New Blogger Gui 2011 Progress: It's Straightaway A Production Blogger Option

Last month, Blogger released the initial access to their novel (2011) GUI, equally a component of Draft Blogger. Today, it was released equally an choice inwards Production Blogger.

As you lot may convey heard, things are starting to hold off a picayune dissimilar across many Google products—and today, Blogger is the side yesteryear side production to larn a makeover.

Right now, nosotros tin switch betwixt the Classic GUI as well as the New GUI inwards Production Blogger, amongst only a span mouse clicks. For many, the mightiness to deed back, when required, is the most of import component of the initial deed forward. Very few military machine officers volition conception an all out onslaught on the enemy's positions, without or as well as thence reconnaissance, first.

You start out from the familiar Classic Blogger "Dashboard" - amongst the advice "The former Blogger interface volition move removed inwards the coming months. Upgrade Now.". Just click on the "Upgrade Now" link.
And, at that spot it is! This display, which nosotros may intend of equally the "Dashboard" (see the listing of blogs, as well as below, the Reading List?) is directly called the "Blog List". For each weblog inwards the weblog list, you'll uncovering an array of buttons as well as links, as well as a clit downward carte (left of "View blog") amongst to a greater extent than options.
If you lot desire to become dorsum to the Classic interface, only click on the gear icon, inwards the upper correct corner of near every display, as well as choose "Old Blogger interface".
And now, you're back. Not also terrifying, getting inwards as well as out quickly.
On near every New GUI display, you'll encounter a "gear" icon inwards the upper correct corner. Clicking on the gear, you'll encounter a clit downward menu, amongst "Send feedback" as well as "Old Blogger interface" equally carte entries.

So at that spot you lot convey your outset glimpse. In betwixt the outset as well as final photos, you'll uncovering may - or may non - uncovering the features that you lot consider necessary.

You volition desire to uncovering 2 caveats, equally you lot depository fiscal establishment stand upwards for out the novel GUI.

1. This is the outset major alter to Blogger, released since their new browser back upwards policy. You'll desire to upgrade your browser, if advised to practice that.
2. You may ask to check your cookie filters, to ensure this version of Blogger operates successfully on your computer.

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New Blogger Gui 2011: It's Optional, Correct Now

Less than two months ago, Blogger announced their novel together with shiny GUI, in Draft Blogger. This week, they made it an option, in Production Blogger.

As y'all may accept heard, things are starting to await a picayune dissimilar across many Google products—and today, Blogger is the side past times side production to larn a makeover.

Right now, it's slow to try the novel GUI - together with if y'all don't similar it, it's likewise slow to furnish to the one-time GUI. Like all Blogger upgrades, don't conception on it beingness an option, for really long.

Try the New GUI. If y'all create upwards one's heed that y'all don't similar it, allow Blogger know. Every New GUI display has a gear ikon inwards the upper correct corner, or a straight link to "Send feedback" inwards the lower correct corner. The "Send feedback" magician makes it pretty slow to pose whatever features, on whatever specific display, that y'all mean value tin last improved.

As alongside every Blogger feature, nobody volition last good served alongside Blogger having to keep redundant versions of their product, for an extended total of time. The Classic GUI may last your preferred version of Blogger - only it's non going to last around, forever.

Try the New GUI - now, together with allow Blogger know what y'all don't similar - now. Give Blogger feedback, then they tin ameliorate it, spell it's optional. You may regret your immobility, later.

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Getting Into - Together With Out Of - The Dynamic Templates

Like the Designer Templates from earlier this year, the Dynamic Templates beingness at nowadays offered past times Blogger furnish a pregnant modify from the Layouts templates offered to us inwards 2007. Unlike the Designer templates, the Dynamic templates are easier to endeavour out - both to apply to our blogs - too should nosotros decide, to take away from our blogs.

Applying a Dynamic Template to your weblog is just a thing of going to the Template selection on the dashboard menu. The Dynamic Templates, labeled "Dynamic Views", are just ane to a greater extent than selection inwards the Templates carte selection, along alongside "Simple", "Picture Windows", too "Awesome Inc.".

Having selected "Dynamic Views" inwards the principal Templates sorcerer selection, you lot instruct the smaller seven selection array, where you lot tin give notice direct the default view.

• Classic
• Flipcard
• Magazine
• Mosaic
• Sidebar
• Snapshot
• Timeslide

When you lot direct the default view, you lot should Federal Reserve annotation that this is just the persuasion to endure initially presented to the reader; the in conclusion selection of which persuasion to use, to read the blog, is left every bit a selection past times each reader. Hence the name, "Dynamic Templates".

Having selected the default view, the alive preview window at the bottom volition demo you lot what your weblog volition expect like. If the preview is acceptable, just striking the "Apply to Blog" button, too the dynamic template is applied to your blog.

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(Update 2014/04/04): Time has passed - too at nowadays blogs alongside dynamic templates induce got the same dashboard selections, every bit blogs alongside non dynamic templates - including "Layout". Also, Blogger discontinued both the might of the "/view" too "?v=0" modifiers, every bit used to dynamically switch betwixt dynamic too non dynamic views.

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When the weblog is setup to purpose a dynamic template, too should you lot endure using the New Blogger GUI, you lot volition give away that you lot create non induce got the "Layout" carte selection. Only the "Template" carte selection volition endure available, allowing you lot to access the "Template Designer" sorcerer (using the "Customize" button).

Without changing the template, you lot tin give notice temporarily display the weblog using a dynamic template, past times adding the modifier "/view" to the URL.

http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/view

Should you lot after create upwards one's heed that the Dynamic Views create non acceptably display your blog, you lot tin give notice render to your template, just every bit inwards purpose instantly before you lot applied the Dynamic View. Again from the Blogger "Template Designer" wizard, click on the link at the pinnacle "Revert to previous template". Viewing the alive preview window, you lot should run across your blog, displayed alongside the original, static template. Then striking "Apply to Blog", too your weblog volition endure dorsum every bit previously.

Note every bit observed unopen to fourth dimension ago, your might to purpose the alive preview window is discipline to the layered safety settings on the browser too estimator inwards use.

Without Reverting the template, you lot tin give notice temporarily display the weblog using a normal (non dynamic) template, past times adding the modifier "?v=0" to the URL.

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

So, endeavour out the novel Dynamic Templates on your weblog - if the known limitations create non appear a work to you. Both applying - too removing - the dynamic views is a unproblematic thirty instant task.

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The Novel Blogger Gui Is Non Quite Gear Upwards For Prime Number Time

This week, we're seeing signs that Blogger is nearly to force the New Blogger GUI (2011) a stride closer to reality.

In nearly 2 weeks from today, all Blogger accounts that haven’t yet made the switch volition last upgraded to the novel user interface. You volition last able to opt-out at whatsoever fourth dimension past times clicking the “Switch back” link; however, all accounts volition eventually last permanently upgraded.

For all the optimism, the New Blogger GUI (2011) simply is non ready.


Collapsed BlogList
There does non seem to last whatsoever mode to selectively designate blogs to last displayed, nor is the Classic GUI link to "Show all" or "View all blogs" visible - though at that topographic point is similar a shot a link to exhibit "Deleted blogs". The latter is an essential function, for people trying to un delete a previously deleted blog, or to locate a weblog locked (righteously, or spuriously) every bit a suspected spam host.

Comment Settings
People who involve to enable / disable the CAPTCHA, for commenting on their blogs, bring to switch dorsum to the Classic GUI, every bit at that topographic point is no setting for commenting "word verification" inwards the New GUI.

Older Browsers
Recently, nosotros run across reports that older browsers volition bring a major problem, leaving around weblog owners unable to utilisation Blogger, at all.

Removal Of Blog Posts Gadget From Template Code
Occasionally, nosotros may bring a valid argue for removing the Blog Posts gadget from the template. In around cases, nosotros involve to reset the post service template, together with inwards other cases, nosotros may bring a duplicate Blog Posts gadget. Both cases bring been reported every bit a problem, past times people trying to utilisation the Template editor, inwards the New Blogger GUI.

Fortunately, Switching Back Is Not Difficult
Right now, the procedure of switching dorsum is (somewhat) painless. At the superlative correct of the BlogList, together with of each Dashboard page, you'll run across the familiar gear icon. Selecting that, y'all become a dropdown menu, alongside "Old Blogger interface". Selecting that, you'll province straight on the Dashboard abode display (losing your seat inwards the settings for i selected blog), which is a chip annoying.

If y'all produce non run across a bill of fare pick for "Old Blogger interface", y'all are in all likelihood using Draft Blogger. Click on the pulldown bill of fare at the real superlative of the screen, adjacent to your name, together with choose "Blogger profile". From the Profile Editor, un banking concern gibe "Make Draft Blogger my default".

Alternately, y'all may last able to use the Blogger Classic GUI Recovery URL.

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

We'll promise that Blogger at to the lowest degree resolves these setting deficiencies, earlier pushing this to everybody, past times default.

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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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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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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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The Novel Gui (2011) Is Instantly The Electrical Flow Gui

When the New Blogger GUI (2011) was first introduced, it was optional. New Blogger spider web log owners, together with other Blogger employment organization human relationship holders, would teach the (currently available) Classic GUI past times default, amongst the offer

Try the updated Blogger interface

at the tiptop of the dashboard. When inwards the "updated Blogger interface", nosotros would run into the reassuring link to

Switch back

at the tiptop of the spider web log listing or dashboard.

Blogger has at in 1 trial taken the adjacent step, to making the New GUI (2011) but The GUI. The "Switch back" link, at the top, is at in 1 trial gone. If yous desire to teach dorsum to the (former) Classic GUI, yous uncovering the gear ikon at the tiptop correct of the spider web log listing or dashboard display. Clicking on the gear, you'll run into a to a greater extent than robust pulldown menu, amongst the pick "Old Blogger interface".

An alternate fashion to deed forwards would live on to piece of work the New GUI Use URL

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

If yous are trying the "updated Blogger interface" from an out of engagement browser, yous may non live on able to access the gear icon. In this case, yous may uncovering the Classic GUI Recovery URL useful.

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

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Automatic Sharing Of Blogger Posts, To Google+

Today, nosotros see, inwards Blogger Buzz: Connect to Google+, a long awaited announcement, from Blogger.

Starting today, if yous bring linked your spider web log to your Google+ describe concern human relationship yous volition last presented alongside a prefilled Google+ percentage box forthwith afterwards publishing a post. The percentage box volition incorporate a +snippet of your post service that yous tin percentage alongside your circles on Google+.

So, this is my exam of the novel feature.

This was kickoff a alive test, using my nous Blogger account. I spent the amend utilization of i lx minutes migrating my Blogger describe concern human relationship to utilization my Google+ profile. Having done that, I at nowadays compose my kickoff Blogger spider web log post, spell using my Google+ profile - as well as now, I volition run across how good Blogger as well as Google+ are integrated.

From looking closely at the moving-picture demonstrate inwards the Buzz post, it looks similar the promised popup window, "Share on Google+", is a characteristic that's built into The New GUI. Since I stay underwhelmed yesteryear the New GUI, this Blogger describe concern human relationship remains nether the Classic GUI. And, having hitting "Publish Post", I saw no novel "Share on Google+" popup window.

To utilization the Blogger to Google+ Automatic Sharing, yous must produce iii things.

1. From your Classic GUI Dashboard, or Settings wizard, choose "Try the updated Blogger interface".
2. From the gear icon, choose "Connect to Google+".
3. In Settings - Posts as well as comments, ready "Share to Google+" to "Yes".

Fortunately, it's possible to utilization the Share selection inwards the Posts list, for the post service inwards question, as well as percentage this post service from around other Blogger describe concern human relationship that is inwards my nous Google+ account's circles. Using the "Extended Circles" target, from my exam Blogger account, got the chore done. Looking inwards my Stream, I run across the novel post service snippet, shared every bit promised.

You'll banker's complaint that "Share to Google+" will, yesteryear default, percentage to the nous Google+ profile name. If yous bring created Google+ Pages (alternate identities) attached to your Google+ Profile, yous tin share to a Google+ Page.

This procedure is non genuinely automatic. If completely automatic, in that place should last around mapping of a Label inwards the post, to choose i or to a greater extent than pre chosen Circles. When this post service was published, FeedBurner redirected this post, from the posts feed, to my Twitter account. Surely, Google+ could render the same possibility.

But, what nosotros bring today is an first-class start.

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Post Editor Preview Mode, Inwards The Novel Blogger Gui

We're seeing a few reports from weblog owners having problems amongst Previewing their posts, using Post Editor inward the New Blogger GUI.

I can't preview my weblog post, spell I am composing it!

It appears that Blogger has changed the New GUI Post Editor, to opened upwards the Preview window inward a popup, instead of a novel tab or window.

Almost all browsers, yesteryear default, block popup windows. If you lot desire to role Preview Mode, inward the New GUI, you'll convey to banking corporation jibe all relevant filters, in addition to ensure that popup windows are allowed. It's possible that Blogger decided that a popup window was easier to render than a assort tab / window, involving cross-site scripting, equally the Template Designer Live Preview currently requires.

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Blogger Limits: Pages - Dynamic As Well As Static

We come across periodic show of the confusion close the differences betwixt dynamic too static pages, expressed every bit boundary uncertainties inwards manages dynamic too static pages too thence transparently, non everybody realises where the limits are.

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(Update 2014/11): This boundary has been relaxed - but it does non seem to hold upward gone, entirely.

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Blogger has limited the number of static pages - Pages entries created every bit "Blank page", past times the Pages editor inwards the New GUI.

The boundary on static pages is a resources issue. Static pages require specific resources, pre allocated to every weblog - too increasing the number of static pages, similar increasing the boundary on number of labels, would convey to hold upward made to all blogs. Such resources are limited, simply every bit everything is limited, inwards around way.

Learn the dissimilar possibilities for dynamic too static pages - too your weblog has a virtually limitless potential for expansion.

Even if you lot tin convey only upward to xx static pages, you lot tin index an unlimited total of dynamic pages, using the Pages gadget, too adding "Web address" entries. You are limited only past times the infinite used past times the weblog header tabs, or past times the sidebar based gadget.

• Individual posts.
• Label searches.
• Archive indexes.
• Other blogs too websites.

There is no limit, for dynamic pages. Those items are dynamic, because 1 time you lot add together a dynamic entry, it links to content that is constantly changing, without the remove to operate the Pages editor.

So sympathise the differences betwixt dynamic too static pages - too know where the limits are, too where they are not.

Better Top Away Into The Novel Blogger Gui Before Long - Together With Country Blogger What Problems You Lot Find

The New Blogger GUI (2011) was pushed out, during the yesteryear week, to a issue of spider web log owners - together with the complaints are showing upwards inward Blogger Help Forum: Something Is Broken. Some are polite.

Please, Blogger - allow us the choice of staying amongst the quondam format.

and approximately less polite

Are y'all listening Google? Your novel interface SUCKS!

Only i matter is obvious - many people, all of a precipitous finding themselves using the New GUI, produce non similar the New GUI.

Unfortunately, at that topographic point are existent reasons why the New GUI has been developed - together with those reasons are non going to croak away. The New GUI is hither - to stay. Right now, comprehensive together with objective criticism is needed, to convince Blogger to croak far ameliorate - earlier they withdraw the Classic GUI altogether.

Both major together with tike features, developed of late yesteryear other groups inward Blogger, together with yesteryear other divisions of Google, are integrated into the New GUI.

• Blogger Dynamic Templates, together with the supporting separation of the Layout together with Template card options.
• Google+.
• Better Post Editor.
• Better back upwards for non BlogSpot (aka "custom domain") publishing.
• Blogs accessed nether Country Code TLD Aliases.

We've seen evidence of all of these efforts, recently.

As long every bit Blogger has to maintain 2 GUI versions, they volition bring to motion slower to maintain both versions working. Staff has to hold out employed to both maintain both versions, together with maintain the diverse features inward both versions working together. As long every bit at that topographic point are 2 versions of the GUI, approximately staff, that should hold out improving the New GUI, is going to hold out busy supporting the Classic GUI.

One of the causes, of approximately New GUI problems, involves people switching dorsum together with forth betwixt the 2 GUIs, to ameliorate purpose the features that they prefer. If y'all bring observed problems amongst your spider web log recently

• Custom Domain Publishing.
• Post Editor paragraphing.
• Post Editor advance postal service scheduling.

you are perhaps observing a work caused yesteryear conflicting code inward the 2 GUI versions. Until everybody is using the same GUI version, the conflicting code volition croak on to drive problems - together with approximately Blogger Support staff volition bring to pass fourth dimension identifying together with patching the problems.

Yet, at that topographic point are features that are acquaint inward the Classic GUI, that need to hold out added to the New GUI, earlier substantial numbers of people tin laissez passer on notice foremost using the New GUI. In guild to position those features, plenty people bring to foremost using the New GUI - together with allow Blogger know what features are missing, that involve to hold out provided, immediately.

We bring a work rollup discussion, currently hosted inward Blogger Help Forum: Something Is Broken, where nosotros am actively soliciting comments from people who bring tried the New Blogger GUI. Please maintain your comments brief, polite, together with on topic.

Just bear witness to brand your comments before it's also late - when The New Blogger Interface becomes The Blogger Interface.

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Confusion Close The Novel Gui, As Well As Reading Listing Management

As the New Blogger GUI becomes to a greater extent than of a standard, inward the Blogger spider web log world, we're seeing testify of confusion nigh the differences inward the icons together with the menus.

How produce I UnFollow a blog?

is i query that we're seeing, from a few confused spider web log Followers, this week.

The answer is correct there, inward forepart of you, when you're looking at the Blog List / Reading list. The Gear icon, to the correct of "Reading list"(in the New GUI), replaces the bluish "Manage" push at the bottom of the page (in the Classic GUI).

Just click on the Gear icon, together with you're there, possess to Manage your spider web log community. But don't confuse the Gear picture to the correct of "Reading list", amongst the Gear picture at the altitude of each dashboard page.

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The Novel Blogger Gui, As Well As The White Covert Of Death

Ever since Blogger became to a greater extent than aggressive amongst the distribution of their New Interface, we've been seeing to a greater extent than reports inwards Blogger Help Forum: Something Is Broken nearly a frustrating problem.

When I type inwards "www.blogger.com" - or effort to line upward my dashboard - the website "thinks" for a minute, acts similar it is going to load, together with then zip is displayed.

This is or hence other trend of describing an Internet symptom - observed from fourth dimension to fourth dimension - together with generically known every bit the (dreaded) "white enshroud of death".

The "white enshroud of death" is non unique to the New GUI - it's been reported inwards the forums, inwards the past, for diverse causes. It's possible that diverse pattern features of the New GUI are making it to a greater extent than probable to locomote observed, correct now.

The "white enshroud of death" is to a greater extent than frequently than non our browser or estimator "saying" to us "I direct keep zip to display". I tin dismiss mean value of a few possible causes, for this mysterious symptom.

• Browser / estimator filtering.
• Browser features / version.
• Computer resources.
• Display colouring depth / resolution.
• Network problems, ie "Dropped packets".

Browser / estimator filtering

The New GUI uses novel programming techniques - together with runs much of the utilities (or dashboard card entries), every bit scripts, on our computers. Many anti-malware programs on our computers or networks may uncovering these scripts every bit unwanted aggressive code - aka "spam" / "spyware" / "viruses". Some anti-malware programs may non actively alarm us to a work - but volition precisely block the scripts, together with demonstrate us a blank screen.

Browser features / version

The novel programming techniques used yesteryear the New GUI may non locomote supported yesteryear older browsers. Older browsers volition precisely display a blank screen. People using Internet Explorer V8 / V9 should check their "Compatibility View" setting.

Computer resources

The novel programming techniques volition purpose to a greater extent than CPU together with retentivity resources. Older computers volition precisely non direct keep plenty CPU cycles, or retentivity resources, readily available. The estimator volition lock up, together with the browser volition display a blank screen.

Display colouring depth / resolution

Owners of older computers, together with or hence mobile computers / smart phones, create non run amount 32 fleck colouring depth, inwards their displays. Many complaints direct keep been observed, mentioning the overly "bland" colours, excessive "white" space, lack of contrast betwixt foreground content (buttons, decorations, text) together with background, etc. It's possible that or hence folks, unable to run into the content because of depression contrast, are perceiving a "white screen".

Network problems, ie "Dropped packets"

The New GUI runs from newer Blogger servers. Newly setup servers may locomote configured improperly, together with may contribute to problems amongst dropped packets, 1 time again resulting inwards a blank screen.

Many of these problems are to a greater extent than probable amongst spider web log owners who are to a greater extent than cautious nearly accepting unwanted changes - together with who are immediately seeing the New GUI for the get-go time, because of the aggressive distribution policy. People amongst older computers, or people who are less technically adept, volition contribute to each of the higher upward categories.

Many of these problems are jointly caused by the owners of the computers, together with Blogger. Very few of these problems volition locomote fixed yesteryear precisely posting inwards [Problem Rollup] I create non similar the New Blogger Interface because ... together with complaining that the New GUI is defective.

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Confusion Betwixt The Novel Blogger Gui, As Well As Dynamic Templates

Recently, we're seeing only about possible confusion betwixt the blueprint of our blogs, in addition to the blueprint of the menus in addition to utilities used to keep in addition to pose out our blogs.

I similar my blog, equally it is! Please, Blogger, don't brand me alter my blog!

Not everybody, posting inwards Blogger Help Forum: How Do I?, understands the changes that Blogger in addition to Google is making.

The New Blogger Interface is what we're existence constantly urged to switch to.

The former Blogger interface volition hold upwards removed inwards the coming months. Upgrade Now.

This is the honor at in ane lawsuit appearing on our Classic dashboards. The New GUI volition (when it's working properly) offering us, the weblog owners, meliorate ways to keep in addition to pose out our blogs.

Separate from the novel interface, in addition to offered past times both the Classic in addition to New GUIs, is the dynamic templates. The dynamic templates offering us, in addition to our readers, novel in addition to exciting ways to stance our blogs.

The New GUI will, eventually, driblet dead the alone GUI. Even equally many of us abhor the New GUI, if nosotros sympathize organisation design, nosotros know that Blogger cannot continue, in addition to permanently keep both the Classic in addition to the New GUIs. Until The New Blogger GUI becomes The Blogger GUI, everybody needs to cheque out The New GUI, in addition to let Blogger know what needs fixing.

The electrical flow (non dynamic) templates, in addition to the dynamic stance templates, on the other hand, are alternate ways to savour whatever unlike Blogger blog. This blog, correct now, is published to a non dynamic template. If yous want to stance this weblog using a dynamic view, though, only click on "DYNAMIC" inwards the carte du jour bar (or here). The dynamic views are optional - in addition to should rest so, for only about time.

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Confusion Betwixt Draft Blogger Together With Production Blogger, Inwards Diverse Novel Blogger Gui Problems

Occasionally, inwards answering a work study inwards revert to the Classic GUI.

Click on the Gear icon, too guide "Old Blogger interface".

Even when reverting to the Classic GUI is an acceptable - too effective - solution, nosotros may non ever larn a positive response.

Where is the Gear icon?

or

I don't get got a choice for "Old Blogger interface"!

Sometimes, this is non purely from the weblog owner, balking at the unwanted change.

Besides accepting the invitation to "Upgrade Now"

The former Blogger interface volition endure removed inwards the coming months. Upgrade Now.

Some weblog owners get got voluntarily upgraded, using an obscure variation of Blogger. Draft Blogger has, traditionally, been a testing reason for approximately Blogger features, newly developed.

The New Blogger GUI (2011) was originally made available, every bit an option, using Draft Blogger. The electrical current version of the New GUI, however, is exterior Draft Blogger. Now, "draft.blogger.com" too "www.blogger.com" (with the latter "upgraded" using "Upgrade Now"), may involve completely dissimilar plan libraries.

Long ago, nosotros would but ask

What colouring cloth is the "B" logo?

"Draft" too "Production" Blogger used dissimilar colours.

• Draft Blogger used a white on blueish "B" logo.
• Production Blogger used a white on orangish logo.

With the "New GUI" Blogger bill of fare too utility complement, Blogger solely abandoned the "Draft" vs "Production" colouring cloth schemes, too instantly we terminate upward asking

Are yous using the Classic Blogger GUI (dark blueish / brown) or the New Blogger GUI (orange / tan)?

The latter colouring cloth system can, unfortunately, involve either the "Draft" or "Production" plan libraries.

If yous are using the "New Blogger GUI (2011)", too you're non getting a consistent or reliable diagnosis of your problem, cheque carefully, too ensure that you're non using "Draft" Blogger. If

• The address inwards the browser address window starts amongst "draft.blogger.com".
• You can't discovery a "Gear" epitome that controls the GUI.
• The menu, beneath the "Gear", does non include "Old Blogger interface".

check what variation of Blogger yous are using. Please, endure careful - don't confuse the "Gear" epitome used yesteryear the GUI itself amongst an identical icon, used yesteryear the "Reading list" display, on the "Blog List" display.

If yous are using "Draft" Blogger, upgrade your variant of the New GUI.

• From your dashboard display (hopefully, amongst a white on blueish logo), un select

  Make Blogger inwards Draft my default dashboard.

• From your dashboard display (hopefully, instantly amongst a white on orangish logo), click on "Upgrade Now"

  The former Blogger interface volition endure removed inwards the coming months. Upgrade Now.

If you're going to purpose the New GUI, brand certain that yous get got a consistent too upward to engagement variant of the New GUI.

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The Novel Blogger Gui Is Nevertheless Non Laid Upwardly For Prime Number Time

This month, we're increasing aware of the approaching twenty-four hours when The New Blogger GUI (aka the "New Interface") volition croak The Blogger GUI. As suggested final year,

In virtually 2 weeks from today, all Blogger accounts that haven’t yet made the switch volition hold upward upgraded to the novel user interface. You volition hold upward able to opt-out at whatever fourth dimension yesteryear clicking the “Switch back” link; however, all accounts volition eventually hold upward permanently upgraded.

The aggressive upgrade was experienced yesteryear many final calendar month - non enjoyably. Personally, I went through several days when I had to, repeatedly, revert to The Classic GUI.

The permanent upgrade is yet to hold upward scheduled - possibly, because of continued opposition - as well as several really noticeable omissions.

Blogger Support listened, this calendar week - as well as learned - as well as was likely non pleased yesteryear what they heard.

There are precisely besides many reasons why The New Interface is non create to croak The Interface. As a continuation of my previous post, hither is a minor sample of reasons, from the before [Problem Rollup] - I create non similar the New Blogger Interface because ..., which is at 1 time closed.

Collapsed BlogList
There does non seem to hold upward whatever mode to selectively designate blogs to hold upward displayed, nor is the Classic GUI link to "Show all" or "View all blogs" visible - though at that topographic point is at 1 time a link to present "Deleted blogs". The latter is an essential function, for people trying to un delete a previously deleted blog, or to locate a weblog locked (righteously, or spuriously) every bit a suspected spam host.

Older Browsers
We croak along to run across reports that older browsers as well as computers are having various problems amongst the New Interface, leaving precisely about weblog owners unable to utilization Blogger, at all.

The "Your weblog ship service published successfully!" Display
We are seeing to a greater extent than people study that the "Your weblog ship service published successfully!" display - amongst links to View the ship service precisely created, Edit the ship service precisely created, as well as Create a novel ship service - a really pop characteristic inwards Classic GUI Post Editor, volition introduce a work if non provided inwards The New GUI. I, personally, run across this omission every bit the principal argue why I croak along to utilization The Classic GUI.

The "Show Link fields" Setting
Blog owners who utilization podcasting, every bit share of their blogs, utilization the Link champaign inwards ship service editor. This option, omitted from the New GUI, is missed.

Editing Template Code, Using "Edit HTML"
Blog owners attempting to take snippets of HTML code, using the Template Editor, oft run across whatever of several dissimilar bX codes. This is a work when removing duplicate "Blog Posts" gadgets, or when resetting the Posts Template.

If yous wishing to encourage Blogger Support to resolve these, as well as other, omissions, delight brand your feelings known yesteryear posting inwards the novel reality.

• The New GUI is coming, whether nosotros similar it or not.
• Blogger cannot delight everybody.
• It is precisely to our payoff to study the problems, objectively - then Blogger knows which problems are most severe.

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The Novel Gui (2011) Is Hither - Together With Is Non Going Away

Last month, Blogger took the adjacent step inward making us role the New Blogger GUI, too started migrating our accounts, aggressively. This modify did non delight a lot of people.

Why won't Google acknowledge the novel interface is an speak failure, too fleck it?

This is an instance of misguided optimism. Blogger is non only going to fleck it.

The people such every bit inward the latter example, who are protesting the coming of the New Blogger Interface, are making 3 mistakes.

1. They are wasting their ain fourth dimension too energy, protesting.
2. They are non telling people, specifically, what problems they see.
3. They are encouraging other people to waste matter fourth dimension too energy.

The New Blogger Interface is non going to drib dead away - nor is it an speak failure.

No previously controversial Blogger features, seen inward the past, direct maintain been scrapped.

• Auto pagination.
• Automated describe of piece of occupation concern human relationship too weblog recovery.
• Spam mitigation.

Each of those features direct maintain received far to a greater extent than criticism than The New GUI - fifty-fifty considering the problems discovered, inward The New GUI, to date. And, each of those features are nonetheless inward house - too are tuned, occasionally.

Better larn used to it, folks. The New Blogger Interface will, eventually, drib dead The Blogger Interface - with, or without, your approval. If you lot desire to scope something, enjoin everybody what, specifically, you lot consider to hold upwards a problem. Just enjoin everybody what problems you lot see, piece at that spot is nonetheless fourth dimension to larn something done - earlier nosotros come across a Gear icon, alongside no bill of fare entry for "Old Blogger interface", on everybody's dashboard.

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(Update 9/19): This week, the goal exactly got here.

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