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There's another cool blog function you may not know about - links on all videos and widgets. Thanks to these links you can add the videos (Youtube,Dailymotion...) or widgets (GoogleMaps, Pixule...) that you love directly to your blog.
All you need to do (ensuring you are logged in at the time) is click on the 'Add this video to my blog' / 'Add this widget to my blog' link and a blog article will automatically be created!
Give it a go and let us know !
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It's easy to add external videos to your articles thanks to the external video page.
Simply click on the logo of your choice and follow the steps for each platform (Dailymotion, Youtube, Google...)
You can now add Wat and Kewego videos to your blog articles !
Wat is a site that enables you to share your videos, your music and your pictures between friends.
Kewego is a video sharing site with lots of themes...
Personalize the wallpaper of your blog with an image of your choice.
Just log-in, head to 'Settings > 'My blog > 'Skin' > Personalize and click on the 'Add' button in the 'Background image' section. Then simply upload the image of your choosing and make sure you click on 'Save'!
Did you know you can decide on the order you want your blog posts to appear in?
Here's how to do it:
1/ Log-in > My blog settings
2/ Tick the 'Allow manual ordering' button (Don't forget to confirm your settings on the bottom of the page)
3/ Now, go to 'POST', click on 'Edit the order of your articles'.
After following these steps you are free to alter the order of your posts as you wish by clicking on the shaded, gray border on the left-hand side and and sliding the post up or down. You can also directly type the position in the 'Position' field - But make sure you confirm all your changes!
Express yourself by putting smileys in your blog! To have your semi-colon-with-half-parenthesis become a smiley, head to your Blog Settings and tick the option 'Convert smiley's to images'
Here are some examples:
:] => :) smile
:( => :( sad
:o => :o oops
(ninja)=> (ninja) ninja
:D => :D bigsmile
(u) => (u) heartbroken
Here are some examples:
:] => :) smile
:( => :( sad
:o => :o oops
(ninja)=> (ninja) ninja
:D => :D bigsmile
(u) => (u) heartbroken
Did you know you can edit the size of your pictures?! All you have to do is follow the steps below:
1. Write your article and click on 'Image' under 'Add media'.
2. Click on 'Choose your picture' and pick the image you want to upload
3. Edit the width of the picture by manually entering the number of pixels.
4. Don't worry about keeping the picture in proportion, that's done automatically for you ! All that's left for you to do is click 'Add' and voilà, your resized picture is on-line !
Tip : Your picture not getting any bigger ? It's probably because it's original size isn't big enough.
Taking your article offline doesn't mean deleting it.
Just go to POST > click on the 'Public' button for the article in question > tick 'Offline'
If you decide you want to put the article back online all you have to do is re-tick 'Online'. It couldn't be simpler!
Did you know that there are countless options available to you in giving your blog exactly the look you want?.
Head to 'Settings' > 'My blog' > Skin and take a look for yourself.
You can personalise every aspect (font, size, colour, background etc..) of all of these separate sections:
• Background
• Columns
• Articles
• Article title and date
Play around with different possibilities and just click 'Save' when you're happy with your blog's new look!
Jumpstart your Skyrock experience with these 4 quick steps.
1) Fill out your Profile & present yourself to the Skyrock community:
~●~ What you look like (Photos! Photos!) ~●~
~●~ What you're looking for (Just friends? That's what we all say) ~●~
~●~ What you heart <333 and h8888 (Admit it -- You LOVE filling out this stuff) ~●~
~●~ **THE** blurb summing up your present so-called life (one-liner or rant?) ~●~
~●~ What you're looking for (Just friends? That's what we all say) ~●~
~●~ What you heart <333 and h8888 (Admit it -- You LOVE filling out this stuff) ~●~
~●~ **THE** blurb summing up your present so-called life (one-liner or rant?) ~●~
2) Create your blog with these INSANE articles
1, the Shameless Vanity Article: Post the BEST picture EVERRR you have of yourself. Preen hard, and say "I Rock".
2, the Humility Article: Time to repent
i. I confess that picture was the result of (FILL IN NUMBER) hours of posing
ii. I will now make up for this sinful moment by thinking about this good cause (INDICATE THE CAUSE)
iii. Why do I believe in this cause, and why do I think other people should support it?
iv. Add a picture of the cause
3, the Wannabe-but-Can't Article: Post a picture of a clothing style you think is fabulous but which you know would make you look like a frump. Tell us why you're so persuaded it doesn't suit you. Does it clash with your personality?
4, the Anthem-of-my-Life, Song-of-my-Soul Article: Get on Youtube and find THE video that soundtracks your life right now. Post the video and show the lyrics that best capture your current mood.
5, the Shout-Out Article: Dedicate this article to your best friend(s), and family, and show them your love. Send them an email with the link to this article (to get the permalink, click on the # sign that's on the bottom of each article online).
6, the Weird Habits Article:
i. What's the annoying habit that your parents are always crashing down on you about?
ii. What annoying habits do they have that should shut them up?
iii. What's an oddball habit of yours that your friends or classmates have remarked on?
iv. Who among your friends has the WEIRDEST habit ever, and how so?
v. How are you a weird person? C'mon, amuse us...
3. Dash a comment to a Blog or Profile you like!
Check out the week's Blog Stars, and the "Hall of Fame" for past ones. If the user only accepts comments from friends, send a message on the left-hand column of the blog.
4. Add at least one friend
Add a blog or profile you like to your friend list. Trust me, this is sure to get things going :=)
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