A Limit In Blogger Beta?

How many HTML / Javascript page elements can you have? My bud Roberto asked me about this last night.

I keep getting "unable to complete your request" when trying to add another widget.

And I tried myself, and I saw the same error. I used the Add widget, selected "HTML / Javascript", and there it was - our old friend (not)

We're sorry, but we were unable to complete your request.

Well, nobody can say that Roberto's Retreat 2 - Beta isn't pushing the limit. I advised him to think of his viewers, and limit the complexity.

But as we explore the amenities of Beta Blogs, I'll be surprised if we don't run into limits like this occasionally.

(Edit 9/9 21:00): I see that there is actually a Known Issues entry for this problem, from 9/8. Maybe the BKI blog will actually be useful.

(Edit 9/11): In Google Blogger Help - Customising Templates: Is the number of HTML/JavaScript widgets limited?, we see a suggestion for a workaround.

Cool, the Text elements accept HTML and JavaScript so I can still carry on adding stuff with codes

So, forget about HTML / Javascript, and let's see how well you can customise a Text element.

(Edit 9/13): In Known Beta Issues, this problem is reported as fixed.

Corrupted Template?

This is the first noted reocurrent problem with Blogger Beta.

You may setup your Beta blog from scratch, or you may convert it from Alpha. And you can happily edit it - make posts, rearrange the layout, add page elements - for a while. Then you try to View Blog, and you see

We're sorry, but we were unable to complete your request.

Ongoing stories:

• We're sorry, but we were unable to complete your request. OPEN and CLOSED 8/23
• Guess What? OPEN and CLOSED 8/23
  
• We're sorry, but we were unable to complete your request. OPEN 8/23, containing very nice detective work by Nabeel.
  
• I lost my beta blogger blog while upgrading my old blogs! OPEN 8/22
  
• What happen to my blog?!?!?!??!?! OPEN 8/21 CLOSED 8/22
  
• We're sorry, but we were unable to complete your request. OPEN 8/20
  
• " We're sorry, but we were unable to complete your request." OPEN 8/20
• Upgraded to beta. One of my 3 blogs isn't showing on the net, the other 2 are fine. OPEN 8/19 CLOSED 8/22, though not pleasantly.
  
• Beta Blogger Borks Bob's Blog ! OPEN 8/19 CLOSED 8/20
  
• Error: Unable to complete your request OPEN 8/16

If you're lucky, this may involve a simple fix. Did you add syndicated feeds recently? It appears that bad feeds will cause this problem.

If removing feeds didn't solve your problem, you'll have to revert to the classic template.

• Under Template, select Edit HTML.
• Select REVERT TO CLASSIC TEMPLATE.

If this brings your blog back to visibility, that's a start. But, you will lose several desired features:

• Drag and drop layout editing.
• Labels.

So this is not a permanent solution. But work with us, maybe we can help diagnose the problem. And report the problem to Blogger Support (and don't forget to immediately reply to the botmail!).

(Edit 9/7): Beta Known Issues reports this as fixed.

(Edit 9/14): A new version of this error is occuring.