How to Sticky

Blogger doesn't offer a "sticky" feature that could be used for announcements and such.

There is a workaround. When posting (or editing a post) click on post options and enter a date in the future. Look! it's 2099!

Not pretty, but it works. And, you can play with the dates to force an order. You can also play with formatting to make the post stand out.

Backlinks

Ok. Backlinks are a way to track links other bloggers might make to your posts. I've activated them here.

In Blogger, you do so by going to Settings -> Comments and clicking the "show" button for Backlinks.

To see the backlinks, you click on the link that says, "Links to this post" next to the comment links.

I created a post with a link to the Challenge: Attic post from my Whiteboard, just to see how it looks. It's not showing up yet. Could be I don't know what I'm doing, or could be a delay related to indexing. It could also be that it only works from Blogger blogs. Time will tell.

Labels

Lables give you a way to categorize posts.

Placing a Label List in the sidebar is an option for helping readers navigate the blog. It is on at the moment.

There is a field at the bottom of the box where you write new posts (or edit existing ones) that says labels for this post. You can enter a new one there. Or multiple labels. It's really quite flexible.

Next to the label field is a link that allows you to display the labels you've defined, or hide them if they are already displayed.

Co-Authorship

Welcome Becky!

Ok, on multiple authors, you have the option of setting them as Guest Authors or Admins.

I will make you guys Admins - just don't remove me. :P That way, you can play here and not hurt anything ;)