There are a few different ways you can follow a blog on blogger.
1. If the blog has a follow button, you can click this. It will ask if you want to start following. Click "Follow." You should now be following the blog and you will be able to see new posts in your dashboard (https://blogger.com/home).
2. If a blog has the Google Friend Connect widget, you can follow the blog by pressing the "Join this Site" button. Click "Follow This Blog" and you will now be following.
3. The newest blogs do not automatically have a follow button or the Google Friend Connect widget. To follow these blogs, copy the URL of the blog. Then go to your dashboard (https://blogger.com/home) and click the "Add" button below where it says reading list on the left side. Paste the URL in the box and click follow.
How to Write a New Post
There are a couple of different ways you can quickly write a new post.
1. Go to dashboard (https://blogger.com/home). Click on the orange button with the white pencil next to your blog title.
2. Go to your blog's page and click "New Post" in the upper right corner - it should be next to your email.
How to Read Posts/Get to Your Dashboard
The link to your dashboard is https://blogger.com/home. That is where you can read the blogs you follow. Scroll down to below where it says reading list to see the latest posts. There are some other ways you can quickly reach your dashboard.
1. Click the orange button with the white B on it in the upper left corner. It looks like this.
2. From someone else's blog, you can click the link saying "dashboard" in the upper right corner next to your email address.
How to Change the Look of Your Blog
1. Go to your dashboard (https://blogger.com/home).
2. Click the down-pointing arrow next to the pages symbol.
3. Choose template to choose a template from your blog. There are lots of very nice pre-made templates available - they're all very easy to read. If you want to get further into customization, I recommend you choose the picture window template. Click "customize" to work from there.
How to Change Who Can Comment On Your Blog
1. Go to your dashboard (https://blogger.com/home).
2. Click the down-pointing arrow next to the pages symbol.
3. Choose settings (it is at the bottom of the list) and go to Posts and Comments. Here you can choose who can comment on your blog and turn off the word verification feature. The word verification can make if very difficult for people to comment on your blog, so they won't even try. If you get spam, you can always delete it. You can also require that someone must have either an Open ID or a google ID to comment. Additionally, you can require that you approve any comments before they appear on your blog.
How to Change Your Blog Title/URL
1. Go to your dashboard (https://blogger.com/home).
2. Click the down-pointing arrow next to the pages symbol.
3. Choose settings (it is at the bottom of the list). Here you are able to change your blog's title and URL.
How to Change Your Name
This is how to change the name you are commenting and signing your blog posts as.
1. If your blog if hooked to Google Plus, you will have to change your name on Google Plus. Go to https://plus.google.com and then hover over "Home" in the upper left corner. Click Profile. Click on your name. There you can change your name.
2. If your blog is not hooked to Google Plus, go to your dashboard (https://blogger.com/home). Click on your name in the upper right corner. Click "Blogger Profile." Click "Edit Profile" in the upper right corner. Change your Display Name and press "Save Profile" at the bottom of the page.
The newest blogs do not automatically have a follow button or the Google Friend Connect widget. This can make it difficult for people to follow them, in order to do so, they must leave the blogs page.
1. First you will need a image that says Follow. You can find one on the internet or make your own using Photoshop or some other kind of graphic editing software. This is an example of a follow button. Feel free to use it on your blog. Upload your image onto an image hosting site, such as Image Shack, Photobucket, or Imgur.
2. Next you need to know your blog ID. Your blog ID is a long string of numbers, not your display name or username. To find your blog ID, you need to look at your settings page. Go to your dashboard (https://blogger.com/home). Click the down-pointing arrow next to the pages symbol. Choose settings (it is at the bottom of the list). Look up at the URL. It will include your blog ID. Copy the number after it says blogID. For example, the blog ID for this blog is 6988818256832678852.
3. Use this code to create your follow button code.
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/follow-blog.g?blogID=YOUR BLOG ID"target="_blank" ><img src="YOUR IMAGE URL" height="133" width="200" /></a>
For example, the code for this blog is:
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/follow-blog.g?blogID=6988818256832678852"target="_blank" ><img src="http://i.imgur.com/wnzeGX4.jpg" height="133" width="200" /></a>
4. Go to your dashboard (https://blogger.com/home). Click the down-pointing arrow next to the pages symbol and choose layout. You should see a template of your blog. Click to add a gadget over the side of your layout - it should be above the "About Me" section.
5. Choose HTML/Javascript. In the content area, paste in your custom code and press save. Now you should have a follow button! Test your follow button by clicking on it. If it asks you to follow your own blog, you've done it right.
How to Add a Blog Roll/List
1. Go to your dashboard (https://blogger.com/home). Click the down-pointing arrow next to the pages symbol and choose layout. You should see a template of your blog. Click to add a gadget over the side of your layout - it should be above the "About Me" section.
2. Choose Blog List. Here you can choose how you want the blogs to appear (in alphabetical order or in the order or most recently updated. You can manually add the blogs you want to appear or choose from the blogs you are already following. If you want to add all the blogs you're following, choose select all and press add. Once you're done, press save.
3. Now you can drag your blog list where you want it to appear on your page. Once you're done, press save arrangement. You should have a blog list now!
Fank yew Whitley, all thish ish sho complicated fur ush - nothing like Meowmy's Tumblr blog which ish sho easy peasy - I dun knows if we ish going to be able to figure it out, but it wash sho nice of yew to share all thish wif us. We dun has furry many followers yet and it'sh a little bit discouragin' - We has been cutting and pasting our furriends urls here and putting them in our reading lists and is hoping to become more educated and shmart, like yew ish.
ReplyDeleteIt takes a while to build up followers. The best thing you can do is to go around to other blogs and comment on them. Pupses and kitties are pretty friendly here, but it does take a while to get da hang of it.
DeleteWhitwey!! Du yu fink Blogger r da bestest pwace tu hab a bwog?
ReplyDeleteNeber mind!! I now unnerstan dat dis r da pwace where all yu pupses hab bwogs!
DeleteIt are where me and momma has had our blogs for years. Word Press are also a place to blog, but momma do not know much about it since she have never used it.
DeleteBesides, dis are where all da cool pupses are gettin blogs!
Wait! I jus' saw this lil help dealie! It's great! Thanks Whit for this.
ReplyDeleteYou is one smart grrl!
Me and momma wrotes it yesterday. We thoughts it would just be better to have the info there and then pupses only got to ask something if they get confuserated.
DeleteBe ready for lots more questions! Bol! You Know how our pawrents get tryin to do new stuff. Bol!
DeleteI dint mean Your Momma, Whit. She's got a much younger brain than most of our moms. The younger brain bunch does much better with this 'puter stuff.
DeleteOkay. So now I hab a bwog, bud nun ob yu can see it yet cuz I r still bizzy makin' it wook gud. Pwus I need tu wite sumfing. As dem say, tumowwow r anuber day! I r geddin' dere!
ReplyDeleteHun Bun, I found you and followed your blog. You can't hides from me. And neither can dem skwerrils.
DeleteI did those things to edit the name,and it was successfully saved. Its there after I log out and comes back when I log in, but the old name keeps showing up everywhere else. In the help section of Blogger I read that older accounts can't add accounts or change names....sigh... but this is truly going to be the blog for all of us...
ReplyDeleteHmm, that's weird because my momma changed her name on her blog and she's had it since 2011. How old is your account?
DeleteIf you can't get it changed and want to, you can email my momma your password and she'll log in and try to change it for you. You could reset the password afterwards.
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DeleteWowee! I made a bloggie reading list, and got the name changed.Phew! Trial and over and over till its right...like as I had time fur that, BOL!
DeleteBut fur now I shall just leave it...maybe some day I shall get all fancy and decorate things like this page is so purdy!
Thank YOU!
I figured it out! :)
ReplyDeleteI saved my Follow Button in Picasa. It doesn't give me an http URL, it gives me "https://..." What is that? It doesn't seem to work. :-/
ReplyDeletehttps is just a secure URL - it should work. If you're having problems, I would try using Photobucket or something else.
ReplyDeleteI don't do Photobucket. But I found the Follow by E-mail option, so that's good.
ReplyDeleteYep, dat are also a good option.
DeleteCrikey Whitley I'm sorry to bother you but I still don't seem to be able to put pictures in my posts. Any ideas on that one? I'm pretty sure I'm doing it right but everything freezes and I have to close everything down. I'm getting very frustrated and spending a lot of time on it when I just want to be reading everyone's blogs and stuff.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you's doing everything right, so I are a little confused. One thing I might suggest is making sure that your internet browser and Adobe Flash are up-to-date and the latest version. Rebooting your computer might also solve the problem - sometimes that makes things work when nothing else will.
Deletethank you for the follow me button Whitley, you are so wonderful!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome!
DeleteWhitley's Momma, my Mom can't thank you enough for tutoring us. My Mom had her ipad turned to your instructions while going step by step on the puter. If you get a minute Whits Mom could you check my blog? Many thanks!
ReplyDeleteYour blog's lookin good Milton!
DeleteNothing happens when I click on Add a Gadget? I wanted to add my blog list.
ReplyDeleteSome other people have had that problem and I think it's the browser they're using. If you're on a PC, try using Chrome or Firefox instead or Internet Explorer - apparently there are some problems with it on blogger.
DeleteI can't the blog list gadget to add any blogs. :(
ReplyDeleteI'm on a Mac using Firefox.
ReplyDeleteI don't know - we use Safari and haven't had any problems. Sorry it's not working for you.
DeleteWe are trying to figure out how to add "Reply" to our comments! Do you know how?????
ReplyDeleteI's only ever seen da reply feature available on blogs where the comments are embedded. Your blog has the pop-up window for comments and none of those I've seen let your reply. You can change to embedded comments by going to settings, then posts and comments.
DeleteWow some great tips there. Muffin and I are just learning about blogging!
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