That’s why we’ve been slowly introducing an improved web experience for Blogger. Give the fresh interface a spin by clicking “Try the New Blogger” in the left-hand navigation pane. 


     
 Click the “Try the New Blogger” button to see Blogger’s refreshed look and feel.


In addition to a fresh feel, Blogger is now responsive on the web, making it easier to use on mobile devices. By investing in an improved web platform, it allows the potential for new features in the future. 



Blogger’s new responsive design makes it easy to manage your blog on-the-go.



Learn more about the page-specific updates we’ve released to make your Blogger experience even better: 


Stats
The redesigned Stats page helps you focus on the most important data from your blog by highlighting your most recent post.    

Comments
A fresh Comments page helps you connect with readers more easily by surfacing areas that need your attention, like comment moderation.  

Posts
We’ve improved support for Search Operators on the Posts page to help you filter your Blogger posts and page search results more easily. 

Editor
The newly enhanced Editor page introduces table support, enables better transliteration, and includes an improved image/video upload experience. 

Reading List 
Even if you don’t create from your phone, it’s now easier than ever to read blogs from other creators while you’re on the go.

Settings 
We’ve streamlined the Settings page to help you manage all your controls from one place.  


We’ll be moving everyone to the new interface over the coming months. Starting in late June, many Blogger creators will see the new interface become their default, though they can revert to the old interface by clicking “Revert to legacy Blogger” in the left-hand navigation. By late July, creators will no longer be able to revert to the legacy Blogger interface.  

We recommend getting ahead of the transition by opting into the experience today. Be sure to let us know what you think about the new design by tapping the Help icon in the top navigation bar. We can’t wait to see how Blogger creators use the latest updates to share their voice with the world.


Posted by Fontaine on behalf of the Blogger team


 +1 buttons: The +1/G+ buttons and Google+ share links below blog posts and in the navigation bar will be removed.


Please note that if you have a custom template that includes Google+ features, you may need to update your template. Please contact your template supplier for advice.

 Google+ Comments: Support for Google+ Comments will be turned down, and all blogs using Google+ Comments will be reverted back to using Blogger comments on 4 February 2019. Unfortunately, comments posted as Google+ comments cannot be migrated to Blogger and will no longer appear on your blog.

Google+ Profile: In March 2019, Blogger will revert to only having Blogger profiles. Users that have selected a G+ profile in the past will appear as unknown authors until they next login to Blogger and supply a new display name and avatar.

We are sorry for the inconvenience these changes may cause, but we look forward to delivering fresh functionality to Blogger in the coming year. Thanks for your continued loyalty.

 If you have questions about any of these changes or need help navigating them, please visit our Blogger Help Forum.

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Emporio
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Notable
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To see all of the different theme variations, and to try on a new one for your blog, visit your blog dashboard and select the Theme tab. 

We hope this latest update makes it even easier to publish the things you’re passionate about in a way that fits your style. Let us know what you think and stay tuned for more updates for Blogger.

Happy blogging!

Posted by Guy Ronen, Product Manager


To kick things off, we’ve taken a crack at simplifying Blogger’s dashboard so that it’s easier for you to get right to the tools you need. Now, whenever you open Blogger, you’ll be taken right to your blog with the most recent post, putting you one click or tap closer to drafting something new.


We’ve also updated Blogger’s header bar, making it consistent with what you’ll find in other Google products. And as part of our commitment to building products that are accessible for all, we’ve adjusted Blogger’s colors to make things easier to see.

We’re starting small with these adjustments, but hope they help you create more amazing work. Please send any feedback our way and stay tuned for more updates to come.

Happy blogging!


Posted by Guy Ronen, Product Manager
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Starting today, we’re introducing a new set of operators, which we’re calling lambda expressions, that allow you to apply rules to whole sets of data (think posts, comments, or labels), rather than just individual instances. 

Let’s say you wanted to add a flower image to all posts with the label “Flower,” for example. With lambda expressions, simply define a variable name that each item in the set will take, and then refer to the variable name as though it were each item.


<!-- Show a Flower image if the post has the label flower -->
<b:if cond='data:post.labels any (l => l.name == "Flower")'>
 <img src=’/img/flower.jpg’ />
<b:if/>

An example of adding a flower icon to posts labelled 'Flower'


There’s lots more that you can do using lambda expressions, like only showing posts in your feed with a given label or quickly calculating how many posts you have with a given number of comments. For a full list of the new lambda expressions available, check out the help forum.

Happy Blogging! 😃

Posted by Luke, Software Engineer
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Research shows that 29% of smartphone users will immediately switch to another site or app if it doesn’t satisfy their needs.


To help keep your audience engaged, get your free copy of the AdSense Guide to Audience Engagement.
In the guide, you’ll learn:
If you’re interested in more updates from the Google AdSense team, follow us on  Google+ and Twitter. We’d love to hear what you think.

Posted by Jay Castro, the AdSense Team.
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To help spot and fix some of these errors, we're releasing a mixed content warning tool that alerts you to possible mixed content issues in your posts, and gives you the option to fix them automatically before saving.



To use the tool, turn on HTTPS for your blog, open the Blogger editor HTML view, and click Save or Publish. If the editor detects any errors they will be shown above the editor, along with the option to fix the errors found.
Happy blogging!

Posted by Shweta Karwa, Software Engineer, Security.
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As a form of online marketing, some companies today will send bloggers free products to review or give away in return for a mention in a blogpost. Whether you’re the company supplying the product or the blogger writing the post, below are a few best practices to ensure that this content is both useful to users and compliant with Google Webmaster Guidelines.
  1. Use the nofollow tag where appropriate

    Links that pass PageRank in exchange for goods or services are against Google guidelines on link schemes. Companies sometimes urge bloggers to link back to:
    1. the company’s site
    2. the company’s social media accounts
    3. an online merchant’s page that sells the product
    4. a review service’s page featuring reviews of the product
    5. the company’s mobile app on an app store
Bloggers should use the nofollow tag on all such links because these links didn’t come about organically (i.e., the links wouldn’t exist if the company hadn’t offered to provide a free good or service in exchange for a link). Companies, or the marketing firms they’re working with, can do their part by reminding bloggers to use nofollow on these links.
  1. Disclose the relationship

    Users want to know when they’re viewing sponsored content. Also, there are laws in some countries that make disclosure of sponsorship mandatory. A disclosure can appear anywhere in the post; however, the most useful placement is at the top in case users don’t read the entire post.
  2. Create compelling, unique content

    The most successful blogs offer their visitors a compelling reason to come back. If you're a blogger you might try to become the go-to source of information in your topic area, cover a useful niche that few others are looking at, or provide exclusive content that only you can create due to your unique expertise or resources.
For more information, please drop by our Google Webmaster Central Help Forum.

Posted by the Google Webspam Team
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