Bloggers or Blogspot may be known as an old blog platform. This blog platform existed quite a bit before 2010. There was a time when Friendster was still kicking. Long before Facebook and Twitter were as popular today.
Despite being old, bloggers still have many users. He still sits in the top 10 hottest CMS of web technology. At least 0.8 percent of Internet websites were made with bloggers.
The number of people still depending on bloggers is not without reason. Than many blog platforms out there, bloggers offer blogging platforms that are simple, practical, and very easily managed.
In this article, you will find how to make a Blogspot through six steps:
Before the sixth move on the so-called, you would do well to know more about bloggers. That way you know perfectly well why you need to blog on Blogspot.
It's not just the service integration that makes bloggers widely use. Here is the reason why blogs in Blogspot are the right choice:
In Blogspot, you also don't have to pay hosting fees or file storage. For web hosting, your blog will automatically get a subdomain. blogspot.com. and then for storage memory, Google also provides 15GB capacity.
With a sleek option, you can get confused when it comes to blog views. You can focus on taking care of the more important things. Content, for example.
However, if it needs a unique look, blogger themes are plentiful on the Internet. You just download it and then your blog.
Outside of its nature an option, the integration of Google services to bloggers is also convenient. You could easily add a Google analytics or Google search console at a click.
Even so, be careful when using a third-party theme. This is necessary to reduce the risk of safety.
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Afterward, you'll be directed to log on to your gmail accounts. This is the easiest way to make a Blogspot account. Just enter your username and password immediately
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Afterward, you need to do a blogging profile confirmation. You simply fill out an available column with the name of the blog you want to see. Then click a continue to bloggers.
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When finished you will find the welcome page, as below.
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To continue creating a blog, click create a new button.
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Next, you'll get a pop-up with a view like the top.
In the title section, enter the title of the blog you want to develop. This title will appear on the front page of the blog.
Then in the address, enter the URL that you want to use as a blog address. These addresses will automatically be followed by an extension .Blogspot.com.
In the theme section, please select a theme to use on the blog. Adjust to your needs.
After everything is filled, click cream-blog! Now you have your blog page.
To make a post, you simply click the posts menu and select a new post button.
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To make a page, you simply click on the pages menu and click on the new page.
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At first glance, the two options above appear the same. However, the post and pages have a different function.
Pages are used to display important pages on blogs. This page often takes on a category or important information page like about us. On the other hand, the post is the content that fills those main pages.
If you notice, the only thing distinguishing pages of pages and posts is the setting on the right of the page. In the pages, you will find three Settings options for comments, preferred modes, and breaks lines.
For the posts page, the options listed at the right are more varied. To be exact, there are five options available. The five options involve choices, drives, permalink, location, and options (matching the pages' options).
Theme click on the menu options on the left. Eventually, you will be offered a selection of a theme that can be installed.
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Select one of the themes you want to install. A brief excerpt like the one below will appear later. For install, you click the button apply.
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If you want further customization, you click the customize button.
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On the customize page, you can configure a more complete view of the theme. To be exact, there are three customization options you can utilize here.
First, Background options. This option enables you to change the background of the theme with the choice of available images. You can also change the palette color of the theme by choosing the package of the provided color.
Secondly, advanced options. Here, you can change the color and type fonts on the many elements of the theme. Starting with body, title, blogging, composites, sharing, blockbusters, pictures, sidebars, search bars, and attribution. You could also set the width of the view and add CSS.
Third, subsection. It's similar to a widget on WordPress. In this section, you can configure the appearance and function of elements on the blog. For example, the follow me by email (files) button, pages, archive, archive, archives, postings, popular post, headers, search, and report entries.
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In time, you will receive a display like the one above. To configure each element, you click on a button with a pen. That button will pop up where you can configure it.
Some elements, especially gadgets, can also be arranged at will. You can do it with clicks and drag and drop anywhere you want.
To see the view before it is saved, you can click the preview button. When that feels right, remember to save the configuration you made by the click of the save compatible button.
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In bloggers, there are seven submenus in the setup section. The seven submenus, which is basic; Post, sharing, and sharing; Email; Language and formatting; Search searches; Other; And user Settings. You will find explanations of each of the submenus below:
Basic
This submenu contains four Settings options.
First, basic that contains title and blog description. The following is a privacy scheme to get a blog in the directory of bloggers and search engines.
Second, the publishing part to organize the blog URL. This is exactly what you'll need when you want to connect the blog to the domain.
The third, the HTTPS option. This option ensures your blog has a security certificate. To activate it, you select a yes option on the part.
Fourth, permissive section. This section sets up anyone who is entitled to become an admin of the blog. You can also arrange for anyone who deserves access to read the blog.
Posts, comments, and sharing
As its name suggests, this option regulates the two major elements on the blog
First, the posts. This option regulates how many posts are shown. Furthermore, how the post is shown is also arranged in this section.
Second, agony. This one option is somewhat more than the previous one. Here, you can arrange for a section form, anyone who can leave a comment, verification of a comment, and additional message for the comment column.
Email
Bloggers allow you to publish content via email. This is where the Settings are activated.
Also, you add an email to get a comment notification or transmit the latest content.
Language and formatting
In the language part, you can configure the language used on the blog. There is also a transliteration (a process that can be read from one language) that can be activated.
For the rest, there are time zone Settings and date format.
Search preferences
This part is closely related to SEO. Here you can do the configuration for the meta description, errors and redirections, crawlers and indexing, and monetization.
Other
This option contains the content-related configuration. Import and export content, RSS feeds, notifications for adult content, and Google analytics preferences.
User setting
Finally, user Settings. In this section, you can arrange everything regarding the blogger account. Ranging from privacy, identity, profile photos, and other personal information.
Once you are ready with the domain and you have an area, you can choose between two ways, which are a manual or an automatic.
Manually add domain
First, it goes into the dashboard page of the Blogspot account. Then point to the menu Settings > basic. Find a publishing option and click on text + set up a third-party URL for your blog.
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On the next page, you will be requested for a new domain address to be used. Enter the domain name you purchased earlier. Then click Save.
Although you'll get an error message, like the look below. Just ignore it and note the name given.
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CNAME 1: www ghs.google.com
CNAME 2: 5jxzkzdmlt2y gv-oin2wzg2exkyqp.dv.googlehosted.com
Save this name for putting in DNS management on a domain.
Second, you need to enter the name Blogspot into DNS domain management. For that, you have to enter the domain supply area. I used a service from niagahoster. So that member of the area I use from niagahoster.
Members of the area, enter into the domain Settings. Then aim for the navigation to the nameserver. by default, nameserver to get people custom DNS management.
You can see a list of nameserver defaults on the management page. Don't forget to click updates.
After it enters the management > custom Blogspot pages to add a name previously obtained from the Blogspot page.
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Note: you simply enter name 2. Cname 2 usually varies from blog to blog. Be sure to insert the same name as the one given.
After logged the save changes click. Then automatically the system will do the Settings and apply them to domains. It goes something like this.
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Note: you need to wait for the domain propagation process first, about 24 hours or so. If there's no problem then you can continue to the final step that is the config storage.
Before doing the final step, the domain connected with bloggers will usually display the pages below.
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To get a page out of a blog. Access menu Settings > basic. Then find a publishing option and check the following section.
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Don't forget to save click to save the configuration. Instantly your blog was accessed through the domain address.
conclusion
Bloggers are the right choice for those of you who want a platform that is simple, practical, and easy. Even so, bloggers are no less than other blogging platforms.
In this article, you take a closer look at bloggers. You too we invite you to learn how to blog a spot, create content, organize blog views, explore Settings options, and add domains to the Blogspot.
Despite being old, bloggers still have many users. He still sits in the top 10 hottest CMS of web technology. At least 0.8 percent of Internet websites were made with bloggers.
The number of people still depending on bloggers is not without reason. Than many blog platforms out there, bloggers offer blogging platforms that are simple, practical, and very easily managed.
In this article, you will find how to make a Blogspot through six steps:
- Blogging accounts
- Creating a post or page
- Configure blog views
- Setting up a blog
- Making more complete arrangements
- Add domain to the blog
Before the sixth move on the so-called, you would do well to know more about bloggers. That way you know perfectly well why you need to blog on Blogspot.
An Overview of Bloggers (Blogspot)
Bloggers are free blogging platforms. The platform was first released in 1999 by Pyra LABS. Four years later or in 2003, bloggers were later acquired by Google. It explains why these blog platforms are integrated with AdSense, AdWords, and Google analytics.It's not just the service integration that makes bloggers widely use. Here is the reason why blogs in Blogspot are the right choice:
Integrated Account
Bloggers are integrated services with Google. That way, you don't have to get mixed up in a blog. All you have to do is an automated sign-in with a Gmail account.In Blogspot, you also don't have to pay hosting fees or file storage. For web hosting, your blog will automatically get a subdomain. blogspot.com. and then for storage memory, Google also provides 15GB capacity.
Display
By default, not many display options provided by bloggers. While in one sense it is regarded as a weakness, you can think of it as a practical imposition.With a sleek option, you can get confused when it comes to blog views. You can focus on taking care of the more important things. Content, for example.
However, if it needs a unique look, blogger themes are plentiful on the Internet. You just download it and then your blog.
Control
Bloggers indulged you with easy website control. A variety of Settings options are also available. You can only choose the best option you need.Outside of its nature an option, the integration of Google services to bloggers is also convenient. You could easily add a Google analytics or Google search console at a click.
Security
No need to ask how a blogger's security system is. As a Google run platform, the security aspect of bloggers is well-establishedEven so, be careful when using a third-party theme. This is necessary to reduce the risk of safety.
How to create a blog in bloggers
Now that we know what bloggers are offering, it's time to discuss how the blog is developed. Not just making it. Below, you will find six ways to make a blog in Blogspot that is interesting.#1. Create Blog
To create a blog, you need to access the blogger website at https://www.blogger.com/. When the website's done display the page, click create your blog button.Gambar
Afterward, you'll be directed to log on to your gmail accounts. This is the easiest way to make a Blogspot account. Just enter your username and password immediately
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Afterward, you need to do a blogging profile confirmation. You simply fill out an available column with the name of the blog you want to see. Then click a continue to bloggers.
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When finished you will find the welcome page, as below.
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To continue creating a blog, click create a new button.
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Next, you'll get a pop-up with a view like the top.
In the title section, enter the title of the blog you want to develop. This title will appear on the front page of the blog.
Then in the address, enter the URL that you want to use as a blog address. These addresses will automatically be followed by an extension .Blogspot.com.
In the theme section, please select a theme to use on the blog. Adjust to your needs.
After everything is filled, click cream-blog! Now you have your blog page.
#2. Creating a post or page
Blogging is not enough. For the blog to run optimally, you need to fill it with various content. In this section, we'll show you how to create a post or a content page.To make a post, you simply click the posts menu and select a new post button.
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To make a page, you simply click on the pages menu and click on the new page.
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At first glance, the two options above appear the same. However, the post and pages have a different function.
Pages are used to display important pages on blogs. This page often takes on a category or important information page like about us. On the other hand, the post is the content that fills those main pages.
If you notice, the only thing distinguishing pages of pages and posts is the setting on the right of the page. In the pages, you will find three Settings options for comments, preferred modes, and breaks lines.
For the posts page, the options listed at the right are more varied. To be exact, there are five options available. The five options involve choices, drives, permalink, location, and options (matching the pages' options).
#3. Configure blog display
The blogger's clear view key is on the theme. Here we show you how to make a blog on Blogspot interesting.Theme click on the menu options on the left. Eventually, you will be offered a selection of a theme that can be installed.
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Select one of the themes you want to install. A brief excerpt like the one below will appear later. For install, you click the button apply.
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If you want further customization, you click the customize button.
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On the customize page, you can configure a more complete view of the theme. To be exact, there are three customization options you can utilize here.
First, Background options. This option enables you to change the background of the theme with the choice of available images. You can also change the palette color of the theme by choosing the package of the provided color.
Secondly, advanced options. Here, you can change the color and type fonts on the many elements of the theme. Starting with body, title, blogging, composites, sharing, blockbusters, pictures, sidebars, search bars, and attribution. You could also set the width of the view and add CSS.
Third, subsection. It's similar to a widget on WordPress. In this section, you can configure the appearance and function of elements on the blog. For example, the follow me by email (files) button, pages, archive, archive, archives, postings, popular post, headers, search, and report entries.
#4. Layout set up
Display arrangements do not stop at installing the theme only. In bloggers, you can help organize a layout or layout of elements in your blog. To do this, you need to click the layout button on the menu.Gambar
In time, you will receive a display like the one above. To configure each element, you click on a button with a pen. That button will pop up where you can configure it.
Some elements, especially gadgets, can also be arranged at will. You can do it with clicks and drag and drop anywhere you want.
To see the view before it is saved, you can click the preview button. When that feels right, remember to save the configuration you made by the click of the save compatible button.
#5. Make more complete arrangements
Okay. um... You already know how to blog a spot, create content, and organize blog views. But it's good to explore more deeply into the Settings section. Because it contains an unlimited configuration of views only. But also function, security, SEO, etc.Gambar
In bloggers, there are seven submenus in the setup section. The seven submenus, which is basic; Post, sharing, and sharing; Email; Language and formatting; Search searches; Other; And user Settings. You will find explanations of each of the submenus below:
Basic
This submenu contains four Settings options.
First, basic that contains title and blog description. The following is a privacy scheme to get a blog in the directory of bloggers and search engines.
Second, the publishing part to organize the blog URL. This is exactly what you'll need when you want to connect the blog to the domain.
The third, the HTTPS option. This option ensures your blog has a security certificate. To activate it, you select a yes option on the part.
Fourth, permissive section. This section sets up anyone who is entitled to become an admin of the blog. You can also arrange for anyone who deserves access to read the blog.
Posts, comments, and sharing
As its name suggests, this option regulates the two major elements on the blog
First, the posts. This option regulates how many posts are shown. Furthermore, how the post is shown is also arranged in this section.
Second, agony. This one option is somewhat more than the previous one. Here, you can arrange for a section form, anyone who can leave a comment, verification of a comment, and additional message for the comment column.
Bloggers allow you to publish content via email. This is where the Settings are activated.
Also, you add an email to get a comment notification or transmit the latest content.
Language and formatting
In the language part, you can configure the language used on the blog. There is also a transliteration (a process that can be read from one language) that can be activated.
For the rest, there are time zone Settings and date format.
Search preferences
This part is closely related to SEO. Here you can do the configuration for the meta description, errors and redirections, crawlers and indexing, and monetization.
Other
This option contains the content-related configuration. Import and export content, RSS feeds, notifications for adult content, and Google analytics preferences.
User setting
Finally, user Settings. In this section, you can arrange everything regarding the blogger account. Ranging from privacy, identity, profile photos, and other personal information.
#6. Adding domains to the blog
Adding domains is a practical way to make the blog seem professional. Before moving on, two things must be fulfilled. The first thing is the active domain. Make sure you check the availability of domains and successfully purchase them. The second thing is access to members of the domain area.Once you are ready with the domain and you have an area, you can choose between two ways, which are a manual or an automatic.
Manually add domain
First, it goes into the dashboard page of the Blogspot account. Then point to the menu Settings > basic. Find a publishing option and click on text + set up a third-party URL for your blog.
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On the next page, you will be requested for a new domain address to be used. Enter the domain name you purchased earlier. Then click Save.
Although you'll get an error message, like the look below. Just ignore it and note the name given.
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description
CNAME 1: www ghs.google.com
CNAME 2: 5jxzkzdmlt2y gv-oin2wzg2exkyqp.dv.googlehosted.com
Save this name for putting in DNS management on a domain.
Second, you need to enter the name Blogspot into DNS domain management. For that, you have to enter the domain supply area. I used a service from niagahoster. So that member of the area I use from niagahoster.
Members of the area, enter into the domain Settings. Then aim for the navigation to the nameserver. by default, nameserver to get people custom DNS management.
You can see a list of nameserver defaults on the management page. Don't forget to click updates.
After it enters the management > custom Blogspot pages to add a name previously obtained from the Blogspot page.
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Note: you simply enter name 2. Cname 2 usually varies from blog to blog. Be sure to insert the same name as the one given.
After logged the save changes click. Then automatically the system will do the Settings and apply them to domains. It goes something like this.
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Note: you need to wait for the domain propagation process first, about 24 hours or so. If there's no problem then you can continue to the final step that is the config storage.
Before doing the final step, the domain connected with bloggers will usually display the pages below.
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To get a page out of a blog. Access menu Settings > basic. Then find a publishing option and check the following section.
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Don't forget to save click to save the configuration. Instantly your blog was accessed through the domain address.
conclusion
Bloggers are the right choice for those of you who want a platform that is simple, practical, and easy. Even so, bloggers are no less than other blogging platforms.
In this article, you take a closer look at bloggers. You too we invite you to learn how to blog a spot, create content, organize blog views, explore Settings options, and add domains to the Blogspot.