Wed, 10/28/2009 - 11:33AM by sabs
Last week our OnSugar developers rolled out another way to integrate your OnSugar activity with your Facebook account. You can already update your status when you post a new story, but now you can update your status when you leave a comment too! To do so, just check the "Post this comment to my Facebook feed" box right below the comment box. When you click post, it will post your comment and automatically update your Facebook status. Now all of your Facebook pals can see what you have to say.
Note: This feature is only available on blogs with unmapped domains (domains that still contain onsugar.com in their url).
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 4:52PM by sabs
Easily create posts by adding the
OnSugar Bookmark Tool link to your browser. Drag the link into the bookmark toolbar, or right-click to add the link to your favorites/bookmarks.
If you’ve ever stumbled across something and thought, “Wow, I need to share that with my friends right now,” then we have great news for you. This week we’re happy to introduce our new OnSugar Bookmark Tool!
This tool will allow you to easily add a link type post to your blog. It pulls in the url automatically and allows you to create a title, add text and choose an image. You can even give your new post categories and tags. Once you hit the save button, the post automatically publishes to your OnSugar blog. Now you can post without being on your blog!
Here’s how to get started:
- Option 1: Right-click on the link above and select "Bookmark this link."
- Option 2: Drag the link onto your toolbar or favorites.
For more information, please read our OnSugar Bookmark Tool FAQ.
Fri, 09/18/2009 - 10:51AM by sabs
Lately our number one question has been how do you change your time zone. Believe it or not, this was something you couldn’t do until just this week!
Luckily, our development team are a great group of folks and have listened to your requests. Now you can change your time zone easily. To do so, click on “Blog Settings” in the dropdown menu and then scroll to the bottom of the page. There you’ll be able to choose from many different locations. Just let us know where you are, and your blog will reflect the correct time.
Thanks for the suggestions, and please do keep them coming!
Thu, 09/03/2009 - 11:08AM by sabs
While this blog has been pretty quiet lately, things have actually been buzzing at the OnSugar HQ.
Last week we rolled out a bunch of improvements -- check out the top navigation bar, now with a built in search! -- and while we're excited about all the features, there are two things that you absolutely can't miss.
First of all, let me introduce you to the Tracker. This tool is a great way to keep track of all the OnSugar blogs you're following, as well as PopSugar Community Groups and Editorial. Stories will appear here with the most recently updated (either posted or commented on) post showing up first. Now you'll never miss another post or comment! And if you're tired of a certain post, just click the box and mark it read. Learn more about using the Tracker.
Secondly, you can now easily find new blogs to follow. Attached to the Tracker are two tabs: Discover and Explore. Discover allows you to keep track of posts as they happen (OnSugar and PopSugar Network), while Explore lets you find new OnSugar blogs by genre. Now you can discover who else is blogging about topics you enjoy. And who knows, maybe your blog will be featured!
Thu, 05/28/2009 - 2:39PM by sabs
You can now use your keyboard’s left and right arrow keys to browse a gallery! Just click on any photo in your gallery (like this one), and navigate to the next one with your keyboard. It’s a new feature that is automatically built in to each gallery.
However, the fun doesn’t stop there. With a little bit of eyelash-batting, I was able to get our dev team to share the secret. With a few simple theme hacks, you can now build left/right arrow navigation into your blog (you can see it in action at the Daily Sabs). To add the feature, just place the following bits of code to the "Page" template of your theme.
Directly above the </body> tag add this code:
<script type="text/javascript">
onsugarInitSlideKeys();
</script>
And then add links for previous and next by using the following bits of code (you can change the bit that says "Go Back" and "Go Forward" and can place these links anywhere below the <body> tag and above the script code):
<a id='slide_previous' href="?page={$page_previous_page}">Go Back</a>
<a id='slide_next' href="?page={$page_next_page}">Go Forward</a>
Save your theme, and you should be set!
Remember, this is just a fun hack and it make take some tweaks to get it working right. If you need a hand, drop us a line at help@onsugar.com.
Fri, 05/22/2009 - 11:59AM by sabs
This week our dev team rolled out a new way to manage your comments. The tool — which you can get to by clicking on “Comments” in your blog dropdown menu — allows you to view all of your comments in one place. Now you can easily search through comments, see all comments from one reader, and even un-publish more than one comment at once.
Visit the help blog to learn more about the new comment management system.
Thu, 05/21/2009 - 12:36PM by sabs
If you've been a member for OnSugar for a while, you've probably seen our HTML popup tool. It was convenient, but let's be honest, it wasn't the easiest interface.
To remedy this, we're introducing a new way to toggle between the two views. With a quick click of a link, you can see your post in the regular "rich text" format or in the "raw HTML" view. No additional popups, and no more "which window" confusion.
As a bonus feature, we're also going to remember which format you last used. So if you last edited a post in HTML, your next post will be automatically set to HTML. If you want to switch back all you have to do is click the link.
To switch views, just click the link underneath the body box. Doing so will toggle the content directly in the body box. Also please note: the old HTML popup icon will be discontinued soon, so let us know if you have any questions about the new way.
And remember, to embed code into your post (such as youtube videos, etc.) you need to be in raw HTML mode.
Wed, 03/11/2009 - 4:07PM by sabs
Last week our dev team surprised us with a cool new feature. Under the "Advanced Options" section of your post (below the text area and above the save button), you now have two more ways to control your homepage.
The first option is called "Homepage" and it determines whether or not your post shows up in the main area of news. It is checked by default, meaning that every post will show up on your homepage. If you uncheck the box, your post will not show up in the regular place, and you will need to link to it in order for folks to find it. Some reasons for doing this might be a thank you page, a poll you want to link to from navigation, creating galleries or other content you'd like to call out on a tag page but not publish in your river of news, among other things.
The second option is called "Feature" and it will make a post stay at the top of your homepage. Some of you might know this as "sticky," and it is not-checked by default. Checking this box will push your post to the top of everything. A good use for this would be to promote contest you're running, or news you want to make sure everyone sees.
Thu, 02/26/2009 - 3:39PM by sabs
We noticed that the most popular type of widget happened to be a list of sites folks love (aka a Blogroll). Now you can easily create lists of your favorite sites or links with our new Blogroll Widget. You can add as many blogrolls as you like and give them different names (Blogs I Love, Blogs I Secretly Love But Pretend To Hate, etc.)
To do so go to "Widgets" in the dropdown menu and find the "Blogroll" module in the left hand column. Click on "Blogroll" and another box will pop open where you can begin creating your list. Title your blogroll (you can name it anything you'd like), and then begin adding links. Add a name, url and then click the "Add Link" button for each site added. To rearrange them, drag the items in the right column up and down until they are in the correct order. Once you're done be sure to click the "Save Options" button at the bottom.
What are you waiting for? Go give it a try!
Thu, 02/12/2009 - 11:52AM by sabs
We've gotten a lot of requests for anonymous comments and we're happy to say that we now have them!
By default, all sites are set to accept registered comments only. However with a few clicks, you can open up your site for everyone to comment.
To do so, click on "Site Settings" in your site dropdown menu. From there, scroll to the bottom until you see the "Allow anonymous comments" checkbox. Check the box, hit "Save" and ta da! Now anyone can comment on your site.
Read our help blog for more information on comments.
