Categories Using Multiple Blogs
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- | Platform | + | ==Platform== |
- | + | For use with [[Blogger]] blogs; requires an email system capable of selective (i.e. rule based) forwarding. | |
- | + | ==Author== | |
- | + | [http://oldcola.blogspot.com/ OldCola] | |
- | + | ==Homepage== | |
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+ | [http://oldcola.blogspot.com/goodies/BloggerCategories.html Blogger Categories] | ||
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+ | ==License== | ||
+ | [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0] | ||
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+ | ==Skill Level== | ||
+ | Must be comfortable with [[Blogger]] and email settings. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
- | This hack | + | This hack uses multiple [[Blogger]] blogs to create categories. |
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+ | For each category blog you post in, Blogger will send out an email and your email system will identify and forward it to main blog's unique Mail-to-Blogger email address, resulting in the post being published on the main blog with categories appearing in the title and author fields. | ||
==Method== | ==Method== | ||
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- | + | (See [http://oldcola.blogspot.com/goodies/BloggerCategories.html homepage] for complete instructions.) | |
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+ | * Create multiple blogs (each for each category needed) and one main blog. | ||
+ | * Establish Mail-to-Blogger email address for the main blog. | ||
+ | * Establish email forwarding (i.e. Gmail) to the main blog for posting. | ||
==Sites Using This Hack== | ==Sites Using This Hack== | ||
- | [http://oldcola-hub.blogspot.com | + | |
+ | * [http://oldcola-hub.blogspot.com OldCola] | ||
[[Category:Hacks]] [[Category:Categories]] | [[Category:Hacks]] [[Category:Categories]] |
Revision as of 18:50, 24 June 2006
Contents |
Platform
For use with Blogger blogs; requires an email system capable of selective (i.e. rule based) forwarding.
Author
Homepage
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0
Skill Level
Must be comfortable with Blogger and email settings.
Description
This hack uses multiple Blogger blogs to create categories.
For each category blog you post in, Blogger will send out an email and your email system will identify and forward it to main blog's unique Mail-to-Blogger email address, resulting in the post being published on the main blog with categories appearing in the title and author fields.
Method
(See homepage for complete instructions.)
- Create multiple blogs (each for each category needed) and one main blog.
- Establish Mail-to-Blogger email address for the main blog.
- Establish email forwarding (i.e. Gmail) to the main blog for posting.