The Real Blogger Status

Pete Hopkins has declared Old Blogger now dead . Today at Blogger HQ we accomplished one of our most significant milestones ever: we changed old Blogger’s monitoring from “page us when it goes down” to “page us if it comes back to life in a horrifying, zombie state.” I don't think that all Bloggers are sure how this will work. Some think that their blogs may be unmigrated. Maybe they never got an invitation . >> Forum thread links: bX-*00039 >> Copy this tag: bX-*00039 >> Top

Here's a new Blogger behaviour, that seems to have started recently. Whenever I restart my browser, I stay logged in to GMail with no problem. Not so with Blogger. My first view When I start up the browser, this is what I'm always confronted with. So I hit Sign In. A familiar sight The old familiar Blogger Login screen pops up for a few seconds. And now the dashboard And quickly fades to the Dashboard. Now, I have to find the blog that I should have started with, and select View Blog, again. And finally I can get to work After selecting the blog from the dashboard, I am left in the right state to work on the blog. I can open any additional browser windows, and I have administrative access to any other of my blogs, too. As soon as I close the browser, it's back to the top of this post, again. Apparently, Blogger creates a session cookie, from your GMail account status, but doesn't act upon it until you "Sign In". And having finally signed in, you must aga...

An old joke from Virginia, USA (when I lived there long ago). Q: How many Virginians does it take to change a light bulb? A: At least 3. One does the work, the others reminisce how great the old bulb was. And so will go the updated one. Q: How many Bloggers does it take to migrate a blog to the New Template 2006? A: At least 3. One does the work, the others reminisce how great Classic Blogger was. All joking aside, there are still those who need to move their blogs into New Blogger 2006. To do this, simply use the " Claim your blog: Get started with the new Blogger " Legacy Claim wizard. And, having moved your blog into the future, you probably should look at the template. If you've been admiring the shiny XML based gadgets on many Blogger blogs, you're going to want a blog with a layout template . And after migrating the blog to a layout template, you'll want to check out the new Designer Templates , currently in Draft (Blue) Blogger . But there will, for a ...

The American author Thomas Wolfe said You can’t go home again Well, you can't go back to Old Template 2006 Blogger, either. Move your account to use the new Blogger Not a lot of choice there. OK, I'm going. The last time I'll see this. The last time I'll see this. Several tense moments later, the email popped up on my screen. Welcome to the new Blogger. The last time I'll see this. But how to log back in? Not from the old shortcut, I see. The last time I'll see this. DOHH. Just load the blog, now, and use the link on the Navbar. So now, the real work begins. All the shiny features. Where to start??

It's not just a migration, it's now a stampede . The option disappeared today , leaving in its place Move your account to use the new Blogger No "Please", no "Soon". So how did I get here, to post this? Well, there are two possible web site addresses . Use the one, wisely. Nope, there's only going forward , now. I have to update all of my newly migrated blogs with the shiny New Blogger template features, when I'm not busy helping with the stampede , that is. (Edit 1/26 13:00): Here is the first and only acknowledgment, to date , by Blogger. We are beginning to require a portion of Blogger accounts to switch to the new version of Blogger. This is necessary in order for us to soon be able to retire the old version of Blogger. The first time you see this message, you will have the option to skip it and access your blog on the old system, but after that you will be required to switch. (Edit 1/26 15:00): Publicly published instructions, in Blogger He...

Beta Blogger is now called New Blogger 2006 - and this is an Old Blogger blog. And now, we have The Real Blogger Status - New . Does anybody remember New Coke ? Well, New Blogger 2006 is substantially improved over Old Blogger . The improvements are substantially more significant than New Coke over Classical Coke. And now, you can see my improved blogs. Chuck's Kitchen , benefiting from Labels (Food Categories). Martinez UMC , with a spiffy sidebar, and with colour and layout changes pending.

but the game remains the same. I just wish that I knew what the rules are. Pete, in Blogger Buzz: The New Version of Blogger , writes The new version of Blogger in beta is dead! Long live the new version of Blogger! So this is now "New Blogger", not "Beta Blogger". Well, I will call it "New Blogger 2006", as I know that, in 2007, 2008, or sometime in the future, there will be a second New Blogger. And New Blogger 2006 replaces "Classic" or "Old Template 2006" Blogger. Even though this is now "New Blogger 2006", and it replaces "Old Template Blogger 2006", you will find numerous references to "Classic" and "Beta" Blogger here and there. This blog will be titled and addressed as The Real Blogger Status , at least for a while. (Edit 12/20): And in commemoration of the new name, we now have Real Blogger Status - New . (p.s.) Does anybody remember New Coke ?