Welcome to The Real Blogger Status - Beta. Please note the warnings (as of 6/13: 0 active), and the alerts (as of 1/10/2007: 5 active).

Please be aware of the naming variances in this blog. You will find various references to "Classic" / "Old Template 2006" Blogger, and to "Beta" / "New Template 2006" Blogger.

Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Logging In To Blogger

With the coming of New Blogger, logging in to the right account (Old / New) should be more straightforward.

  1. Clear cache and cookies, and restart your browser.
  2. Login using the new, improved Blogger Login screen.


You'll have separate, well defined choices.
  1. Old Blogger, using your Blogger account.
  2. New Blogger, using your Google account.
Make the choice wisely. Blogs using the old template may or may not be visible and accessible from New Blogger, and vice versa. If you login, and your blog isn't listed, or if listed isn't accessible, then logout, and login again carefully.

But the first time that you use the new login procedures, be sure to clear cache and cookies, first. Blogger appears to be reusing addresses, cookies, and scripts, even though they are providing a new set of servers ("www2.blogger.com", instead of "beta.blogger.com", for instance). If one of your cookies continues to point your browser to "beta.blogger.com", guess what will happen?

No, I can't say for sure. But I'll bet that you're not as likely to see your dashboard, when it does.

Start cleanly, and clear cache and cookies, before you login to The New Blogger for the first time.

5 comments:

Bj said...

After updating to IE8, I've never been able to log onto my blog again. I've done the emptying/restarting so many times now - that I'm quite sure I'll never be able to get into my blog again. Even though TODAY - I can actually leave a comment! If anyone can do anything to help me I'd be very appreciative. I found this link through a Google search.

Nitecruzr said...

BJ,

It's been a while since this particular issue was explored. Why not post your question in Blogger Help Forum: Something Is Broken, or in Nitecruzr Dot Net - Blogging? That's where you get peer support.

Bj said...

I still can not get onto my blog. Have done all, many, many times over. Will I have to move my blog to another blog site (wordpress)?

Nitecruzr said...

BJ,

Can you please post your question in Blogger Help Forum: Something Is Broken, or in Nitecruzr Dot Net - Blogging, so you can get peer support and maybe contribute there too.

Bj said...

I've done it! Thanks again for putting up with me. ;)