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Sunday, April 3, 2022

How to Delete a Blogspot Blog from Blogger 2022 (Step-by-Step Guide to Remove a Blog)

In this Blogger tutorial I discuss how to delete a Blogspot blog from the Google Blogger platform. This is not a difficult task but I suggest that unless you are absolutely sure you will never use the content of your blog for any other purpose and you definitely want to remove your blog that you at least backup before deletion. It is possible to restore a deleted Blogger blog if you change your mind within a 90 day period but thereafter a deleted Blogspot blog is gone forever.
How to Delete a Blogspot Blog from Google Blogger Platform - Step-by-Step Guide to Remove a Blog

How to Delete a Blogspot Website Permanently from the Blogger Platform (Easy Steps)

When a blog is deleted from the Blogger platform the blog owner has a 90 day period in which the blog can be recovered before it is permanently deleted. To delete a Blogspot website from Blogger follow these simple steps:
  1. Sing in to Blogger and select blog to delete
  2. Click on Settings from the Dashboard
  3. Then click Manage Settings
  4. Choose Remove Your Blog
  5. Download a copy of the content of your blog in xml format (optional)
  6. Select Delete

See my step-by-step guide to deleting a Blogger blog below for a detailed walkthrough.


How to Delete a Multiple Blogspot Websites Permanently from Blogger

Unfortunately there is no tool to manage deleting multiple blogs from Blogger. If you have several blogs that you want to delete at the same time you will need to delete each one individually using the methods shown.


How to Delete a Blogger Account

If you want to delete a Blogger blog follow the steps outlined above and in the step-by-step walkthrough below. If however you want to delete your Google account which includes your gmail this is a different process.



Reasons to Remove or Delete a Blogger Blog

There are a lot of reasons to choose to remove or delete a blog from the Blogger platform some of which are:
  • Your blog is not viable
  • The content of your blog is too old and you can't be bothered to refresh it
  • The blog takes too much work
  • You blog is not making enough money to make it worth the effort
  • You want to transfer your blog to Wordpress or another website platform like Wix or Squarespace

These are good reasons to consider deletion of a Blogspot blog. However, if your are deleting Blogger not because you have lost interest but because you have struck a problem, technical or otherwise, then deletion may not be the best solution.

Weigh up your decision before deleting a blogger blog. Is there some other solution or do you just want it removed

If you are still keen to maintain your blog but it has just not succeeded as you would have liked or you are unsure about deleting it and looking for advice then I suggest you first take a look at my upcoming article in which I discuss a variety of scenarios about whether or not to delete a Blogger blog in each of these situations.



Steps to Delete a Blogspot Blog from Blogger

  1. Login to Blogger

  2. From the Dashboard click on Settings

  3. Scroll down to Manage Settings


  4. to delete a blogger blog choose settings, then find remove your blog in the manage blog section in Blogger

  5. Click on the Remove Your Blog link

  6. A pop up window will appear.

    • Click on the Download blog link to download a copy of your blog in xml format. Note this not a readable copy of your blog.

    • If you would like a copy of your blog posts as a memento or to turn into a book refer to my Blogger Tutorial on How to Convert Blog Posts in Blogger into a PDF document and Make Your Blogger Blog Posts into a Book.

    Before deleting a blogger blog make sure you download an xml copy of your blog under settings manage blogs remove your blog

  7. Once ready to delete select the Delete button in the pop up window to delete your blog. Google reminds you that you have 90 days change of heart period in which you can restore your blog. Thereafter your blog is deleted and gone for good.

For step-by-step instructions on how to restore or recover a deleted blog please go my Blogger tutorial how to restore a deleted Blogger blog.

Today's Blogger tutorial has covered how to delete a blog from Blogger. It has also included instructions on how to back up your blog prior to deletion. Blogger makes it possible to restore a deleted blog within 90 days of deletion just in case.

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Friday, February 25, 2022

How to Remove the Date Header From Blogger Posts in Blogspot

How to remove or delete the date header from Blogger posts in Blogspot is a question that comes up frequently especially for beginner bloggers. If you want to stop the date header from showing then there is a simple tweak in Blogger to hide the date. Read on as I show you how to switch off the date header at the top of posts via the Blog Posts gadget.
How to Remove the Date Header From Blogger Posts

Why Remove or Hide the Blogger Post Date Header

When you first create a blog, Blogger displays a date header at the top of Blogger Posts by default. Depending on the settings of your blog and the template you are using, Blogger displays the day, month and year of all your Blogspot blog posts so that your readers can know when the article was posted. In some cases the date header provides useful information but in many cases it can be a deterrent especially if some of your content was published a number of years ago.
How to Hide, Delete or Switch Off the Date Header From Blogger Posts which displays by default

Another reason that you may choose to turn off the date header is because you have crafted your posts for longevity and they are what is typically called evergreen. In this case it is immaterial when the post was first published and therefore dating it is unnecessary. Keep in mind though that even if you do turn off the date header your readers will still be able to tell the date a particular post was published by referring to the URL.

Toggling the date header on and off is one of many Blogger settings that can be configured according to a blogger's own preferences. To switch off the date header or turn it back on again is an easy fix that only takes a couple of minutes to perform. Please note that all past and any future blog posts will have the date removed.
How to Turn Off or Delete the Date Header from Blogger Posts - Main reasons - older content or evergreen content

Steps to Remove or Hide the Date Header from Blogger Posts

  1. Log in to Blogger

  2. At the dashboard choose Layout from the menu at the left

  3. Find the Blog Posts Widget under the Main Section in the Blog Layout

  4. Click on the Edit link or pencil to bring up the Configure Blog Posts pop up window

  5. How to Remove the Date Header From Blogspot Posts by Turning Off the Date in Blogger

  6. Under the option to Show Date Header move the slider to the off position to remove the date header. The switch will turn clear. The toggle switch is blue-green when on and clear when off.

  7. Click on Save to commit your changes. The Save Button is positioned at the bottom right of the pop-up window.

  8. Now click on the View blog link in the side menu and you will see that the date header has been removed from your blog posts.


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Summary

In this Blogspot tutorial you have learned how to turn off or hide the date header from posts in your Blogger blog by configuring your preferences in the Blog Posts gadget. The Show Date Header option is activated or deactivated by sliding the toggle switch. The main advantages of deleting or removing the date header is for blogs with evergreen content or blogs with older content.



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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Remove Blogger Labels Counter or Turn On Counter in a Blogspot Blog

Until recently the only way to turn off, disable or remove the counter of the labels widget in Blogger was to use a Blogger hack. Luckily Blogger has now added a new feature so that Blogspot bloggers have a choice about whether to show or not show a post count next to the corresponding tag when using the Blogger labels widget. (Updated as at 18 February 2022)
How to Turn On or Turn Off Blogger Labels Counter in a Blogspot Blog

How to Turn Off  / Remove / Delete the Blogger Labels Counter?

If you already have a Blogger labels widget installed and you are using an older template then Blogger shows a count of the number of posts with that label or tag next to each label by default. If you want to turn off the label counter you will need to disable it.

Removing the Blogger labels counter is easy and only takes a minute. Switching off the labels counter can be useful sometimes for instance when establishing a new blog where a limited number of posts may deter visitors. Fortunately Blogger has listened to users and now installs a new blog with the Labels Counter turned off.
How to Remove Blogger Labels Counter or Turn On Counter in a Blogspot Blog

Conversely you may find that your Blogger label counter has been disabled and you want to reinstate it. In this case you would navigate to Blogger and follow these steps except that you would reverse Step 4.

Blogger labels gadget showing the number of posts enabled Blogger labels gadget showing the counter of the number of posts disabled

  1. Log in to Blogger
  2. At the Dashboard go to Layout Menu
  3. In the Blogger sidebar click on the pencil or click the edit link to edit your Labels Gadget
  4. Use the toggle button to switch between on (blue-green) and off positions (white) in the Show Number of Posts Per Label heading.
  5. Click on Save
  6. View your Blogger blog without the number of posts shown next to the labels tag

Blogger Configure labels gadget - labels counter can be toggled on and off by using the slider

Turn Labels Counter in Blogger On and Off - older style interface of configure labels gadget

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Summary
Today you have learned how to turn off the Blogger labels counter so that no count of the number of posts is shown next to the label in a Blogspot blog. Disabling this feature only takes a minute and can be a useful feature for new blogs with few posts. If you are new to Blogger and blogging you can learn more useful tricks and tips for customizing your blog at Blogspot Blogger Guide. Watch out for more Blogger tutorials in this series of Blogspot Tutorials for Beginners.



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