Directions for adding a "Blog List"

Hi all!


If you've found this post, then we're already one step in the right direction! Below I've listed step-by-step instructions as to how to add a "Blog List" to your blog homepages. As you'll notice on my blog, that is the list of links to everyone's blogs located on the right sidebar. If everyone adds this, it makes it super easy to cruise around to all the recent posts of your classmates without having to backtrack to a bookmark or to your own blogsite.


Also, in case some of you are still having trouble recieving emails from Dr. Sexson, I've included the URL's to all the blogs I have bookmarked so far, so you can cut and paste from there if you need to.


DIRECTIONS


1. Go to the homepage of your blog.
2. Once there, you should see a link in the top, left-hand corner that says DESIGN. Click on that.
3. That should take you to a page that allows you to arrange and add to page elements on your blog. Click "Add a Gadget" in any of the designated spaces where you'd like to see your "Blog List" appear.
4. A window should pop-up, listing a bunch of gadgets you can add. NOTE: make sure you're looking under the "Basics" tab of gadgets, indicated at the top.
5. Scroll down, about halfway, until you see the gadget titled "Blog List". Click the 'Add" button (indicated by a + sign, just in case that wasn't obvious)
    NOTE: Though you may be tempted, don't instead add a "Link List" (listed directly below) because though it allows you to input a URL, it doesn't give you the option to organize the links by the most frequently updated.
6. A new window should pop-up that says "Configure Blog List". A few things are important here before you begin to add to your blog list:
     -Make sure you "Sort" your blogs by "Most recently updated"
     -For "Show" you might as well choose "All Blogs". And make sure that you click/check to include at least the 'Title of most recent item" and "Date of last update". It's up to you whether to include a snippet or thumbnail of the posts in addition (though Dr. Sexson might have a preference on this, I don't know).
7. OK, GETTING THERE! Now you're ready to add blogs. Click "Add to List" at the bottom of the window.
8. Another window will pop-up that allows you to type in or paste a URL. Do so, then click "Add".
9. The title of the blog you just added should now appear in the previous "Configure Blog List" window.
10. Continue to "Add" the rest of the blog URL's to the list. Once you are done, make sure to click "Save" at the bottom of the window.
11. This will take you back to your page element design page. If you wish to edit or add to your "Blog List" again, simply click "Edit" on the gadget and it will take you back to the pop-up window.


UH 400 Blog List
http://shelbysoulemything400.blogspot.com/
http://jlawsonmythingthepoint.blogspot.com/
http://imilkovich.blogspot.com/
http://madeleinepike.blogspot.com/
http://mythingthepoint-jamesmauch.blogspot.com/
 http://breanna-holmes.blogspot.com/
http://nelsgerstnermythingthepoint.blogspot.com/
http://bizzmythpoint.blogspot.com/
http://morganmbigskymagpie.blogspot.com/
http://mythingthepoint400.blogspot.com/
http://dlduh400.blogspot.com/
http://sarahgermaine-mythingthepoint.blogspot.com/




Hope that helps!