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Monday, November 27, 2006

Tweaking your blog

Here are some settings you may want to tweak in your blog.

Here are some settings you may want to use to tweak in your blog.

Skin Manager - Provides options for changing the location of your blog's gutter, changing the theme for your blog, and customizing the header and colors.

Main Blog Widgets - Remove and add items to your blog's gutter, or just move them up in the list. A couple of items you may want to consider including:
  • Click the Latest Entries widget to control how your latest entries appear on the home page.
  • Bookmarks - allows you to put permanent links to web sites in your gutter.
  • Most Used Tags - if you're planning to tag your entries, this will list your most popular tags in the gutter.
  • Link Blog entries - many bloggers post a lot of links to their blogs. With blog-city, you have the option to create a separate Link Blog. By using a Link Blog, your main blog does not become cluttered with these postings. The latest Link Blog entries can then be posted in the gutter.
  • Profile - Let your blog readers get to know you.
  • RSS Add-Me - Easy way to add an RSS feed to your blog (more on this later.)
  • Monthly Archives - Allow users to easily access your archive.
Settings - Configure the following options for your blog:
  • Site Name/Domain - By going to the tab, you can give your blog a usable title.
  • Blog Entry Options - This is the place to go to control who can comment on your blog and to set the time zone for your blog.
  • Blog Site Profile - Manage how your blog is listed in the Blog-City directory. This is also where your enable e-mail notification when somebody posts a comment to your blog.
Extras - See how many people have signed up for your mailing list and add documents to your file space.

Entries - Set up the ability for "Future Blogging." Click on the Entries tab and select "Choose your Editor." Place a checkmark in the box that allows you to put a "Publish Date" on your entry form. This allows you to create seven posts in one day, but spread them out over seven-days worth of posts.

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