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Today's Contents:
• Opening the Post Editor
• Using the Toolbar: Text, Links, and More
• Previewing Your Post Before Publishing
• Adjusting Post Settings (Labels, Schedule, etc.)
• Publishing Your Post
• Exit the Post Editor
• Understanding Drafts vs. Published Posts
🚴I am running a Blog on Blogger with the Dynamic Views theme
Hello, Radiant Souls!✨
If you've successfully created your blog on Blogger and plainly set up a structure for organizing your content, it's time to start writing!
Today, I'll walk you through how to write posts in Blogger—including how to add labels, set publishing times, customize permalinks, write search descriptions, and more.
I'll also share a few simple strategies you can use in the editor to help optimize your posts for search engines. You ready? Let's dive in!
| Opening the Post Editor
· Click “New Post” from the left-hand menu on your Blogger dashboard to open the post editor.
| Using the Toolbar: Text, Links, and More
| Post Editor View Options
In Google Blogger’s Post Editor, clicking the pencil-shaped icon on the far left of the editor menu lets you switch the editor view. This feature helps you control how you write and edit your post.
Here’s a simple breakdown of the two options:
This view shows your post in HTML code format, allowing you to edit the structure directly using HTML tags. Yes—you can even style your post using CSS to customize your own design!
This view shows the default writing mode. You'll see your text with formatting applied, just like in a word processor—bold text, images, links, and all without needing to touch code.
| The Title
Your post title should be clear, concise and include keywords related to your content. In Blogger, the post title is automatically displayed using the <h1> tag, which is considered a Major Heading in HTML.
This is important because search engine bots (like Google's crawlers) use <h1> tags to understand what the page is about—it helps with SEO and improves your blog's visibility.
Don't use the <h1> tag just to make text look bigger. It's not meant for styling—it's meant for structure and meaning. Misusing it won't help your search rankings and may even confuse crawlers.
| Basic Editing Options
Go back one step
Move forward one step
| Text Formatting Options
Change the style of your text (e.g., Arial, Georgia, Times and more).
Adjust how big or small your text appears (Smallest, Small, Normal, Medium, Large, Largest).
Apply structured text styles like Major heading, Heading, Sub-heading, Minor heading, Paragraph, and Normal.
Make your text thick and strong (e.g., Example).
Slant your text to the right (e.g., Example).
Add a line under your text (e.g., Example).
Cross out your text (e.g., Example).
Change the color of your text.
Highlight your text with a background shade.
| Inserting Media or Links
Add or update a hyperlink that takes readers to another webpage.
Upload and insert an image into your post.
Upload and insert a video into your post.
Add symbols or characters not found on a standard keyboard if needed (e.g., ♥, ✓, and more).
| Alignment & Indentation
Arrange your text to the left, center, right, or justified across the page.
Move text slightly to the right (indent).
Move text back to the left (outdent).
| Advanced Editing
Create a list with bullet points (e.g.,• Item).
Create a list with numbers (e.g.,1. Item).
Format your text to appear as a quotation.
Add a “Read More” link to shorten the preview on your homepage.
I will go into more detail about "Jump Break" in another post.
| More Options
Set the direction of your text, depending on the language you're using(e.g, English or Arabic).
Change the keyboard input language or choose a different typing method (e.g., on-screen keyboard, handwriting).
Remove all formatting and return text to the default style (font, size, color, etc.).
| Previewing Your Post before Publishing
If you're using Google Blogger’s Dynamic Views theme, clicking the "Preview (👁)" button in the post editor lets you view your post on different devices.
Here's what each option does:
See how your blog will appear on a computer screen.
Preview your blog as it would look on a tablet device.
Check how your blog appears on a mobile phone screen.
Expand the preview to cover the entire screen for a clearer view.
Rotate the preview to landscape (horizontal) mode.
Refresh the preview to show the latest updates you've made to your post.
These preview options help you make sure your blog looks great on every device before publishing publicly!
| Ajusting Post Settings (Labels, Schedule, etc.)
When using Google Blogger with the Dynamic Views theme, you'll find several helpful settings on the right-side panel of the post editor. These options not only control how your post appears, but can also improve your SEO (Search Engine Optimization).
Here’s what each setting does—and how to use it to get the most out of your blog post visibility:
| Labels
The "Labels" acts like tags or categories for your blog posts. For better SEO, use relevant keywords as labels—for example, write "Healthy Recipes" instead of "My Favorite Foods." If you're writing a travel blog post about Paris, good labels could be: France, Paris Travel, Best Places to Visit. Use the keywords that people are actually likely to search for.
This lets you schedule or change the publication date of your post. As part of your SEO strategy, regularly updating old content can boost rankings by keeping the content fresh. For example, updating a post titled “Top 10 Must-visit places of 2024” for 2025 can improve search visibility.
| Permalink
A permalink is the customizable URL of your blog post. For better SEO, keep it short, clear, and keyword-rich to improve search rankings. For example, Instead of yourblog.com/2025/02/post1234.html, use yourblog.com/best-matcha-shops-seoul.html.
| Location
This adds a geotag (location) to the post. As part of your SEO strategy, including location information supports local SEO by making your post more relevant to location-based searches. For example, a restaurant review in New York can include the location tag "New York, USA" to improve local search visibility. If your content of the post is not relevant to a specific location, it's better not to use this location setting.
| Search Description
This is the meta description that appears in search engine results. For better SEO, write a clear, keyword-rich summary (under 150 characters) to improve your click-through rates (CTR). For example, instead of "My latest post," try "Discover the top 5 hidden beaches in Cyprus for your next vacation!"
| Options (Reader comments)
This section lets you control reader's comments and HTML formatting for your post. From an SEO perspective:
- Enabling comments can increase reader engagement, which improves dwell time—a factor that may influence Google rankings.
- Properly formatted HTML helps search engines understand your content more effectively.
In Google Blogger's post editor, under the "Options" tab, you'll find several comment settings for individual post.
- "Do not allow" means new comments can not be added.
- "Show existing" means previous comments will still be visible to readers.
Then, use this setting when:
- You want to close the comments but still show past discussion.
- The post is older, and you'd like to prevent new activity while keeping existing comments visible.
- You're dealing with spam or low-quality comments but still want readers to see helpful older replies.
- "Do not allow" means new comments cannot be added to this post.
- "Hide existing" means any previous comments on the post will no longer be from view.
Then, use this setting when:
- You want to disable comments completely for a post.
- You prefer not to display past discussions.
- You want to stop all engagement, especially on outdated or controversial content.
If a post is outdated or attracting spam, and you don't want any public comments shown, use "Do not allow; hide existing" to keep the content clean and focused.
| Publishing Your Post
Once you’ve finished editing your post and you're ready for the world, click the orange "Publish" button in the top right corner of the screen. This will make your post searchable and visible on the internet immediately!
| Exit the Post Editor
Click the arrow that directs to the left (the button "Go back") in the upper left corner of the screen if you want to exit your post editor.
| Uderstanding Drafts vs. Published Posts
On your Blogger dashboard, each post shows its status below it's own title:
- Posts that have been published are labeled "Published"
- Posts that are still being edited or just saved are labeled "Draft"
When you hover your cursor over a post in the dashboard, several quick-action buttons appear on the right, such as:
- Publish
- Apply labels to this post
- Discard this post
- Preview
- Publisher name
These shortcuts allow you to manage and edit your posts directly from dashboard—No need to open your post individually!
Congratulations🎕
Did you enjoy exploring today's post editor tips, my Radiant Souls?✨
I truly hope eveything made sense and helped you feel more confident about using Blogger.
If something felt a bit tricky—that's totally ok! Learning something new always takes a bit of time, and the fact that you are here, trying and growing, is already something to be proud of.
Remember I'm cheering you on every step of the way! Can't wait to see you in the next post!
