Blog Tips: Blog*Spot Permalinks

From all the comments that I read in various places, it seems that Blog*Spot has a problem with permalinks. I had the same problem myself for awhile. Here is how to fix the setup so the permalinks work.

Goto the Edit Blog screen;
Click on the Settings tab;
Click on the Formatting tab;
In Show Title Field, select Yes;
Click Save Changes button.

Now, when you start a new post, you should have a long horizontal data entry box labled Title: above the post body. Enter your post title here. Then enter your post as you normally would.

I would also suggest changing the # symbol to something easier to read and renaming it. I even moved it from the first item in the posted by line in my old site at Madfish Willie's

Goto the Edit Blog screen;
Click on the Template tab;
Click on the Main Template tab;
Locate this: <a href="<$BlogItemPermalinkURL$>" title="Permalink">#</a>
Change the # to Permalink or something more fitting for your blog theme.

Here is my code for the posted by line with blogSpeak comments enabled:

<div class="byline">
posted by <b>The Bartender </b>
| <$BlogItemDateTime$>
| <a href="<$BlogItemPermalinkURL$>" title="Permalink">Drinky Link</a>
| <a href="javascript:blogSpeak('<$BlogItemNumber$>')"><script type="text/javascript">getCount('<$BlogItemNumber$>')</script></a>
</div>
<BlogDateFooter>
</BlogDateFooter>

Now your permalinks should be easier to locate and work properly for people linking back to your site.