One of our big goals for 2010 is to become more than a blogging platform. Of course, the blogs will always be the core part of the Blogivists family, but we want to expand out and be able to offer a lot more to our user base.
We’ve recently coded in a community feature that allows any user to create a community through the backend, we’ve added internal instant messaging systems, we made it possible for any user to start an internal discussion forum, we’ve expanded our themes to include premium themes, and now we’re adding one of the coolest features we’ve ever had… Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: micro blogging, tweet stream, twitter
…it’s just a (somewhat) tedious process.
If you use Internet Explorer, you are probably aware that video does not show up properly on your blog. Even if you don’t use it though, your readers using IE still can’t see the embedded video.
After weeks and weeks of intensive troubleshooting, The Blogivists Team has figured out how to make video appear on the Internet Explorer browser. Finally!
So let’s begin…
On step 5 of the original tutorial, I mention that one can revert back to the “Visual” viewer after embedding in “HTML”. While, of course, you have the ability to do so, you should not. Not if you want your readers using Internet Explorer to be able to see your video.
For some reason, Internet Explorer will not display video properly if, after embedding video, you switch back to the “Visual” viewer. The very act, that of switching viewers, corrupts the code for Internet Explorer. So instead of seeing video, anyone using Internet Explorer sees a blank, white box. Strange, I know.
Note: this is not a problem for anyone using Firefox (or any other browser, besides IE). These people will see video properly no matter how the author embeds code. However, given that a large percentage of the population still uses IE, it’s probably smart to always make adding-video your last step.
Here’s the step by step:
- Complete all work on your post.
- Embed the video and then click “Save” or “Publish”.
- If for any reason you need to go back and edit features of an old post, copy first and then cut the video code, re-pasting it into its previous position after all editing work is complete.
There you go! Here’s a video tutorial to demonstrate getting past the IE conundrum:
Tags: blogivists embed video, embedding video on Wordpress using IE, Video for Internet Explorer, white box video, wordpress
So you’ve been missing lunches, neglecting your children, and ignoring your spouse all in a desperate drive to throw up one more post a day to win October’s Blogivist of the Month.
Great, but many otherwise superlative blogivists have failed to complete perhaps the least demanding task for Blogivist of the Month: adding an avatar!
Blogs without an avatar will not be considered for Blogivist of the Month. Why such an emphasis on avatars? We need a graphic associated with your blog for promotional purposes should you win. 
That and, frankly, we’re sick of seeing a stream of blue pens on the live feed (see right).
You lament, “I’ve already tried to put up an avatar…multiple times! It didn’t work.”
Fair enough.
Here’s the problem. Your image must be larger than 500px x 500px. Anything smaller than that will simply not work. I know – the admin says “75px x 75px”. That’s wrong (and as soon as we figure out how to change it we will). For the time being though, make sure the image you use for your avatar is greater than 500px x 500px.
So ditch the default and get a real avatar now! You wallet will thank you later.
Tags: blogivist of the month, blogivists avatar, how to add a blogivist avatar
Say you want to give a little emphasis or attitude to your post’s title. Make a word italicized or, better yet, crossed struck out.
Great idea but argh! The editing tool bar doesn’t apply to the title box.
Thankfully, there’s a simple way to get around the obstacle: HTML.
In order to italicize something, surround the words with “<i>” on the left and “</i>” on the right. An example:
- HTML (what you’ll write): This is <i>italicized</i>.
- Visual (what will appear): This is italicized.
In order to strike (or cross) out something, surround the words with “<strike>” on the left and “</strike>” on the right. An example:
- HTML (what you’ll write): This is <strike>strikeout</strike>.
- Visual (what will appear): This is strikeout.
For those of you who operate best with visuals, here the same process on video:
Sweet! Try it out yourself. Come on! You do want to express yourself, don’t you?
Tags: crossed out HTML, HTML post titles, italicize HTML, Office Space, strike out hTML
Thanks to a tip by Miss Behavin, we now know that the Clicky Web Analytics tracking code works in a regular text widget for your sidebar.
What is GetClicky?
GetClicky is a new traffic analytics program that gives you detailed data on your visitors. In fact, you can use the “spy” feature to watch your visitors in real time!
What do I get with a free GetClicky account?
Basic Features on Free Accounts
-Customizable dashboard
-Clean interface
-Visitor details
-Track custom data
-API (Application Program Interface)
-TagClouds
-Data export
-Track outbound links
-Track file downloads
-Stats via RSS
-Real time stats
-FeedBurner integration
-Google Maps integration
-IP Tagging
-IP Filtering
-Works with visitors who have JavaScript disabled
-Secure web site support (SSL/HTTPS)
-Full dynamic referer tracking
-Public statistics
Where do I start?
The first thing you’ll want to do is set up a free GetClicky account. To do so, simply click the banner below.
Once you have your account set up, you’ll want to install your tracking code. In your GetClicky account you’ll see the tracking code. Copy this, then go to your widgets panel under “Presentation>>Widgets”. You can either drag in a new text widget, or edit an existing widget.
Simply paste in the code and click save. You’re all set!
Extra: You can remove the GetClicky image by only including the part of the code that says “script”.
-Eric
Tags: analyticse, GetClicky, Web stats
