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I see lots of posts ended with a cute “signature” of the author’s name. How do you do that?

Adding a signature to your blog posts can add a sense of coherence to your blog design. If that’s your thing, here’s how you do it. Before we start, please make sure the graphic you want to use is uploaded to Flickr, Photobucket, or another online photo hosting service. Blogger Note: The following instructions allow [...]

How do I add blogring code to my blog?

A blogring is a group of blogs that all have organized links to each other. These rings usually link like-minded blogs together. For instance, there are state blogrings (e.g., Blog Oklahoma) , knitting blogrings, mommy blogrings (e.g., Crazy Hip Blog Mamas), etc. For more information, see the Wiki on webrings. Every blogring has its own [...]

How do I change the word ‘Comments’ to a different word at the bottom of my posts? *UPDATED*

As you peruse the blogosphere you’ll no doubt see many blogs (mostly Blogger blogs) that have changed the word ‘Comments’ under their posts to something that is less generic and is more reflective of their blog theme. You can do it too. In Blogger: Log in to your Blogger account. Click on Template. Click on [...]

I was just wondering how I can make a “sticky post”? (One that stays at the top even though you publish other posts.)

In order to keep a post at the top of your blog as the "featured" post, follow these instructions. Typepad: Write your post, then check the box next to Feature This Post (found under Posting Status). Blogger: The only way my cohorts and I could figure to do this was to post date your post. [...]

How do you make words into a clickable link?

Making a word in your blog post link to another site or post is simple. You’ll be amazed at how simple once you’ve done it a few times! To link a word using Typepad: Highlight the word you want to link by either double-clicking on it or using your mouse to click on the word [...]

Sometimes I miss comments that are for posts a few days old. How do I set it up so that I can receive an email telling me I have a new comment?

In Typepad: Log in to your account. Click on the Weblogs tab. Click on the Configure tab. Click on Feedback. Make sure that Email Notification is checked. It’s easy for Typepad users to respond to a comment. When you receive the e-mail with the comment, simply click Reply in your e-mail software. Type your reply [...]

How do I add photos to my blog?

Pictures can almost always add to your blog design or the post you are writing. There’s bound to be many times when you will want to share something with your readers and only a picture will do. To add a picture to your blog via Typepad: In the Compose Post window where you type your [...]

How do I cross off words in my blog, you know put a line through them?

In both Blogger and Typepad, when you compose or edit a post you have the choice of doing it as WYSIWYG or HTML. WYSIWYG simply acts like a word processor and is usually under the tab called "Compose Post". The "Edit HTML" tab is where you would write your post if you wanted to manually [...]