Does Anyone use Blogger??

[suttygirl2005]

I just started a new blog with Blogger. I was wondering if someone could help me to figure out how to add stuff to it. Sutty:think

[losingmymind2]

Hi Sutty. I have a new blog there too. Don't have a clue what to do with it, but if I find out anything, I'll let you know, and if you learn first you can teach me. Glad to see your back with us more often.

Kathy

ps name of my blog is Acrylic Crack

[Amy]

I use blogger. What is it you want to learn to do? Basically, you can do anything you want.

 

All the premade templates I saw used css, which I haven't learned yet. I started off with a premade template, then got rid of most of that code. Now my blog is written in plain old html.

 

Let us know specifically what you want to do, and I'm sure somebody will be able to help you figure it out.

[noricum]

I use Blogger. Feel free to ask me specific questions.

[suttygirl2005]

I tried using adding links and buttons to the html but it isn't working I have read some of the blogger help but I still can't get it to do anything I am going crazy i hate when I can't do something. So if you can help me I would GREATLY appreciate it. Sutty

[suttygirl2005]

Never mind blogger is over my head because I have to use html so I built a blog with tripod where I also have a website and they do the hard work and the template is adorable. here is the link http://suttygirl2004.tripod.com/suttycrochets/ but thanks girls you guys are always on the ball. Sutty

[LissaKay]

To add a link in blogger (or any web page), just use simple HTML code:

 

<a href="http://www.addressofsite.com/">Name of Site</a>

 

If you want to link a button or other picture, instead of "Name of Site" you put the URL to the image:

 

<a href="http://www.addressofsite.com/"><img src="http://www.imagelocation.com/" height="X" width="X" /></a>

 

The place to do this is in the templates. Look closely at what is there in reference to what is already on your site. Some template makers will leave a hint, like "Your links here" or something.

 

A good resource for blogging in general is Forum4Bloggers. I am one of the moderators there.

 

A good reference for learning HTML code is W3Schools and also for learning CSS, which I strongly recommend if you want to keep a site in coming years ... there are changes coming in the near future for web browser standards which will almost completely render old-style HTML obsolete. Learn XHTML and CSS ... it is easy. I did it, so can anyone. You learned how to read crochet patterns, didn't you?

[losingmymind2]

Ok, this is a LOT more than I expected. I guess I'm not ready for a blog yet.

 

Kathy

[dixieredhead]

I am having the same problem. I used to could write some HTML. I even kept up a website for a local church. Wow. Now I'm all thumbs. I cant even make a button.

[suttygirl2005]

I went into the RSS feed link on my blog and it gives me this <?xml version="1.0" ?>

- <rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">

- <channel>

<title>All About Sutty - Life and Crochet</title>

 

<link>http://suttygirl2004.tripod.com/suttycrochets/</link>

 

<description>suttygirl2004's Tripod blog</description>

 

<lastBuildDate>Mon, 30 May 2005 08:14:55 -1100</lastBuildDate>

 

<language>en-us</language>

 

<docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs>

 

- <item>

<title>Happy Memorial Day</title>

 

<link>http://suttygirl2004.tripod.com/suttycrochets/index.blog?entry_id=1119209</link>

 

<guid>http://suttygirl2004.tripod.com/suttycrochets/index.blog?entry_id=1119209</guid>

 

<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2005 08:14:55 -1100</pubDate>

 

<source url="http://suttygirl2004.tripod.com/suttycrochets/rss.xml">All About Sutty - Life and Crochet</source>

 

</item>

 

 

- <item>

<title>I Am Back On the Web!!!</title>

 

<link>http://suttygirl2004.tripod.com/suttycrochets/index.blog?entry_id=1117642</link>

 

<guid>http://suttygirl2004.tripod.com/suttycrochets/index.blog?entry_id=1117642</guid>

 

<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2005 16:33:32 -1100</pubDate>

 

<source url="http://suttygirl2004.tripod.com/suttycrochets/rss.xml">All About Sutty - Life and Crochet</source>

 

</item>

 

 

</channel>

 

 

</rss>

 

 

What am I suppose to do with this and where do I put it and I want to be hooked up to ya'lls blogs. Sutty

[Catana]

You need to go to your template. That's where all the code is. Unfortunately, it's mostly CSS instead of HTML, which makes it harder to read. If you can find the section marked "Links" just follow the code that's there for adding your own links or changing the ones that are there. Scroll down until you see lines that extend across the page. The second batch of these is the ones you need to get to, I think. For adding buttons, check out the help files right here on C'ville. You have to have a host for your graphics, then upload the buttons to it. After that, follow the C'ville instructions for getting them into the blog.