observed that I mostly re release whatever given postal service an average of maybe six times the issue of paragraphs inward the post. That way that I will, possibly, re release this postal service 42 times, inward an endeavor to brand this postal service equally clearly written, in addition to equally complete, equally absolutely possible.

Having striking Publish above, I volition directly survive returning to the Classic GUI. My morn of experimenting alongside the New GUI (2011) Post Editor, in addition to the choice to "Open this link inward a novel window.", is directly ended. Having to re locate whatever given re updated post, inward "Posts", is distracting - in addition to interferes alongside my re publishing efforts.

One pace forward, followed past times ii steps back. This is an sense non unknown, inward the basis of Blogger blogging.

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A Blogger Account, For Virginia, Usa

A few months ago, a few Blogger weblog owners were given important news which may non bring pleased them.

For a release of technical together with operational reasons, we’ve decided to in conclusion terminate our back upward for migrating legacy accounts together with blogs later December 5, 2011.

If you lot are i of the weblog owners who needs to read this, you lot volition bespeak to know the advert together with password for your (Legacy) Blogger account.

You volition bespeak to execute the Blogger concern human relationship recovery wizard may function for you lot right away - merely later the terminate of adjacent month, it volition likely not.

If necessary, deed ahead, this month. Next calendar month volition hold out also late.

Jump Break, Primary Page Contents, Together With Search Engines

The articles inwards this blog, which discusses production as well as piece of occupation of Blogger blogs, are written equally posts.

The diverse posts are combined, using embedded links, inwards dissimilar ways. Each novel post appears on the master copy page, equally it is written - as well as the diverse posts, appearing together on the master copy page, create opportunities for confusion, amongst the readers of the blog.

Long ago, the chore of moderating comments was rather depressing to me, equally the focus of many of the comments made me mean value that nobody was truly reading the articles. Maybe, I would write an interesting post virtually URL availability; simply when moderating comments, I would abide by questions virtually posting comments on static pages. Or possibly a post virtually dynamic template concepts would attract complaints virtually referer spam.

Why should I discover my advice, if nobody cares plenty to read the articles as well as comment relevantly?

Just previous to this post, I wrote virtually Stats displays, as well as the contents of the Posts lists.

In the procedure of writing the latter article, I discovered i obscure exercise goodness of using "Jump Break" - as well as how "Jump Break" affects master copy page view, search engine indexing, as well as finally, relevance of comments to post subject.

A dwelling family page, amongst a multifariousness of posts, naturally produces un focused comments.

Why the apparent lack of focus, of the comments? One argue is that many dissimilar posts, published i afterwards the other, appear in sequence, inwards the blogs master copy page.

People volition read the posts - as well as the search engines volition index the posts - using master copy page view. Only afterwards newer posts forcefulness the older posts, i past times one, from master copy page view, volition the private posts convey whatsoever significance - to people or search engines.

Using my event above, as well as looking at my master copy page when this post was new, i would convey establish a post virtually URL availability, published a calendar week afterwards a post virtually posting comments on static pages. By the fourth dimension the search engines indexed the latter post, I would convey published the quondam post. The post virtually URL availability would hold upward visible inwards master copy page view, ahead of the post virtually posting comments on static pages.

Clicking on the link to my blog, attached to a SERP entry referencing static pages, the reader volition read my master copy page from the top, abide by the previously visible post virtually URL availability, as well as the Comments link next the post. Clicking on the showtime Comments link found, the reader volition post his inquiry virtually static pages, against my post virtually URL availability.

Use of Jump Break gives a dwelling family page that tin laissez passer on notice hold upward easily read, pinnacle to bottom.

So, what number does the piece of occupation of "Jump Break" convey on this problem? Using "Jump Break" on all master copy page posts makes it to a greater extent than probable that a potential reader of the blog, next a dwelling family page link to the blog, has to a greater extent than demand chances to encounter all recent posts, amongst their summaries.

The reader is to a greater extent than probable to scan downward the page, encounter a summarised relevant post, click on "Read more" - as well as read the relevant post, on the private post page, earlier commenting.

Use of Jump Break gives to a greater extent than weight to the private posts, equally indexed.

Additionally, amongst the posts summarised inwards master copy page view, the search engines volition abide by less content on the master copy page. The total posts volition hold upward indexed equally private post pages, to a greater extent than than equally business office of the master copy page. This gives to a greater extent than weight to the private posts, as well as less weight to the master copy page.

When indexed using an automatically generated, robust sitemap (2014), the posts volition appear individually inwards SERP lists, decreasing reader master copy page confusion. Each SERP entry, pointing to an private post, volition hold upward to a greater extent than relevantly focused - giving it to a greater extent than weight than a SERP entry, pointing to master copy page view.

Use of Jump Break, consistently, produces a win-win-win scenario.

In summary, careful as well as consistent piece of occupation of "Jump Break" leads to:

• Better focus on private as well as relevant spider web log articles, past times the search engines.
• Less confusion to the blogs readers, when accessing the spider web log using SERP striking lists.
• Less frustration for the spider web log owner, when moderating comments.

It's truly a win-win-win, when used consistently. And, it's as well as thus simple to apply, on a post past times post basis. Check it out, in action.

Referer Spam Does Non Stand Upwards For Existent Traffic

We've been discussing referer spam for many years.

Every week, also many people who wonder

Why doesn't Google seat an terminate to this, for good?

there are occasionally approximately folks who wonder

But is this all bad? Doesn't this aid us inwards our overall Blogger statistics as far as traffic counts go? If so, it's non all bad - for those of us alongside less than ginormous followings.

And both attitudes reverberate people who precisely don't sympathize what it is.

We've already discussed, repeatedly, why Google can't precisely seat a terminate to it, unilaterally.

The latter musing, considering that it may perhaps hold out beneficial to whatever Blogger blogs, is no to a greater extent than valid than the former. Referer spam precisely cannot hold out blocked, because it is non unlike from legitimate traffic.

Stats logs entries, from referer spam, produce non reverberate people viewing the blog.

The numbers reflected inwards our Stats logs produce non stand upwardly for whatever click on the links inwards the Stats display.

Only Stats, which builds its pageview counts too graphs using the Blogger server activeness logs, is discipline to referer spam. All third political party visitor logs too meters, which depend upon snippets or widgets added to the weblog template, are non discipline to this problem.

Don't click on the links - too piece of employment a 3rd political party visitor log for verification.

So, also my facetious advice that y'all simply

Don't click on the links.

comes as facetious advice that you

Get a 3rd political party visitor log / meter, for accurate too comprehensive pageview counts.

Blogger Is Non Blocking Access To Your Blog

I've explained the issues almost Blogger job organization human relationship maintenance, together with weblog access, together with then many times.

I've described it every bit possession existence the law, or every bit reading betwixt the lines, or fifty-fifty every bit responsible practice - together with roughly people simply don't empathise these issues. Some people essay to pull their problem, when they accept a problem, every bit Blogger unlawfully stealing their possession.

Blogger won't give me access to my weblog - create I ask a courtroom club to function past times access to my blog, together with to my content?

At starting fourth dimension glance, they accept a cry for - Blogger has to give us access to our blogs, or they halt existence our blogs. If you lot hold off closer though, there's a flaw inward that reasoning.

Blogger lets you lot rank out a blog, without identifying yourself legally to them, every bit long every bit you lot retain command of the blog.

To retain control, you lot accept to access a Blogger job organization human relationship that owns the blog. You accept 2 methods of access, to whatever Blogger job organization human relationship - a front end door, together with a dorsum door.

1. The front end door: The job organization human relationship cite (email address when setup originally), together with the electrical flow password.
2. The dorsum door: The electronic mail address currently associated alongside the account, together with access to that electronic mail address.

If you lot lose both the front end door together with the dorsum door, you lot can't access the Blogger account, together with you lot can't command the blog. If you lot lose access, don't blame Blogger for your loss of access.

Blogger is non preventing you lot from accessing your blog, together with doing whatever you lot wish, alongside your weblog - every bit long every bit you lot tin sack examine that it's your blog. Blogger volition assistance you, when possible, to access your Blogger account, together with your blog.

When you lot function past times inward impossible, every bit when you lot lose both the front end door together with the dorsum door, they can't assistance you. If they can't assistance you lot now, they volition yet concur the blog, patiently, until you lot are able to examine that it's your blog.

Your weblog is yet there, waiting for you lot to access it. It volition stay there, waiting for you lot to access it. Blogger is non preventing you lot from accessing your blog.

Dynamic Templates In Addition To Embedded Comments

We've been observing problems amongst commenting on blogs using the inline comment shape ("Embedded below post"), ever since Blogger changed the inline form, many months ago. First, nosotros observed an overall work amongst cookie filtering as well as the embedded comment form. Later, a to a greater extent than subtle work amongst using the CAPTCHA shape amongst embedded comments was discovered.

Now, we're seeing a like problem, amongst the novel dynamic templates, as well as the embedded comment form. This work may non live on whatever to a greater extent than obvious, to precisely about weblog readers, than the preceding problems were.

I've been providing advice, inward Blogger Help Forum: Something Is Broken, for diverse weblog owners whose readers cannot comment, for precisely about time.

Many problems which involve commenting get-go amongst content filters.

Generally, the work is but caused past times overly optimistic cookie as well as script filtering. Resolution of the work may involve changing comment shape type, for blogs amongst sure as shooting reader populations.

Dynamic templates seem to introduce other challenges amongst commenting.

This week, I tried posting exam comments inward diverse blogs that purpose the dynamic templates, every bit a default view. There are several possible challenges here.

• Main page persuasion may non inform the casual reader that comments are permitted.
• Local rendering of weblog content may live on a problem, on precisely about computers.
• The mechanics of the dynamic template postal service overlay may crusade confusion.
• Different dynamic views may furnish to a greater extent than or less of a challenge.

Main page persuasion may non inform the casual reader that comments are permitted.

Main page view, inward the dynamic template, may confuse the reader. Main page view, for blogs non using the dynamic templates, volition furnish a link below each post, "nn Comments" ("nn" stating the electrical flow comment count).

With the reader clicking on the link, the private postal service page volition live on presented, amongst the browser positioned at the piece of work past times of the embedded shape below the post. The reader volition non live on straightaway aware of the display alter - but may but come across the comment form, displayed earlier his eyes.

The dynamic template equivalent of master copy page persuasion volition present precisely a snippet of the post, or the consummate postal service - but amongst no refer of Comments, anywhere. To conduct maintain whatever run a peril of posting a comment, the reader must know to click on the post, as well as persuasion the postal service inward the overlay.

With the private postal service visible inward the overlay, the reader must know to scroll to the really bottom of the overlay. With the blueprint of the unmarried postal service overlay, this involves explicitly scrolling to the really bottom of the covert - again, non an obvious procedure. At the really bottom, ane volition uncovering the uncomplicated caption.

Add a comment

Clicking on the caption, as well as / or scrolling again, the reader finds the embedded comment form.

With the Classic Dynamic View selected (either past times the weblog owner, or past times the reader), at that topographic point is no overlay used. Even so, at that topographic point is precisely about other possibility for confusion.

When at that topographic point are no comments published to a given post, ane volition come across the link "0 comments" or "Add a comment". Clicking on the link, ane volition scroll to the really piece of work past times of the comment form.

Depending upon the size of the display, the mass of the comment shape volition rest invisible - as well as again, the take away to scroll precisely a flake further won't live on straightaway apparent - as well as the would live on commenter volition over again give-up the ghost away, inward confusion.

Local rendering of weblog content may live on a problem, on precisely about computers.

Since the dynamic template is beingness rendered inward existent fourth dimension past times the readers computer, each display may non refresh, immediately. If the readers estimator is busy, or depression on resources, the display may non live on straightaway updated.

There is no indicator inward the dynamic view, that indicates to the reader that the display has a pending update. The reader may non notice the delay - as well as may casually intend that at that topographic point is no comment shape available for the page or post.

After entering the comment into the box, selecting the appropriate authentication, as well as hitting the "Post Comment" button, the reader volition live on presented amongst the CAPTCHA form. Options for the minute as well as tertiary steps volition vary, at the pleasance of the weblog owner.

Again, depending upon how busy the estimator is, the CAPTCHA shape may live on presented straightaway - or may require that the reader over again scroll to the bottom.

The mechanics of the dynamic template postal service overlay may crusade confusion.

Finally, later on the CAPTCHA (when required) is successfully solved, as well as if comment moderation is beingness used, the reader is shown the good known (and non ever observed) advice

Your comment volition live on visible later on approval.

If, during whatever of the higher upwards steps, the readers estimator non rendering the side past times side display promptly, the reader may instruct confused as well as unopen the overlay. The side past times side pace volition involve the reader communicating amongst the weblog possessor (when the possessor is fortunate enough).

I wanted to exit you lot a comment, but your weblog doesn't convey comments. What the &*^^% are you lot doing amongst the blog, this month?

Different dynamic views may furnish to a greater extent than or less of a challenge.

These effects may live on to a greater extent than obvious amongst views that display the consummate postal service inward an overlay, as well as amongst longer posts.

The Classic as well as Sidebar views display the consummate posts inward a to a greater extent than conventional vogue - as well as the comment shape is to a greater extent than visible. With shorter posts, that tally inside the browser window, the comment shape is to a greater extent than visible.

Look at ane post, from my Musings blog.

My blog, amongst a curt post, displayed using Standard view.

My blog, amongst a curt post, displayed using Classic view.

My blog, amongst a slightly longer post.



Not all dynamic views volition introduce the "Add a comment" link, every bit easily displayed for the readers, for all posts on all blogs.

And ane time again, nosotros conduct maintain precisely about other number for Blogger Help Forum: Something Is Broken.

My readers cannot comment on my blog!

And, precisely about other mystery volition fill upwards the forums.

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Owners of precisely about #Blogger blogs may notice that reader commenting is non every bit active, having late published to a dynamic template. There are a diversity of reasons for the alter inward activity.

Blog Owners Respect Static Pages, On Dynamic Templates, Don't Let Comments

A calendar month ago, nosotros discovered a work amongst static pages together with commenting, on our blogs. That work was subsequently fixed.

Yesterday, spell exploring a subtle work amongst commenting on posts when using a dynamic template, I discovered a novel work amongst static pages together with commenting, too on the dynamic template.

You may examine my static page commenting form, inward this weblog - together with discovery that it's possible to exit a comment inward that page, Leave Comments Here. Then discovery the same page, inward a dynamic thought of this blog, using the link inward the carte bar (it's in that place - deed the cursor, slowly) - together with again, possess to exit a comment inward that page.

I intend that the higher upwards examine volition illustrate the problem. This work appears to endure distinctly kind from the previously observed work amongst the commenting form, together with posts, inward the dynamic template.

If you lot pattern your weblog amongst static pages, together with brand comments from your readers a pregnant business office of the experience, you lot may non want to brand the dynamic templates a default view, for your blog.

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Make A Custom Pages Index For Your Blog

Even earlier Blogger added static pages every bit a spider web log feature, spider web log owners bring been shout out for how to brand hidden or kind pages for their blogs.

When static pages, together with the Pages index gadget, were added, people started shout out for nearly indexing label searches together with external links inwards the Pages gadget.

There are several solutions to the demand to bring a Pages gadget that indexes archive / label searches, together with external URLs. Each solution has its advantages, together with disadvantages.

If you lot desire a Pages gadget for your blog, that indexes to a greater extent than than but static pages, you lot bring ii basic choices. Each pick gives you lot dissimilar possibilities.

1. Replace the Pages gadget amongst a linklist. You tin index whatever URLs that involvement you, inwards a linklist.
2. Use the Pages editor, inwards the dashboard Layout page, which lets you lot add together URLs of your choice, straight to the Pages gadget.

I've been advising people for several years, how to brand a horizontal index bar for the blog.

With most Blogger templates, the Tabs department contains CSS that displays whatever linklist positioned there, horizontally. This gives you lot the pick of using "Add a gadget", together with creating a linklist every bit an XML based "Linklist" - or 1 created every bit an HTML based "HTML / JavaScript" gadget - together with both choices bring advantages.

Use an XML based linklist.

If you lot hold back at the card bar on this blog, you'll come across how the active card push "lights up" when selected. The "Selected" characteristic is a CSS tweak - together with requires that you lot role a linklist that's XML based.

I created the card bar here, using "Add a gadget", together with tweaked the template code. The default Pages gadget is XML based - together with does non require the latter tweak.

Use the Blogger supplied Pages gadget.

As an alternate to using a linklist gadget, you lot could role the Pages gadget.

If you lot role the Pages Editor, together with you lot position the Pages gadget inwards the proper position, your blog, when displayed using a dynamic template, volition populate the dark card bar amongst your Pages list. When that happens, the dynamic persuasion card volition live on displayed every bit a drop-down list, at the far left of the card bar.

Problems Amongst Dynamic Templates As Well As The Bill Of Fare Bar / Pages Index

We're getting a few reports today, inward static pages, that move the novel dynamic templates, in addition to that directly accept no mightiness to index the pages inward the dynamic views. We're besides seeing reports mentioning about blogs which accept no carte du jour bar visible, inward dynamic views. Both problems were, reportedly, outset observed mid morning time today, Pacific time.

Earlier this week, if y'all looked at this weblog inward dynamic view, y'all could come across 2 static pages, from this blog, indexed inward the carte du jour bar. Both Commenting Policy in addition to Leave Comments Here were, at 1 time, indexed. Today, they are not.

Interestingly enough, neither page is indexed inward the static template carte du jour bar, which y'all tin come across simply above. Other static pages, which were indexed inward the static template carte du jour bar, were non observed inward the dynamic template carte du jour bar.

We accept a rollup discussion, where nosotros are collecting details nearly your observations of these problems. If your weblog is affected, delight supply details inward the discussion, every bit best every bit y'all are able.

1. What is the published URL of the blog?
2. Is the weblog explicitly setup to move the dynamic templates?
3. If the weblog is setup to move the dynamic templates, which persuasion is the default?
4. Does the blog, inward the non dynamic view, display the navbar?
5. Does the blog, inward the non dynamic view, display a Pages gadget / carte du jour bar? If no, where are the pages indexed?
6. Did y'all setup the Pages gadget using the Classic Blogger GUI, or the New Blogger GUI?
7. Have y'all enabled the Mobile Template, for this blog?

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(Update 2011/11/14): It appears that this work originates alongside blogs using a custom Pages gadget. Blogs that move a touchstone Pages gadget, created inward the New Blogger GUI Pages editor, seem to live on OK. Here, y'all may persuasion my exam weblog - both using a dynamic view, in addition to similarly using a non dynamic view - which has a touchstone Pages index, positioned inward the sidebar.

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Publicising Updates To Your Blog, Using Google+

Ever since Google+ was released, weblog owners convey been quest how to post service weblog updates to Google+. Previously, at that spot was exclusively the possibility of publishing from Google+ to our blogs - in addition to that selection was non good designed. Last week, Blogger released this option, inwards Draft Blogger.

Today we’re excited to denote the get-go manner y'all volition live on able to leverage Google+ -- past times making it possible to supercede your Blogger profile alongside your Google+ profile.

In improver to giving your readers a to a greater extent than robust in addition to familiar feel of who y'all are, your social connections volition come across your posts inwards their Google search results alongside an annotation that you've shared the post.

As long equally y'all are prepared to purpose a Google+ profile alongside your Blogger account, y'all tin ship weblog updates to your followers.

After y'all login to Blogger, precisely edit your profile. There, you'll come across the advice

Connect Blogger to Google+ : Use your Google profile in addition to instruct access to upcoming Google+ features on Blogger. Learn more Get Started

After y'all upgrade Blogger to purpose your Google+ profile, instruct to the dashboard Settings - Google+, in addition to conduct "Prompt to percentage later posting", for automatic sharing. Or, y'all tin purpose the Posts link "Share" for whatever post, when convenient.

I suspect at that spot volition live on several possibilities alongside this novel feature, then spotter this infinite for updates.

Security Modify To Blogsend Leaves Blogsend Electronic Mail Distribution Broken #2

A twelvemonth ago, nosotros noted a safety alter to BlogSend, which left many weblog owners alongside severely deprecated mightiness to publicise weblog updates, when using a somebody Google Group. At that time, the recommended workaround was to add together "no-reply@blogger.com" every bit a Google Group member.

Today, nosotros run across that the mightiness to add together Google Group members straight is no longer offered. It appears straightaway that the role of somebody Google Groups, for distribution of Blogger weblog updates, is non an option.

Last week, Blogger announced the selection to publicise weblog updates using Google+.

It would seem that role of Google+ may last the future, for Blogger weblog publicity. Some fourth dimension ago, nosotros were advised that private Blogger profiles were existence replaced past times Google+. It's possible that somebody weblog updates may convey the same future.

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Dynamic Templates Lack A Dashboard Link Inwards The Header Bar

Yesterday, nosotros saw a few reports inward Blogger Help Forum: Something Is Broken, mentioning the lack of a link, inward the dynamic views header bar, to our dashboards.

I'm using dynamic views as well as right away can't access my dashboard!

It appears that the Blogger logo / Attribution ("Powered past times Blogger" caption), which formerly linked to our dashboards, is non there, whatever more. This deficiency appears universal - the links no longer look on all dissimilar dynamic views, on header bars amongst the views listed adjacent or inward the pulldown list, or on blogs where dynamic views are default, or optional.

Having reported this occupation to Blogger Support, nosotros were informed that they are planning an update, coming really soon, that volition furnish links inward the header bar like to the correct side of the non dynamic template navbar. We will, presumably, bring links to "Design", "New Post", as well as such. Until then, the previous links bring been removed from the header bar.

For the fourth dimension being, y'all may access your dashboard but using the link to Blogger.

access the non dynamic alias of whatever blog, for instance

http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/?v=0

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(Update 2011/11/16): We meet now, diverse blogs amongst dynamic views, showing tiny Pencil ("New post") as well as Home ("Dashboard") icons, when the weblog possessor is properly signed in. You, non existence an possessor of this blog, volition withal meet nothing, inward my dynamic sentiment demonstration of this blog.

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Verifying Ownership Of Your Site To Bing Webmaster

As a spider web nous (aka spider web log master), too adding posts together with enhancing the template, y'all guide keep a 3rd action - connecting your spider web site (blog) to other spider web sites together with blogs. In many cases, you'll but ship the owners of the other spider web site (blog) a asking to link to your blog.

For links to large together with really active spider web sites, you'll role an online wizard. To attempt out ownership of your spider web site, instead of sending email, you'll add together a file of specific name, or mayhap specific content, into the spider web site. You can't add together a file to your blog, though. With a Blogger blog, y'all guide keep no command over files together with folders - all that y'all produce is issue posts.

One of the virtually of import spider web sites that y'all tin add together your spider web log to, like to Google Webmaster Tools together with Yahoo Site Explorer, is the Microsoft search engine, Bing.

Similar to Google Webmaster Tools together with Yahoo Site Explorer, Microsoft provides Bing Webmaster, which provides y'all the spider web site (blog) possessor the mightiness to monitor together with melody the human relationship betwixt your spider web site (blog) together with Bing, the Microsoft Search Engine. When y'all add together a not Blogger spider web site to Bing Webmaster, y'all add together a file of specific advert together with content, to the root. When y'all add together your blog, y'all add together a tape of specific content - a meta tape - to the template.

This meta record, which provides your verification of ownership to Bing, may locomote ane of the virtually of import unmarried lines of code inward the template. Add this amongst care.

1. First, together with always, backup the template for the blog.
2. Sign inward to your HotMail / Live / Microsoft trouble organisation human relationship (Yes, here, too, y'all guide keep to sign in! And y'all volition necessitate a Microsoft accepted account!)
3. You showtime from Bing Webmaster Center - Home.
4. Under "Sites", you'll encounter the "Add Site" button. Hit the button.
5. Paste or type the URL of the spider web log into the "Site:" box.
6. Hit "Submit".
7. Now you'll guide keep "Verify Ownership".
8. Click on "Option 2: Copy together with glue a tag inward your default webpage".
9. Copy the meta record, equally presented to you.
10. You'll convey the tape equally provided, together with reformat it slightly. Here's an instance of what they provide.
    

    <meta name="msvalidate.01" content="XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"> 

    
    Here's what I used.
    

    <meta content='XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX' name='msvalidate.01'/> 

11. In approximately other tab or window, opened upwards the template editor window, for the blog.
12. Copy the tape into the template for your blog, exactly below the records added for Google Webmaster Tools together with / or Yahoo Site Explorer verification.
13. Save the template.
14. Back inward the Bing Webmaster "Verify Ownership" window, click on the "Verify" button.
15. You'll instantly encounter your site, added to the Sites list, together with the "Dashboard" for your newly added site volition locomote displayed.
16. And again, backup the template for the blog. Save both backups.

Having verified ownership of your site, y'all instantly guide keep access to diverse features of Bing Webmaster.

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Comments Settings Inwards The Novel Blogger Gui

Ever since the New Blogger GUI (2011) was offered to us several months ago, we've been seeing strange questions nearly options for Comments inwards our blogs, inwards the New GUI.

How produce I choose the "Full page" or "Pop-up window" comment form, for my blog?

and

How produce I choose CAPTCHA verification?

and occasionally

Can I all the same bring notification of comments, as published?

The latter inquiry is slowly plenty to respond - it's only non as obvious as the other settings, inwards the New GUI. The starting fourth dimension 2 questions correspond genuine concerns, for about weblog owners.

The starting fourth dimension inquiry - comment degree placement - was late made available, nether Settings - "Posts too comments" - Comment Location.

The selection of whether to purpose CAPTCHA ("word verification") screening is a uniquely personal choice. Some weblog owners are certainly that CAPTCHA screening is necessary, piece others are every bit as certainly that it's absolutely unnecessary. The absence of the selection causes about questions.

Finally, the comment notification option, piece non truly omitted, is non obvious to everybody. Tucked away inwards the "Mobile too email" page, it's slowly to miss, without a careful search.

Just as the several other known deficiencies, about Commenting options rest to move resolved, earlier every weblog possessor volition willingly purpose the New GUI.

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It's The Vacation Flavor Again, As Well As It's Fourth Dimension To Decorate Our Blogs

The Winter Holiday flavor is approaching, in addition to this calendar week we're seeing queries past times but about spider web log owners, getting ready.

Why create my readers meet a search display - instead of my blog?

and

How create I larn far snowfall on my blog?

and a few owners, in addition to visitors

Why does my browser freeze or lag when viewing this blog?

Many spider web log owners, who issue craft, family, in addition to personal themed blogs, but accept to brand their blogs reverberate their vacation wishes for their readers. Only later, they may re intend their decision.

Some of us inwards Blogger Help Forum: Something Is Broken recollect this flavor final year, though non fondly. Many spider web log owners, having previously decorated their blogs alongside Falling Leaves (Thanksgiving), Falling Snow (Christmas), in addition to subsequently Falling Hearts (Valentines Day), flora themselves spending fourth dimension inwards the forum, asking why nobody could meet their blogs. The reply that they flora was that their blogs, previously decorated alongside the Falling Leaves / Snow / Hearts animations, were redirecting their readers to websites which were non relevant to their readers interests or needs.

The owners of computers poorly protected against malicious software installation, when redirected from their friends vacation decorated blogs to the hijackers websites, flora themselves subsequently consulting their local figurer guru. The gurus spent fourth dimension (not e'er without expense) removing but about unwanted software, installed past times the hijackers websites.

The charming affair close the hijacks is that the Falling Leaves / Snow / Hearts gadgets, when installed, did non at in ane trial redirect the diverse visitors to the malicious websites. This especial appeared to betoken really devious planning past times the hijackers, who had waited, patiently, acre thousands of spider web log owners had installed their trickery, earlier activating the hijack.

This caused but about confusion inwards the forums. H5N1 normal occupation of job diagnosis - which many of those of you, who accept requested assist here, may recognise - is the brief in addition to really unproblematic question

What changes accept you lot made to the blog, recently?

Most spider web log owners, naturally, answered

Nothing interesting.

Later, when a malicious Falling Leaves / Snow / Heart accessory was identified, alongside the stern advice

Get rid of that!

The reply would be

I installed that vi months ago! Surely, that's non the problem??!!

Only after large numbers of people had reported problems alongside their blogs, in addition to nosotros flora the Falling Leaves / Snow / Heart accessory on the job blogs, did nosotros suggest everybody

Remove all Falling Leaves / Snow / Heart accessories, from your blogs, immediately.

Besides the blatant spider web log hijack threat, there's but about other effect for you lot to consider. The animation - falling hearts / leaves / snowfall - requires intense processor activity. If people halt visiting your blog, because their browsers freeze up, you'll demand to revisit your decorative decision.

So, equally this years vacation flavor starts, we'll suggest everybody to beware of whatsoever animated accessory, such equally (but non express to) Falling Leaves / Snow / Hearts. Install whatsoever 3rd political party accessory alongside assist in addition to discrimination. And recollect everything installed, for a long fourth dimension afterwards.

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Blogs Cannot Survive Whitelisted Against Spam Classification

Periodically, inwards Blogger Help Forum: How Do I?, nosotros run across the naive request.

Please, accept a infinitesimal in addition to allow me know how security my weblog is.

Here, the weblog possessor wants to know whether it's possible that his weblog mightiness hold out classified every bit a spam host, inwards the almost future.

This is a asking that, no affair how genuine a blog, in addition to a weblog owner, may seem now, cannot hold out fulfilled alongside whatever marker of accuracy in addition to authority.

Whitelisting blogs against spam classification is a service that merely cannot hold out provided, when requested.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 unmarried blog, viewed now, cannot supply an adequate sentiment of the weblog population, in addition to of the immediate threat.

• Many spam farms tin flaming alone hold out detected every bit groups of blogs, where private blogs may seem quite benign in addition to genuine.
• Many blogs, plainly benign in addition to genuine correct now, may stimulate got a spammy payload applied later.
• Many spammers would appreciate immediate evaluation of their blogs, in addition to therefore they tin flaming to a greater extent than easily hit upwardly one's hear where the boundaries may lie.
• Many spammers would bask the powerfulness to argue, later, how they may stimulate got been mislead yesteryear inaccurate advice - alongside the possibility of forcing a reversal of their confirmed status.

Spam classification tin flaming alone hold out conducted yesteryear the automated classification procedure - which is deceptively accurate in addition to effective - inwards spite of arguments provided yesteryear confirmed spammers.

As a weblog owner, yous demand to concentrate on providing informative, interesting, in addition to unique content to your readers. And hold out selective how in addition to where yous advertise the blog, considering carefully what content may non hold out appreciated yesteryear everybody.

Focus on developing your blog - in addition to don't waste materials fourth dimension asking for services that cannot hold out provided. And purpose some mutual feel techniques, to trim the take away chances of spam classification.

Dynamic Templates Lack A Login Link Inwards The Header Bar

Last week, afterwards approximately complaints were heard from weblog owners who were using the dynamic templates on their blogs, Blogger added "Dashboard" too "New Post" links inwards the header bar. These novel links are accessible when the weblog possessor is logged in, equally a weblog administrator.

Unfortunately, their improvement did non get got into concern human relationship the require to login. Blog owners, non logged in, volition notwithstanding come across no links.

If non logged in, y'all may access your dashboard merely using the link to Blogger.

access the non dynamic alias of whatever blog, for instance

http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/?v=0

and y'all may thence live on the "Login" link inwards the navbar.

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Google Friend Connect Accessory To Hold Upwards Provided Past Times Blogger

This week, Google announced the destination to its website based community edifice accessory, Google Friend Connect, for non Blogger based websites.

We're retiring the service for all non-Blogger sites on March 1, 2012.

The statement notes its replacement amongst Google+.

We encourage affected sites to attain a Google+ page too house a Google+ badge on their site too hence they tin convey their community of followers to Google+ too utilization novel features similar Circles too Hangouts to maintain inward touch.

Blogger spider web log owners tin larn out on to utilization the Followers gadget, tin utilization Google+, or tin construct their communities using both features.

Blogger spider web log owners were of late offered several suggestions, to integrate Google+ into their blogs.

• The Google+ badge, placed on the blog, directs your readers to your Google+ profile.
• You tin supervene upon your Blogger profile amongst your Google+ profile.
• Replacement of your Blogger profile amongst your Google+ profile enables you lot to publish your spider web log updates to your Google+ followers.

With Google retiring Friend Connect, this allows Blogger to attain got over its functionality. Blogger spider web log owners, who similar the thought of letting their Followers display their icons on the faces of our blogs, too thought our spider web log updates inward the Blogger Reading List / Google Reader displays, tin larn out on to utilization the Followers accessory.

By removing Google Friend Connect from the Followers accessory, Blogger is hoping that the code supporting the Followers gadget tin live on simplified, too volition larn to a greater extent than stable. This volition hopefully resolve many of the of late reported outages, both inward the spider web log confront display, too inward our dashboard too Reading Lists.

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Holiday Decorations As Well As Your Blog, #2

Last week, I issued my annual reminder to weblog owners, to regard their weblog vacation decorations amongst care. That reminder mainly focuses on the to a greater extent than controversial number of blog hijacks, as well as estimator hacking. Besides the long term as well as subtle estimator hacking, your readers, visiting your weblog decorated amongst the latest animation, volition convey a to a greater extent than immediate as well as obvious work to regard - browser freezes as well as other estimator overload problems.

Besides the blatant weblog hijack threat, there's to a greater extent than or less other challenge from the animation, for y'all to consider. The animation - falling hearts / leaves / snowfall - requires intense processor activity. Every fourth dimension 1 oculus / foliage / snowflake changes seat on the covert (ie, "falls"), the processor has to redraw the screen, amongst the oculus / foliage / snowflake inwards the novel location. Similar to one Designer Templates problem, many computers volition operate a chip slower when displaying a weblog amongst decorative animation.

People who set out blogs, that are appropriate for these decorations, tend to convey readers who may non convey purchased a novel estimator for a yoke years. Older computers tend to endure marginally able to bargain amongst the charge generated past times the latest browser updates as well as other newer software - as well as adding animation on your weblog may endure only also much extra load.

Similar to the resultant from weblog owners who install automatically playing background music, your visitors may create upwards one's hear that reading your weblog makes only also much problem for them.

If people halt visiting your blog, because their browsers freeze up, you'll ask to revisit your decorative decision. Maybe, thinking almost it forthwith is a improve idea.

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Will Legacy Accounts Deletion Automatically Brand The Url Of Your Pick Available To You?

If y'all believe some of the discussions inwards will live doing that, starting 2011/12/05 23:59.

For a compass out of technical as well as operational reasons, we’ve decided to live on halt our back upwards for migrating legacy accounts as well as blogs subsequently Dec 5, 2011.

Some discussions include speculation most deletion of blogs owned nether legacy accounts, which volition consequence inwards their personal dream URL beingness made available to them, finally.

How much adventure is in that place that dozens of unhappy Blogger spider web log owners volition live on teach purpose of the URL to match their spider web log land of report / title?

Does anybody hither wishing to estimate the values for these numbers?

1. Total compass out of URLs that exist, inwards BlogSpot.
2. Number of URLs that involvement you, inwards BlogSpot.
3. Total compass out of legacy accounts.
4. Number of blogs owned past times legacy accounts.
5. Number of legacy accounts that volition live deleted, immediately, on Dec 6.
6. Number of URLs that volition choke available on Dec 6.
7. Number of people similar you, that want the same URL that y'all desire.
8. Certainty that Blogger volition construct clean upwards BlogSpot, as well as truly delete all blogs owned past times legacy accounts.

If y'all are waiting for your dream URL to offset your blog, how much adventure is in that place that your novel spider web log volition live coming online Dec 7?

I'm thinking a working formula mightiness live something like

( ( b / a ) * f ) / ( g + i ) * h

Comment lines are at nowadays open, as well as operators are waiting for your call.

If y'all accept a spider web log inwards mind, teach your spider web log online today, as well as come inwards valuable, using the content. Don't waste materials time, waiting for an lawsuit that may never happen. Especially given the fact that nil stated past times Blogger implies

h > 0.00

Read the complaint provided past times Blogger, again.

we’ve decided to live on end our support for migrating legacy accounts as well as blogs

I accept seen no advert of planned deletion of blogs, owned past times the legacy accounts.

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Blogger Magic - A Static Domicile Page

Every week, someone asks for such a uncomplicated spider web log feature.

How create I bring a unmarried spider web log postal service e'er displayed, for the dwelling page?

There are many things that Blogger has notwithstanding to provide, too this is one. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 blog, past times definition, contains a dynamic dwelling page, alongside the most electrical flow posts displayed.

Today (sorry, also late!), if y'all thought this blog, this postal service volition hold upward displayed, at the real tiptop of the dwelling page. Tomorrow, this postal service volition hold upward displayed, exactly non at the tiptop of the dwelling page. In a pair weeks, this postal service volition non hold upward displayed on the dwelling page, at all. That is how blogs work. If y'all desire to display anything else, y'all don't bring a blog.

That's the purist position, anyway. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 spider web log is exactly a spider web site alongside the latest posts displayed on dwelling page (the master copy page), too hidden older posts (the archives).

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(Update 2012/06/06): The recent "Search preferences" characteristic allows us to setup a truthful static dwelling page, alongside none of the complications below.

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The non bad affair nigh this magic line a fast 1 on is that it's non hard to instruct into work. I categorise this line a fast 1 on every bit a snake, later on the former taunt from my mother

If it had been a snake, it would bring bitten you.

It's too then simple, really.

1. Make the spider web log not display whatsoever posts, for dwelling page.
2. Add a text gadget.
3. Tweak the text gadget to solely display, when dwelling page URL is displayed.
4. Use the Pages gadget, too index the residual of the blog. Add links using diverse label searches, pages, too posts, every bit y'all like.

Make The Home Page Not Display Any Posts
If y'all brand the master copy page non display whatsoever posts, y'all instruct an empty dwelling page. Settings - "Posts too comments" contains the "Show" setting. Set "Show" to "0 posts", too the spider web log has an empty dwelling page.

Add Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Text Gadget
Add an HTML / Text gadget, positioned exactly inwards a higher house or below the "Blog Posts" gadget. Setup the novel gadget exactly similar the spider web log post, that y'all would desire permanently displayed. If y'all desire to purpose the postal service editor to compose the gadget, create that.

Tweak The Template
This is the 1 business office of this project, that requires whatsoever technique. Use the Template Editor, too edit the gadget template, for the gadget that y'all exactly added, too then the gadget solely displays when the dwelling page URL is beingness displayed.

Use The Pages Gadget, To Index The Rest Of The Blog
Once y'all bring a static dwelling page gadget, exactly add together links to the residual of the blog. You tin sack bring links inwards the novel gadget - too y'all tin sack bring an index inwards the spider web log header, or inwards the sidebar. Use your imagination here, it's your blog.

That's it. Really.

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Please Blogger, Restore My Deleted Blog!! #2

In 2009, Blogger Support became weary from treatment also many work reports from weblog owners who had made such a unproblematic mistake.

I striking the incorrect key, in addition to deleted my blog! Help Me!!

They started archiving deleted blogs, in addition to gave us a sorcerer to un delete a newly deleted blog, from the archive. Unfortunately, that might to un delete a weblog has two major limitations.

1. A deleted weblog tin move un deleted inside xc days.
2. A deleted weblog tin move un deleted past times a weblog administrator.

Some weblog owners honour out the relevance of the minute limitation the difficult mode - afterwards they delete their blog, in addition to then honour out that they cause got two (or more) Blogger accounts.

From a cursory examination, 2 like symptoms

I striking the incorrect key, in addition to deleted my blog!

and

I can't honour my weblog on the dashboard!

would number from the same problem, in addition to cause got the same solution - un delete the deleted blog. However, the minute symptom has an as mutual diagnosis

You are logged inward amongst the incorrect Blogger account.

This diagnosis is to a greater extent than oft than non derived from ownership analysis, of the missing blog.

Unfortunately, ownership tin exclusively move determined when the weblog inward enquiry is online. And that is the work seen, also many times, when people endeavor to un delete their deleted blog.

If you lot merely deleted your blog, at that topographic point are 2 diagnostic procedures, unremarkably used inward Blogger Help Forum: Something Is Broken, that you'll non honour useful.

• Account recovery. The Blogger "Forgot your username or password?" sorcerer is useless, for a deleted blog.
• Ownership analysis. You cannot decide the owner, without examining alive weblog content.

If you lot merely deleted your blog, in addition to you lot don't cause got access to an owning Blogger account, you're going to cause got to animate beingness forcefulness your mode dorsum to control. For each possible e-mail address (GMail or non GMail), you lot must

1. Clear cache, cookies, in addition to sessions (yes, all 3!), in addition to restart the browser.
2. Use the Blogger "Forgot your username or password?" wizard, in addition to plug inward an e-mail address.
3. See if you lot instruct e-mail in addition to tin recover access to a Blogger account.
4. See if you lot tin un delete anything from the dashboard, for that account.

This is going to move a frustrating practise - but it's in all probability your exclusively solution possible. There are exclusively 2 ways to avoid this exercise.

• Don't delete your blog, past times mistake.
• Always maintain access to your blog.

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Blog Owners Amongst Former Browsers May Desire To Avoid Trying The Novel Gui

In general, it's skillful to endure adventurous - exactly non always. Sometimes, listening to our friends, to endure adventurous, gets us into trouble. We're beingness urged to "Try the updated Blogger interface", past times our "friends" - aka Blogger - inwards our Classic GUI dashboard. Blog owners who are nonetheless using an older browser, that's admittedly unsupported past times Blogger, may discovery themselves alongside a problem, when they "Try the updated Blogger interface".

Clicking on the link, to "Try the updated Blogger interface", you'll discovery yourself viewing a rather monolithic as well as ominous warning.

Your browser is no longer supported past times Blogger. Some parts of Blogger volition non piece of employment as well as you lot may sense problems.
If you lot are having problems, endeavor Google Chrome. | Dismiss

Now, you're at a betoken of no return. If your browser is current, you lot tin e'er accept a expect at the New GUI, therefore click "Old Blogger interface", behind the gear picture - as well as you'll endure none the worse. If your browser is out of date, when you lot give-up the ghost to The New GUI, you lot may non come across the gear picture (or anything else).

If you lot cannot operate the "Old Blogger interface" bill of fare item, you lot tin operate the Blogger Classic GUI Recovery URL.

www.blogger.com/opt-in-new-ui.g?useNewUi=false

One day, though, you lot volition need to deed forward.

• Install Chrome, or a dissimilar browser at electrical flow version, therefore switch back.
• Upgrade the electrical flow browser.

You stimulate got to deed forward, eventually. Don't wait, forever.

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External Links On Pages Gadget Betoken To Spider Web Log Abode Page

Today, we're getting a few reports inwards blog clusters, amongst the cluster members linked using tabs inwards the Pages gadget - who all of a abrupt constitute their clusters unlinked.

The unlike page tabs on my spider web log redirect to my same blog!

You tin rate notice come across the problem, inwards my demonstration blog. The tab marked "Indra" should redirect to "officialcommunities.blogspot.com" - instead, it redirects to the domicile page of that same spider web log "nitecruzrtestnew.blogspot.com".

When I await at the Pages editor, I come across New Page › Web Address.

• Indra.
• http://officialcommunities.blogspot.com/

When you lot await at my blog, you lot see

• Indra
• Linking to nitecruzrtestnew.blogspot.com

We accept near a dozen forum discussions, all reporting this same problem. We forthwith accept a rollup discussion, inwards Blogger Help Forum: Something Is Broken, where details are requested.

• What is the URL of the blog?
• Taking whatever non working link inwards your Pages gadget every bit an example, what is the label, in addition to the right link target?
• Using Pages editor, what target produce you lot see, for that link?
• Are you lot using Classic GUI Pages editor, or New GUI Pages editor?
• When did you lot get-go expose this problem?
• When did you, previously, non notice this problem?
• What did you lot change, betwixt #4 in addition to #5?
• What browser produce you lot use, when using Pages editor?

I was able to contact Blogger Support, then they are aware of the problem, in addition to are working on it.

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(Update 2011/12/04): We are receiving reports that the work has been resolved. Thanks to the Blogger Engineers who worked long hours to cook this one.

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June 2012 Graduates Should Showtime Planning Now

The give-and-take most Blogger trouble organisation human relationship as well as spider web log access recovery, as well as authentication requirements, never ends.

Account / spider web log ownership recovery is non at all a elementary issue. Occasionally, nosotros come across the extreme cases, as well as the frustration.

I made 2 blogs for schoolhouse inward im pretty certain 2009, so 3 years afterwards I am no longer at that school, as well as it was registered alongside that schoolhouse email, hence I convey no access to this e-mail anymore, as well as the e-mail trouble organisation human relationship has most probable been deleted. I actually require to delete these blogs because at that topographic point are photos of people on at that topographic point as well as they dont desire them there.

My personal sentiment is that the solution is obvious. If y'all cannot keep either primary access (account cite as well as password) or secondary access (access to a working e-mail account) to your Blogger account, y'all should non set out a Blogger blog.

My sentiment is non e'er good received, inward Blogger Help forum. Some people convey criticised me for my apparent lack of compassion, for the improvident spider web log owners. My sympathy is alongside blog owners, inward general.

My most recent FAQ discussing this issue seems to convey reduced - simply non eliminated - the criticism.

One pop scenario seems to involve people who latterly underwent an e-mail address transition - for instance, latterly graduating from college, as well as having to of a abrupt alter e-mail addresses.

In the past, 1 pop activity, involved inward the oftentimes repeated scenario "I don't convey access to my e-mail trouble organisation human relationship whatsoever to a greater extent than and, of course, never bothered to recollect my password" would typically offset alongside the plea

Please, tin forcefulness out Blogger order me my e-mail address??!!

and Blogger Support would helpfully render a hint

Your e-mail address is r****or @ gmail . com

or possibly

Your e-mail address is r****** @ ***e . edu

Many of those requests convey come upwards from people who, every bit college students, had created 1 or to a greater extent than blogs of frivolous or offensive content, that require to endure deleted at nowadays (ignoring the blatant lack of mightiness to essay their ownership of the blog(s) inward question).

This isn't an odd scenario, amidst young people. We should authorities notation that most college grads tin forcefulness out hopefully recollect the cite of the college attended, so the hint "***e . edu" should non endure every bit good obscure for the graduates themselves.

Recent developments inward Blogger trouble organisation human relationship recovery makes me hopeful that Blogger volition shortly eliminate the empty-headed trouble organisation human relationship cite hints, as well as offset relying exclusively upon automated recovery processes. I practise non mean value that it's unreasonable to hold off that, past times June 2012, those preparing to graduate from college should consider their post graduation action checklist alongside roughly care.

• File forwarding address for all postal mail.
• Pack upwards as well as movement all personal possessions inward dormitory room.
• Return rented as well as borrowed books as well as similar materials to owners.

It's possible that they could add

• Setup a HotMail, GMail, or Yahoo e-mail account.
• Transfer command of all personal Blogger blogs to a novel Blogger account, based upon the novel e-mail account.

And perchance even

• Remember the novel Blogger account name, as well as password.

Like Blogger spider web log ownership every bit a corporate resource, Blogger trouble organisation human relationship administration deserves roughly planning. If y'all are looking frontward to graduating inward June 2012, why non offset preparing for graduation, now?

Blogger Magic - Custom Domain Publishing Too Search Engine Reputation

There's a lot of confusion seen inwards Blogger Help Forum: How Do I?, virtually our blogs, together with how they are treated past times the search engines, later on beingness published to a custom domain URL.

Does the Page Rank transfer to the novel domain?

and

Is the weblog automatically indexed later on the change?

and

Will my readers last able to honor my weblog later on the change?

Each of those questions has a elementary answer - but each elementary answer leads to interesting detail.

The basic facts to consider are quite simple.

• Search engines index our blogs, together with calculate page rank, past times domain / subdomain URL. Better search engine reputation leads to better search listing placement, together with to a greater extent than traffic.
• When you lot give away the weblog to a custom domain, you lot are giving it a novel URL.
• With the weblog published to a novel URL, it has no page rank, together with is non indexed.

So, the immediate answer is reasonably simple.

Like a novel blog, together with similar a weblog renamed inside BlogSpot, a weblog newly published to a custom domain has Zero page rank, together with is non indexed.

Now, expect at the details.

• Unlike a completely novel blog, a weblog newly published to a custom domain has reputation, inwards the minds - together with links inwards the blogs - of the readers.
• Unlike a completely novel blog, in that location is an existing BlogSpot weblog that is indexed, has search engine reputation, together with right away links to the domain URL.
• Unlike a weblog renamed inside BlogSpot, a weblog published to a custom domain has a DNS based redirect, from the BlogSpot URL, to the domain URL.
• Unlike a weblog published to BlogSpot, a weblog published to a custom domain may bring closed to value precisely because of the non BlogSpot URL.

And hither is where the magic starts.

When you lot combine the assets, held past times the BlogSpot URL

• Links, inwards our readers blogs.
• Reputation, inwards our readers minds.
• Reputation, inwards the search engines.

with the DNS based redirect - applied against a properly setup domain, together with using a proper complement of sitemaps - you lot instruct a weblog which acquires indexing together with page rank from the existing reputation of the erstwhile BlogSpot URL, every bit that BlogSpot URL, together with our readers blogs, are beingness re indexed. And, there is the magic.

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Account Recovery, Authentication, Contact, Privacy, As Well As Url Availability Are All Related

Every day, nosotros acquire diverse impassioned pleas from spider web log owners (active, former, in addition to would be), inwards referring to diverse other concerns.

Blogger Support, to a greater extent than or less fourth dimension ago, confirmed our correct to privacy, every bit spider web log owners.

Our policies aren't pro-stalker, they are pro-respecting the privacy of user information. We merely tin non liberate information without due process.

Effective role of the Internet requires to a greater extent than or less sum of ownership privacy.
The concept of Internet privacy inwards general, in addition to spider web log possessor privacy specifically, has legendarily been business office of to a greater extent than or less major globe political events. If nosotros every bit spider web log owners are going to retain our rights to privacy every bit spider web log owners, nosotros receive got to last aware of the limitations, in addition to the results.

Not all spider web log owners are aware of the complex natures of Blogger authentication. We receive got 2 long used authentication options - concern human relationship get upwards / password (primary), in addition to backup e-mail access (secondary).

Some spider web log owners reject to call back their concern human relationship get upwards in addition to password, routinely.
Some owners routinely ignore the primary option, in addition to role the secondary, regularly. When their e-mail address changes because they modify employer, graduate from college, or modify ISP, nosotros come across the plaintive cry from onetime owners

I necessitate Blogger to ship the recovery e-mail to my novel address!

or

I can't role my previous e-mail account!

To foreclose the latter issue, Blogger / Google lately introduced a third authentication alternative - SMS / Voice Recovery. This allows us to role a text message (SMS transmitted), or a vocalization message ("home" telephone transmitted), to the "cell phone" or "home phone" of our choice. This approach, non universally popular, causes another privacy concern.

• It requires advance action. People currently unable to role the primary or secondary authentication options are non going to observe a solution here.
• It requires the spider web log possessor to register a "cell phone" or "home phone" number. People amongst privacy concerns don't appreciate this.

  I'm non giving Google my telephone number!

  as if Google intends to add together us to to a greater extent than or less other telephone spam database.

There is no Blogger required minimum publishing level.
Another privacy number involves people who think that spider web log ownership involves some minimal publishing activity, in addition to who require role of the Blog URL to match their spider web log dependent area in addition to title.

I necessitate contact to the possessor of spider web log xxxxxxx!

Here, the would last spider web log possessor ignores the owner's correct to privacy, inwards requiring contact information.

Some people asking that Blogger monitor posting level, in addition to contact inactive spider web log owners.

Can Blogger precisely e-mail owners of blogs amongst no posts for a year, in addition to inquire them to confirm their intention to continue? Those who don't response tin receive got their blogs taken away, hence mortal else tin brand ameliorate role of the URL.

These would last owners look to think that all Blogger accounts are based on active in addition to valid e-mail addresses, in addition to that all URLs should last universally monitored.

Blogger can't satisfy everybody - y'all may receive got to pick an available URL!
The bottom draw of piece of employment hither is that at that topographic point are several limitations, that nosotros may receive got to acquire to alive with.

• Blogger won't disclose spider web log possessor details, gratuitously.
• You, in addition to y'all alone, are responsible for maintaining command of your blogs.
• If a given URL is non available, observe i that is available now, in addition to start your blog, today.

Compromise, in addition to motility forward. Remember, blog content is the value, inwards your Internet presence. Don't require that Blogger compromise security, to give y'all improper access to your blog.

Our Reading Lists, Hijacked Yesteryear Spammers

I've been writing virtually spammer activities, in addition to virtually diverse blog hijacks, for about time. There's a special, rather devious weblog hijack, involving spammer activity, that we've been aware of, for about time. In Blogger Help Forum: Something Is Broken, nosotros occasionally run into the query

How create I larn rid of spam, inward my Reading List? I did non Follow this blog!

Nobody will, intentionally, Follow a weblog amount of spam. In about cases, though, people Follow blogs that are published yesteryear naive weblog owners, who convey been conned yesteryear the spammers, into working for them.

The never ending ask for more Followers, readers, search engine reputation, subscribers, in addition to traffic, is a ofttimes expressed draw of piece of occupation concern inward Blogger Help Forum: How Do I?.

In discussions exterior Blogger Help Forum, ane mightiness perchance uncovering suggestions of other, to a greater extent than imaginative ways to larn to a greater extent than traffic to your blog. With Blogger blogs, there's a very obscure in addition to easily used feature, that tin plough over the sack live on used to publicise your blog, randomly, to readers that yous would not, otherwise, address.

All that yous ask create is to redirect your weblog feed into a "feed redistribution cloud", that randomly redirects the readers of whatsoever blog, to viewing the feed from about other blog, similarly using the redirect.

By redirecting your readers, yous are exposing them to other blogs, randomly selected. Similarly, readers of other participating blogs are randomly redirected to your weblog - in addition to at that spot is the promised publicity for your blog.

This is such a bully idea, isn't it? Think again.

1. Your Followers (and subscribers) desire to read the feed from your blog - non from about random blog.
2. Many Blogger weblog owners don't role this feature.
3. Many users of this characteristic are non legitimate Blogger weblog owners, but publishers of spam blogs in addition to websites.
4. Should yous redirect your readers into a "feed redistribution cloud", the chances are greater that your readers volition live on reading a weblog published yesteryear a spammer.
5. No spammer volition redirect the feed from his blog. He's going to exceed away on all of his traffic, to himself
6. Since no existent people knowingly subscribe to feeds from spam blogs in addition to websites, your weblog won't live on getting whatsoever reciprocal crowd of eager would live on readers, originating from the spam blogs in addition to websites.
7. And, nosotros are here.

As a Follower (and non a weblog owner), having examined your Reading List in addition to flora yourself reading a weblog amount of spam - that yous sure did non Follow - what create yous do? It's a uncomplicated - but perchance ho-hum - chore to identify in addition to remove the weblog owned yesteryear the naive person, who was conned yesteryear the spammers, that yous are Following.

Having done that, why non become ane pace further, in addition to help us to assistance Blogger in addition to Google to interdict the spammer activity?

If yous tin plough over the sack position the URL of a blog, that yous are Following, that is redirecting its feed inward this manner, Blogger / Google tin plough over the sack position in addition to terminate whatsoever Google hosted blogs in addition to websites that are advertising this easy, random agency to publicise your weblog - that is but about other fob used yesteryear the spammers, into getting the naive weblog owners to create their dingy work.

All that nosotros ask is the URL of whatsoever blog, that yous were Following, that rudely redirects its subscribers (like you) into the "feed redistribution cloud". Blogger / Google tin plough over the sack create the rest.

You tin plough over the sack comment, hither - or foremost a discussion, inward Blogger Help Forum: Something Is Broken - it's your choice. Just assistance position the naive weblog owners.

Do your part, in addition to assistance us build clean upward the Blogger Blogosphere.

Attention Weblog Owners - Nobody Knows Your Blog

One confusion, which nosotros run into inwards Blogger Help Forum: Something Is Broken regularly, concerns weblog owners together with their agreement well-nigh search engine functionality.

I can't expose my blog!

This is oftentimes to a greater extent than completely expressed as

I can't expose my blog, listed inwards a Search Engine Results Page, when I search yesteryear URL (blog title, another obscure item ...)!

Equally every bit mystifying are people who report

I typed inwards the advert of some obscure porn concept, together with found my weblog listed. Why is my weblog listed amongst porn?

This occupation is partially caused yesteryear some browser producers, who confuse us yesteryear combining the browser address together with search windows. There are other reasons for the confusion, too.

When you lot accept a weblog amongst an established audience, together with you lot are able to examine demographic item found inwards diverse visitor logs together with meters, you'll detect activeness from diverse sources.

• Search engines together with like robotic indexing services.
• People, using newsfeed subscriptions, together with diverse newsfeed clients.
• People, pasting or typing the URL into the browser address window.
• People, clicking on links inwards bloglists (on other peoples blogs), together with bookmarks (in their personal browsers).

People using search engines expose your weblog from searching for content.

When the visitor log, that you lot are examining, provides you lot amongst item well-nigh your search engine traffic sources, you'll notice that most people using search engines expose your weblog when using search damage that reference weblog content. This is because people using search engines orbit non know well-nigh your blog, together with orbit non know (or attention about) the weblog name, title, or URL.

People who know how to utilisation their browser most effectively, together with already know well-nigh your blog, volition utilisation 1 of the latter iii services to expose your blog.

People who utilisation search engines orbit non know well-nigh your weblog - they desire content.

The people who utilisation search engines, for the most part, volition hold upward people who orbit non know your blog, or are looking for material other than - or inwards improver to - your blog. None of these people volition utilisation the weblog championship or URL, inwards their search activity.

If you lot are going to teach novel Followers, readers, subscribers, together with viewers inwards general, you lot accept to piece of work hard, appear inwards a skillful position, inwards a pop search engine results page, for some sum of time.

Use Search Console (pka Webmaster Tools) to stair out search indexing results.

If you're using a weblog URL search to stair out search engine indexing of your blog, utilisation the diagnostics inwards Google Webmaster Tools, for a to a greater extent than efficient together with objective analysis. If you're using a weblog URL search to stair out visitor perception of your blog, wise upward together with get to piece of work on your blog.