Questions
Adding image slides to posts?
Is it possible to have slides of images in a post? I use magazine template
Page link as animated button?
Hi! I'd like to create a page for my blog, where the button to open the page includes javascript code to make it flash red and yellow. I have the code, only I don't know how to use it to individually effect the appearance of one of the page-buttons … is there a way to achieve this through the metadata?
Getting started with Open Graph?
I would like to modify my template to add the <meta> tags required by Open Graph. Could you provide information, articles, tips, or known issues related to correctly setting up open graph data for shared posts?
Google Drive Formatting
Using a hashtag for title, or using "Tag: " for tags doesn't register when I source my files from Google Drive. What formatting style should we use for Google Drive?
Phantom menu links?
Overnight, I've had for extra links appear in my menu named "page one," "page two", "page three", and "page four." They link to nothing. I have 3 actual pages in my Pages folder - Tenets, Colophon, About - all of which show up. I also added a link to the home page through the dashboard which also appears There are 5 image files in the pages folder, all prefixed with and underscore. So... not sure where those are coming from? Where should I look to remove them?
A quick way to find the source file for a post on my site?
Is there an easy way that when you I visit a page on my Blot site - I can quickly find and open the original file in my folder, via say Dropbox?
Tags on the Diary template
In the header of the Diary template, the tags that appear next to the title: Are these automatically every tag on the site? Is there any way to edit which tags/categories appear in this space? Or have nothing appear there?
Author and keyword metadata?
I tried using the author and keyword metadata in my post. For some reason, it wasn't displaying on the published post. I am wondering if that's how it is supposed to be. Here is a sample format: Date: June 26, 2023 Tags: Style Keywords: summer essentials, style, dress, woven bag, sunscreen, sunglasses Author: anchor
Adding a carousel of my instagram account?
Is it possible to have a carousel of my instagram account linked to a page on my blog?
How to change text color within a post?
I would like to set a color for particular sections of text in my post. The intended use would be something like: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date; I want to make the bolded text red, and the italicized text blue. I am currently using the stock Blog template and uploading my posts as .docx files. (My bold/italics/underline and embedded images upload this way, but not text colors.) Where do I change my process to let me apply color to particular passages of text? Should I be uploading in a different file format, or modifying style.css in the Blog template?
Linking images from Social Media?
How can I link images from social media, say, Instagram for example without the caption or borderline showing in a post.
Is there a way to password protect a site?
I want to restrict access - is it possible to password protect my site?
How to add a new font?
I'm looking to add some free fonts which are to my liking and I want to apply it all over my site. How can I upload a new set of font pack?
What happened to the Rosa template?
I’m asking if you can help me about the Rosa template that was previously used by default onto Blot. I’d like to use that one in my brand new blog, how do I do it?
When linking from a landing page to another page, the linked txt file is rendered without CSS
Using home.txt with the following syntax: Link: / [Page 1](/Pages/page1.txt) The resultant page is shown without styles. How do I link this page to a template?
How do I get text on my homepage?
Not sure if it's an error on my google drive sync or if I'm just going about this wrong. I've been able to navigate through pages, blot doesn't support videos does it?
Turn website off temporarily?
is it possible to turn off my website temporarily? I do not want to delete my account but make the site inaccessible for a limited time. Best regards Florian Guckelsberger