Blogger Update in Beta
The Blogger update is now in beta. I had a bit of a play with it tonight, and while there are some definite improvements, I don't see anything so Earth-shattering that I'd be tempted to build a new blog with Blogger instead of other options, particularly WordPress.
The new template customization is nice. I'd prefer to change the code directly, but maybe people will want to use this feature instead. It seems kind of fiddly to me. There are supposed to be a bunch of new templates, but I didn't find them.
You can create comment feeds, and comment feeds for each post. And you can easily add your Adsense for Feeds code. Handy.
One of the best changes is that when you update your blog in any way (post, change settings, etc.), the changes go live immediately. You don't have to republish anything. Which is good news since every time I try to republish my entire blog, it times out.
Finally, you can categorize your posts with labels.
In each case, I'd say it's about time. But with so many blogging options available these days, I don't see Blogger doing anything to pull ahead of the pack.
The new template customization is nice. I'd prefer to change the code directly, but maybe people will want to use this feature instead. It seems kind of fiddly to me. There are supposed to be a bunch of new templates, but I didn't find them.
You can create comment feeds, and comment feeds for each post. And you can easily add your Adsense for Feeds code. Handy.
One of the best changes is that when you update your blog in any way (post, change settings, etc.), the changes go live immediately. You don't have to republish anything. Which is good news since every time I try to republish my entire blog, it times out.
Finally, you can categorize your posts with labels.
In each case, I'd say it's about time. But with so many blogging options available these days, I don't see Blogger doing anything to pull ahead of the pack.
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