Call me lazy, but it's just too much of a pain to have to copy the URL of a blog you like, go into the Dashboard, click on the "Add" button, paste the URL, choose private or public, click to confirm. Wasn't it easier when you could just click that one little button instead?
It seems this is a permanent change, as others have asked about it on Blogger's forums only to be told "it was a little used feature and we removed it". Still, no use complaining, right?
Instead, I've added a little gadget that pretty much replicates that useful button, at least for my blog. If you want to follow my blog (that is, add it to the list of blogs in your Dashboard that update with new posts), feel free to click on the new little button on the right (or here) that looks like this:
Oh, and don't worry... you can still choose to follow privately if you're shy!
Please let me know if this gives you problems, doesn't work, or tries to follow the wrong blog. Otherwise, I hope this helps and encourages you to keep a watchful eye on Banjo's BBS. After all, you never know when I might add a new post... maybe even - gasp! - twice in one month!
I'm really not sure why Google felt the need to fix something that wasn't broken in the first place. Having said that they have made it easier to put links into posts.
ReplyDeleteI still have the bar at the top of the page on the blogs that I visit :)
ReplyDeleteIf it isn't there and I want to join a blog on blogger, then I just look around for there GFC and use that to follow there blog instead :P
I'm a regular visitor. I find it particularly piquant that you're an Aussie. Love country & people, esp. the Ladies.
ReplyDeleteThey make frequent appearances in my fiction blog. Australia is ruled by Queen Chloe.
I'm also on Tumblr. "Dominas, Discipline, and Tears". Please visit and leave msg if you like. Cheers.
I will not be attaching my google account -which is my "business" email account in any shape with this blog, I'm sorry. Now if I could follow through Yahoo , I would.
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