29 August, 2006

A useful template tweak

Finally, after some considerable fiddling around, I have managed to tweak the template so there is a link to your personal blog when you post.

HOWEVER: this will only display your personal/"main" blog if you have listed it in your Profile as your Homepage. Otherwise, it seems to display UAE Community blog as a default.

So to make your link work, click on Edit Profile and paste your main blog in the Homepage URL field.

(If you have several blogs and you really can't choose, then you could paste your blogger profile link instead).

NB: As far as I can work out, this should also benefit members whose blogs aren't on Blogspot (eg those using LiveJournal, TypePad, etc) as there is no restriction on what URL you can paste in. It doesn't even have to be your blog, so if for some reason you want to put a totally different site there, feel free.
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22 comments:

  1. John B. Chilton29 August, 2006 20:47

    Dear SD,

    Thank you for your continuing efforts on our behalf.

    This tweak is indeed useful and welcome.

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  2. nzm29 August, 2006 20:57

    Good one thanks!

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  3. secretdubai29 August, 2006 21:00

    Glad you guys like it!

    I first found that it only affected new posts I made, but now the older ones seem to link to my perrsonal blog as well. So you might want to force-refresh the page a few times after updating your Profile.

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  4. moryarti29 August, 2006 23:45

    Great stuff indeed .. thanks SD

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  5. shansenta29 August, 2006 23:58

    I did not know that this wasn't possible before.... and so I posted mine unknowingly before you posted yours. And lo!! it worked...now I know the invisible hand!
    Thanks SD!!

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  6. archer1430 August, 2006 00:20

    Thanks for the tweak!

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  7. flamin30 August, 2006 03:25

    Finally! Thanks SD.

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  8. BreastImplants11 September, 2006 13:27

    Thanks SD :)
    I was also wondering about the little asterisk that appears on newly updated blogs on UAE Community bloggers roll.
    I updated my blog today, and there's no asterisk.

    Is it a glitch of some sort?

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  9. affilaiteangel06 May, 2007 13:13

    Thanks a lot. Its really helpful :D

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  10. Gaza - We Will Never Forget.06 October, 2007 18:34

    Hello... I need some help.. I am a new Dubai blogger and have only today created an account on Blogger.com. I am clueless how to create a link between my blog and the Dubai Community Blog! Appreciate any help, thanks

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  11. madonatom06 December, 2007 12:43

    hi!thats a nice effrt,i just hope that there are some matured ideas that can b shared thru this blog and things that r informative rather than stupid falthu(waste in hindi)talks.

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  12. Shu20 January, 2008 01:58

    Dear SD, can you please put a link to our blog on expat life in Abu Dhabi? It's called "Dos Chinos in Abudabu" (http://doschinos.blogspot.com). Thanks!

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  13. Agnes19 March, 2008 08:50

    http://agneshee.blogspot.com

    Hello could you add me? I am from Malaysia living in UAE=)

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  14. Anonymous09 April, 2008 03:38

    French in Dubai: http://www.bonjourdubai.com

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  15. In-depth sheet16 April, 2008 15:34

    Hey guys, can you add my blog...
    http://www.indepthsheet.blogspot.com/
    have fun!

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  16. Wedding dresses10 November, 2008 01:15

    UAE live chat room,
    http://sweet4wedding.blogspot.com
    on the right side, already has 12 uae members.

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  17. S A J Shirazi15 November, 2008 20:41

    Please include me in your vibrat community:

    http://sajshirazi.blogspot.com/

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  18. Nivedita09 December, 2008 00:38

    I am an Artist based in Dubai, UAE. Would like to share my blog with more creative heads, please do link me in:))

    http://meetnivi.blogspot.com/

    -Nivi

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  19. Shyama Madhavan(Shyama Asoka Sekharan)16 December, 2008 23:39

    Useful blog.

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  20. Jazeela10 January, 2009 00:01

    I am a resident of Dubai working in DMC. Can u add my blog as well? But I write in Tamil language
    http://jazeela.blogspot.com

    There are many more tamil uae bloggers - will u include those separately?

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  21. Anonymous18 January, 2009 17:52

    add my blog 2 www.theuaeblog.co.cc

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  22. wahyuda04 February, 2009 16:06

    I am from Indonesia, I want joint the UAE Community Blog, thanks

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