Major Blogger Upgrade
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Happy news to all those hosting their blogs at Blogger!
Blogger is testing a Beta release of an upgraded version of their blogging software. They added amazing new features that all users were asking for, check these out …
The Beta is not yet open to the public. For the moment, only few will be given links at the Dashboard to upgrade. However, all people will eventually be able to use the new service :D
I’ve also noticed that Blogger accounts have already been integrated with Gmail accounts. From now on, people will be able to login to Blogger using their Gmail accounts. Blogger has always kept its own accounts' database, though the company was bought by Google in 2002. It looks like Google is continuing to join more services under the unity of Gmail accounts, adopting the same technique of its main competitors: Windows Live (formerly MSN) and Yahoo!.
In my opinion, Blogger will overcome WordPress and other blogging software with this outstanding upgrade. I can’t wait to see.
For more info and Blogger news, check out Blogger Buzz.
Here is a Direct Link to the new Blogger Beta Tour.
Blogger is testing a Beta release of an upgraded version of their blogging software. They added amazing new features that all users were asking for, check these out …
- Categories Support
Posts can now have labels (better known as tags), and be categorized accordingly. - Blog Access Control
Blog owners will be able to control who can read their blogs. They can either keep their blogs open for the public, or restrict their access to a selection of people identified by email. - Interactive Template Editor
Those who have no HTML or CSS knowledge will be able to change the layout of their blogs by moving sections of their blogs around with their mouse pointers. - Comments Feed
There will be a separate feed file for comments on each post. That means you’ll be able to track new comments much easier than before. - No “Publishing Timer”
The classic publishing procedure that took some seconds to update your blog is now gone. New posts will be published immediately. - More improvements
Enhanced interface and more blogging options.
The Beta is not yet open to the public. For the moment, only few will be given links at the Dashboard to upgrade. However, all people will eventually be able to use the new service :D
I’ve also noticed that Blogger accounts have already been integrated with Gmail accounts. From now on, people will be able to login to Blogger using their Gmail accounts. Blogger has always kept its own accounts' database, though the company was bought by Google in 2002. It looks like Google is continuing to join more services under the unity of Gmail accounts, adopting the same technique of its main competitors: Windows Live (formerly MSN) and Yahoo!.
In my opinion, Blogger will overcome WordPress and other blogging software with this outstanding upgrade. I can’t wait to see.
For more info and Blogger news, check out Blogger Buzz.
Here is a Direct Link to the new Blogger Beta Tour.
7 Response(s) to "Major Blogger Upgrade"
Devil's Mind said:
Great news man!! I've been waiting for this for quite a while!! Cant wait till the conversion becomes final!!
Lubna said:
3anjad... soo neat and nice... and CSS FREE:P:P:P:P
lol... can't wait to use it... hope it's free to all after my finals(H)
Black [X] Truder said:
Hey guys, today I created a test blog, just to see how things are going with Blogger Beta ...
The new template editor is amazing! There are so many options to change starting from colours and fonts and ending with the layout. I couldn't see how is this working together with the HTML and CSS because manual template editing is still not implemented.
The template editor allows you to add “page elements” like texts, photos, live feeds, post lists (by date or by category), HTML/Java scripts, 3rd party components ... basically everything!
There are so much customization options available!
Also, the pages of Blogger Beta are loading faster than those of Blogger. New edits are applied immediately and there are many preview buttons around.
The upgrade will be wonderful once it becomes finalized :)
Lubna said:
met7ames zyadeh 3an il lozom shiklak:P lol kidding... i'm waiting anxiousty as well.
loudsilence said:
I am using that beta ver. and its great...I think by now everyone is using it, right?
Black [X] Truder said:
loudsilence the beta version is still not open to the public, how come you're using it? did you create a new blog or something? or did they send you an invitation?
Devil's Mind said:
Me too, im already in the beta!! They invited me to migrate!!
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