Blogger Mobile

Post from anywhere!

When you send text or photos from your mobile device to go@blogger.com they're automatically posted to your new blog.

How it works

• Send an MMS or email to go@blogger.com from your phone
• We'll reply with the address of your new mobile blog, plus a claim code
• Post to your new mobile blog, or use the claim code to link your phone to a different blog

Devices and more

Blogger Mobile works with any device that can send email via MMS.

Blogger Mobile is also built into some Sony Ericsson cameraphones, so you can post to your blog with just a few clicks.

How does Blogger Mobile work?

You send a message - which can be a photo, some text, or both - to go@blogger.com. We take care of the rest. In other words, we auto-provision a new blog and publish the post. It's that simple.

Here's how to start a mobile blog:

1. 1. Send an MMS to go@blogger.com to create your mobile blog. The text and/or photo in your MMS will be uploaded to that blog right away. We'll message you back with the address, (so you can visit your new blog on the web) and a token (so you can claim your blog and access it from your account).
2. 2. OPTIONAL - If you feel like changing anything on your new mobile blog or if you already have a Blogger account and want the posts to go to your existing blog, you can log in to go.blogger.com and enter the token we sent to your phone. You'll then have the option to claim your new mobile blog and merge it with your existing blog. Note to users whose blog address does not contain blogspot.com: Once you make the aforementioned switch, new mobile posts will be published to your chosen blog but mobile posts published prior to the switch will not be moved over automatically.

What types of messages can I send to Blogger Mobile from my phone?

MMS or Email - note this doesn't include email sent from a mobile device that actually passes through a webmail gateway (such as mail sent from your stanford.edu account from your phone).

What size photos can I send?

Photos are currently limited to 250K each. If they exceed that size, you’ll receive a bounce message letting you know so you can try again with a smaller picture. Note that your phone (or carrier) might have size limits of its own.

Is there a cost for using Blogger Mobile?

Mobile providers' standard rates for sending and receiving text and photo messages apply. Blogger won’t charge you for any of its services.

Requirements

Text messaging-enabled mobile device with a text messaging plan. This service is free from Google but charges from your carrier for usage may apply.

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What does the Link field do?

The Quick Answer

• The Link field associates a post with another webpage for reference.
• It's handy for link blogs or blogs that frequently provide critiques or commentary on other sites.

Note: This article assumes you are using a customized classic template. If you are using Layouts or a default classic template, all you will need to do is set the Show Link Field option to Yes to enable the link field.

The Link field can be very useful if your blog posts are frequently about other articles, and you want the links to these easily spotted on your public blog.

To enable the Link field, go to Settings | Formatting and scroll all the way to the bottom, then set Show Link Field to Yes then click the Save button:

The "posted by" line is usually a good spot for it, but be creative:

Here's what this looks like on the excellent BoingBoing weblog:

Another method is to make your Post Titles links, like on Ev's blog: