Blogger Magic - Updating Labels

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

We encounter occasional signs of confusion, inwards Blogger Help Forum: Learn More About Blogger.

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

and

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

and

How create I withdraw all of the labels, from 1 of my posts?

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

Blogger gives us labels (aka "categories") - in addition to 2 ways to create create labels.

You select the appropriate procedure, based on what changes are needed. The divergence is whether y'all convey 1 label, that needs to last applied to many posts - or 1 post, that needs multiple labels applied.

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

Using the dashboard Posts page - 1 label, many posts.

The Posts page, in addition to the Posts menu, is used to add, delete, in addition to edit 1 label, for many posts - 1 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, operate inwards the novel label, in addition to click "OK".
• To delete a label, click on whatever label that has previously been applied to all posts selected. With whatever 1 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 about other label.

The Posts page.

Open the Label Selection list, yesteryear 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, yesteryear clicking on the pulldown arrow.

Add a label, using "New label" - or delete or edit a label, yesteryear selecting 1 of the listed labels.



Editing the refer of 1 label, for many posts, requires adding a novel label - in addition to thence removing the one-time label. This is a slightly to a greater extent than complicated procedure - in addition to is plain of written report to label related limits. "Editing" a label, using the Posts page, volition require planning, inwards about cases.

Using Post Editor - many labels, 1 post.

Post Editor is used to add, delete, in addition to edit many labels, for 1 postal service - 1 postal service at a time.

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

Select "Labels", inwards the sidebar.

Add, delete, in addition to / or edit the label cloud.



If y'all convey multiple labels, inwards multiple posts, that demand changing, y'all tin role a combination of the inwards 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 operate yesteryear a limit, y'all may convey less choices than y'all would want. If your changes are extensive, y'all may create good to script the task, earlier starting.

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Making label changes, to multiple labels in addition to / or posts, inwards 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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