January 11th, 2012 | by A Googler | published in Google Blogger Buzz, Uncategorized
You may have noticed that we’ve rolled out a number of improvements to Blogger recently. The folks over at Technorati referred to it as a “rampage”. Call it what you like, we’re definitely having fun giving Blogger the makeover it’s long dese…
December 12th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blogger Buzz, Uncategorized
Back in October we made it possible for Blogger in Draft users to use their Google+ profile on their blog. This option is now available to all Blogger users, and as a result, we’re starting to roll out the first of many Google+ features.Starting today,…
December 2nd, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blogger Buzz
Hi, my name is Andy Chung. I work on the Google AdSense team helping online publishers, specifically Blogger users like you, ensure your blogs are optimized to generate as much income for you as possible. A few weeks ago we met with many of you at the …
November 18th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blogger Buzz
(Cross posted on the Blogger +page)Adding a custom domain to your blog is a great way to increase your brand identity. Setting one up, however, can sometimes be a frustrating experience, especially if you aren’t quite sure of the difference between a…
November 9th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blogger Buzz
As we mentioned last week, some members of the Blogger team from Google HQ in Mountain View, Tokyo, Dublin, and Sydney (see group photo below) headed to Los Angeles to attend the 2011 BlogWorld & New Media Expo.One of the primary reasons we attende…
November 9th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blogger Buzz
Earlier this week, the Google+ team launched Pages, a new way for you to keep up-to-date with your interests and build relationships with the people who share them. Today, the Blogger team is launching our own Google+ Page, and we’d like to invite yo…
November 8th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blogger Buzz
(Cross-posted from the Blogger Developers Network Blog)Many Bloggers put a lot of time and effort into creating a unique look for their blog, so today we’re excited to announce that custom templates are now available for mobile devices. Side by side …
November 3rd, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blogger Buzz
Update: For those of you who can’t attend the conference, we’ve added a schedule of Google+ Hangouts below.It’s not often that we get to meet up with Bloggers in person, so we’re very excited to invite you to join us next Thursday, November 3rd…
October 25th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blogger Buzz
Hi Bloggers!Thanks again for all the terrific feedback on Dynamic Views. Over half a million blogs have selected Dynamic Views as their default template since they were introduced less than a month ago, which is solid evidence that you’re as excited …
October 24th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blogger Buzz
In fewer than 4 months since its launch, more than 40 million people have joined Google+, making it a living, breathing space for social connections and sharing to thrive. Today we’re excited to announce the first way you will be able to leverage Goo…
October 17th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blogger Buzz
Back in August, we announced a completely new, streamlined blogging experience that makes it easier for you to find what you need and focus on writing great blog posts. Since then, millions of you have opted to try it out, and we’ve received tens of…
October 13th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Analytics, Google Blogger Buzz
Having a solid understanding of the traffic and visitor engagement statistics of your blog is one of the best ways to help it grow, and that’s why today we’re excited to announce that you can now easily connect your Google Analytics account with y…
October 12th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blogger Buzz
When we enabled a brand new photo viewing experience, called Lightbox, by default a few weeks ago, we heard from a number of Bloggers who preferred to use their own, previously installed Lightbox solution, or who simply wanted to continue blogging with…
October 6th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blogger Buzz
Hi Bloggers!Last week, we launched Dynamic Views in an effort to make it easier for readers to enjoy and discover your posts. You responded. As of today, hundreds of thousands of blogs have changed their blog template to Dynamic Views. The clear favori…
September 27th, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Blogger Buzz
As we said a few weeks ago when we launched a completely rebuilt, streamlined authoring and editing experience, we’re in the process of bringing you a much improved and modernized Blogger. The next phase of these updates starts today with seven new ways to display your blog, called Dynamic Views.
Built with the latest in web technology (AJAX, HTML5 and CSS3), Dynamic Views is a unique browsing experience that will inspire your readers to explore your blog in new ways. The interactive layouts make it easier for readers to enjoy and discover your posts, loading 40 percent faster than traditional templates and bringing older entries to the surface so they seem fresh again.
Dynamic Views is much more than just new templates. With just a couple clicks, you’ll get infinite scrolling (say goodbye to the “Older posts” link), images that load as you browse, integrated search, sorting by date, label and author, lightbox-style posts for easy viewing, keyboard shortcuts for quickly flipping through posts, and one-click sharing to Google+ and other social sites on every post.
No two blogs are the same, so you can choose from seven different views that display text and photos differently. For example, if you have lots of photos on your blog, you may prefer Flipcard or Snapshot. If your blog is more text-heavy, then Classic, Sidebar (what you’re seeing now on Blogger Buzz) or Timeslide may be preferable. Here’s a quick description of each of the new views, along with links to some of our favorite blogs where you can check each of them out in action.
Enter the name of your favorite Blogger blog below and click Preview to check it out with Dynamic Views.
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Adding a Dynamic View to your blog is as easy as changing your template. Log in to Blogger, click on the Template tab on your dashboard, and select whichever view you want to set as your default. Note that readers can still choose to navigate your blog in a different view by selecting from the pulldown in the upper left of the screen.
If you want to add your own touch to any of these new views, you can upload a header image and customize the background colors. We’ll be adding more ways to customize Dynamic Views in the coming weeks.
We hope you enjoy the latest update to Blogger, and that, as always, you tell us what you think by completing this short survey.
Note: In addition to Blogger Buzz, several other official Google blogs will be featuring Dynamic Views through the weeks and months ahead, including the Gmail Blog, Google Voice Blog, and Docs Blog. We’re excited to bring Dynamic Views into the fold and we’ll be looking at how to incorporate this new technology across Google’s blog network in the long term.
Update: Dynamic Views are now customizable! Add a custom header, change the background, colors, fonts, and more.
Posted by Antin Harasymiv, Software Engineer