Categories Using Multiple Blogs

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Platform: [http://blogger.com Blogger] and email system capable of selective (i.e. rule based) forwarding
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==Platform==
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Author: [http://oldcola.blogspot.com/ OldCola]
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For use with [[Blogger]] blogs; requires an email system capable of selective (i.e. rule based) forwarding.
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Homepage: [http://oldcola.blogspot.com/goodies/BloggerCategories.html http://oldcola.blogspot.com/goodies/BloggerCategories.html]
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==Author==
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License: [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ Creative Commons]
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[http://oldcola.blogspot.com/ OldCola]
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Skill Level: Must be comfortable with [http://blogger.com Blogger] and altering email settings
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==Homepage==
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[http://oldcola.blogspot.com/goodies/BloggerCategories.html Blogger Categories]
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==License==
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[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0]
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==Skill Level==
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Must be comfortable with [[Blogger]] and email settings.
==Description==
==Description==
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This hack permits categories with multiple [http://blogger.com Blogger] blogs.
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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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# Create multiple blogs (each for each category needed) and one main blog
 
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# Establish Mail-to-Blogger email address for the main blog
 
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# Establish email forwarding (i.e. Gmail) to the main blog for posting
 
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For each category blog you post in, Blogger will send out an email, your email system will identify and forward it to main blog's unique Mail-to-Blogger email address, and the post is published on the main blog with categories (in the title and author fields).
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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.
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* Establish Mail-to-Blogger email address for the main blog.
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* Establish email forwarding (i.e. Gmail) to the main blog for posting.
==Sites Using This Hack==
==Sites Using This Hack==
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[http://oldcola-hub.blogspot.com http://oldcola-hub.blogspot.com]
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* [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

OldCola

Homepage

Blogger Categories

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.

Sites Using This Hack

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