August 2003
08.29.2003
Two New Features Up-Close
Two new features that TypePad subscribers have requested and we have added in the latest version of TypePad:
1. The ability to display a list of your weblog categories in your sidebar. Use this so that users can click and view all posts associated with a particular category.
2. The ability display TypePad's recently updated weblog list in your sidebar. If you add this module, links to the 10 most recent weblogs that have been updated in the last 5 minutes will show up in your sidebar. While this is a great way to get to know your fellow TypePad users and community, be sure that before you add this module to your weblog, you're comfortable with allowing a random list of links to appear in your sidebar.
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Posted by Mena Trott at 06:33 PM | Permalink
08.29.2003
Friday, Aug 29 Changes
- Added a new "Categories" Sidebar Module to the Weblog - Design screen to display a list of your categories with links to the archives.
- Added a new "Recently Updated List" option to the Weblog - Design screen to display the typepad.com recently updated list in your weblog sidebar.
- Added overflow: hidden; to center weblog column to fix italic and sidebar wrapping issue.
- Fixed issue where Junior Authors could publish posts via the XML-RPC API.
- Fixed issue in guest author registration where registration errors would place user on regular registration track.
- Fixed javascript error when saving a photo when the Location field is not present.
- Fixed typo in Create a Photo Album section.
Posted by Mena Trott at 06:27 PM | Permalink
08.29.2003
Adding Google Search to your TypePad weblog
Matt Haughey of PVRblog writes in a great tip about adding a Google search to your TypePad weblog. Once you add the search to your weblog, your readers will be able to search your site for specific keywords.
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Posted by Mena Trott at 05:26 PM | Permalink
08.29.2003
Earning Money Through Amazon Associates
If you've posted to a Reading and Music TypeList, you've probably already noticed that if a reader clicks on the item's cover or link, they'll be directed to an Amazon product page about that item. What you may not know is that you can earn money or Amazon credit for items purchased through your website.
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Posted by Mena Trott at 12:17 PM | Permalink
08.27.2003
Using QuickPost with Media TypeLists
Did you know that if you're visiting Amazon.com and you want to quickly post a Reading or Music TypeList item, all you have to do is use QuickPost and the ASIN will automatically be filled in on the QuickPost bookmarklet? Just click on the QuickPost bookmarklet link when you're on the product's page, click to either the Reading or Music TypeList tab, and then click the add button next to the field with the ASIN number.
Posted by Mena Trott at 08:51 PM | Permalink
08.27.2003
Setting up the QuickPost bookmarklet
Have you ever wanted to write a weblog post about something you've just read on an online news site, weblog or web page but didn't want to go through the TypePad interface to compose and publish your post?
If so, then you'll definitely want to set up the TypePad QuickPost bookmarklet.
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Posted by Mena Trott at 07:51 PM | Permalink
08.25.2003
Features in Development
One of the main reasons for launching this official TypePad resources weblog was for us to have a place to communicate development news to our users. We believe that open communication is essential for a community to thrive and for TypePad to succeed. From the thousands of support questions we have answered, we know that our users have a lot of valuable ideas and suggestions to contribute and we really intend on listening to their feedback. So, we intend to keep all of you informed about what we're working on and what's going on.
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Posted by Mena Trott at 06:27 PM | Permalink
08.25.2003
TypePad and aggregators
First, what is an aggregator or news reader? Basically, it's an application (desktop, web-based, plugin) that allows you to subscribe to "feeds" of weblogs and news sites. Usually, these applications are scheduled to check and see if any of the sites you have subscribed to have been updated and if they have, the new version of the site (usually a post) will appear for you to read. Aggregators are great because they bring weblog updates to you, instead of you having to actively look to see if your favorite reads have been updated.
The image to the right is an example of an aggregator (in this case, NetNewsWire for the Mac). You can see in the left pane some of the sites I'm subscribe to. In the right pane are the most recent posts from one weblog. Depending on the feed you're subscribed to, you can either see the author's entire post or just an excerpt. With TypePad, your feeds (the file people can subscribe to) are generated by default.
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Posted by Mena Trott at 06:05 PM | Permalink
08.25.2003
Adding a TypeList to your Weblog
If you create TypeLists often, you're probably a bit wary of going back to your weblog's design section to add the list.
Here's a tip on how to add a TypeList to your weblogs after its initial creation.
After you create the list for the first time, you'll see a link that prompts you to add the TypeList to your weblog:
Click on it, select the weblogs you wish to add your TypeList to and then save. Your TypeLists automatically appear in your weblog.
Note that if you want to change the order of your sidebar (and where the TypeList appears), you'll have to go into the Weblog's design and edit the "Order."
Posted by Mena Trott at 06:01 PM | Permalink
08.25.2003
TypePad Users Webring
Snowman, a TypePad user, has started a TypePad User Webring.
Want to easily add the webring graphic to your sidebar? Create a Link TypeList, call it "Webrings," and paste the graphic code either into the title field or in the notes field. If you choose to paste the code into the title field, be sure that you have removed all line breaks. If you paste into the notes field, be sure you have indicated that you wish to display notes as text in the TypeList configuration.
Remember to indicate that you want this TypeList included in your weblog!
Posted by Mena Trott at 05:51 PM | Permalink
08.22.2003
Friday, Aug 22 Changes
- Fixed moblogging bug where base64-encoded MIME bodies (if text/plain) would not be decoded.
- Added relative_url="1" global tag attribute to make URLs relative.
- For registration: set new users' zip code and country based on the billing address.
- Don't display "View Site" link for guest authors.
- On Weblog - Design - Content screen, display all TypeLists, even those with no items.
- Fixed bug with Farsi selected for "Language for Date Display".
- Basic users can now edit the dates of their posts to post- or pre-date them.
- If there's only one weblog or list in the QuickPost window, auto-select it when the page opens.
- Improved handling of daylight saving time boundaries to fix the "Invalid local time" error when publishing in certain timezones.
- HTML is now stripped from post titles in the "Recent Posts" list.
- Long URLs in the "Page Title" column of the Stats tab are now truncated so as not to throw off the page display.
Posted by Mena Trott at 05:26 PM | Permalink
08.15.2003
TypePad Buttons and TypeList trick
We've had two frequently-asked requests from our users. One, do we have any TypePad buttons that they can add to their sidebar (or replace the "powered by" text). And two, what's the easiest way to add a button or badge to their TypePad sidebar.
As a response to the button question, we've created a number of buttons for you to download and add to your own site. In this tip, we walk you through the process of adding a button to your TypeList and you will then be able to apply this trick to additional buttons, badges and small images you'd like to add to your site.
And because we've seen the demand for images in sidebar, we're working on creating an Image TypeList so that you can add graphics to your sidebar even more easily.
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Posted by Mena Trott at 04:09 PM | Permalink
08.14.2003
Schedule a Post
TypePad allows you to schedule posts to be published to your weblog at a date and time in the future. Additionally, you can alter the “Posted on” date of any post to appear as if you had published it in the past.
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Posted by Mena Trott at 05:15 PM | Permalink
