Tricks for New Bloggers

Add Scrollbars to Blog Posts

2007-10-06T08:53:00.000-04:00

If you have followed our main article Add Scrollbars to Blog Widgets, you would be able to introduce horizontal and vertical scrollbars to all or any of the widgets in the Blogger template. These scrollbars can be made to automatically appear when the contents overflow a certain specified width or height setting. We have also talked about how scrollbars can be added to the Blog Post body. We

Separator Line between Each Comment

2007-10-06T08:35:00.000-04:00

If you have noticed by now, the readers' comments after each Blogger post come one after the other without a line separating each comment. If your post has numerous comments, it is difficult even for readers to locate their own comments. A solution to this is to add a divider or a separator line after each comment so that readers can easily see where the comment starts and ends. We had

Center Align Page Elements

2007-09-29T12:49:00.000-04:00

A number of queries we received had to do with alignment problems. In some templates, the links, text, widgets and other page elements are aligned to the left. Many bloggers prefer to have widgets in the center of the sidebar or post body. There are a couple of ways to align the page elements within the sidebar or the blog posts. In this tutorial, you will learn how to center align all or

Change Post a Comment Link

2007-09-29T08:07:00.000-04:00

At the bottom of every article, you will see the Comments posted by readers (that is if you have configured the blog to Show comments and not Hide comments) as well as a “Post a Comment” link. This is a default message. To change the words “Post a Comment” and rename or customize them to a message that suits your blog, we can modify the template code.First, backup your template. Go to Template

Unable to Remove Header Image

2007-09-28T13:25:00.000-04:00

A reader brought up an unusual problem. After uploading an image into the Header, the reader was unable to remove the Header image. We do not know the reason why the image cannot be removed. This uploading of Header image is a Blogger feature and not a blog hack. The solution as we shall explain is to remove the Header and reinstate a new Header.Uploading Header ImageFor those who have yet to

Change and Edit Multiple Labels

2007-09-28T08:16:00.000-04:00

This is written in response to several queries on changing labels to published posts. People are not aware of the simple method of changing, removing or adding labels to published posts. This short article is a reminder of an easy-to-use feature that is already available in our Blogger platform.The situation is that when we start writing posts, we assign different words as labels to our posts.

Change Font Size and Font Style

2007-09-28T08:09:00.000-04:00

In some templates like the Minima template, you can easily change the font type, font color and font size of the Blog Header, Title and Description. However, there is no option under Template -> Fonts and Colors to change the font properties within the Sidebar to make the text different from the rest of the Blog contents. To change the font, you will have to modify the template and add the font

Backlinks Notification in Blogger

2007-09-27T15:27:00.000-04:00

When readers post comments in your Blog, you will be notified. How about backlinks? Do you want Blogger to notify you when people write a post and link to you? Although it is not an option available in the Dashboard, it is possible to work around this and be notified whenever you receive a backlink.BacklinksBy definition, backlinks are incoming or inbound links to your Blog. If you have a lot

Transfer Blog Ownership

2007-09-26T12:21:00.000-04:00

We were posed a question – whether a blog can be transferred to another Google account. Our initial thought was that it can't be done since each blog is registered to a specific Google account. It was only recently when we were contemplating changing the Blog Administrator status in our Tips for New Bloggers blog that we realized that the new Blogger allowed us to change the Blog owner and

Change Widget Background Color

2007-09-26T08:26:00.000-04:00

In our article on Background Image for Blogger Template, we had explained how to have a background color or background image in the body, main posts, or sidebars. This will apply to most blog templates except templates like TicTac. Instead of having the entire sidebar in one color, you can also assign a different color to each of the widgets. This guide will let you know how you can change the

Comments Label below Post Title

2007-09-22T08:45:00.000-04:00

We wrote about how you can move the Labels to the top of the post so that Technorati can index the Labels as tags for those people who do not have full post feeds. In addition, users have asked whether they can show the number of comments at the top of the posts instead of the footer. In this tutorial, you will learn how to move the comment count link to the top, below the post title. We can

Change Blogger Post URL – SEO Tip

2007-09-20T10:58:00.000-04:00

Search engines look for keywords and it is widely believed that keyword-specific domains and subdomains rank highly in the search engine algorithm. This is so because having the keyword in the URL suggests that the site contents are related to the keyword. Also, when visitors look at the search results, they are likely to click the link that contains relevant keywords. With this in mind, we

Add Navigation Bar in Header Image

2007-09-10T09:53:00.000-04:00

In our article on Horizontal Menu and Navigation Bar, we have given you a how-to guide on adding a horizontal navigation bar into the Blog template. This Navbar can be text links, image links, or both. Since they are navigation tools, they should be somewhere at the top of the page and easily noticeable. You may have a background image in the Header and after adding the Navbar, you find the

Screenshots and Screen Captures

2007-09-10T09:37:00.000-04:00

In this guide, we learn how to take screenshots or screen capture and save what you exactly see on the computer screen into an image file. You can edit the screenshot image using image editors like MS Paint. For those who need to take screenshots often, have a look at the list of free screen capture softwares towards the end of this article.For those who are not familiar with this term “

Limits for Blogger Blogs

2007-09-06T12:45:00.000-04:00

There are usage limits imposed by every free service, including Blogger.com. Often, the limits are necessary for design purposes (e.g., how much space to cater for each form field), logistics (e.g., server space and speed) and financial considerations. Most of the answers on the amount of storage space, limitations on posts, etc. are found in Blogger Help. However, since we still receive

Add Text Box and Textarea

2007-08-31T10:01:00.000-04:00

There are times when you want to insert plain text into your Blog Post or template. This may be a piece of HTML code or JavaScript that you would like readers to copy, such as the “Link to Our Site” code in the sidebar. It could also be the Terms of a Legal Agreement that users can view. As we shall be discussing in our article on creating forms in Blogs, the text box can also be used in

Highlighted Text with Colored Background

2007-08-29T10:05:00.000-04:00

When typing a Blog Post, the font colors can be changed using the tool provided in the rich-text Post Editor. Unfortunately, there is no icon or tool to add highlighting to the text. However, as we shall discuss, it is possible to add highlights to the text and choose a color to appear behind a word or lines of text. This tutorial will also explain how to enclose the text within a box with a

Animated Graphics in Blogger

2007-08-28T14:02:00.000-04:00

You would have noticed that when you upload animated graphics into your Blog Post, the animation doesn't work. What you see is a static picture. Likewise, when the picture is added into the template via Template -> Page Elements -> Add a Page Element, the picture animation is removed. Blogger doesn't ban animated graphics. While they cannot be easily uploaded by using Blogger's uploading

Quick Edit and Screwdriver Wrench Icons

2007-08-28T07:31:00.001-04:00

If you are new to Blogger software, once your Blog is up and running, you will see some strange icons. One is a picture of a pencil at the Post Footer and another is a screwdriver and wrench icon at the bottom right corner of every widget. Is there a way to disable them? Why are they there in the first place? Don't they look unsightly in the Blog design?Allay your fears. However unsightly

Pre-formatted text in Blog Posts

2007-08-28T07:11:00.000-04:00

Just as we sign off every letter in a particular style, we may want to end every Post with a standard text, signature, logo, graphic or link. There are 2 ways to have this pre-formatted text automatically appear in the template or post template, so that you need not have to retype them every time you post.Modifying the TemplateThe first method is to modify the template. Readers who have

Remove Underline below Text Links

2007-08-27T09:24:00.000-04:00

In some templates, the text links are underlined. This distinguishes the hyperlinks from the normal text. If you don't like that, you can remove the underlines. You can also modify the template to have underlines only in the main posts and not in the sidebar or vice-versa. This tutorial will show you how it can be done.As explained in our article Links – Hover and Rollover Effects, when you

Background Colour of TicTac Template

2007-08-23T08:52:00.000-04:00

This guide shows you how to change the background color of the Blog Posts or Sidebar in a TicTac Template. Changing the background color of a Blogger template is not difficult. You can follow our guide at Background Image for Blogger Template which discusses as well the way to add a background color to the entire Blog, Blog Posts or Sidebar. While this works in most of the Blogger templates,

Image beside Blog Post Title

2007-08-20T14:49:00.000-04:00

We had in our earlier article showed you how to add Images or Icons to Sidebar Links. Many readers are also interested to add images next to the Blog Post Titles. You can have a small picture to automatically appear in every Post Title. This guide will explain how this can be done.The image we are talking about has to be small, perhaps about 20px in width. But for the purposes of this guide,

Header Image beside Blog Title

2007-08-17T08:21:00.000-04:00

Instead of having an image occupy the entire Header section, some might want to have a small image beside the Blog Title and Description, either on the left or on the right of the Header. Blogger has a simple feature which allows you to upload an image to the Header. However, as we had explained in our article Background Image for Blogger Header (New), this image appears as a backdrop to the

Align Post Footer Elements

2007-08-17T08:06:00.000-04:00

We realized that in some templates like the Rounders Template, the post footer elements such as Comments link, Email Post link and Labels are aligned to the right.This looks pretty odd in some Blogs where there are many Labels to a post. To align these elements to the left, go to Template -> Edit HTML and scroll to this part of the template code:-.uncustomized-post-template .post-footer {