Uploading pictures in Blogger - advices

March 18, 2009

In this article we will talk about upload of pictures (images) in your Blogger Blog. I'll try to point out some advantages and disadvantages, and share some general advices about using a free picture hosting services (Photobucket, Imageshack...) instead of using only the default Blogger image upload (Picasa).

There are two different "ways" of using pictures in Blogger:

1. pictures uploaded in Blogger Post (or gadget/widget)
2. picture used in Blogger HTML layout (for Blog design purposes)


PICTURES IN POSTS
Uploaded pictures HAVE to be stored (hosted) somewhere. When you upload a pic from your computer into Blogger Post, it will automatically be stored in your default Picasa account that comes in a package with your Blogger account....

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Blue Links problem in Blogger

March 13, 2009

One of the frequent problems in Blogger is that sometimes, a single post or a mistake in your HTML code, can turn the default link color of your Blog, into blue.
If this happens, you'll notice it immediately... The first thing everybody would do is:
LAYOUT ► FONTS AND COLORS ► I'll change that misbehaving blue link into whatever I want!
But, you'll notice that no matter what color you choose, your Links will still be - blue.


WHY DO LINKS IN BLOGGER TURN INTO BLUE, ANYWAY?
There are two main reasons:

► if you copy-paste your post content from Microsoft Word
► if you tweak your Blogger HTML code, and make a mistake (even a small one)...

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Customize Blogger Footer columns

March 9, 2009

In the article "How to add columns to Blogger Footer" we've learned about the basic (barebone) implementation of extra columns in Blogger footer.
This time, we'll try to customize them a bit. This is optional, of course. You will learn how to:
► control the style of your new footer
► add some colors to it
► change the link color (footer links can be in different color than the main link color)
► customize links
► change the headings style....

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