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Before try to add calendar using blogcat, please register an account at blogcat. After getting an account from blogcat, there are 4 steps only to add a calendar with the following features:
- Date is highlighted corresponding to all your blogger posts.
- Update automatically when you browse a certain page.
- Show post title when you move your mouse over the calendar date.
- Load fast (compared with those javascript solution).
If you are interested in these features, try to follow the steps below:
1. Set blogger information
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Select 'Blogger Configuration' in sidebar. Input your blogger ID and password, and then blogcat will ask you which blog you want to add calendar.
2. Fetch posts
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Select 'Post List' in sidebar. Click 'Reload posts from Blogger!', then posts from blogger will be listed. In this screen, you can even assign a category for each post, and blogcat can generate a category list for you automatically.
3. Generate calendar
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Select 'Build Calendar' in sidebar. Then there is a calendar generated corresponding to each month you logged.
4. Add codes to blogger template
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Select 'Get Template Codes' in sidebar. Add the codes shown to your blogger template.
That's all you need to do to add the calendar. After you create a new post in blogger, you can regenerate the calendar by browse:
http://lizhao.net/blogcat/autobuildcal.php?u=USERNAME
where USERNAME is your blogcat account name.
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