Connect Google+ with Blogger
You can use Google+ to let people know about your blog and engage with your readers.
You need to change to your Google+ profile to automatically post to your profile or to any Google+ page managed by your profile. Learn to create a Google+ page.
Choose which Google+ profile or page you share to
- Sign in to Blogger.
- In the top left, click the Down arrow
.
- Select the blog to update.
- In the left menu, click Settings
Posts, comments and sharing.
- Under "Share to Google+," choose which Google+ profile to share your blog with.
- In the top right, click Save settings.
Share your posts to Google+
Share a blog postIf you don't often share blog posts to Google+, you can share individual posts:
- Sign in to Blogger.
- In the top left, click the Down arrow
.
- Select the blog to update.
- In the left menu, click Posts.
- Under the post you want to share with Google+, click Share.
If you want to share all of your blog posts on Google+, turn automatic sharing on:
- Sign in to Blogger.
- In the top left, click the Down arrow
.
- Select the blog to update.
- In the left menu, click Settings
Posts, comments and sharing.
- Under "Share to Google+" next to "Auto-share new published posts to your Google+ Profile," choose Yes.
- At the top right, click Save settings.
Automatic sharing doesn't work for:
- Blogs with adult content
- Posts created using an API
- Posts you imported
If you want to share some posts but not all of them:
- Sign in to Blogger.
- In the top left, click the Down arrow
.
- Select the blog to update.
- In the left menu, click Settings
Posts, comments and sharing.
- Under "Share to Google+" next to "Prompt to share after posting," choose Yes.
- At the top right, click Save settings.
A box will show when you publish a post. You can add a message and choose who to share with.
Google+ followers
You can add the Google+ followers gadget to your blog:
- Check if your page or profile publicly shows your followers.
- Sign in to Blogger.
- In the top left, click the Down arrow
.
- Select the blog to update.
- In the left menu, click Layout
Add a gadget.
- In the gadget list, find "Google+ followers" and click Add
.
- On the top right, click Save arrangement.
If the gadget shows up empty:
Google+ comments
You can turn on Google+ comments to allow users to comment on your Blogger blog posts with Google+. To comment on your blog, readers need a Google+ profile or page.
You can tell you have Google+ comments if:
- You see an option to share comments to Google+.
- As the author of a post, you receive Google+ notifications when readers comment on or share your blog post.
- If you used Blogger comments, they will remain on your blog. Other commenting systems might not be kept when you turn on Google+ comments.
Learn more about who can see your Google+ comments.
To turn on Google+ comments:
- Make sure you're using Google+ as your profile and your blog is public.
- Sign in to Blogger.
- In the top left, click the Down arrow
.
- Select the blog to update.
- In the left menu, click Settings
Posts, comments and sharing.
- Under "Google+ Comments," choose Yes. At the top right, click Save settings.
Turn off Google+ Comments
Follow the steps above but for Step 5 choose No. You can only turn off Google+ comments if you have a Google+ profile:
- If you change your blog URL, your Google+ comments will disappear from your blog, but they may continue to appear on Google+.
- If you stop using Google+ comments, your Google+ comments will disappear from your blog, but they may continue to appear on Google+.
Comments don't show:
- In Settings, under Posts, comments and sharing, "Comment location" should not be set to "Hide."
- In the Post Editor, under Post Settings
Options, "Reader Comments" should be set to "Allow."
If you can't turn on Google+ comments:
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Your blog may have content that can't be shared. Learn more about the user content and conduct policy for Google+.
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Google+ comments cannot be turned on with Classic Templates.
To use Google+ comments on custom templates:
Add this code to your template:
<div class='cmt_iframe_holder'
expr:data-href='data:post.canonicalUrl'
expr:data-viewtype='data:post.viewType'/>
After you turn on Google+ comments, the "Comments" section of the navigation menu on Blogger.com will be removed.
To moderate comments:
- Open the blog post to moderate comments in.
- Next to the comment, click the Down arrow and select Remove. You can also point at the comment and click Delete
.
The original author of the post can moderate comments. You can also turn on email notifications.
To moderate spam comments, in the blue bar, click Review Comments.
If a comment is shared in Google+, you will not be able to remove it from Google+.