How to Do Something http://www.howtodoso.com Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:34:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 How to List Archives by Title on Blogger http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-list-archives-by-title-on-blogger/ http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-list-archives-by-title-on-blogger/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 02:51:25 +0000 admin http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-list-archives-by-title-on-blogger/ Want people to find your old posts by title? Here’s how to set it up.

Difficulty:
Moderate

Instructions

Things You’ll Need

  • Computer
  • Blogger account
    • 1

      Log into Blogger and go to Dashboard. Select “Manage Settings” and then select “Archiving.” Enable Post Pages and save changes.

    • 2

      Go to Edit HTML in the Manage Templates section.

    • 3

      Change the code for your blog from to to this:


    • 4

      Set the archive code to show titles only by adding the following code to have each title link to the post’s permalink:


]]> http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-list-archives-by-title-on-blogger/feed/ 0 How to Add Title Tags to a Blogger Template http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-add-title-tags-to-a-blogger-template/ http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-add-title-tags-to-a-blogger-template/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 02:51:25 +0000 admin http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-add-title-tags-to-a-blogger-template/ Want to be sure that your posts have titles? Add title tags to your Blogger Template. Follow these steps to find out how.

Difficulty:
Moderate

Instructions

    • 1

      Log into your Blogger account and go to “Dashboard.”

    • 2

      Go to “Settings: Formatting” and turn “Titles” on.

    • 3

      Go to the main template for your blog by selecting “Template.” Then select “Edit HTML.” Find the following tags: “” and “.”

    • 4

      Enter the following tags between them: “,” “<$BlogItemTitle$>” and “.”

    • 5

      Save changes to your template and republish your blog.

]]> http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-add-title-tags-to-a-blogger-template/feed/ 0 How to Publish a Site Feed on Blogger http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-publish-a-site-feed-on-blogger/ http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-publish-a-site-feed-on-blogger/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 02:51:25 +0000 admin http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-publish-a-site-feed-on-blogger/ Do you want to be sure that those subscribing to RSS and Atom Feed stay up-to-date on your blog? Follow these instructions to publish a site feed on your Blogger blog.

Difficulty:
Moderate

Instructions

Things You’ll Need

  • Internet access
  • Computer
  • Blogger account
    • 1

      Log in and go to your dashboard.

    • 2

      Go to “Manage Settings.” Select “Site Feed.”

    • 3

      Select “Short” to feed an excerpt of your post or “Full” to publish the entire post. Switch to advanced mode if you want to add a feed for all comments on your blog or for the comments on each post. Save your changes.

    • 4

      Go to “Edit Template.” Select “Edit HTML.” Scroll down and add the code

]]> http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-publish-a-site-feed-on-blogger/feed/ 0 How to Preview a Blogger Post Before Publishing http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-preview-a-blogger-post-before-publishing/ http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-preview-a-blogger-post-before-publishing/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 02:51:25 +0000 admin http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-preview-a-blogger-post-before-publishing/ You invest time working on your posts. Why not take a minute to ensure they look exactly as you envisioned them? Follow these steps to preview your Blogger post before publishing.

Difficulty:
Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You’ll Need

  • Computer with Internet access
  • Blogger account
    • 1

      Log into your Blogger account, go to your dashboard and select “New Post.”

    • 2

      Enter the title and text and anything else you’re adding to your post (like tags or pictures).

    • 3

      Click on the word “Preview” (under the “Compose” tab). This will close the posting editor and preview your post beneath the “Save as Draft” and “Publish” buttons.

    • 4

      Like what you see? Click “Publish.” Otherwise, continue to step 5.

    • 5

      Click on “Recover Post.” A pop-up window will ask, "This will replace the current post with an older saved version. Continue?" Click “Okay.”

    • 6

      Make changes, then preview again or publish. Not quite ready to publish? Select “Save as Draft.”

]]> http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-preview-a-blogger-post-before-publishing/feed/ 0 How to Add an Audio Clip to a Blogger Profile http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-add-an-audio-clip-to-a-blogger-profile/ http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-add-an-audio-clip-to-a-blogger-profile/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 02:51:25 +0000 admin http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-add-an-audio-clip-to-a-blogger-profile/ Blogger.com is one of the many blog Web sites that allow us to share our daily lives with the world from the comfort of our own homes. Friends use blogs to connect and stay connected and to meet new people as well. Create your own blog to stay in touch with family and friends online. Update your profile to help new friends get to know you better and to keep your blog up to date with your life. Add or change your audio clips as well, to add a personalized, multimedia touch to your blog.

Difficulty:
Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You’ll Need

  • Hosted audio clip
  • Blogger account
  • Computer with Internet access
    • 1

      Use your current user name and password to sign in to the Blogger site.

    • 2

      From the dashboard, you should be able to see your current blogs and latest posts. You will also see your information on the right hand side of the screen. Click "Edit My Profile" to get started.

    • 3

      Add as much or as little to your profile as you want, as well as the URL of the audio clip that you want to use. You can also change whether your name and email are displayed to the public.

    • 4

      Click "Save Profile" at the bottom to save your changes.

]]> http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-add-an-audio-clip-to-a-blogger-profile/feed/ 0 How to Track Comments Posted to Your Blogger Post http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-track-comments-posted-to-your-blogger-post/ http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-track-comments-posted-to-your-blogger-post/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 02:51:25 +0000 admin http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-track-comments-posted-to-your-blogger-post/ Blogger has a feature that allows you to monitor comments made on your Blogger post. If someone posts a comment you don’t want other bloggers to see, you can catch it before it is published. Here’s how to review and delete unwanted comments posted to your blog:

Difficulty:
Easy

Instructions

Things You’ll Need

  • Computer with Internet access
    • 1

      Log in to Blogger.com. Go to “Dashboard.”

    • 2

      In “Dashboard,” click on “Manage Posts.”

    • 3

      Select the “Settings” tab, and then click on “Comments.” This page allows you to change your settings for comments to your blogger post.

    • 4

      Go to “Enable Comment Moderation” and click “Yes.” Enter your email address in the box that appears. All comments will now go to your email address. Leave this blank if you don’t want to receive comments in your email.

    • 5

      Click “Save.” Incoming comments will go to the "Moderate Comments" link located on your “Posting” tab.

    • 6

      Go to “Manage Posts.” Click on the “Posting” tab, and then click on the "Moderate Comments" link. You will see any comments that readers made to your post, listed by name of author and time posted.

    • 7

      Click on the triangle to read an entire comment. You will also see the "Publish" and ""Reject" links; select either of these to regulate the publication of comments.

    • 8

      To simultaneously delete multiple comments, use the checkboxes to the left and at the top and bottom of the list.

]]> http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-track-comments-posted-to-your-blogger-post/feed/ 0 How to Syndicate the Full Content of a Post on Blogger http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-syndicate-the-full-content-of-a-post-on-blogger/ http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-syndicate-the-full-content-of-a-post-on-blogger/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 02:51:24 +0000 admin http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-syndicate-the-full-content-of-a-post-on-blogger/ Blogger allows you to syndicate posts on your blog. It will automatically create a machine-readable representation of your post that other sites easily can acquire. You can even choose how much of your post you want to syndicate. Follow these instructions.

Difficulty:
Easy

Instructions

Things You’ll Need

  • Blogger account
Suggest Edits

    • 1

      Sign in to Blogger and go to your Dashboard.

    • 2

      Select “Manage > Settings.”

    • 3

      Select the “Site Feed” tab.

    • 4

      Go to “Allow Blog Feed” and check “Full.”

    • 5

      Click “Save Settings.”

]]> http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-syndicate-the-full-content-of-a-post-on-blogger/feed/ 0 How to Add H1 Tags to a Blogger Template http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-add-h1-tags-to-a-blogger-template/ http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-add-h1-tags-to-a-blogger-template/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 02:51:23 +0000 admin http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-add-h1-tags-to-a-blogger-template/ H1 tags increase the size of your font by making text the size of a headline. Follow these steps to add headline fonts to your Blogger Template.

Difficulty:
Moderate

Instructions

    • 1

      Log into your Blogger account. Go to “Dashboard.”

    • 2

      Select “Template.” Select “Edit HTML.”

    • 3

      Scroll through template code to find the text you want to change.

    • 4

      Replace the HTML tags around that text with “

      ” to turn on the headline and “

      ” to turn it off again.

    • 5

      Save changes and republish your blog.

Incoming search terms:

  • how to write

    tag in blogger

]]> http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-add-h1-tags-to-a-blogger-template/feed/ 0 How to Create Permalinks to Blogger Posts http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-create-permalinks-to-blogger-posts/ http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-create-permalinks-to-blogger-posts/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 02:51:23 +0000 admin http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-create-permalinks-to-blogger-posts/ Permalinks are permanent links to your posts that are scannable, which means search engines can index them. If you want permalinks in your Blogger posts, follow these steps.

Difficulty:
Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You’ll Need

  • Internet access
  • Computer
  • Blogger account
    • 1

      Open your favorite Web browser.

    • 2

      Log into your Blogger account.

    • 3

      Click on the “Posting” link in the middle of the screen.

    • 4

      Write your post.

    • 5

      Place “>  inside the post.

    • 6

      Place ” title=”permanent link”># in the footer of the post.

    • 7

      Save the post.

]]> http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-create-permalinks-to-blogger-posts/feed/ 0 How to Create Show or Hide Links for Posts on Blogger http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-create-show-or-hide-links-for-posts-on-blogger/ http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-create-show-or-hide-links-for-posts-on-blogger/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 02:51:23 +0000 admin http://www.howtodoso.com/how-to-create-show-or-hide-links-for-posts-on-blogger/ Write a lot of long posts? Want to make it easier to fit more posts on a page? Add show/hide links.

Difficulty:
Moderate

Instructions

    • 1

      Log in to your account. Go to your dashboard. Go to “Manage Template” and select “Edit HTML.”

    • 2

      Add the following lines to the CSS style code of your template between the

      tags:
      .posthidden (display:none)
      .postshown (display:inline)

    • 3

      Add the following code to your template between the and tags: