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Learn how to make the most of your Typepad blog. Filled with tips, tricks, and general information, Typepad's Knowledge Base will help you build a better blog.

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If you're not sure what you're looking for in the Knowledge Base, the index is the right place for you! Browse the list of all articles to find tips and tricks which you can use on your site. Click on the section heading below to jump to a specific category.

  • Typepad Overview
  • Compose
  • Posts & Pages
  • Comments
  • Design
  • Responsive Design
  • Custom CSS
  • Advanced Templates
  • Social Media
  • Domain Registration & Mapping
  • Blog Settings
  • Search Engine Optimization
  • Troubleshooting
  • Library
  • Photo Albums
  • TypeLists
  • Typepad Account
  • Billing
  • Additional Questions

Typepad Overview

  • Typepad Pro Free Trial
  • Join the Beta Team
  • Your Typepad Dashboard
  • Creating A New Blog
  • Setting Your Default Blog
  • Blog Overview & Stats

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Composing Posts & Pages

  • Compose Overview
  • Featuring A Post
  • Rich Text Editor for Posts & Pages
  • Compose Formatting Options
  • Using Markdown
  • Insert Link
  • Insert File
  • Insert Linked Email Address
  • How To Add A Link
  • Schedule or Backdate a Post
  • Change the Post Date & Time
  • Display Post Excerpts Using The Split Extended Entry Feature
  • Restore Post Or Page
  • Add a Landing Page
  • Add Pages To Navigation Bar
  • Add Password Protected Pages
  • Inserting Word, PowerPoint, & Excel Files
  • Insert Single Line Break
  • Add Anchor Tags To Jump To Specific Location On A Page

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Audio, Images, and Video

  • Insert Image
  • Edit Images
  • Insert Image: Thumbnail Gallery
  • Technical Specifications For Inserted Images
  • Adding A Border To Inserted Images
  • Deleting And Managing Uploaded Images
  • Technical Specifications For Inserted Images
  • Insert Video
  • Uploading Video Files
  • Insert Audio
  • Podcasting

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Posts & Pages

  • Managing Posts
  • Creating & Managing Pages
  • Posts Settings
  • Display Post Excerpts
  • Create And Add Pages To Navigation Bar
  • Create A Landing Page

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Comments

  • Comments Overview
  • Setting Up Disqus Commenting
  • Disqus Comment Management
  • Disqus Commenting Settings
  • Enabling Comments
  • Managing Comments
  • Comments Settings
  • Block List
  • Replying To Comments
  • Why are comments not displaying?
  • How To Hide URL Field In Comment Form
  • Typepad Connect: Settings & Account Management
  • Typepad Connect CSS Documentation: Comment Threads

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Blog Design

  • Creating a New Design
  • Managing Saved Designs
  • Layouts
  • Adding To The Head Module
  • Including Advertisements On Your Blog
  • Custom Favicons
  • Adding Typekit
  • Create a Test Blog
  • Set Sidebar Module To Display Only On Set Page
  • Add Google Web Fonts

Responsive Design

  • Responsive Design Lab
  • Responsive Design Lab: Applying Fonts
  • Responsive Design Lab: Style Settings

Themes

  • Theme Builder
  • Chevron
  • Chunky
  • Clean
  • Element
  • Loft
  • Scene
  • Tonic

Banner

  • Add A Custom Banner
  • Best Size For Custom Banner
  • How To Create A Custom Banner
  • Use Custom CSS To Center Banner And Other Banner Tips
  • Adding A Banner To A Pre-Defined Theme
  • Displaying Content Above The Banner

Content

  • Organize Content In Blog Design
  • Post And Page Footer Configuration
  • Configuring The Blog Footer
  • Signature Module
  • Post Carousel
  • Ad Module

Navigation Bar

  • Configuring The Navigation Bar
  • Styling the Navigation Bar with Custom CSS
  • Adding Drop-Down Menus To The Navigation Bar
  • Create And Add Pages To Navigation Bar
  • Why are the Navigation Bar links not working?

Sidebar Modules

  • Custom Sidebar Content
  • Add Sidebar Image Module
  • Other Accounts Module
  • Follow Me Module
  • Blog Search
  • Widgets
  • See also: TypeLists.

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Custom CSS

  • Add Custom CSS

CSS Tips & Tricks

  • Customizing Column Widths
  • Use Custom CSS To Center Banner And Other Banner Tips
  • Adding A Banner To A Pre-Defined Theme
  • Displaying Content Above The Banner
  • Styling the Navigation Bar with Custom CSS
  • Add Background Images
  • Customize The Post Title With Custom CSS
  • Customize The Default Post Font With CSS
  • How To Hide URL Field In Comment Form
  • Customize Search Results
  • Add Google Web Fonts
  • CSS Body Classes For Customizing Themes
  • Only Display Post Title On Archive Indexes
  • See also: CSS Cookbook, Weekend Projects.

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Advanced Template Sets

  • Overview Of Advanced Templates
  • Template Tag Syntax
  • Typepad Template Tags
  • Comment Tags
  • Date & Time Tags
  • Global Tags
  • Post Tags
  • Main Index Template
  • Individual Archives Template
  • Archive Index Template
  • Category Archives Template
  • DateBased Archives Template
  • Pages Template
  • Feed Templates
  • Search Results Template
  • Stylesheet Templates
  • Default Template Module Tags
  • Sidebar Module Tags
  • TypeList Tags
  • Display Sidebar Feeds
  • Adding The Tweet This Button In An Advanced Template
  • Comment Pagination With Numbered Pages
  • Mobile Custom Modules
  • Open Graph Tags
  • Customize Search Results
  • Adding Content Between Posts

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Social Media

  • Other Accounts
  • Using Amazon With Typepad
  • Integrating Etsy Shop Into Your Typepad Blog
  • Integrating Facebook With Typepad
  • Add Facebook's "Like" Button
  • Share posts to a Facebook Fan or Business Page
  • Add A Featured Facebook Image With Open Graph Tags
  • Sharing Posts To LinkedIn Profile
  • Add The Pinterest Button
  • Prevent Your Blog From Being Pinned On Pinterest
  • Integrating Twitter With Typepad
  • Sharing Posts To Twitter
  • Add Twitter's Timeline Widget
  • Follow Me Module
  • How To Unfollow And Remove Recent Activity From Bloggers On Dashboard

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Domain Registration & Mapping

  • Domain Registration & Mapping
  • Domain Mapping with Third-Party Registrar
  • Domain Mapping Requirements for Third-Party Registrars
  • Mapping A Subdomain
  • Verify CNAME Record
  • What happens if I change the domain name, the folder name, or domain mapping?
  • Domain Mapping FAQ
  • Instructions for Mapping a Domain from:
  • Dreamhost
  • GoDaddy
  • Network Solutions
  • pairNIC
  • Yahoo

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Blog Settings

  • Blog Settings Overview
  • Basic Settings
  • Adding Google Analytics Stats
  • Add Pop-up Welcome Message
  • Delete Blog

Search Engine Optimization

  • SEO Settings
  • Optimize Your Blog For Search Engines
  • Verifying Your Blog With Google
  • Creating A Google Sitemap

Sharing

  • Sharing Settings
  • Sharing Posts To Facebook
  • Sharing Posts To Twitter

Feeds

  • Feeds Settings
  • Connecting Your Feed To FeedBlitz For More Feed Options
  • FeedBlitz Email Subscriptions
  • Connecting To FeedBurner
  • FeedBurner Email Subscriptions

Categories

  • Categories Settings
  • Organizing Posts With Categories

Authors & Administrators

  • Authors Settings
  • Guest Author FAQ
  • Accepting A Guest Author Invitation
  • Adding Blog Administrators
  • Author Profile Photo
  • Change Post Author
  • Author Archives

Mobile & Desktop Publishing

  • Blog It Bookmarklet
  • Posting Via Email
  • Blogging From An iPhone, iPod Touch, Or iPad

Import/Export

  • Import/Export Settings
  • Importing From WordPress
  • Import Blogger Or Blogspot Blog To TypePad
  • Import Format Information
  • Backing Up Your Content

Password Protection

  • Password Protection
  • Troubleshooting Password Protection

Search

  • Blog Search
  • Blog Search Results

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Troubleshooting

  • Unable To Sign In To Typepad
  • No Design Appearing After Domain Setup
  • Why are the Navigation Bar links not working?
  • Why are comments not displaying?
  • Troubleshooting Password Protection
  • Troubleshooting Display Issues
  • Improve Your Blog's Load Time
  • How To Clear Browser Cookies And Cache
  • Resolving Problems With Typepad Not Loading On Your Network

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Library

  • Using the File Manager

Photo Albums

  • Photo Albums Overview
  • Adding A Photo Album
  • Uploading Photos To An Album
  • Displaying Photo Albums On Your Blog
  • Uploading Images To A Photo Album With A Zip File
  • Photo Album Design
  • Photo Album Settings
  • Adding Links In A Photo Album

TypeLists

  • TypeLists Overview
  • Create A New TypeList
  • Adding A TypeList Item
  • TypeList Settings
  • Publish TypeLists
  • Add TypeList To Blog Sidebar
  • Edit TypeList

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Typepad Account Settings

  • Customizing Your About Me Page
  • Changing Your Email Address
  • Changing Your Typepad Password
  • Resetting Your Typepad Password
  • Changing Your Domain
  • Registering With An External Account
  • Editing Your Typepad Profile
  • Backing Up Your Content
  • Other Accounts
  • Notifications
  • Unfollow Bloggers
  • Typepad & Cookies

Billing

  • Billing Overview
  • Billing Invoice
  • Subscription Prices And Payment Options
  • Upgrade Or Downgrade Your Membership
  • Declined Credit Card Transactions
  • AVS Error
  • Reactivating A Suspended Account
  • Bandwidth Limits
  • Expiring Pro Trial Period
  • Canceling Your Typepad Account

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Additional Questions

  • Glossary of Terms A-L
  • Glossary of Terms M-Z
  • How To Add A Form To Blog Using Google Docs
  • How To Display Recent Blog Posts On Your Website
  • Supported Browsers
  • Typepad And Cookies
  • Reporting a Terms of Service Violation
  • Prohibited Content
  • Getting Additional Support
  • How do I optimize my blog for mobile devices?
  • Can I use a custom domain name with Typepad?
  • Can images & other files be uploaded to comments?
  • Why Is My Site Flagged As Malware?
  • Why Is My Blog Redirecting To A Spam/Advertising Website?
  • Why are there ads on my site?

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