Blog Templates

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Blog Templates are templates that are written to describe the layout of page elements on a blog. ^[1] They are written in a HTML-like markup language, with some additional tags, which depend on the blogging engine. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

[edit] Typical Tags

Most blogging software use the following tags to mark locations where it will insert the appropriate page element: ^{[2] [5]}

• Page title (Blogger: <$BlogPageTitle$>)
• Owner's details (Blogger: <$BlogOwnerEmail$>, <$BlogOwnerFullName$>, <$BlogOwnerNickname$>, <$BlogOwnerLocation$>)
• Various blogpost markers (Blogger: <Blogger></Blogger>, <$BlogDateHeaderDate$>, <$BlogItemTitle$>, <$BlogItemBody$>)
• Conditional tags (Blogger: <MainPage></MainPage>, <ArchivePage></ArchivePage>, <ItemPage></ItemPage>)
• Comment markers (Blogger: <$BlogCommentBody$>, <$BlogCommentPermalinkURL$>, <$BlogCommentAuthor$>, <$BlogCommentDateTime$>)

[edit] See also

• Web widget
• Blog
• Blogger
• HTML

[edit] Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Blogger's Help Article on Templates. Retrieved on March 8, 2007.
2. ^ ^{a b} Blogger's Help Article on Template Tags. Retrieved on March 8, 2007.
3. ^ Moveable Type page on Styles & Templates: http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/styles/index
4. ^ Livejournal Template Reference. Retrieved on March 8, 2007.
5. ^ Blogger's List of Template Tags. Retrieved on March 8, 2007.