index
A
About Me, section 58
blurb, adding 64
formatting 68-69
link to full profile 68
location information 63
pictures/photos 62
remove 42
add link, button 16, 20, 25
Admin settings, for team blog members 86
Adobe Photoshop 22-23
Adobe Photoshop Elements x
Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology) 30
announcing new posts 107
anonymity
and comments 76
and profiles 57
<ArchivePage>, template tag 120
Archive Frequency, menu 53
Archive Index Date Format, menu 53
archiving
Archives section in sidebar 13
controlling frequency of 53, 56
renaming sidebar section 43
astrological sign 63
Atom format 114
Audioblogger 32-35
telephone number 34
B
barring all comments 80
birthday, adding to profile 63
blockquotes, adding 20
Blog address (URL), field 4
<$BlogArchiveName$>, template tag 122
<$BlogArchiveURL$>, template tag 122
<$BlogCommentAuthor$>, template tag 121
<$BlogCommentBody$>, template tag 121
<$BlogCommentDateTime$>, template tag 121
<$BlogCommentDeleteIcon$>, template tag 121
<$BlogCommentNumber$>, template tag 121
<$BlogCommentPermalinkURL$>, template tag 121
<BlogDateFooter>, template tag 118
<BlogDateHeader>, template tag 118
<$BlogDateHeaderDate$>, template tag 118
<$BlogDescription$>, template tag 118
<$BlogEncoding$>, template tag 116
Blogger. See also BlogSpot
account 3
description iii
help site xi
icon 8
listing your blog with 106
navbar
changing color 104
removing 102
sign in and out 9, 73
and comments 73
and joining team blog 82
status page xi
Terms of Service 3
user name and password 3
for Audioblogger 32
Web site 2
<Blogger>, template tag 49, 56, 118
<BloggerArchives>, template tag 122
<BloggerPreviousItems>, template tag 45, 55, 120
<$BlogItemArchiveFileName$>, template tag 119
<$BlogItemAuthor$>, template tag 119
<$BlogItemAuthorEmail$>, template tag 119
<$BlogItemAuthorNickname$>, template tag 85, 90, 119
<$BlogItemAuthorURL$>, template tag 119
<$BlogItemBody$>, template tag 85, 119
<$BlogItemCommentCount$>, template tag 121
<BlogItemComments>, template tag 121
<BlogItemCommentsEnabled>, template tag 121
<$BlogItemControl$>, template tag 119
<$BlogItemCreate$>, template tag 121
<$BlogItemDateTime$>, template tag 119
<$BlogItemNumber$>, template tag 119
<$BlogItemPermalinkURL$>, template tag 45, 119
<$BlogItemTitle$>, template tag 119
<BlogItemTitle>, template tag 118
<BlogItemURL>, template tag 119
<$BlogMemberProfile$>, template tag 42, 68-69
<$BlogMetaData$>, template tag 116
<$BlogOwnerAboutMe$>, template tag 69, 117
<$BlogOwnerEmail$>, template tag 117
<$BlogOwnerFirstName$>, template tag 69, 117
<$BlogOwnerFullName$>, template tag 117
<$BlogOwnerLastName$>, template tag 69, 117
<$BlogOwnerLocation$>, template tag 117
<$BlogOwnerNickname$>, template tag 117
<$BlogOwnerPhotoUrl$>, template tag 69, 117
<$BlogOwnerProfile$>, template tag 118
<$BlogOwnerProfileUrl$>, template tag 69, 117
<$BlogPageTitle$>, template tag 117
<$BlogPreviousItemTitle$>, template tag 45, 120
blogs
about iii
add new post 12-13
audio posts 32-35
changing ownership 90
comments 73-80
deleting 10
description, adding 38
edit posts 14-15
first post 6
formatting entire blog 37-56
formatting posts 20
hiding from profile 60
hosting yourself 91-104
link to another 16-17
listing with Blogger 106
list of in Dashboard 8
naming 4
personalizing 37-56
pictures/photos 22-23, 26, 99-101, 104
publicizing 105-114
publish drafts 19
republishing 38, 40, 70
save draft 18
starting 1-10
syndicating 108-110
team 81-87
templates 37-56
choosing first 5
testing when published via FTP 97
title 4
title of post 6, 13
useful tools x-xii
via email 28-29
via telephone 34
viewing 7
Web address 4, 96
uniqueness of 10
with others 71-90
writing 11-26
writing from afar 27-36
BlogSend Address, field 107
<BlogSiteFeed>, template tag 116
<$BlogSiteFeedLink$>, template tag 116
<$BlogSiteFeedUrl$>, template tag 116
BlogSpot, for blog hosting 3, 91
BlogThis!, button 30
<$BlogTitle$>, template tag 118
<$BlogURL$>, template tag 118
blurb
adding to profile 64
in About Me section 68-69
size of 70
bold formatting 20
books, favorite, adding to profile 65
browser, importance of x
C
Cascading Style Sheet language. See CSS
centering text 20
Chinese Zodiac Animal 63
city/town, adding to profile 63
Clear Edits, button 50
colors
changing in template 47, 48
table of 56
commas, and searchable bits 65
comments 73-80
adding 73-74
allowing again 88
anonymous 76
barring all 80
deleting 77
hiding 79
link to in byline 73
stopping further 78
viewing 75
Comment Notification Address, menu 76
Compose bar 20-21
CSS 39
book on 55
CuteFTP (FTP program) 22, 70
D
Dashboard 8
and team blogs 83
grayed out gear 86
viewing profiles 59
dates
and time zone 54
change display of 52, 56
of archives 53
Date Header Format, menu 52, 56
deleting
blogs 10
comments 77
posts 24
description, add for blog 38
Display Name
and formatting team members’ posts 84-85
and profiles 59
choosing 3
editing 61
in About Me section 68-69
in comments 74
vs real name 60, 70
dollar signs, and template tags 115
domains 93
advantages of 103
Dots template 58
draft
publish 19
save as 18
E
ellipsis (...), meaning of vii, 48
emailing posts to blog 28-29
email address
editing 61
entering 3
for announcing posts 107
for comment notification 76
sharing publicly (or not) 60
entries, blog. See posts
envelope icon 111
extra bits
description viii
for blogging from afar 36
for getting others to contribute 88-90
for getting the word out 114
for hosting your blog yourself 103-104
for personalizing your blog 55-56
for starting your blog 10
for telling others about yourself 70
for writing your blog 25-26
F
Fetch (FTP program) 22, 70
Firefox (browser)
and syndicated blogs 109
description x
First Name, entering in profile 61
first post, publishing 6
flickr (photo archive service) 26
font family, choosing 20
font size, choosing 20
footer, add 49
formatting. See also templates, template tags
entire blog 39-56
individual posts 20-21
remove 20
resources for xii
team blog posts 84-85
FTP’ing your blog. See publishing via FTP
FTP programs 22-23
FTP settings
and team blogs 103
entering 96
G
garbage can icon 75
gear, grayed out 86
gender, adding to profile 63
getting help with Blogger xi
getting indexed 113
tips 114
getting the word out 105-114
adding web page to 113
and Blogger iii
and keywords 114
getting indexed by 113
Google group, creating 107
grayed out gear 86
green plus sign 12
H
header, editing formatting of 47
hello (photo archive service) 26
help with Blogger xi
Herbert template 40
Hide Preview, button 6
hiding comments 79
home page, adding to profile 63
hosting your blog yourself 91-104
how this book works vi-viii
HTML for the World Wide Web, with XHTML and CSS, Fifth Edition: Visual QuickStart Guide xii, 55
HTML tags
formatting with 20
for inserting links 25
in Compose bar 25
Previous Posts section 44-45, 55
I
images. See pictures/photos
image editors x
IM Username, adding to profile 63
industry info, adding to profile 65
interests, adding to profile 65
invitation to team blog 82
canceling 89
ISP (Internet Service Provider) 92
italic formatting 20
applying to team members’ posts 84-85
<ItemPage>, template tag 120
J
joining a team blog 82-83
JPEG format 22-23
justifying text 20
K
keywords, for getting indexed 114
L
Last Name, entering in profile 61
left alignment 20
links
in sidebar 41
to other blogs 16-17
to site feed 110
listing your blog with Blogger 106
Live Bookmarks in Firefox 109
location
entering in profile 63
in About Me section 68-69
M
mailing lists, for announcing posts 114
<MainOrArchivePage>, template tag 120
<MainPage>, template tag 120
members. See team blogs
Minima template 5
movies and music, favorite, adding to profile 65
N
naming your blog 4
navbar
changing color of 104
removing 102
newsreaders 108-109
Nickname. See Display Name
numbered lists 20
O
operating system requirements 2
others, blogging with 71-90
P
paragraph alignment 20
password
for Blogger 3, 9
for FTP server 96, 98, 99
permalinks 16, 25
and post pages 56
personalizing your blog 37-56
phone, blog via 89
pictures/photos
adding 22-23, 26
adding to FTP’d blog 99-101
adding to profile 62
in About Me section 68
resizing 26
storing on server/host 26
pinging Weblogs.com 112
placeholder tags. See template tags
plus sign, green 12
posts
add new 12-13
to FTP’d blog 98
add via email 28-29
add via telephone 34
announcing new 107
archiving controls 53
audio posts 32-35
add title 35
date format 52
delete 24
edit 14-15, 19
formatting 20-21
from toolbar 30-31
hide temporarily 25
let visitors email 111
links to other blogs 16-17
pictures/photos, adding 22-23, 26, 99-101, 104
publish drafts 19
remove temporarily 25
save as draft 18
title of 6, 29, 35
post pages 25, 73
and permalinks 56
description 25
disabling 25
viewing comments 75
Posting | Status page 7
Preview, button 6, 20
for templates 50
Previous Posts, section 13
adding 44-45
privileges, in team blogs 86
problems, getting help for xi
profiles 57-70
birthday, adding 63
blurb, adding 64
editing 60-65
favorite movies, music, and books, adding 65
formatting About Me section 68
gender, adding 63
home page URL, adding 63
IM Username, adding 63
industry info, adding 65
interests, adding 65
link to full profile 68
location, adding 63
occupation info, adding 65
of commenter 75
picture/photo, adding 62
searchable bits, adding 65
searching 66
sharing publicly (or not) 60
viewing 59
publicizing your blog 105-114
announcing new posts 107
getting indexed by Google 113
letting visitors email posts 111
listing blog on Blogger 106
offering link to site feed 110
pinging Weblogs.com 112
syndicating your blog 108-109
publishing via FTP 91-104
photos/pictures, adding 99-101
posting entries 98
switching to FTP 95
testing 97
publishing your first post 6
Publish Post, button 6
Publish Site Feed, menu 108-110
Q
quotes, straight 23
R
ratings, of web hosts 92
real name
displaying (or not) 60
entering 61
in About Me section 68-69
vs Display Name 60, 70
Recently Updated, list 106
Remember me box, when signing in 10
removing
blogs 10
formatting 20
member of team blog 87
navbar 102
Republish, button 50
republishing 38, 40, 70
Republish All, button 70
Republish Index, button 50, 70
requirements 2
resizing pictures/photos 26
responsibility, in team blogs 86
returns, and CSS 56
right alignment 20
Rounders 4, template 72
RSS vs Atom format 114
S
save as draft 18
Save Template Changes, button 50
Scribe, template 94
searchable bits of profile 65
searching your blog (via Blogger’s navbar) 102
search engines, adding blog to 113
semicolons, and CSS 56
sharing responsibility for team blogs 86
Show Email Post links, menu 111
Shrook (newsreader) 108-109
sidebar, customizing 41-45
signature. See Display Name
signing in to/out of Blogger 9, 73
site feed
link to 110
publishing 108
sound. See Audioblogger
span, element 85
spell check 20
status page for Blogger xi
stopping further comments 78
straight quotes 23
style sheet. See CSS, templates
T
team blogs 81-87
add member 81
and Dashboard 83
announcing new posts to each other 114
canceling invitation to join 89
changing ownership 90
formatting members’ posts 84-85
joining 82-83
members’ privileges 89
moderating posts by withholding FTP password 103
privileges 86
removing member 87
sharing responsibility 86
telephone, blog via 34
telling others about yourself 57-70
templates 37-56. See also CSS, formatting, template tags
adding links to Links section 41
and sections in sidebar 40
backing up 51
changes lost 55
changing colors in 48
choosing first 5
description 5, 39
for team member’s posts 84-85
link to site feed 110
pick new 40, 58, 72, 94
republishing after 50
saving changes to 50
template tags 42, 115-122. See also individual template tag names
and dollar signs 115
case sensitivity 45, 55, 115
conditional 55
Terms of Service, Blogger’s 3
testing FTP’d blog 97
text color, applying 20
Thoreau, Henry David 4
Timestamp Format, menu 52
time zone 54, 56
title
of audio posts 35
of blog 4
of blog posts 6
via email 29
toolbar, blogging from 30-31
tools for publishing a blog x
U
unordered lists 20
upload image/file, button 20, 26, 99-101
URL
of blog (with BlogSpot) 4
of linked page 16-17
user name
Blogger 3, 9
editing 61
uniqueness of 10
FTP server 96, 98, 99
V
View Blog, link 7
W
Walden 4
webhostingratings.com 92
Weblogs.com, pinging 112
Web address of blog 4
Web domains 93
providers 103
Web hosts 26, 92
choosing 103
web site, for this book ix
web site for this book ix
Who Can Comment?, menu 76
Winer, Dave 112
writing your blog 11-26
from afar 27-36
from toolbar 30-31
via email 28-29
via telephone 32-35
X
XML. See syndicating your blog