University of Blogspot: March 2006

It is difficult to do tables with Blogger as browsers count more than 1 space as a single space, as mentioned in my previous post "how to do a quick and dirty table". If you don't want to use the tag, and you don't want to use the "how to do a quick and dirty table" tip, you may want to use Excel to do your table if you have it. Enter the data into the Excel spreadsheet. Format it the

How to change the blog Header and the description

Many readers and participants of forums asked for ways to do the above. I though a post about it will make answering such queries easier.To change the blog header/title, and to add or change the description, sign into Dashboard. Select the blog, click SETTINGS and by default you will be in the BASIC sub-tab. There you will see the field for the Title and the Description. Edit or add in the title

How to put a new paragraph in the sidebar

To customize templates, it is good to learn HTML. (If you want to learn about html, go to W3 School for some very good html tutorials.)To add in a new paragraph with a title in the sidebar, you will first access the template editor. See post How to add stuff to the sidebar (click "BACK" button to get back to this page).Just type in any text in suitable places of the template, using Blogger

For ads after each post, where to paste the codes?

Update 8 April 2008: Please note that this post was written before the New xml Blogger template was introduced. It can however be still applicable if you are still using the old classic Blogger template.(for New Blogger (formerly Beta), please see update at bottom of the post)If you want the AdSense ads to appear after each posts, paste the codes after the <$BlogItemBody$> as shown in the

Sunday, March 19, 2006

Where to paste the AdSense codes?

Update: This is an old post but is still applicable to those using the old classic Blogger template. Those using the New xml Blogger template should use the HTML/Javascript gadget (Page Element)Where to paste the AdSense codes? This will depend on where you want the ads on your site. Probably the most prominent place to place it will be just below the header, like on this site. If so:1. log into

How to add AdSense to your blog

First, you must have an AdSense account. If you don't have one, apply to join the program. There are bloggers who have got approved AdSense accounts and they may put referral buttons on their blogs, and you can apply for an account via the referral buttons on their blogs. One of the blog is AdSense Alert (close new window to get back to this page), which also have more details about the AdSense

Saturday, March 18, 2006

How to redirect from old url to new url

Update 18 May 2007: For redirecting with New Blogger, refer to this new post Redirecting New Blogger blog to another siteYou want to use a new url for your blog. Your site have been indexed and have many incoming links. You want to keep you original blogspot.com url but want viewers to be automatically redirected to another website with the url http://newurl.com? This is how you do it. Paste

How to edit links in the side bar

Update: This post is for the old Blogger classic template which is no longer supported by Blogger.com. Also update at bottom of page.
The HTML for a link list for you to edit as shown below is present in most of the standard Blogger templates (click on the screenshot to enlarge it:

To create links that in your sidebar to actually lead to sites you want, you will have to edit the HTML already in

How to do a quick and dirty table

Here is a way to do a quick and dirty table if you don't want to use the

tag. If you try to enter a table like this in Blogger:Item Code PriceApple 0123 1.29Orange 1728 1.35Pear 2783 1.68browsers will count extra spaces as one space and display the table as follows:Item Code PriceApple 0123 1.29Orange 1728 1.35Pear 2783 1.68To display the table as

How do I track visitors to my blog

UPDATE 19 August 2008: This post was prepared before the introduction of New Blogger and is meant for those using old classic Blogger template. For New Blogger xml template, please refer to adding advertisements and hit counter to New Blogger blog.Many bloggers are interested in knowing how often their blog was viewed. What you need is a hits counter. You can get a free hit counter here at

How to delete photo

To delete photo, you will have to remove the relevant html code that has the tag that look something like this:

while in the Edit Html mode. An easier way is to do it in the Compose mode.sign into Dashboardselect relevant blogselect relevant postclick EDIT tabclick COMPOSE tabclick photopress DELETE key on your keyboard.Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Webpage and Blog

How to make a clickable link

There are more than one way to make a clickable link (hyperlink). One way is to write a HTML tag yourself in the EDIT HTML mode. When you do this, you will have a choice of making the link open in the same window or in a new windowMaking a hyperlink open in the same windowTo write a hyperlink which open in the same window, the HTML tag is of the form Description

Friday, March 17, 2006

How do I avoid anonymous comments

comments Originally uploaded by blogsmith. 1. sign in to Dashboard2. click on relevant blog3. click SETTING tab4. click COMMENTS5. set Who can comment? to ONLY REGISTERED USERSThe Weblog Handbook: Practical Advice on Creating and Maintaining Your Blog Book: Blogging for Dummies

How to post special characters

This is how to post special characters like † ‰ ♠ ♣ ♥1. sign into Dashboard2. refer to LIST or to this LIST2 or for HTML entities refer to LIST33. type the codes for the characters where you want them.4. click Preview to make sure the characters appear as you want them to be5. if so, save.For example, if you want to display A, you will have to type the following into your post

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

How to change URL of your blog

(See NOTE below)Steps to change a blog's URL (web address) in Blogger:1. log into Dashboard2. click on the relevant blog3. click SETTINGS tab4. click PUBLISHING5. edit url (see screenshot above. Place where you type the new URL is indicated by cursor (arrow) and also "Type new URL here" in redRemember to save settings.Your success will depend on whether the URL has already been taken up or not.

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

Why no line spaces?

Question: " When we are in the compose mode, we double space between paragraphs. It looks fine. When we go to the preview mode, there are no space between the paragraphs - everything is smashed together. What is happening?"Answer: Your setting for "Convert Line Breaks" must have been set to NO. Sign into Dashboard, select blog, click SETTING, then FORMATTING, somewhere in the middle of the page,

How to set number of posts to display on main page

You want to control the number of posts on the main page? This is how to do it:1. Sign into Dashboard2. Select relevant blog3. Click SETTING tab4. Click FORMATTING tab5. Select number of posts to display on main page.The Weblog Handbook: Practical Advice on Creating and Maintaining Your Blog

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Monday, March 27, 2006

How to make a blog directory for your blog

Thursday, March 23, 2006

How to get Blogger to host your profile photo

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

How to make a post remain at the top of the page.

How to change order of the posts

How to contact Blogger Support

Monday, March 20, 2006

Another quick way to do a table