Your blog, on a phone

If you haven't done so lately, read your blog on a phone. ¶ 

At least some of your readers do. ¶ 

(If you haven't got a phone, there's a workaround below.) ¶ 

Do you like what you see?

New Blogger backup is here

As of July 1, backing up your blog on Blogger uses Google Takeout and includes every Blogger-related file in your account at once. ¶ 

Takeout offers some new options including ¶ 

• ability to schedule bimonthly backups ❦ 
• ability to back up to Drive and other cloud services ❦ 
• ability to back up multiple blogs at once

New Blogger backup advances

Blogger in Draft, Google's beta channel for Blogger, now backs up blog content using Google Takeout. ¶ 

Update: Looks like this is rolling out for everybody now (July 1). Takeout is now the only way to back up blog contents (posts, pages, contents).

Earlier this month, Blogger in Draft gained the ability to import backups downloaded via Takeout. Now, it exports them using Takeout only. ¶ 

If this feature migrates to regular Blogger, it will replace single-file backup.

Blogger quick takes

More small stuff that you might like to know

Blog backups get easier

• Blogger now uses Google Takeout to back up every part of all your blogs at once. ¶ 
• Takeout lets you schedule backups every two months for a year. ¶ 
• You can still back up your theme as a single file. ¶ 
• The Takeout backup will download more data than you need. Extra steps can manage the size of your backup.

Questions for my readers

Should I switch to a mobile-friendly blog theme? ¶ 

And who blogs from their phones anyway? ¶ 

Do you?

Hidden gems of Blogger

Hidden in Blogger's labyrinthine user interface are a few interesting, and even useful, features.