Blogger quick takes

More small stuff that you might like to know

Blog backups get easier

• You can now use 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.

A cautious way to change your blog

If you've been blogging for a while, you might feel both intrigued and timid about making changes. ¶ 

You might hold back from trying a new blog theme for fear of subjecting your readers to an experiment, or to an extended period of switching things around. ¶ 

Ideally, you'd test and debug things in private, and then go live with the new design once it is ready for prime time. ¶ 

You can do that. I have done it twice (for another blog).

Puzzling interface hall of shame

Blogger's back end (at www.blogger.com) includes some quirks that are confusing at best. ¶ 

A worst, they could cause you to make errors that cannot be undone.

Google is just not into you

Google Search has changed. ¶ 

It's a lot pickier. ¶ 

Here is how to adapt.