Blogger Magic - Updating Labels

Not all weblog owners know the best ways to update labels, amongst the posts inward their blog.

We come across occasional signs of confusion, inward Blogger Help Forum: Learn More About Blogger.

How exercise I add together a label, to many posts at once?

and

How exercise I right the spelling of my label, already added?

and

How exercise I take all of the labels, from i of my posts?

These owners are non aware how to role the dashboard Posts page - as well as Post Editor - to add, delete, as well as edit labels.

Blogger gives us labels (aka "categories") - as well as 2 ways to grapple labels.

You lead the appropriate procedure, based on what changes are needed. The departure is whether y'all convey i label, that needs to last applied to many posts - or i post, that needs multiple labels applied.

1. Using the dashboard Posts page - i label, many posts.
2. Using Post Editor - many labels, i post.

Using the dashboard Posts page - i label, many posts.

The Posts page, as well as the Posts menu, is used to add, delete, as well as edit i label, for many posts - i label, at a time.

1. Use the Label Selection list, to select the posts to display.
2. Use the Posts Selector column, to select whatever or all posts displayed, for action.
3. Use the Label Action listing to add, delete, or edit a given label, for the selected posts.
• To add a label, click on "New label...", type the novel label, larn into the novel label, as well as click "OK".
• To delete a label, click on whatever label that has previously been applied to all posts selected. With whatever i postal service selected that does non convey the label clicked, that label volition last added every bit necessary.
• To edit a label, y'all convey a slightly to a greater extent than complicated procedure.
4. Repeat every bit necessary, for or thus other label.

The Posts page.

Open the Label Selection list, past times clicking on the pulldown arrow.

Select the posts for the label needed.

Use the Posts Selector column, to select whatever private posts, or all posts, for action.

Open the Label Action list, past times clicking on the pulldown arrow.

Add a label, using "New label" - or delete or edit a label, past times selecting i of the listed labels.



Editing the lift of i label, for many posts, requires adding a novel label - as well as then removing the former label. This is a slightly to a greater extent than complicated procedure - as well as is dependent area to label related limits. "Editing" a label, using the Posts page, volition require planning, inward or thus cases.

Using Post Editor - many labels, i post.

Post Editor is used to add, delete, as well as edit many labels, for i postal service - i postal service at a time.

1. Find as well as select the "Labels" caption, inward the "Post settings" sidebar.
2. In the window that opens, add, delete, as well as edit every bit necessary.
3. Click "Done".
4. Click"Update".

Select "Labels", inward the sidebar.

Add, delete, as well as / or edit the label cloud.



If y'all convey multiple labels, inward multiple posts, that demand changing, y'all tin role a combination of the to a higher house techniques.

Beware the label limits.

When updating labels, y'all demand to avoid exceeding the limits.

• Per weblog label count.
• Per postal service label count.
• Per postal service label grapheme count.

If y'all overstep a limit, y'all may convey less choices than y'all would want. If your changes are extensive, y'all may exercise good to script the task, earlier starting.

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Making label changes, to multiple labels as well as / or posts, inward a #Blogger blog, tin last done using either the dashboard Posts page or Post Editor. There are reasons for choosing either alternative.

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