How To: Create a Template for your Posts

This post will show you how to create a template. Using a template can be a time-saving convenience if you post often with repeated content.  For example, let's say I have a picture I'd like to appear on all of my posts. I can create a template that includes that picture. Then, each time I create a new post from the template, that picture will appear. I would not have to go through the steps to import it separately into each new post.

Another use of a template might be If I wanted all of my posts to follow a specific format, say, "Intro", "Body" and "Summary". I would make a template with those headings to remind myself to include those into each post. Other uses of templates might include: mandatory warnings, disclaimers, public service announcements, etc., that I want to ensure each post contains.

How To: Prevent Blogger from tracking your own views to your blog

This post describes how to block Blogger from counting your own views to your own blog. 

Tutorial: Approve or Delete Blogger User Comments

This article will walk you through the steps to approve or delete user comments for your blog.

Tutorial: Set Comment Settings

This tutorial will guide you in determining settings for user comments for your blog.

Tutorial: How to Back Up your Blog

You can back up your blog to the Blogger Content Management System. The back up will be saved as an ".xml" text file.

 

Tutorial: How to Restore a Deleted Blog

This tutorial will guide you through the process of restoring a previously deleted blog.

This post was created using information found on Google's official how to delete or restore your blog support site.

Note: Deleted blogs may restored only if:

• If you have not permanently deleted your blog, and
• The time limit for restoring a deleted blog has not elapsed. 

1. At the top left, find the blog to be restored under the "Trashed blogs" heading:

Blog List - Active and Trashed

 

2. Click on the title of the blog you wish to restore.

     a. A list of menu items available to trashed blogs will appear:

Deleted Blog Menu List

 3. Select "Info".

    a. A decision box will appear:

Permanently Delete - Undelete decision box

4. Select "Undelete".

    a.     Your blog is now undeleted.

End of Tutorial

Tutorial: How to Delete your blog

This post will demonstrate how to delete a blog.

The official Google "how to" delete or restore your blog page was used in the development of this tutorial.

Note: Since actions within these instructions may result in the permanent trashing of your blog, it is highly recommended that you read this entire post before endeavoring to delete a blog. 

To delete a blog:

1. Sign in to Blogger and, from the choices at the top left, click the blog you want to delete.

2. In the left menu, click Settings.

3. Scroll until you find "Manage Blogs".

4. Under "Manage Blog,” click "Remove your blog".

    a. A "Delete Blog"decision box will appear:

b. Note that you will have the ability to restore a deleted blog for a period of time IF you don't permanently delete it.

Note: See tutorial on "How to Restore a Deleted Blog" for information on how to restore a deleted blog.

5. Click "Delete".

    a. Another decision box will appear:

WARNING

ALL CONTENT (Text, Photos, Videos, Comments, etc.) WILL BE PERMANENTLY  DELETED BY PERFORMING THE NEXT STEP

6. IF you want to permanently delete the blog, THEN chose "Permanently Delete" to permanently delete your blog, otherwise simply leave the page.

    a. If you did not permanently delete the blog, you will be able to restore it for a period of time.

Note: See tutorial on "How to Restore a Deleted Blog" for information on how to restore a deleted blog.

End of Tutorial

Help people find your blogs on search engines

 

This tutorial is intended to provide guidance on helping you make your Blogger blog more easily found by search engines. This is sometimes referred to as "Search Engine Optimization", or SEO.

This post relied on guidance from the official google help article, "Help people find your blogs on search engines".

1. Log into blogger and select the blog you want to make more easily discoverable by search engines.

2. From the left-hand menu, select "Settings".

3. Scroll to find the "Privacy" heading.

4. Verify the slider "Visible to search engines" is turned ON.
    a. To turn on, "grab" the slider with the cursor and move to the right.
 

 

NOTE: The feature is ON when the "slider" is to the right and appears in green.

In addition to ensuring your blog access is turned on, there are other ways to make sure your blog is more likely to be found by search engines:

A) Ensure you use as many key words as possible in:
    i) Titles of pages and posts.
    ii) Labels when adding posts.
B) Ensure all images have Alternative Text (Alt Text) added, since some search engine algorithms are programmed to overlook items failing to provide alternative text.

End of Tutorial