Any Blogger bloggers out there who would like some pages too?

 

Did you know there are 15 pages on my blog?  There’s the “Home” screen where you’re reading my latest jibber-jabber.  Then there’s an Introduction page, a Movies Review page of films I’ve recently seen, 10-11 “Film Genre” pages (where older film reviews are stored by genre, rating & year made) and finally, a page devoted to my dad’s music recordings in his heyday.

(Okay I also have “Page 16”, where I’ve stored several things that I wish to keep hidden until my passing.  Unlike the other pages, there are no links to it on my blog and it can only be accessed if you have the URL.)

That’s not creepy or anything, is it?

Anyway, another blogger I know, Rian of Older but Better? recently asked about adding additional pages to her own blog where she could share some of her other writings.  I thought in the off chance you would like to do the same, but aren’t sure where to begin, I could point you in the right direction.

FYI, this is ONLY for bloggers who use Blogger, aka Blogspot.  (I’m sorry Wordpress & Typepad!)

Okay, here we go!

1.  Make sure you’re logged into Google (or Blogger) and click on the ‘Design’ link in the banner at the top of your blog.

 

 

2. On your Blogger’s Design page, click on “Pages” in the lower left sidebar.

 

3. Click on “NEW PAGE”

 

4.  It looks like a blank post template.  Enter your new page’s title at the top, I typed “Doug’s Book Reviews”.   Enter your content below and don’t forget to indicate (on the right) whether you want this new page to allow reader comments. 

When done, press the Publish button.

 

5.  You’re returned to your list of pages.  There’s my new page shown at the top.

 

6.  However, when I return to my blog it’s not shown with the other pages.  We’ll need to return to the Blog Design page and make it appear manually.

 

7.  On your Blog Design page, click on Layout in the lower left sidebar

 

8.  Look for your Pages gadget.  If you have a “Home” link on your blog (right sidebar, under main title, left sidebar) your Pages gadget will be in the same place on your Layout.

(If you can find no Pages gadget, you will need to look for +Add a Gadget in your layout, click on it and add the Pages gadget before continuing.)

Click on Edit below the words Pages gadget.

 

9.  On the Configure Page List pop-up, click on ADD A NEW ITEM

 

10.  Click on the line below the words Page name.  No need to type this in, a list of your blog’s pages will appear, including the new one we created earlier. 

I clicked on the one I just created, Doug’s Book Reviews and the pages’s URL automatically filled in on the second line below.

Don’t forget to click SAVE at the bottom to exit your Page gadget.

 

11.  My new page is now displayed with the others on my blog. 

Finally, I should mention that you don’t have to have your pages in the sidebar, or under your blog title.  You can go on your layout page, click on Pages gadget and DRAG it under your main title if it’s not already there.  Or vice versa to the side.

Also, if you look at No. 9—Configure Page List—you can change the order in which your pages are displayed on your blog by clicking on the up & down arrows beside each page.  I hope this helps someone!