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The Blogger In Draft Blog Is Being Retired
May 21, 2012
Cross-posted from the
Blogger in Draft blog
In 2007, we introduced
Blogger In Draft
, a special version of Blogger where new features could reach users early and let people try new things. We also introduced the Blogger In Draft blog, and for the past five years, we’ve introduced new updates and options here, often before we told the rest of the world on
our official blog,
Buzz
.
With
the recent launch of our
Google+ page
, we have another great way to keep you updated on new features, both for everyone and those of you who love seeing things early. To simplify the many places you can get updates, we will be retiring the Blogger in Draft blog, with this being the final post. Going forward, we’d like to invite you to follow our
official blog
and our
Google+ page
to find out what’s new with Blogger.
This doesn’t mean the Blogger In Draft service is going anywhere, so don’t fret! You’ll still get all the shiny goodness as fast as we can bring it to you. But we’ll be talking about it
somewhere else
.
Translate, and two more new gadgets for your dynamic blogs
May 01, 2012
If you’re like many Blogger users, you write in one language, but may have readers from around the world. Not all of them speak your language. Today, we’ve made it easier to bring content from your blog to everyone, with the release of a new Google Translate gadget.
With the Google Translate gadget, visitors to your blog can select their preferred language from the drop-down menu, and using Google’s
free translation service
, it will display your posts in any of the 50+ languages Google Translate supports.
In addition to the new Translate gadget, we are also introducing a pair of gadgets that allow you to highlight things around the web you care about. For example, with the Blog List gadget, you can highlight blogs you enjoy. With the Text List gadget, you can display a list of your favorite books, movies, or whatever you like - helping your readers get to know you better.
To add these gadgets to your blog, click "Add a Gadget" from the "Layout" tab, and select them from the list of gadgets under "Basics". You’ll see three new gadgets for your dynamic blog, including “Blog List”, “Text List” and “Google Translate”.
Monetize your blog with Google Affiliate Ads for Blogger
April 18, 2012
When you share your words, thoughts and photos on Blogger, you are sharing your passions with the world. Sometimes, you’re passionate about brands or products. Starting today,
you can make mone
y by promoting relevant products in your posts
, gai
ning income for each new customer you introduce to your favorite brands.
This is a new way for you to monetize your blog, giving you control over the advertisers and products you promote, and better connecting your readers with the things you love.
To get started, go to the Earnings tab on Blogger, and click “Get Started”.
If you have an existing AdSense account and the content of your blog matches available ad categories, you're already set.
Select an affiliate ad from the “Advertiser Products” widget that appears in the Post Settings panel in the post editor. If you don’t already have an AdSense account,
sign up
.
When you post about a brand or product from a featured advertiser, the Google Affiliate Ads for Blogged widget will help you to display an affiliate ad in your blog, w
hich can be a text link, a product image, or a banner. You may earn commissions when someone clicks on your ads and makes a purchase on the advertiser’s site, going beyond “payment per click” to “payment per action” and extending the influential relationship you have with your audience.
Get started with Google Affiliate Ads for Blogger
today to monetize your blog and bring your readers to the products you love.
Two new gadgets to make your blog better with Google+
April 03, 2012
Imagine being able to share your blog with like-minded people across the web. Today we’ve made doing that easier with the introduction of two Google+ gadgets, the
+1 button
and Google+ Badge.
Unlike the +1 button that can appear below a post, this gadget is specific to your blog. Displaying it on your blog will allow visitors to endorse your blog and share it with their friends.
+1 button for blog
If you’re wondering what a +1 means, think of it as a public stamp of approval from your readers. As soon as someone clicks on the +1 button next to your blog, they’ll also have the option to share it with their friends, contacts, or the rest of the web.
+1s from your readers will appear to people in their circles whenever your blog shows up in Google search results. Here’s an example:
We’re also introducing the
Google+ badge
gadget,
which allows you to connect your blog to your
personal profile
or your
Google+ page
on Google+.
Adding the badge to your blog helps you connect with friends, fans, and customers.
It
enables your readers to add you, or your blog to their
circles
and follow your blog posts on Google+.
If you are happy to blog under your real name, people can follow your
stream
on Google+. If you prefer to blog under a
nickname
or an established pseudonym, you can create a
Google+ Page
to represent your blog.
Bloggers who wish to remain anonymous should continue to blog as usual.
To add these gadgets to your blog, select "Add a Gadget" from the "Layout" tab of Blogger, and select them from the list of gadgets under "Basics". You'll need to copy your Google+ ID (personal or Page) to configure the brand badge gadget for your blog.
Add the +1 and Google+ brand badge gadgets to your blog today to grow and engage your audience.
Bora Toska, Product Marketing Manager
Moving to the New Blogger Interface
April 02, 2012
Last September, we introduced a new user interface that makes it easier to find what you need and focus on writing great blog posts. Since then, we’ve implemented a number of updates and improvements based on your feedback.
In the coming weeks, we will change the default interface for those of you still using the old version, and bring the advantages of Blogger’s improved interface to everyone. If you are already on the new interface, there will be no change.
If you have been using the old interface, give the new look a try today by clicking “Upgrade Now” at the top of the page. This is, of course, a free upgrade and all major features are present in the new interface. You can still temporarily switch back to the old interface by clicking the “Old Blogger interface” link located in settings, but not for much longer.
We recommend that anyone currently using the old interface switch to the new one, as all accounts will be permanently upgraded very soon.
When you switch to the new interface, you'll find a number of new features that we've released recently, including:
Integration with Google+
Dynamic Views
Search engine preferences
To help you get a better sense of what’s changed and how to navigate the new interface, check out the short video below or read the friendly guide “
Using our upgraded interface
”.
We hope you enjoy the new interface and welcome your thoughts about the new look. If you have suggestions or feedback, sign in to Blogger and click “Send Feedback” at the bottom right of the screen.
Customize your search preferences
March 21, 2012
Hi Bloggers.
Ensuring that your blog, posts, and images are accurately indexed so they appear correctly in search results is valuable. Today we introduced a suite of new features that enable you to more effectively customize your search preferences. Managing how your blog is viewed by
search engines
is an important aspect of maintaining a healthy blog, regardless of whether you’re new to blogging, or a seasoned veteran.
Here’s an overview of what we added:
The first thing you’ll notice is a new “Search preferences” option under the “Settings” tab.
Clicking it will display three sub-sections:
Meta Tags
,
Errors
and
Redirections
, and
Crawlers and Indexing
. When enabled, some of these features, such as
Search Description
and
Custom robots header tags
will also appear in the “Post settings” area of Blogger's post editor as well. For example, if you elect to create a
Search Description
, you may do so for your blog, and/or individual posts.
Also available is the ability to add a custom “
Page Not Found
” (eg. a “404”) message, and
Custom Redirects
for pages on your blog.
While most of the new features are located in the Settings tab, a few others can be found in the post editor. For example, we’ve introduced the ability to incorporate “
alt” and “title
” tags to images in your post.
Last but not least, you’ll also find a “
rel=nofollow
” link attribute in the link tool. Checking this box means that you don’t want this link to be considered when web crawlers are searching for information they’ll use to index your page.
While most of these features are easy to understand and use, others, such as custom robots header tags are geared toward advanced users only, hence the warning message:
Before diving in, I would encourage a quick read through the
Help Center articles
. They’re comprehensive, and do a great job translating some technical concepts to the layperson.
We hope you enjoy the new features. It’s all part of our effort to
bring you a much improved and modernized Blogger. Next week, we’ll be holding a Hangout on our
Google+ page
to talk with you about your experience with these features and answer your questions. Follow us on
+Blogger
for details.
Happy blogging!
Bruce Polderman, Product Manager
Dynamic Views: Update #3 - Gadgets!
February 27, 2012
Hi Bloggers.
Have you been contemplating a new design for your blog? Are you ready to spruce up your pages with a fresh, modern, and new look? Then you may want to check out
Dynamic Views
- which now include gadget support.
Dynamic Views
are a set of templates that make it
easy and f
un to explore a blog. As you might expect, we’ve made the gadgets interactive too. Instead of appearing in a panel that consumes valuable real estate on your blog, gadgets now appear in a dock that slides in and out as you move your cursor over them.
Gadgets supported in Dynamic Views currently include: Blog Archive, Followers, Labels, Profile, Subscribe (a new gadget - automatically present if either Follow By Email or Subscription installed), and Link List. These gadgets make it easier for your readers to navigate your blog (archive, labels), and to follow it (followers and RSS).
If you are currently using a traditional template and change to Dynamic Views, supported gadgets will automatically appear on your blog. Gadgets can be added, removed, or customized from the Layouts tab the same as with any other template.
If you’re one of the millions of people who have adopted Dynamic Views since we launched them in September 2011, we encourage you to head on over to our
Google+ page
and tell us what you like about them!
Happy blogging.
Bruce Polderman, Product Manager
Get a pulse for the posts your readers like most with the +1 counter
January 24, 2012
As we mentioned in our
Connect to Google+
post a few weeks ago, we’ve been hard at work to bring you new ways to grow your blog and engage with your readers using Google+.
Today we’re happy to introduce the +1 counter, which allows you to quickly scan your dashboard to see which posts are most popular on your blog. Each time a reader clicks the +1 button on a post, a +1 gets added to that post's counter and their profile photo and name will appear.
The +1 button is available on all
Dynamic Views
posts by default, and can be enabled on most other template types by clicking on the Layout tab in your dashboard, clicking Edit in the Blog posts section, and checking the Show Share Buttons box.
If you don't have a Google+ account yet, don't fret. It's easy to
join Google+ here
.
Happy blogging!
Posted by Bruce Polderman, Product Manager
Engage with your readers through threaded commenting
January 11, 2012
You may have noticed that we’ve rolled out a number of improvements to Blogger recently. The folks over at
Technorati
referred to it as a “rampage”. Call it what you like, we’re definitely having fun giving Blogger the makeover it’s long deserved, and we appreciate all the positive feedback we received at the recent
BlogWorld
expo.
If you follow us on our
Buzz
blog, you’re aware that we publish surveys from time to time. They are one of several methods that we use to collect your feedback about what we can do to make your blogging experience better. A top request on the wishlist is improving Blogger’s commenting system, so we’re happy to announce that we’ve done just that.
Blogger now supports threaded commenting, which means that it is now much easier to differentiate between whether someone is making a general comment on the thread, or responding to another comment on the thread.
What do you have to do to enable this on your blog? Nothing! If you have Blogger’s commenting feature enabled, “Blog Feed” set to “Full”, and are using “Embedded” comments, then you’re ready to start a discussion with your readers. To check, or change your feed settings, select: “Settings > Other >, and then “Full” from the “Allow Blog Feed” dropdown:
To check your current form setting, select: “Settings > Posts and Comments, and select “Embedded” from the “Comment Location” dropdown:
Visit the
Blogger Help Center
for additional information.
Happy blogging!
Posted by Pat Coleman, Software Engineer
Connect to Google+
December 12, 2011
Back in October
we made it possible for
Blogger in Draft
users to use their
Google+
profile on their blog. This option is now available to all Blogger users, and as a result, we're starting to roll out the first of many Google+ features.
Starting today, if you have linked your blog to your Google+ account you will be presented with a prefilled Google+ share box immediately after publishing a post. The share box will contain a +snippet of your post that you can share with your
circles
on Google+.
Of course, you can disable this sharing prompt at any time on the "Settings - Posts and Comments" page. And you can always share individual posts on Google+ by selecting "share" underneath the entry in your post list.
You can start using the new Share to Google+ immediately if you’ve already chosen to use your Google+ profile on your blog. If you haven’t yet made the switch,
click here
to get started.
If you don’t have a Google+ account you can
create one here
, and then log in to Blogger and follow the above instructions.
To learn more, check out our
FAQs
or visit our
Help Forum
.
Want to chat about sharing to Google+ and other Blogger features with someone from the team? Join me on the
Blogger +page
for a live video Hangout at 3PM PST.
Happy blogging!
Posted by Bruce Polderman, Product Manager
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