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Communities
What is that for ? Communities on Overblog allow people to share several articles around a same theme. They also are a pretty good alternative to blog's categories in which some blog do not correctly find their place. The goal is simple ! Created by Overbloggers,...
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Posting content and Variations on your content
Writing and publishing a post on OverBlog is easy. The hardest part is to actually start writing. On your dashboard, just click on the «New post» tab on the top menu, start typing your article – there you are. You will have two menus : one within the...
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Sharing your posts
SHARING ON FACEBOOK You used to use Overblog automatic sharing to your Facebook personal profile. At Overblog, we used a tool provided by Facebook itself. However, from August 1st, 2018, Facebook makes the decision to block automatic sharing from any...
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What will be in OverBlog Premium?
OverBlog Premium allows you to enjoy more features for your blog. You can give OverBlog Premium a try when creating your own blog, thanks to our 15-days trial. Then, you'll be able to decide whether you want to use it and subscribe for a one-year pack...
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Using the Social Hub
Thanks to the social hub, you’ll be able to publish all your social content. You can even add several accounts for each social network. Publishing my Facebook posts on my blog You just have to link your Facebook account to your blog. On your dashboard,...
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How to publish a page
On your blog, all articles are published from the newest to the oldest. Visitors can leave comments, depending on the settings you’ve chosen. The pages are not listed among your articles, but in a seperated menu (the menu position depends on the theme),...
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Changing the URL of a post
Your title is, by default, the URL of your post. If you have no title, it'll be the first sentence of your text. To edit the URL, simply click on the icon at the end of your post's URL line and replace the changeable part. Warning : your previous link...
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Editing/Deleting an already published post
Click on the «Activity» tab on the top menu of your dashboard and find your post by filtering via tags, sources or dates. Once you have found the post you want to edit, simply hover over it and the «Edit item» option will show up. Click on it and start...
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Is there an “autosave” feature?
Any changes that you make are automatically backed up on your browser. When you return on the post using the same browser, you will be asked whether you wish to work from the version saved on your browser or on your OverBlog. We strongly suggest that...
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First steps
You want to start a blog ? Here's a little tutorial to explain how to create an account and to start a blog on Overblog. Follow the instructions below ! 1. Create an account on Overblog This is the first step before creating your blog : you have to sign...
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What's the difference between subscribe to a blog and follow a blog ?
To subscribe to a blog Most of you allow their readers to subscribe to their blog. Then, people who added their email address could receive a mail to notify them of a news article on your blog. You can find your subscribers list in Manage > Settings >...
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How to add a new blog on an existing account ?
Go to your dashboard and click on the avatar on the top right hand side corner. On the scrolling menu, click on “Create a new blog.” Follow the same steps as in the beginning to choose the URL of the additional blog. If you can’t access this functionality,...
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How to manage my followers ?
Some of your readers subscribe to your blog and want to be notified of every article you'll publish. How many subscribers to my blog ? From your administration : Manage > Settings > Share, you'll be able to read how many readers have subscribe to your...
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My subscribers do not receive my newsletter !
It may happens sometimes that your subscribers tells you they didn't received your past newsletter although they still are in your subscribers list. First, you have to make sure that you tick the box "Email my subscribers" before you publish your article....
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How to make a menu with several tabs ?
Most of themes on Overblog display a menu in your blog's header. Then you can create several tabs on this menu and propose to your readers shortcuts to one or several tags, pages, links... Please, take note that all themes on Overblog do not have this...
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Welcome on the Overblog's Knowledge Base !
Hi Overbloggers & welcome on your english knowledge base ! You'll find answers to the most frequently asked questions about using Overblog... and becoming a great Overblogger. For any issue on your blog & if you do not find an answer here, do not hesitate...
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Flashpost
A flashpost is a short post that you create from your OverBlog, as opposed to content pulled from your social networks. It can be a useful option when live blogging, for instance. A flashpost only allows a single section. It automatically detects what...
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Allowing others to collaborate to my blog
You can invite other OverBloggers to contribute to your OverBlogs. You can assign them administrator, contributor or designer roles. How to give rights to a user (or revoke them) on my OverBlog? Got to Settings> Manage Users to add one or several people...
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How many blogs can I create ?
The limit is 5 blogs per account but you can create as many accounts as you wish, using different email addresses (always to be verified). You can also collaborate on as many blogs as needed, thanks to the multi-users feature: you just have to be invited...
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How to subscribe to OverBlog Premium
From your dashboard, go to "Settings > Premium". Determine which OverBlog Premium best suits your needs, then choose a domain name or use yours if you already have one. Be careful : you can only pay by credit card. The visual cryptogram, is the 3 numbers...
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How to deleted ads on my blog ?
Why do my blog have ads ? With the increase of users, Overblog platform must be updated to always be efficient. Our goal is the divide in equal way the maintenance costs between all bloggers : Premium members through their subscription and Free members...
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My blog does not appear on search engine results !
Search engines index dynamic contents, updated regularly. You have to be patient for several days to several weeks for a search engine will index your blog and its content. As you may want to boost your SEO, we advise you to : - Update the more you can...
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A reader send me a message but I didn't received it on my mailbox
Some email providers block emails from our platform they consider to be spam. It is possible that you received our mail in spams or that messages are automatically deleted by your email provider. It is strongly advised to put our address notify@over-blog.com...
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I can't connect to my admin !
You can reach your blog's administration since our portal http://en.overblog.com and by clicking on the Connection button. If you are already connected, you'll be redirected on your administration. Otherwise, you'll need to log in with your IDs. Now,...
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Transfer your own domain name to OverBlog
Having your own domain name hosted elsewhere, you can transfer it to OverBlog. We'll manage it as soon as you subscribe to a Premium membership. Why? It's free, and the domain you wish us to register for you will remain your property. OverBlog will manage...