The Real Blogger Status

Don't get me wrong here. This is, currently, not my problem. But it was once, long ago . I suffered the indignity of solving the Captcha , over and over, for at least a week. And unlike many here, I don't just write a blog post. I write, and rewrite, and rewrite the rewrite. Then I add a couple links, to other posts, and reverse link those posts to my latest post. So each post, for me, would be a dozen (minimum) publishes, and a dozen (minimum) opportunities for me to solve the damn Captcha . Then somebody wrote here about the link, which I had looked at each time I solved the Captcha . My blog is not spam. DOHH. I clicked on the link. Two more clicks, and I was done. I got a bot reply an hour later, and same day, a final reply. I logged out of Blogger and back in, and posted a test. No more Captcha . Unfortunately, not everybody has an easy experience like that. Many people write that they have submitted the request from My blog is not spam. at least once, and they ...

The problem of the week is Publishing. You'll have a variety of symptoms, when publishing to a Classic blog. The ever present spinner of death, which does not end. The spinner of death gives way to a white screen. The spinner is never seen, you get a white screen immediately. What's worse, the post that you're publishing may or may not actually be posted. You'll not find out unless you Open "Edit posts" in a separate window, and refresh the view periodically (when publishing a new post). Open "View Blog" in a separate window, and refresh the view (when publishing an update to an existing post). The Google Blogger Help forum is buzzing with complaints. One guy has started a thread advising us how to contact Google Investor Relations (since Google itself cannot be contacted ). I, personally, experienced all of the above symptoms, in trying to publish this article. I had to resort to resubmitting the post, and risk making a duplicate post , to get ...

This question has come up a few times this year. If my blog gets deleted (by me or by a Blogger anti-splog bot), or if I move my blog to an external host, how quickly should I setup a stub blog , to replace what I just deleted or moved? How many hours, days, weeks am I safe? I, typically, would assume the worst possible case, and suggest Minutes. Do you think this to be fiction, or perhaps paranoid delusions? Then please read Spammers stole my old URL during transfer to FTP hosting! . Under the right conditions, protecting yourself with a stub blog should take maybe 30 seconds. Go to the Dashboard, and select Create A Blog . Name your blog. What did you just delete? DOHH. Select a template - just pick the first one. Create a stub post . Publish. Done. If you take as much as a minute, and the problem is the computer or network I can probably help you to get the time down to 30 seconds. If you take much more than a minute, though, it's likely that you have a problem. In that ...

Blogger Blogs, and similar online and other IT products, use peer support to help their customers. Blogger, similar to other companies, provides Blogger Help Forum: Something Is Broken , where Bloggers with various problems can write in and say I have a problem [My Problem]. Can anybody help me? If you properly compose your problem report in Blogger Help Forum, and state your version of [My Problem], one of several things may happen. A solution will be known, and will be instantly provided by one of the many helpers. A solution will be derived, from subsequent questions by one of the many helpers. You will be advised to report your problem, to Blogger Support . Now, if you are so fortunate to have scenario 1 or 2 apply in your case, it is possible that the solution can be found in either Beta Known Issues , Blogger Help , or Blogger Status . It's possible - but not too likely - if it was, you (or someone like you) would have found it, and publicised it, long ago. If...

So I guess congrats are in order. You just got the notice. Your blog can now be migrated to Beta. Click here to start. or whatever. See, I haven't gotten the notice. If you are ready for the journey, then go. Beta is a pretty fantastic improvement , regardless of the shortcomings. But. Before you start , backup your blog . I say again. Backup your blog. Please. (Note): More detail - a lot more detail is coming. This is almost a stub post . But I have seen enough problem reports recently I just migrated my blog to Beta. And now it's hosed. What do I do now? Well, first, you have to report the problem , and reply to the botmail. And be patient. But while you're being patient, maybe you could work from a backup copy. If you had a backup copy. Maybe if I say this again, you will next time. So, I now tell you three times Backup your blog , before migrating it.

The Google Blogger Help Group is the official help area for (Google) Blogger Blogs, where the users help themselves (with slight exception). There are 6 forums in Google Blogger Help . How Do I? Something Is Broken Publishing Trouble Login Issues Customizing Templates Share Your Blog Some people occasionally confuse the first 5 with the last. How Do I? Something Is Broken Publishing Trouble Login Issues Customizing Templates are for providing help. People write in when they need help, they ask for help, and the helpers try and answer their questions. The contents of these forums is generally relevant to current issues , as all properly provided advice from the helpers is posted as answers to the various questions. Share Your Blog is a different forum. There, everybody gets up and yells, Hey everybody, check out my blog! Hey everybody, check out this neat article that I just wrote! Hey everybody, here's some useful advice! Some people ignore the amenities of Share Your Blog, and...

This tweak isn't necessary in Blogger Beta - it's already there. That was a bit of a pleasant surprise, when I tested my first Beta blog. Why is it necessary here? I'll explore that question later. For right now, let's focus on making this work. It's a pretty simple change. You have to edit the template, so start by backing the template up . Now, go into the template editor, and find <h3 class="post-title"> <BlogItemUrl><a href="<$BlogItemUrl$>" title="external link"></BlogItemUrl> <$BlogItemTitle$> <BlogItemUrl></a></BlogItemUrl> </h3> and replace that with <h3 class="post-title"> <a href="<$BlogItemPermalinkUrl$>" title="permanent link"> <$BlogItemTitle$> </a> </h3> Save, then Publish. Simple enough? >> Top