How to Show Blogger Table of Contents by Label Name


One of our readers, goh left this question on the Beautiful Blogger Table of Contents tutorial:
"Wonder is this possible. Let's say if a blog post has 5 labels. Is it possible to create a TOC for each label and therefore have 5 TOC (one for each label) and in separate pages in blogspot?

How to Make the most of Blogger's New Editor


Blogger introduced its New Editor as part of the 10th Anniversary celebration. Even though the celebration started in August, some bloggers don't even know about it yet. Others want to wait for bugs to shake out. Those who have tried it give mixed reviews --- you either love it or hate it. I'm using it and can say I like the new Editor. I suggest you try it. The new features can solve one or two of those nagging, pet-peeve type problems.


How to Hide Blogger Widgets on Home Page


Recently I revised BPwebnews to show post excerpts on the homepage. The revision made the theme a magazine style, with 'read more' links. So now, there is no need to list recent articles in the sidebar on the home page. The 'recent posts' gadget is still useful when visitors arrive on a specific post --- they need only look in the sidebar for other articles that might interest them. This post will show you how to hide gadgets depending on which type of page is viewed.

How to Use Blogger's Integrated Read More Feature


Mukund, who often leaves comments, suggested I try the new Blogger feature to create post summaries on the home page. Well, it was quick and easy! It's great for blogs that have long posts --- you can show magazine style summaries with just enough text to get readers to click the 'read more' link. Instead of 2 posts, I now have 6 highlighted on the home page.

This may be your dream solution since most Blogger template hacks are very complex and don't work for older posts! So try this. It will be a lot easier if you switch to the new Blogger editor. The editor has loads of new advancements on its own, including better image handling!

Keep Your Blogger Gadgets Current

I'm sure you go to great pains to select and install widgets on your sidebar or footer. However, like most of us you may then forget about them --- unless they stop working. "If it ain't broke don't fix it." Here are some reasons to take a fresh look at your widgets with an eye toward pruning, replacing and adding. This can only make your overall design fresher and cleaner.

Technology Moves Forward - That includes Blogger. The old list of 9 or 10 basic gadgets is a thing of the past. You now have favorite widgets integrated into Blogger. This means fewer JavaScripts to stuggle with and no annoying credit links at the bottom of the widget.Why shouldn't our widgets look seamless like WordPress sidebars? Widget developers still get credit as you install their gadget.

Make Your Own Post Rank Text Widget

The Top Posts widget from PostRank.com does a fantastic job of calculating your most popular posts. But I have two problems with it:

  • In real time, using a javascript on another server, it's too slow and is prone to hanging or not displaying the list. This does not help your page's loading time.
  • The orange background for the rank number is glaring --- doesn't fit most designs, not even close. This is one element you can not customize.
  • well, maybe three problems. It takes up quite a bit of valuable sidebar real estate.

Check Out My Guest Post 2 - Comments still zero?

About a year ago I said about my first guest writing experience :

It was the first time I wrote extensively about a subject that was more generic than technical. The call to action involved readers taking the analysis and making it personal. It was the first time one of my posts received so many reader comments and Stumble Upon reviews. It also generated backlinks. Of course the fact that it was on One Cool Site didn't hurt!

Why Your Blogger Profile Says Very Little About You

It's very easy to start a blog on Blogger. Blogger indexes your profile like a telephone directory. So when you drop a link by commenting on a Blogger post, the owner can ring you up, so to speak. Blogger also provides a nice link to your profile in your blog's sidebar, part of the "About Me" gadget. But, are you really reachable or under a false sense that people can communicate with you whenever they want to by calling the orange Blogger 'operator?'