Domain Ownership Verification, And DNS Latency
Some blog owners are confused about how domain ownership verification works - or should work. The domain ownership verification process involves two …
Confusion
The Mysterious "Destination" / "Points To" Label
Some blog owners buy domains, for publishing a Blogger blog, and ask about how to address the domain. What address do I use for "Points to"…
The New Followers Gadget
The new Followers gadget is out - and is causing some confusion. If you are Following a blog - either your own blog, or somebody else's - and yo…
Custom Domain Setup, And The Blogger Instructions
Custom domain setups continue to confuse blog owners - and lead sometimes to frustration, expressed in Blogger Help Forum: Get Help with an Issue . W…
Verifying Blog Ownership, In BlogLovin
In BlogLovin, the ownership verification process is termed "claiming your blog". Claiming your blog involves installing a BlogLovin link, w…
Using The Meta Search Description In Your Blog
There is some confusion, about including "search description" meta content , in blog template code, to provide source for data shares to …
Comments With HTML Code Confuse Blog Owners
Some blog owners see encoded special characters, in Blogger dashboard displays - and do not understand why they are there. I recently noticed that th…
Password Guessing May Cause Locked Accounts
One of the more mysterious causes of blog loss involves deleted blogs, with the owner being forced to recover account access because of "suspici…
The Followers Rewrite Should Only Affect Following
We're seeing some signs of confusion, in Blogger Help Forum: Get Help with an Issue , about the current rewrite of Blogger Followers / Google Fri…
The Blogger Followers Gadget Is Available - Really!
Some blog owners can't figure out how to add the Blogger Followers gadget, to their blogs. We see occasional confusion, in Blogger Help Forum: Ge…
Not All Template Designer "Advanced" Wizards Work
An occasional blog owner reports frustration with various "Advanced" Template Designer wizards, in Blogger Help Forum: Get Help with an Iss…
Don't Confuse "Link List" And "List" Gadgets
One useful alternative to the "Archives" gadget , when you want to help your readers index your blog by Title, is a LinkList. You can make …
Where Are The Buttons In My Post Editor Toolbar?
Occasionally, we see signs of confusion, in in Blogger Help Forum: Get Help with an Issue . Where are the buttons, in the toolbar? or Why don't I…
Making Mail-to-Blogger "email address" Changes
Occasionally, we see real confusion, involving the email address. I can login to Blogger - but I can only change my email address, or remove myself f…
Only You Can Use The Quick Edit Links, On Your Blog
People worry about the Quick Edit icons - sometimes, needlessly. I was logged out - but I can still see the edit tools! or My visitor logs show peopl…