2nd HUGE DISCLAIMER: (please read!) this is how I did it. I know there are plenty of better, easier, and faster ways to do this. I’m just sharing what worked for me. and I make no guarantees :)
This is what my custom signature looks like.
I think you might be able to use the Paint program to do this too, but I couldn’t figure it out for the life of me. I am not very familiar with Paint and could not figure out how to even add text. ugh. Told ya I was computer handicapped! I’ll just stick with Picasa for now.
Next, you’ll upload the file to Photobucket.com. After it’s uploaded you’ll want to copy the “direct link” photobucket provides you.
*added later: the code was cut off earlier. I’m so sorry! It’s all there now, but it is a little small….*
You’ll then plug your “direct link” from photobucket into the code above where it says “Your Direct Link Here”. You have just created the code for your custom signature! yay! way to go! Now I’ll show you how to set it up so that your signature will pop up automatically every time you create a new post.
In your dashboard, click on Settings and then Formatting. You should be looking at a screen like this.
Scroll down until you see “Post Template”. Paste your custom signature code into the box (you can see my code pasted there) and click “Save Settings”. And that’s it. Now each time you create a post, you will have a cute signature!
*If you want your signature on your older posts, you’ll have to manually go through each post and paste in the code.*
Ok, now for Commenting. I’ve had lots of questions on how to set Commenting up like mine. This may be old hat to some of you, but for some of us non-computer people, it can be hard to figure out. So I’m going to show you how to set yours up like mine.
This is where you want to be to fix your comment settings. To get here, click “Settings” and then “Commenting”. I’ll just go down the list for the most part and explain what each does and why I have mine set the way I do.
or google account. So I allow Anonymous
comments. This means I get some spam but I can
prevent if from getting published. I’ll explain how
to avoid most of them in a second. But allowing
Annonymous comments allows everyone to enter
my giveaways so that those who do not
enter AND still be a part of
new window pops up to leave a comment.
That way, each commenter can see the
original post while they’re writing their comment.
I like to refer back to the post sometimes to look
something up for my comment. Plus you don’t have
to click “Forward” and “Back” to view the post
which can take time depending on how fast your
internet connection is.
comments. enough said.
because some of my posts get linked back
to quite a bit and it would clutter my blog
with all the links at the bottom of each post.
But if you’d like to show the places where
your post has been linked, select Show.
matter. Whatever you prefer.
a message to all your commenters. To be
honest, I prefer short and sweet here. I find
that the more wordy I get, the less likely
people are to read what I write.
how you evade most of the spam and enable
Comment Moderation for any comment left
on a post that is older than 2 days. I’ve only
had 2 spam comments get through this
old posts.With comment moderation, I just
delete them in my dashboard so they’re
never published. I don’t like to enable
Comment Moderation for all comments,
because if you’re like me, I like to see my
That way I know it went through and don’t
leave 4 more comments with the same thing
before I realize that Comment Moderation
has been enabled…..
a passion!! They take so much time and I can
NEVER get them right! ever. Please do me a
favor and take it off!!
I {surprisingly} read every single comment you
leave :) (it’s not uncommon for me to open my
email and have 100+ new emails.) I love hearing
what you have to say and I’d probably miss
comments on older posts if I did not do this.
One last thing about commenting is, I have fun responding to some of your comments and will reply back if your email is linked to your account. But most of you do not have your email address linked. :o( So if you’d like people to be able to respond to your comments, here’s how you link your email to your account:
From your Dashboard, click on “My Account” in the upper right hand corner. Then find “Email Addresses” and click edit. Add your email address and Save.
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